NASCAR Cup Series

Michael Waltrip Racing driver Clint Bowyer was made available to the media at Richmond International Raceway:

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed about his approach to the Richmond race this weekend, understanding the Chase format, strategies surrounding the approach to the Chase, what he would like to see in the 2016 race package, the consistency of his team, and more.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the XFINITY Series head to Richmond International Raceway this weekend. All on-track action can be seen on NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra. The Camping World Truck Series is off.

“I didn’t necessarily want to go to Cup racing when I did, but it’s what I had to do. I didn’t really have any other opportunities on the table. I’m glad I did, though; I’ve really been enjoying it. “It was go backward or go forward, I chose to go forward.”

Joe Gibbs Racing announces today that driver Denny Hamlin suffered a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee while playing basketball Tuesday night.

If history repeats itself, there will be no surprise winner at Richmond on Saturday night. Going back over the past 10 years, every single driver who has won there is currently locked into the Chase for this year. Except for one.

September is national Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and patients, families, researchers and charities, including the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation and Richmond International Raceway are rallying to bring awareness and raise funds for childhood cancer research, treatment, patient support and survivorship issues.

It’s all on the line Saturday night for No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota driver David Ragan and other drivers at Richmond International Raceway in the final race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season.

Roush Fenway Racing hopes to “Meet Virginia” this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) heads to Richmond International Raceway, a track that has seen a Roush Fenway Ford visit victory lane on 15 previous occasions.

Good track for the team: “Richmond International Raceway (RIR) has always been a good racetrack for us,” said Allmendinger, who has three top-10 finishes at RIR. “I think we qualified fourth there in the spring. We had a decent run and it seems like I’ve always had good runs at Richmond.”