Here's a look at the top five drivers in the Sprint Cup standings and five drivers to watch in Sunday night's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. All statistical references are for Sprint Cup races at Atlanta unless otherwise indicated. Driver rating is based on the past 11 races at the track.

Four drivers will participate in a Goodyear tire test Sept. 13 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in preparation for NASCAR’s final Sprint Cup race of the season.

CHARLOTTE – NASCAR’s newest television show debuted Wednesday night on BET as “Changing Lanes” chronicles the Drive for Diversity tryouts and development program. The good thing about this series is that it shows promise. What’s even better is that at least some of the drivers eventually selected have shown promise as well since taping concluded in January.

As RAB Racing prepared for the customary victory-lane photos following Boris Said’s Nationwide Series win at Montreal Sunday, a NASCAR employee handed out about a dozen hats and told team owner Robby Benton that he would open a new box once the rest of the team arrived. “I looked around and said, ‘This is everybody,’” Benton said.

Kasey Kahne and his Richard Petty Motorsports team have 12 races left together before they part ways, Kahne moving to Red Bull Racing for one year and the rest of his crew either remaining at RPM or hopefully finding work elsewhere.

Kevin Conway will drive the Robby Gordon Motorsports No. 7 car for the remainder of the season, sponsor Extenze announced Tuesday.