It was Jimmie Johnson's race to lose when the final caution of the Hollywood Casino 400 flew on lap 266 sending the race into a green-white-checkered scenario.
A pit-road speeding penalty in Sunday's Hollywood 400 Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway was a momentum stopper for Regan Smith, who took the checkered flag in 24th-place.
Jimmie Johnson, with his win in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, clinched the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturers' Cup for Chevrolet, which now has won the title 35 times.
JIMMIE JOHNSON NO.48 LOWES'S CHEVROLET - RACE WINNER, ON HIS RACE - "This sport is so tough, look at all the second places we have this year, we have been close but just have not got the job done."
BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished Third "Another solid day for us. It just makes you kick yourself for last week at Dover for having the trouble that we did. We've had top-five cars each and every week."
Roush Fenway Racing’s Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards finished fourth and fifth respectively in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway to lead three Roush Fenway Fords in the top eight.
YOU ARE THE NEW POINTS LEADER BY ONE POINT OVER KEVIN HARVICK. HOW DOES THAT FEEL GOING INTO CHARLOTTE NEXT WEEK? "I feel grateful. That was very, very bad at the beginning of that race."
With Jimmie Johnson's performance today at Kansas Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports recorded its 199th points-paying win in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition, putting the organization one victory away from a major milestone.
Funny Car points leader Austin Prock powered to his first career victory at the U.S. Nationals, defeating back-to-back winner Ron Capps in the final round of the 70th annual Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals on Monday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Steve Torrence and his CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster came up just short of another Wally Trophy Monday afternoon at the Toyota U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.
Nikko Reger and Shehan Chandrasoma Recover from Early Setbacks in Both Saturday Sunday Super Trofeo Sprints at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in the No. 21 Lamborghini Austin Lamborghini Huracan Evo2