Barry Albert

Matt Kenseth's engine failed inspection after his win on Sunday at Kansas Speedway and NASCAR hit the No. 20 team hard this week with penalties. Kenseth lashed back during his press conference at Richmond International Raceway on Thursday.

Denny Hamlin will remain out of the Joe Gibbs Racing No.11 at Richmond International Raceway this weekend as doctors say he needs to wait at least another week.

Jimmie Johnson captured his 62nd career Sprint Cup Series victory on Sunday’s in the STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Johnson led 346 laps in route to his eighth win and 20th top-10 finish in 23 races at Martinsville.

Jeff Gordon drove the No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet to a second place finish on Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway and placed himself into the chase for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.

Currently sitting in third-place in the Sprint Cup Series points standings, Matt Kenseth heads into Richmond International Raceway already locked in the chase and focused on his current No. 17 team and not his future No. 20 team at Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR).

Kyle Busch held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the final restart, ending his 20 race winless streak on Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway.

Mark Martin qualified late and captured the pole for Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series Capital City 400 at Richmond International Raceway with a lap of 128.327 MPH (21.04 secs).

Polesitter Moffitt held off Chase Elliott and Corey LaJoie on the final green-white-checkered restart in a photo finish by .011 seconds. This was Moffitt's fifth career win.

Ryan Newman holds off AJ Allmendinger on the final green-white-checkered restart on Sunday to win the Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

Kevin Harvick dominated Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race by leading a series-record 248 of the 250 laps run at Martinsville Speedway.