NASCAR Cup PR

Ford Performance NASCAR Cup Series driver Matt DiBenedetto met with members of the media today via Zoom to discuss the upcoming race weekend at Richmond and the 2020 NASCAR Playoffs.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch was made available to media via videoconference in advance of the race at the Richmond Raceway:

Hamlin owns 13 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes in 27 career races at Richmond, leading a total of 1,659 laps. Hamlin and his FedEx Racing team can secure their spot in the Round of 12 with a win or with points.

Spire Motorsports is pleased to welcome BetterForYourHealth.com as the primary sponsor of the team’s No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE for Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond.

Driver Chase Elliott on the pressure of the playoffs: “I think the pressure of being in the playoffs is a good thing. You just have to embrace it and recognize that you’d much rather be in the position of having a chance than not. It’s a good opportunity and we can turn that into motivation to try to do better.”

Matt DiBenedetto has 10 career Cup starts at Richmond Raceway but none in the Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Mustang that he’ll drive in Saturday night’s 400-lapper on the three-quarter-mile oval.

NASCAR heads to the Old Dominion this weekend as the Cup Series tackles Richmond Raceway Saturday night. Jack Roush has 15 wins overall at the .75-mile track, including five in the NCS.

NASCAR returns to Richmond Raceway for four races, including the final NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) doubleheader and the return to Richmond for the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series (NGROTS) in the ToyotaCare 250 on Thursday evening, which will set the Truck Series Playoff field.

It was great to have both Love's Travel Stops and Speedco rejoin our No. 34 Ford Mustang last weekend at Darlington. We finished 16th with them on Sunday and had a really good points day, so I'm looking forward to heading to Richmond on Saturday and hopefully continuing to do more of the same.

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