Jeff Gordon clinched victory at Martinsville to guarantee that his final race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series before retirement will be for the 2015 title.
Martin Truex Jr. will leave Michael Waltrip Racing at the end of 2013 and take over from Kurt Busch at Furniture Row Racing next year, according to media reports on Thursday.
Brian Vickers will miss the remaining races of the Cup and Nationwide Series after being placed on medication for a blood clot discovered in his right leg.
Michael Waltrip Racing has confirmed that Martin Truex Jr. broke his right wrist in an accident at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday, but that he will attempt to race this weekend.
After winning his first Cup race since 2007, Martin Truex Jr. spoke to the media at Sonoma Raceway along with his crew chief Chad Johnson and car owner Michael Waltrip.
Kyle Busch completed a sweep of the Texas Motor Speedway race weekend, winning the NRA 500 over Martin Truex Jr. having led for a total of 171 of the 334 laps of the 1.5-mile superspeedway.
Kyle Busch just seems made for Richmond, and for the third year in succession he won the Crown Royal Presents 400 event after holding off his team mate Denny Hamlin to the flag.