NASCAR O'Reilly Series

This week our staff takes a look at some of the hot topics in the world of NASCAR. We discuss Jeff Gordon’s current status as a substitute driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart’s chances for another championship in his final season.

NASCAR, along with FOX Sports and NBC Sports, today announced 2017 race start times and network coverage for the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – based on the previously released schedule dates.

Adding more drivers to their already impressive resume in 25 years of Motorsports existence, Rick Ware Racing announced today that Spencer Boyd will make his NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) debut this Saturday night at Iowa Speedway.

Camry driver Kyle Busch became the first driver in NASCAR history to win both races from the pole position on the same weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after victories in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Brickyard 400 and the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) race at the historic track last weekend.

Roush Fenway Racing returns to Long Pond, Penn. as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) heads to the ever-challenging Pocono Raceway, a track that has seen a Roush Fenway Ford visit victory lane on four separate occasions.

As the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) returns to Iowa Speedway this weekend, driver Ray Black Jr. is ready to get some redemption at the 7/8-mile track, as a brake pedal issue prevented him from a Top-20 finish at the speedway in June.

Drew will be making his seventh career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Iowa Speedway to go along with one previous start in the Camping World Truck Series. The event will mark his 19th career start in the series and fourth one this season for JGL Racing.

While Brandon will be making his NASCAR XFINITY Series debut at Iowa Speedway this week and only his third career series start - he has plenty of experience at the Newton, Iowa track to draw upon.

In three starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Iowa, Wallace has earned one pole, one top-five and two top-10s with a best finish of fifth coming in Sept. 2013.

Richard Childress Racing at Pocono Raceway ... In 148 starts at Pocono Raceway, RCR team owner Richard Childress has two wins, both with Dale Earnhardt, who won on July 19, 1987 and July 18, 1993. Additionally, RCR has earned one pole award, 16 top-five and 54 top-10 finishes with 604 laps led at the uniquely-shaped three-turn track. Childress, a former driver in NASCAR's top division, contributed two of those top-10 finishes under the RCR banner.