NASCAR Cup Series

Heading into Saturday Night's Federated Auto Parts 400, Earnhardt will be looking to make his 1st career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start.

Darlington Recap: Denny Hamlin finished third in Sunday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, leading three times for 57 laps in the #11 Sport Clips Toyota en route to his third-straight top-five result in the event won by Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Carl Edwards.

Ford Performance is bringing back the successful Ford Nation Sweepstakes for 2015 in which one fan will win a new 2015 Mustang GT.

NASCAR today announced an open call for fans to rally behind their favorite driver “nations” as part of a massive, integrated marketing campaign to promote the 2015 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™. New television spots, interactive digital experiences, fan parties and a robust social media push will celebrate The Chase® launch and encourage fans to join the Battle of Nations.

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Richmond International Raceway ... Richard Childress has nine NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories as a car owner at Richmond International Raceway - five with Dale Earnhardt, three with Kevin Harvick and one with Clint Bowyer.

Anticipation is high for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series night race at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway this weekend. Saturday night's short track feature will lock in the 16 drivers who will compete for The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. With it all on the line, Sam Hornish Jr. and the Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) No. 9 team will be ready to do everything possible to win.

With just one race left before the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Aric Almirola is 29 points outside of a transfer spot. Although the team has a shot at getting in on points, the No. 43 Smithfield/Waffle House team knows a win will lock them into the playoffs and are focused on having a good shot to compete for a win this weekend.

The 16-driver field in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will be decided this weekend as Richmond International Raceway hosts the 26th and final race of the regular season on Saturday night. Ford drivers Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski have already clinched spots, but a win by anyone from Roush Fenway Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports or Front Row Motorsports would secure an additional berth.

With retro paint schemes, throwback uniforms and the low downforce package all the rage, here is what else was surprising and not surprising from the 66th annual Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

Tradition. On Sunday, we learned that tradition means something. We learned it is actually worth waiting for its return, though why it took NASCAR a decade to solve the hot, muggy conditions of a day race in early September by simply moving it to the evening still boggles the mind.