NASCAR Cup Series

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Axalta unveiled the new paint scheme for the No. 88 Chevrolet Wednesday during Champion’s Week in Las Vegas via the Axalta Racing Twitter page.

On Saturday, Dec. 12, NASCAR driver David Ragan and Feed the Children will provide 400 pre-identified families in Unadilla and surrounding communities in Dooly County with food and essentials. The distribution will take place at State Bank & Trust (2206 Pine St.) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

NASCAR announced today that Scott Miller will take over as the Senior Vice President of Competition. He takes over the position from Robin Pemberton, who announced yesterday that he was leaving the post at the end of the 2015 calendar year.

NASCAR announced today that Scott Miller has joined the organization as Senior Vice President of Competition, responsible for managing all competition efforts related to technology, inspection, rule development and officiating across NASCAR’s wide portfolio of racing.

The sport fittingly crowned a first-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, Kyle Busch, in what was a transformational season that saw the championship format produce a series of records, milestones and firsts on and off the track.

NASCAR announced today that Senior Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton will leave the organization at the end of 2015.

Detroit-based Quicken Loans, the nation’s second largest retail mortgage lender, today announced it will partner with Hendrick Motorsports in 2016, serving as a three-race primary sponsor of the No. 5 Quicken Loans Chevrolet SS driven by Kasey Kahne in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The company will be an associate sponsor for all remaining races.

Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) has made new appointments within its competition department as the championship-winning race team wastes no time preparing for the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

Denny Hamlin underwent successful surgery today to repair the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee. This was previously scheduled and was done by Dr. Patrick Connor of OrthoCarolina. The knee is expected to recover by the time Speedweeks starts up in February at Daytona International Speedway.

Below is a schedule of events, including tune-in information, for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week in Las Vegas. All times PT unless otherwise noted.