Everything You Need to Know About the Portland Racing Weekend.

NASCAR Cup teams have paid nearly $1 million in fines this season, more than triple what they paid last season for inspection-related infractions. The money goes to the NASCAR Foundation. Stewart-Haas Racing was the latest Cup team to be penalized. Elton Sawyer, NASCAR senior vice president of competition, said this week that if violations continue, the sanctioning body will respond. Sawyer also noted that the “culture” of race teams needs to change with the Next Gen car. Corey LaJoie gets to drive a Hendrick Motorsports car this weekend due to Chase Elliott’s one-race suspension. Craftsman Truck Series driver Carson Hocevar will make his Cup debut in LaJoie’s No. 7 car for Spire Motorsports.