NASCAR Cup Series

Six quick Chevrolet SS drivers placed their race cars in the top 12 starting positions for Sunday’s Axalta “We Paint Winner’s” 400 at Pocono Raceway. Rain early in the day limited on-track time in the first practice session at the 2.5-mile venue.

Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion, met with media members Friday afternoon at rainy Pocono Raceway to discuss a myriad of topics including his thoughts going into this weekend with a new lower downforce package and how it pertains to his past success at the track.

Greg Biffle and the No. 16 team will be without crew chief Brian Pattie for the next two races after a NASCAR suspension handed down earlier in the week. The first of the two races is this weekend at Pocono Raceway where Biffle took time after the rain-shortened opening practice to discuss the implications and the state of the Roush Fenway Racing program heading into the summer slate.

Brad Keselowski will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday at the Tricky Triangle. The driver of the No. 2 Team Penske Ford scored the pole for Sunday's Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 at Pocono Raceway with a time of 49.525 and a speed of 181.726 mph.

During his career, Mark Martin exemplified the best of NASCAR. He was a rare combination of an intense competitive spirit tempered with a moral code that garnered respect both on and off the track. When he retired in 2013, the sport lost one of its most esteemed ambassadors.

Ever wonder about the women behind the men who run NASCAR race tracks? Suzanne Igdalsky, the wife of Pocono Raceway President and CEO Brandon Igdalsky, is one of those special women, working on race weekend to do all she can at track, as well as running her own business and being mom to 12-year-old twin girls.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series head to Pocono Raceway this weekend. The Camping World Truck Series is off. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

Charlie Shaver, Chairman & CEO of Axalta Coating Systems, will serve as Grand Marshal for the Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 at Pocono Raceway Sunday, June 5. Shaver, his daughter Caroline and Axalta Coating Systems Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Joe McDougall, as well as his daughter Julia, will give the “start your engines” command.

“It’s just like every track,” Allmendinger said. “If you get your car right, it’s a fun place. If you get your car wrong, it’s a tough place. It’s definitely a place that the tagline 'Tricky Triangle' is not a lie. It’s three tough corners. Most of the time, you are not right in all three corners so you’ve got to be really good in two of the three and okay in the other.”

JTG Daugherty Racing always looks for ways to give back to the community. In recent months, team owners Jodi & Tad Geschickter and their racing organization launched 47 Wishes, which empowers the No. 47 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race team to bring forth ideas to assist individuals or families in the community. 47 Wishes can range from something small to something big.