NASCAR Cup Series

News and Notes: Heading into Sunday's myAFIBRISK.com 400, Wise will be looking to make his 124th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start, and his fifth at the fast 1.5-mile speedway. This weekend's event in "The Land of Lincoln" will mark Wise's fourth race in 2015 for Go Green Racing.

Clint Bowyer delivered on a pre-race promise to “race his heart out” Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway where he earned a 10th-place finish to secure a berth in the 2015 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Bayne will make his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend.

Biffle has 12 Sprint Cup career starts at Chicago, earning one top-five and one top-10 finish.

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Chicagoland Speedway ... Richard Childress is tied for second place for car owner victories at Chicagoland Speedway with Kevin Harvick's back-to-back wins in 2001 and 2002. In 44 starts at the 1.5-mile suburban Chicago tri-oval, Richard Childress Racing teams have a combined nine top-five and 18 top-10 finishes, and one pole award with Jeff Burton in 2006.

Chicagoland Speedway: “Chicagoland Speedway is a mile-and-a-half track, which has its nuisances,” Allmendinger said. “It’s kind of difficult for teams to go there only once a year because you have to relearn the place each time you race there. I guess if I had to compare it to another track, it’s similar to Kansas Speedway.

Chicagoland Speedway will host this week’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup opener on Sunday for the fifth straight season. Brad Keselowski is the defending champion and one of two Ford drivers competing for this year’s championship, along with Penske teammate Joey Logano. Here’s a look at some notes involved Ford at Chicagoland Speedway and in the Chase.

No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota driver David Ragan has a reminder to NASCAR fans, media and competitors about the 10 races remaining in the 2015 season.

Richmond, where the final battle royal would take place to decide the final line-up for the Chase. Richmond, where we discovered that only six cars mattered at all the entire night, and all of them already had their tickets punched to the party.

Lowe’s Companies Inc. has extended its longtime relationship with Hendrick Motorsports after signing a two-year agreement that will continue its full-season primary sponsorship of the No. 48 NASCAR Sprint Cup team and six-time series champion Jimmie Johnson in 2016 and 2017.