NASCAR Cup Series

But since the drivers are now questioning it, it's time for us to reevaluate our position and work with the community on looking at possibly different ways to enforce the pit road rules. The teams are obviously pushing harder than they ever have in this area, and it's time for us to take a look at it. But we'll do that as an industry.

What happened on Thursday? Words fail me. In the morning, in a surprise announcement, Tony Stewart made public that he was coming back to drive at Richmond International Speedway. Just a few hours later, he was fined $35,000 for saying things that NASCAR deemed unfair criticism toward the sanctioning body. Welcome back, Tony.

Kevin Harvick had the fastest lap of 129.069 MPH and will be on the pole for Sunday’s race.

The starting grid has been set per the provisions in the NASCAR rulebook. Starting positions are based on the times from the first practice session held on Friday. Twenty-one Chevrolet SS drivers will take the green flag on Sunday for 400-laps/300-miles of racing at the .75-mile track.

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion – YOU WILL START ON THE FRONT ROW SUNDAY WHICH IS A BIG DEAL HERE.“Yeah, it is a good start for us for sure. I feel like my team did a great job understanding the weather today before we hit the race track."

Brad Keselowski, debuts Thomas Built Buses as sponsor of the No. 2 Ford Fusion this weekend at Richmond International Raceway. Keselowski met with media after bringing a Thomas Built Bus to the track and talking with school kids about NASCAR, and spoke to reporters about the upcoming weekend and more.

BK Racing driver David Ragan was made available to the media at Richmond International Raceway:

Kevin Harvick topped the chart in first Sprint Cup Series practice at Richmond International Raceway. The driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 20.919 and a speed of 129.069 mph.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was made available to the media at Richmond International Raceway: DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What does it mean to come back to your home track at Richmond?

Mike Helton’s annual travel itinerary includes, among several other destinations, 36 stops at tracks on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. As Vice Chairman of NASCAR, Helton has collected memories everywhere – from Auto Club Speedway to Watkins Glen International. Two weekends each season, however, are circled on his loaded calendar: The Spring and Fall Classics at Talladega Superspeedway.