NASCAR Cup Series

Introducing a new video series by Mobil 1 The Grid that will focus on the behind the scenes action of NASCAR’s teams and the crew members that support them. This installment features James "Ace" Keener, the gas man for Stewart-Haas Racing's Tony Stewart.

The reigning Sprint Cup Series champion and driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota will have surgery, on either Dec. 14 or Dec. 15, to remove the plate and screws out of his left foot. He'll also have a second separate surgical procedure to remove a rod from his right leg.

Busch won the Ford EcoBoost 400, holding off Kevin Harvick to win his first Sprint Cup championship. Busch missed the first 11 races of the season after breaking his leg at a crash at Daytona in February. “A pasty white guy from Las Vegas is the Sprint Cup champion,” Busch said. “Ironically, all other driver ‘pale’ in comparison to me.

As the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season came to a close this past Sunday night in Homestead, Florida, Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) ended a season that showed progress on the track.

The celebration will continue after the trophy is lifted at Homestead-Miami Speedway as NASCAR®presents the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards™ hosted by actor and comedian Drew Carey. Live from Wynn Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 4, fans can tune-in to watch as the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion™ is honored with red carpet coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, followed by the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards™ broadcast on NBCSN at9 p.m. ET.

In perhaps the greatest comeback story in motorsports history, Kyle Busch won the 2015 NASCAR® Sprint Cup Series™ Championship, after missing the first 11 points races this year, driving his Bosch-equipped number 18 Toyota to victory at the final race of the season in Homestead, Florida Sunday evening.

Family. We often hear how NASCAR is a family sport, where drivers, their wives, and their kids all share in the experience behind the scenes. The family theme has dominated since the sport’s earliest years. I mean, it starts with the France family, as Bill, Bill, Jr., and now grandson Brian have held the reins of the family operation since the very beginning.

Kyle Busch found himself standing atop the sport as the winner of the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway and as the 2015 champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (TCGRFS) announced today that Chad Johnston has been named crew chief for Kyle Larson and the No. 42 Target team. Johnston will assume the role effective immediately to begin preparation for the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) season.

Ryan Blaney and Jeremy Bullins finished their rookie Sprint Cup season with a 17th-place finish in the season-ending Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway Sunday night.