NASCAR Cup Series

The formula might appear to be simplistic. But for Martin Truex Jr. keeping it simple and fast is the best blueprint to have success in the Chase, NASCAR’s version of the playoffs.

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Chicagoland Speedway ... Richard Childress is tied for second place for number of car owner victories at Chicagoland Speedway with Kevin Harvick's back-to-back wins in 2001 and 2002.

THIRD TIME MAY BE THE CHARM FOR BOWMAN: Alex Bowman kicks off an eight-race stretch behind the wheel of the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS, subbing for Earnhardt, who is out for the remainder of the 2016 season while recovering from a concussion.

Biffle has 13 Sprint Cup career starts at Chicago, earning one top-five and one top-10 finish.

In 2016 Shell, Pennzoil and Team Penske looked to celebrate their on-going alliance and Penske’s 50th anniversary by doing what they have always done best together– win races and perform on track. Part of the celebration included plans to run the distinctive mosaic paint scheme on Joey Logano’s No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion in the Sprint Cup Chase featuring photos commemorating Team Penske’s first 50 years.

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup kicks off this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway and three Ford drivers are part of the field. Chris Buescher, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano are part of the 16-driver Chase, which ends in November at Ford Championship Weekend.

Trevor Bayne will make his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start at Chicago this weekend. In three previous starts at the Illinois track, Bayne has earned a best finish of 20th in 2012.

Stenhouse has three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Chicagoland Speedway with an average starting position of 12.0 and average finishing position of 14.3.

Drama, that is what we were waiting for at Richmond on Saturday night. Drama and answers. We wanted to know if Chris Buescher would be close enough to David Ragan and 30th in the standings in order to be eligible for the chase?

Harvick finished fifth at Richmond and will start the Chase For The Cup with 2006 points, six behind first place.