NASCAR Sprint Cup Series News

Edwards is an active member of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition , for goodness' sake.

Robin Meade leads a busy life. The host of HLN's "Morning Express with Robin Meade" is also a best-selling author and country music singer, with her second album scheduled to come out June 12.

RACE SETUP Race: Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, May 27 Drivers: @jamiemcmurray @jpmontoya Cars: No.

David Reutimann and the No. 83 Burger King / Dr. Pepper team finished 11th in the Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

FILE PHOTO Bruton Smith stands near a road sign that shows Speedway Boulevard renamed to Bruton Smith Boulevard.

In Jeff Gordon's 700th career start at Darlington Raceway a few weeks ago, the 87-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winner notched his 300th career top-five. But what does he remember about his third career top-five - a runner-up finish to Dale Earnhardt Sr.

A federal court in San Francisco has struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy unless there's a medical emergency.

Dale Jarrett, the 1999 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, is a rookie on the 2014 NASCAR Hall of Fame ballot.

VOTE BRUTON TO THE NASCAR HALL OF FAME: Next week, Bruton Smith will find out if a lifetime of achievement in motorsports has earned him a spot in the prestigious 2014 NASCAR Hall of Fame class.

The Brothers Busch won the first four segments of Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but Jimmie Johnson took the one the counted - the 10-lap dash to the finish - and continued to build his legacy, not to mentioned his bank account.

Kurt Busch, driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Sealy Chevrolet, is introduced during pre-race ceremonies for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 18, 2013 in Concord, North Carolina.

Danica Patrick, shown here at Texas with teammate Ryan Newman, was voted in by the fans to race in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte on Saturday.

In addition to winning its first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship with Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports in 1998 and virtually every Cup Championship since, the Brembo Group has also won numerous titles in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Sprint Cup points leader Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne and Clint Bowyer, as well as NASCAR team owners Rick Hendrick, Michael Waltrip and Rob Kauffman will be raising money for children.

What: NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick will join Folds of Honor Foundation founder Major Dan Rooney at Fort Bragg to make a special presentation to the base, tour the Warrior Transition Battalion and meet with soldiers.

They're three of the most recognized faces on race weekend. They wear fire suits.

Fifth Third Bancorp is revving up its motor sports lending power by building a team in Charlotte dedicated to that industry.

CAMCAT is the 85-mph, high-tech camera suspended above the race track by a pair of gigantic cranes.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers conducted a two-day Goodyear Tire Test Tuesday and Wednesday, shaking down the new Generation-6 stock car at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

EXPRESS NOTES: All-Star Race Preview: Denny Hamlin will climb into the #11 FedEx Express Toyota in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the seventh start for Hamlin in the non-points exhibition event.