Paul Menard, driver of the No. 98 Menards Ford Fusion, is coming off a fifth-place run at Atlanta Motor Speedway – the best non-restrictor plate finish of his career – and sits ninth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings heading into Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Menard, who also stands ninth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, spoke about his early success. PA... more.

Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010 Time: 1:00 p.m. (ET) Location: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta, Ga., 1.54-mile quad-oval with 24-degree banking in turns Sanctioning Body: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), Daytona Beach, Fla. Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Length: 325 laps, 500 miles Purse: $4,948,689.00 2009 Winner: Kurt Busch (3 hours, 59 minutes, 1 seco... more.

Bliss on racing this week at Las Vegas: “I’m excited about heading back to Las Vegas. We had a good run in Fontana and I am itching to get the No. 36 Kim Kardashian Fragrance Chevy out on the track this weekend. Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is tough, but I have had some good runs here and I hope to follow up last week’s effort with another nice performance..” Baldwin on... more.

Bliss on racing this week at Daytona: “Our qualifying effort on Saturday wasn’t bad and gave us a pretty good starting position for the 150s. Practice will be key and we need to get the car where it drives and handles good and then on Thursday I will drive it like I stole it.” Baldwin on the Daytona 500: “Well last week didn’t go exactly as we wanted but I think we are ok. W... more.

Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, will be forced to a back-up car for Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout after being collected in a multi-car accident during first practice session. Biffle commented about the accident immediately afterwards. GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 3M Ford Fusion – YOU TALKED EARLIER TODAY ABOUT TRYING TO FIND THAT LIMIT WHEN BUMP DRAFTING. IT LO... more.

Stay Tuned: NASCAR Announces TV Times This week, NASCAR is announcing the full rundown of television starting times for races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. This year’s TV schedule is especially notable because of the fan-friendly, more uniform starts in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. For a full press release about the TV ... more.