NASCAR Cup Series

Toyota drivers Clint Bowyer and Kyle Busch were made available to the media at Chase Media Day at The Murphy Chicago:

Toyota drivers Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth were made available to the media at Chase Media Day at The Murphy Chicago:

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion – LETS SAY THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU ON THE RESTART LAST WEEKEND HAPPENS AT HOMESTEAD. WHAT DOES NASCAR NEED TO DO BETWEEN NOW AND THEN? “To me, I just say we need to be consistent with the calls.

Team Penske teammates Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano participated in the annual NASCAR Chase Media Day from downtown Chicago Thursday afternoon. Both drivers spoke with members of the media throughout the day.

When Jimmie Johnson takes the checkered flag at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 22nd, it will be the end of fourteen straight seasons with Chad Knaus on top the pitbox of the #48 Chevrolet. The results of the partnership have been legendary so far. 72 wins. Six Sprint Cup championships, including five in a row from 2006-2010. The 2013 Daytona 500. Four Coca-Cola 600 victories, along with wins in the Southern 500 and Brickyard 400.

A Wild Card At The Wild Card: Jamie McMurray, making his first appearance as a challenger in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup (Chase), kicked-off the Chase Across America this week with a visit to Talladega Superspeedway. The Chase Across America is a week-long blitz leading up to this weekend’s first race of the Chase at Chicagoland Speedway.

So it begins. Sixteen drivers, each trying to avoid being one of the four eliminated from contention for the championship after each round of three races.

Kenseth led 352 of 400 laps and cruised to an easy win in the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond. The win was Kenseth’s fourth of the season, and places him atop the points standings for the start of the Chase.

Race fans take note! You have nine days to save up to $10 on Advanced Pricing for tickets in selected areas throughout the grandstands and tower seating for the Alabama 500 and fred’s 250 Powered by Coca-Cola, Oct. 23-25.

Returning Home...Justin Allgaier returns to his home racetrack this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. The 1.5-mile track is located about three hours north of his hometown of Riverton, Ill. Allgaier made his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) debut at Chicagoland in 2013 with BRANDT Professional Agriculture on the car. Sunday's start will mark Allgaier's third at the Joilet, Ill. track, with a best finish of 27th. Chicagoland is also the site of one of Allgaier's three wins in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, June of 2011.