Brad Keselowski took his first win of the season with a dominant performance at the Bristol Motor Speedway, his first since winning the night race at the Tennessee speed-bowl last summer. ‘Special K’ led more laps than anyone else on his way to victory lane, but was made to work hard for it with the Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth and a gaggle of Michael Waltrip Racing Toyotas on his tail throughout the closing stages.
Tony Stewart bounced back after an ECU problem spoiled his day at Phoenix last week to take his first ever victory at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
After Elliott Sadler pulled out of his deal with Michael Waltrip Racing to drive its no.55 for 6 races, Brian Vickers has been given the opportunity to make his racing return.
After a strong fourth place showing at Daytona, Denny Hamlin continued his flying start to the season by wrapping up victory at Phoenix for his 18th career win
NASCAR has docked Jimmie Johnson 25 points and banned crew chief Chad Knaus for 6 races after the no.48 Hendrick Motorsport Chevrolet was found to be running illegal C-Posts before practice for the Budweiser Shootout.
After beating fire and rain, Matt Kenseth was able to hold off his Roush-Fenway Ford team-mate Greg Biffle and a charging Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the delayed Daytona 500 on Monday night.
Incessant rain on Sunday meant the Daytona 500 has rescheduled for Monday the first time in its 54-year history. Carl Edwards will start from pole alongside Roush-Fenway team-mate Greg Biffle, with defending Cup champion Tony Stewart and 2003 champion Matt Kenseth on the second row by virtue of their Gatorade Duel wins.
The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup championship kicks off this weekend with the Daytona 500. Tony Stewart is the defending champion after last year’s super-close close finish, but who can challenge him.
Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth took victory – and a second row start for the Daytona 500 – away from the Gatorade Duels, as the pair of 60 lap races offered a glimpse into what to expect from Sunday’s big race.
Danica Patrick has walked away from a final lap accident in the first Gatorade Duel at Daytona International Speedway.
Carl Edwards led a Ford – and Roush-Fenway Racing – sweep of the front row for next weekend’s Daytona 500 as he and Greg Biffle locked themselves into the top starting spots for the NASCAR Sprint Cup opener.
Kyle Busch celebrated his Budweiser Shootout infront of crowds cheering – not jeering. Is this the start of reputation rebuilding by ‘Rowdy’ Busch?
It has been announced that the eligibility criteria for the Budweiser Shootout will return to the traditional format used between 1979 and 2008 ahead of the 2013 running of the event. The new rules dictate that only previous Shootout winners and pole-winners from the previous season will be eligible.
Kyle Busch won the closest Budweiser Shootout in history last night in a race marred by several frightening accidents, which included Jeff Gordon barrel-rolling down the front stretch.
Reigning Daytona 500 champion Trevor Bayne drove a #21 Wood Brothers Ford Fusion showcar along a cloudy Daytona Beach yesterday to kick off the Speedweeks proceedings.
Amid a flurry of last minute deals for the 2012 running of the Daytona 500, David Reutimann has announced that he will have a guaranteed grid slot, driving the #93 BK Racing Toyota Camry.
Robby Gordon has announced that he will return to NASCAR competition with his own team, Robby Gordon Motorsports, for the 2012 running of the Daytona 500.
