NASCAR Cup Series

He’s a kid from Emporia, Kan., who grew up racing motorcycles and sliding around dirt tracks. So it’s somewhat interesting that road course racing has proven to be one of Clint Bowyer’s strong suits since joining the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Stenhouse has two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Watkins Glen with an average starting position of 27.0 and average finishing position of 19.0.

Watkins Glen International has been one of the most anticipated races of the season for Sam Hornish Jr. The 2.45-mile road course is a favorite stop on the Sprint Cup Series schedule for Hornish, not only because of his success there, but because of the tracks storied motorsports history.

Still in the hunt for a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Aric Almirola picked up five points on the transfer spot and needs to make up 25 points in the next five races. Earlier this year, Almirola scored his best Sprint Cup Series road course finish of 14th at Sonoma Raceway. As he continues to get comfortable road course racing, Almirola hopes to score another Top-15 finish at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International in the No. 43 Smithfield Ford.

Richard Childress Racing at "The Glen" ... In 62 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Watkins Glen International, RCR boasts two wins (Robby Gordon 2003 and Kevin Harvick 2006), eight top-five and 21 top-10 finishes. Dale Earnhardt won three poles (1990, '92, '96) at the high-speed, seven-turn, upstate New York facility.

Biffle won in the Truck Series at Watkins Glen in 2000. He started on the pole, led 36 laps and took home the checkered flag.

DownBeat percussion, the official drumline of the National Football League’s Buffalo Bills, is trading turf for asphalt this coming weekend.

In what will no doubt go down in the books as one of the crazier races at the ‘Tricky Triangle’, here are the highlights of what was surprising and not surprising from the Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway.

If. We all have a closet full of “ifs” that we may ponder about. Take last Sunday for instance. If Kyle Busch had saved enough fuel, he may well have won his fourth straight race, moved into the Top 30 in points, and sat atop the season standings with five victories to his credit. But he did not, so he does not.

NASCAR® announced today that the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ Awards – and all of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week™ – will return to Las Vegas in 2015 as part of a renewed partnership with the destination. The agreement ensures that Las Vegas will continue hosting the week-long celebration, offering fans and industry members a chance to see the sport’s stars and congratulate the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion.