Longtime partner of Martin Truex Jr. will be the honorary pace car driver for the debut of Charlotte Motor Speedways road course

Charlotte looms as a must-win for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver.

A pit penalty neutralized the Furniture Row Racing driver's hopes of his first short-track win.

Aric Almirola starts the playoffs with a sixth and fifth-place finish at Las Vegas and Richmond respectively, but he still remains weary of the Charlotte Roval.

It looked like Brad Keselowski would challenge Kyle Busch for the win, but he explains what knocked him back into ninth.

A look at the standings through two playoff races.

All the pertinent stats from Saturday night's race at the 0.75-mile oval.

Kevin Harvick analyzes the battle against Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. over the final laps and looks ahead to next week's race at the Charlotte Roval.

Martin Truex Jr. finished third at Richmond Raceway, and was frustrated that he was unable to win it despite having a good car all night.

Kyle Busch soaked in his impressive victory at Richmond Raceway after he was able to rally from rear starting position.

Kyle Busch was able to win the Federated Auto Parts 400 in Richmond in spite of the fact that he began the race from the rear.

Kyle Busch beat Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. to complete a sweep of this season's races at Richmond.

Kyle Busch wins the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway ahead of the other members of the 'Big 3' to automatically advance to the Round of 12.

Martin Truex Jr. sweeps the first two stages of the Federated Auto Parts 400 in Richmond.

Martin Truex Jr. wins Stage 1 of the 2018 Federated Auto Parts 400.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. talks about the significance of the family photo he took with his daughter after his one NASCAR race of the season, the 2018 Go Bowling 250 at Richmond Raceway.

Matt Kenseth says he hopes to remain a part of Roush Fenway Racing after this season.

NASCAR America's Dale Earnhardt Jr. made his racing return in the 2018 Go Bowling 250 at Richmond Raceway, the first race in the Xfinity Series playoffs.

The latest edition of Toyota Camry on Track takes a look at the re-imagined Richmond Raceway, and why it could lead to a crazy Federated Auto Parts 400.

Here is who the NBC Sports are picking to second race of the Cup playoffs.

Daniel Suarez, Regan Smith and David Ragan also starting at the back at Richmond.

Ryan Newman will drive the No. 6 starting next season.

With the Charlotte Roval next in the playoffs, will that impact how drivers race tonight?

Green flag for the Federated Auto Parts 400 is set for 7:43 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

A photo with wife Amy and daughter Isla before the race provides a keepsake moment on a special night for Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Richmond.

Christopher Bell advanced to the second round of the playoffs with his Richmond win.

In the moments after his NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Richmond, Christopher Bell pays homage to the late Greg Hodnett, who died in a sprint car crash in Pennsylvania.

Elliott Sadler explains the emotions of racing at his home track of Richmond Raceway for the last time and what it was like to have so much family on hand.

Christopher Bell calls his win at Richmond "really cool" and "really special" and credits his pit crew for getting him out front on the final restart.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. describes what it was like to climb back into a race car after finishing fourth at Richmond and explains what his relationship with Elliott Sadler has meant to him.

Christopher Bell wins the first race of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs at Richmond Raceway to automatically advance to the next round.

Christopher Bell won his fifth race of the year.

Daniel Suarez also addresses the change he made on his Twitter bio this week.

Kevin Harvick earned his third pole of the year. Denny Hamlin qualified second.

Christopher Bell won his fourth pole of the season.

All the details for tonight's race on NBCSN.

Lowe's states: We announced early this year ... that we will redirect our investment away from NASCAR after completion of this season, and that has not changed."

Competitors and the sanctioning body have different programs to help those impacted by the storm.

Team is expected to hire him as No. 6 Ford driver starting next season.

The most recent winner in the NASCAR Xfinity Series says he learned a lot shortly after his NASCAR national series debut seven years ago.

Brad Keselowski seeks his fourth consecutive Cup win this weekend.

Playoff drivers Kyle Busch, Aric Almirola and Erik Jones go 1-2-3 on the speed chart in practice.

Sherry Pollex, SherryStrong founder and Martin Truex Jr.'s partner, prepares to drive the pace car at Charlotte Motor Speedway to raise awareness for ovarian cancer.

Deal goes through 2019-21 with Hendrick Motorsports.

Christopher Bell was the fastest in the opening session. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was fifth on the speed chart.

Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer are among those who will miss 15 minutes of practice Friday.

Cup qualifying is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

Elliott Sadler discusses how devastating it would be to end his career without a championship.

Parker Kligerman assesses the chances of Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Alex Bowman and Erik Jones at Richmond.

Greg Hodnett was killed in a crash Thursday night at BAPS Speedway in York Haven, Pennsylvania.