NASCAR Cup Series

MILESTONE FINISH AT INDY: When the No. 48 Lowe's Red Vest Chevrolet SS crossed the finish line in third at the Brickyard last weekend, Jimmie Johnson gave Hendrick Motorsports its 1,000th top-five result since the team was founded by Rick Hendrick in 1984.

Bayne makes his fourth career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start at Pocono Raceway on Sunday afternoon.

Greg Biffle was saving fuel and was in good shape to pull off a top-10 finish at Pocono Raceway when a flat tire under green sent him to pit road with just a few laps remaining. The untimely stop cost him a lap to the leaders and resulted in a 26th-place finish for the No. 16 Ford.

Richard Childress Racing at Pocono Raceway ... In 148 starts at Pocono Raceway, RCR team owner Richard Childress has two wins, both with Dale Earnhardt, who won on July 19, 1987 and July 18, 1993. Additionally, RCR has earned one pole award, 16 top-five and 54 top-10 finishes with 604 laps led at the uniquely-shaped three-turn track. Childress, a former driver in NASCAR's top division, contributed two of those top-10 finishes under the RCR banner.

This weekend at Pocono Raceway is a monumental one for Aric Almirola. After his first Sprint Cup start in 2007, he had several years of only part-time rides with various teams. It took time, patience and perseverance to reach the point of having a full-time ride in the sport's premier national touring series.

Brian Scott and the No. 44 Medallion Financial Team return to Pocono Raceway this weekend up for the challenge of the 'Tricky Triangle' in the Pennsylvania 400. Scott's first trip to the 2.5-mile track didn't end as the team hoped it would, when the No. 44 Ford got stuck between gears and caused Scott to hit the outside wall, causing significant damage that required repairs in the garage. The damage also took Scott out of contention by putting the team several laps down.

Stenhouse has seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Pocono Raceway with an average starting position of 22.9 and average finishing position of 27.3.

Greg Biffle is the last Ford driver to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway (2010) and while Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski have both won there since, they did it before joining the Ford stable with Team Penske in 2013. This weekend’s race is scheduled for Sunday, July 31 and will air on NBCSN at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time.

Our Champion said goodbye on Sunday. He gave us one final lap for the fans and friends that know him best and cherish him unconditionally. Thank you, Rocket. From everyone in Indiana, that has watched your career with pride and joy. From all of us that your words and actions touched, we can never say thank you enough.

It was the Brickyard 400, presented by Kyle Busch. He led the first lap, he led the last one, and led most of the laps in between. If the focal point of a race is at the front, if the drama of a race is to see who is leading the way, this competition was pretty much done when they waved the green flag.