Crew Chief Shuffles
Richard Petty Motorsports has grabbed Greg Erwin from Roush/Fenway Racing to replace Mike Shiplett to crew chief their famous #43 car and AJ Allmendinger.

Brian Pattie is out and Jim Pohlman is in as crew chief for Juan Pablo Montoya and their #42 team which is 17th in point standings, 59 back of 10th place.

Are drivers athletes? You and I both know they are, but a firestorm of comments on Twitter and Facebook consumed this past weekend after Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate said via twitter “Driving a car does not show athleticism” during the ESPN ESPY awards.  Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and others responded essentially by challenging anyone to try it.

Kyle Bush winning the Nationwide Series race on Saturday is not exactly big news, but this particular win was his 100th across all 3 of NASCAR’S top series. But wait there’s more! It’s also his 49th in the Nationwide Series which ties Mark Martin on top of the all time wins list.

POINT STANDINGS | CUP SERIES
The Top 10 are all within 82 points
10 Denny Hamlin
9 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
8 Ryan Newman
7 Jeff Gordon
6 Matt Kenseth
5 Kyle Busch drops from the points lead
4 Kevin Harvick
3 Kurt Busch
2 Jimmie Johnson
1 Carl Edwards regains the points lead by 7

POINT STANDINGS | NATIONWIDE SERIES
Heading into Nashville
5 Aric Almirola
4 Justin Allgaier
3 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
2 Reed Sorenson
1 Elliott Sadler leads by 7 points

POINT STANDINGS | TRUCK SERIES
5 Matt Crafton rockets up 3 spots with his win
4 James Buscher
3 Cole Whitt
2 Austin Dillon
1 Johnny Sauter is up by 22