NASCAR Cup Series

JONES AT POCONO RACEWAY: Erik Jones will make his first-career NASCAR Cup Series start this weekend at Pocono Raceway in the Pocono 400 on Sunday, June 11. While this will mark Jones first-career Cup Series start at “The Tricky Triangle,” he has competed at the track in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS), NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) and the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). His most recent start at the track came last season in the XFIINITY Series where he started from the pole and finished second. Jones also has a second-place finish in ARCA competition. His worst finish at the track among his five starts in the three series is 12th, earned in an ARCA race in 2014.

Darrell Wallace Jr., driver of the No. 43 Smithfield Ford Fusion, will be making his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at Pocono Raceway, filling in for Aric Almirola. He was part of a NASCAR Teleconference earlier today in which he spoke about the opportunity.

1. Jimmie Johnson: Johnson started at the rear of the field due to a gear change and charged to the front to win the AAA 400, his 11th career win at Dover and 83rd career Cup victory, tying Cale Yarborough.

When it comes to extraordinary television, sit on the edge of your seat excitement, Dover under green will not exactly get your heart racing. In fact, Sunday’s race was more of a cautionary tale. When the yellow waved, the interest spiked.

On Monday, RPM made an historical selection for a more permanent replacement as they announced that Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. will fill in for Almirola and take the seat behind the wheel of the #43 Smithfield Ford Fusion for the Pocono 400 this Sunday at Pocono Raceway.

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Pocono Raceway for the first time this weekend and there will be a new face behind the wheel of the No. 43 Ford Fusion for Richard Petty Motorsports as Darrell Wallace Jr. makes his debut filling in for the recovering Aric Almirola. Ford has 22 Cup wins at Pocono, including the circuit’s last visit in August when Chris Buescher captured the first win of his career.

Richard Petty Motorsports announced today that NASCAR XFINITY Series regular Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. will pilot the No. 43 Ford while Aric Almirola recovers from his injuries. Wallace brings five years of NASCAR experience in both the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series and has been a member of the Ford Performance team since 2015. Wallace, a graduate of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program and inaugural member of NASCAR Next, will make his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start at Pocono Raceway this weekend.

Roush Fenway Racing has announced that Bubba Wallace will transition from its No. 6 NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) Ford Mustang to the iconic No. 43 Ford Fusion of Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) where the 23-year-old will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at Pocono Raceway.

Today, Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced a partnership with California-based 5.11—the global innovator in tactical apparel and gear—to become the new apparel, gear and accessories outfitter of the racing organization. 5.11 will also serve as the official partner of the CGR pit crews and associated training facilities at the Concord, N.C. and Indianapolis-based race shops.

By Lap 65, Kurt Busch was in second place and looked to have a car to run up front Sunday at Dover in the AAA 400 Drive for Autism. However, by Lap 97, he was in the garage and out of the race after hitting the wall a second time.