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Michigan Driver Notes & Facts:

-377 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway; 279 in more than one. -Bill Elliott leads the series in starts at Michigan with 61. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers with 33 starts...

XFINITY Entry List:

There are 39 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday's Menards 250 at Michigan International Speedway. A few notes: Paul Menard remains in the RCR #2; John Jackson is entered in the #13; Todd Peck is entered in the RWR #15; Kyle Busch remains in the Gibbs' #...

Drivers ranked on ESPN World Fame 100:

It started off with a simple question: Who's the most famous athlete in the world? Ben Alamar, ESPN's director of sports analytics, devised a formula that combines salary and endorsements with social media following and Google search popularity to create the ESPN World...

Cars that have gone to NASCAR’s R&D; Center:

Each race, NASCAR takes at least two Sprint Cup cars back to its R&D; Center for further inspection. The winner of each races goes except for the Daytona 500 winner (inspection is completed at the track because the winning car remains in Daytona for a year after...

Charlotte Driver Notes & Facts:

-NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Charlotte with 64. -Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart lead all active drivers in NSCS starts at Charlotte with 33 each. -65 drivers in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history have made their first series career...

Box of Chocolates help mend fences between Edwards and Busch:

Joe Gibbs Racing driver #19-Carl Edwards was made available to the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and one of the questions was: Q) How did the photo come about with you and Kyle Busch with the box of chocolate after the Richmond incident? Edwards: 'Richmond, we ...

Bell, Abreu to run Eldora during off week:

Christopher Bell and Rico Abreu return to Eldora Speedway Sunday night for the long standing Johnny Appleseed Classic by Miller Lite. Bell won last year's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Eldora and now drives full time for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Abreu, who...

R-W-B M&M;’s for the #18 at Charlotte:

On this Memorial Day weekend, Kyle Busch will sport a special #18 Red, White and Blue M&M;'S Toyota promoting M&M;'S partnership with Operation Gratitude and Walmart. For a limited time, fans can buy the Red, White and Blue M&M;'S exclusively at Walmart...

NASCAR Comments about All-Star race confusion:

NASCAR attempted a new Sprint All-Star Race format to increase passing in the final green-lap dash to the finish and succeeded, as Joey Logano outmaneuvered Kyle Larson with two laps remaining to win the $1 million exhibition race. But a whole lot of confusion reigned...

NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race – Poles:

-Terry Labonte won the first pole for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race in 1985. -17 different drivers have won the pole for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race; led by Bill Elliott with four. Kyle Busch (second most all-time) leads all active drivers in NASCAR Sprint Cup...

Toyota drivers have shot at video game cover at All-Star Race:

Toyota- backed drivers will be racing for something more than the $1 million prize in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. The highest-finishing driver among them gets to be on the cover of the new NASCAR Heat Evolutionvideo game being released by Dusenberry...

All-Star Origins: JGR’s Dominance Began Last May:

Since #11-Denny Hamlin won the 2015 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, Joe Gibbs Racing has been the most dominant team in NASCAR, capturing the checkered flag in 19 of the 36 points races (52.7%). #18-Kyle Busch leads the four-driver contingent with eight wins, followed...

Top 10 All-Star Driver Ratings:

#18-Kyle Busch 104.3 #48-Jimmie Johnson 100.1 #41-Kurt Busch 87.6 #20-Matt Kenseth 87.4 #4-Kevin Harvick 84.9 #5-Kasey Kahne 83.5 #19-Carl Edwards 80.7 #22-Joey Logano 78.6 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 77.2 #11-Denny Hamlin 74.2 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2015...

Kyle Busch’s Darlington throwback scheme honoring Dale Jarrett:

With the help of reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Kyle Busch and 1999 NASCAR champion Dale Jarrett, Interstate Batteries revealed the paint scheme that will appear on the #18 Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota for the Bojangles' Southern 500 NASCAR Sprint...

Truck Series Entry List:

There are 38 trucks on the preliminary entry list for Friday's NC Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. A few notes: David Levine is in the #1; Austin Theriault is in the #2; The #07 is TBA; Kyle Busch is in the #18; The #30 is listed TBA, but Jesse Little...

Dover Race Notes & Facts:

-There have been 92 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway, one race in 1969 and 1970, two races per year since 1971. -386 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway; 282 in more than ...

New number for Kyle Busch at All-Star race:

M&M;'s Racing announced Friday on their Facebook page that Kyle Busch will drive the #75 at the Sprint All Star Race in Charlotte. The number honors M&M;'s 75th anniversary. See an image of the car on the #18 team paint schemes page....

Berrier to serve as #18 crew chief at Dover:

In the absence of suspended crew chief Adam Stevens, Joe Gibbs Racing will use a committee approach for Kyle Busch's #18 Toyota this weekend at Dover International Speedway. Former Sprint Cup crew chief Todd Berrier, who is JGR's director of inspections, will call ...

Kansas post-race warnings; #18 crew chief suspended:

NASCAR has issued one penalty and several written warnings following the GoBowling.com 400 at Kansas Speedway: The #18 team of Kyle Busch has been given a P3 penalty for violating the lugnut rule. Crew chief Adam Stevens has been fined $20,000, suspended from all NASCAR...

Are teams playing games with lugnut rule?

NASCAR initiated a rule that teams must now have all five lug nuts 'installed in a safe and secure manner throughout all national series events.' The new rules went into effect two weeks ago at Talladega Superspeedway. Immediately following that race, NASCAR secured...