Hendrick remains the team to beat in the NASCAR Cup Series

Before teams even got to Richmond (Va.) Raceway, Hendrick Motorsports had gotten a big lift last Wednesday when an appeals panel restored the driver, owner and playoff points that NASCAR had stripped from all four of its Cup teams.
Last month, NASCAR penalized all four teams for unapproved modifications of a single-sourced supplied part (hood louvers).
The appeals panel kept the $100,000 …Keep reading