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No word yet on penalties for the #78 on roof flap violation UPDATE:

NASCAR is not expected to announce until next week if Furniture Row Racing will be penalized further for a roof flap violation discovered while Martin Truex Jr.'s #78 Toyota was in line for qualifying Sunday. A series official noticed an issue with the roof flap and...

Truex Jr. picks up another sponsor for the #78 Toyota UPDATE:

Lee Janis, Auto-Owners Insurance VP, driver Martin Truex Jr., and Furniture Row Racing General Manager, Joe Garone announced that Auto-Owners Insurance will sponsor Truex Jr. and thew #78 Toyota for three races in 2016 (Furniture Row Racing Facebook) UPDATE Furniture...

Truex Jr. tells story of Sherry Pollex’s cancer battle:

Just over a month ago Sherry Pollex, the long-time girlfriend of Sprint Cup driver #78-Martin Truex Jr., celebrated the end of almost two years of precautionary chemotherapy for Stage III ovarian cancer. Now Truex, about to start his third season with Furniture Row...

Bass Pro Shops to sponsor Truex Jr. in 2016 UPDATE – images:

during the Charlotte Motor Speedway media tour at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Furniture Row Motorsports General Manager Joe Garone announced that Bass Pro Shops will sponsor Martin Truex, Jr. in the #78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota for nine races in 2016. First...

Eligible Drivers and Format Announced for 2016 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona:

NASCAR announced the 25 eligible drivers and the format for the season-opening 75-lap Sprint Unlimited at the new Daytona International Speedway motorsports stadium on Saturday, Feb. 13. The event, which will be broadcast live on FOX, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM...

Furniture Row expected to have several new pit crew members:

Last year #78-Martin Truex Jr. made an impressive run for a championship. In 2016 he looks to back that up with a new and improved pit crew. As of next year, the #78 pit crew will be trained and assembled by [Joe Gibbs Racing]. With that being said, it appears that...

Drivers that gained/lost most positions in the standings:

If you go by how drivers finished in each of the first two seasons under the new Chase for the Sprint Cup format, you'd find some interesting surprises. Most positions gained (2014 vs. 2015 and number of spots gained): The biggest gainer from 2014 to 2015, by far, ...

Truex Jr. named Colorado Professional Athlete of the Year:

Mile High Sports Magazine has named Furniture Row Racing driver Martin Truex Jr. the 2015 Colorado Professional Athlete of the Year. Truex, who enjoyed his best season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, joins a list of famed athletes who previously received the Mile...

Harvick tops all drivers in season winnings:

Kyle Busch capped his 2015 championship season by earning a combined $8,393,925 from race winnings, special awards and from the Sprint Cup points fund. But it was Kevin Harvick who earned the most money among Sprint Cup drivers in 2015 at $11,730,460, according to ...

Pemberton leaving NASCAR UPDATES:

NASCAR announced that Senior Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton will leave the organization at the end of 2015. With a racing career that has spanned five decades, Pemberton joined the sanctioning body in August of 2004. Since that time, he has overseen ...

Gase wins Comcast Community Champion of the Year:

During Monday's combined Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series Awards banquet in Hollywood, Florida, Joey Gase took home some well-deserved hardware of his own. Gase was named recipient of the inaugural Comcast Community Champion of the Year Award. "Comcast...

New crew chief for Larson in 2016 UPDATE:

Chad Johnston will guide Kyle Larson and the #42 Target Chevy at Chip Ganassi Racing, sources say. Johnston, who replaces Chris Heroy, led Tony Stewart and the #14 Stewart-Haas Racing team for the past two seasons. Prior to SHR, Johnston, 35, guided Martin Truex Jr...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2015 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Homestead, race 36 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick(C1), 1321 2) #22-Joey Logano(EC), 1299, -22 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(EC), 1217, -104 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (EC), 1198, -123 5) #78-Martin Truex ...

Championship Favorite Harvick Hopes To Become Second Driver To Win Consecutive Crowns:

Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title-winner #4-Kevin Harvick enters Sunday's Ford EcoBoost 400 Championship Round race as the favorite to take home his second straight series crown. If he finishes ahead of fellow Championship 4 drivers Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and...

Unbreakable: Kyle Busch Aims To Finish Championship Run Nine Months After Daytona Accident:

#18- Kyle Busch's season has been so improbable, even M. Night Shyamalan couldn't make it up. A mere nine months after breaking his right leg and fracturing his left foot in an accident at Daytona, Busch will race for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship at Homestead...

Martin Truex Jr. Is Homestead’s Hidden Heavyweight

#78- Martin Truex Jr. might be the Holly Holm to Kevin Harvick's Ronda Rousey in Sunday's Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Considered the Cinderella of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season due to his struggles last year and the fact he's the only driver...

Homestead Driver Notes & Facts – Saturday:

Ã· 120 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead; 92 in more than one. Ã· Jeff Gordon leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in starts at Homestead with 16. Ã· There have been 10 different NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winners...

Three cars for Furniture Row?

Furniture Row Racing [#78-Martin Truex Jr.] has big changes on the horizon, with a manufacturer move from Chevrolet to Toyota coming in 2016 and an expansion to two cars coming in 2017. The team may not be done at two teams, either. During Thursday's live chat with...

Chase Drivers Heads Up Verses The Competition:

#4-Kevin Harvick has finished ahead of #24-Jeff Gordon, #18-Kyle Busch and #78-Martin Truex Jr. in 17 Sprint Cup races in 2015. Kyle Busch has finished as the lead driver of the "Championship Four" in eight races, while Gordon and Truex Jr. has each been the top driver...

Current Odds to Win 2015 Sprint Cup Championship:

Driver, Odds #4-Kevin Harvick, 3/2 #18-Kyle Busch, 11/4 #78-Martin Truex Jr. 3/1 #24-Jeff Gordon, 7/2 (Vegas Insider, see more links to odds on the Homestead Race Info page)...