SM Staff

Although Denny Hamlin’s mother Mary Lou spends almost every weekend at the track, working her son’s merchandise hauler and interacting with the fans, she cherished a very special moment this past weekend at Pocono.

With the upcoming tire test in Martinsville for the 2013 season only a few short days away, it became evident when only three of the four manufacturers who represent NASCAR’s Sprint Cup that one would not be fielding a team next season.

The terrible events that followed the rain shortened race at Pocono were puzzling to me on Sunday. I’ve been to many sporting events over the years, and once severe weather is in the area of the stadium, evacuation is always the first step.

NASCAR's 2012 silly season is in full swing. It's that time of the racing season where we all try to sort out garage rumors regarding what driver is moving to what team backed by what sponsor.

Parker Kligerman was released today by Brad Keselowski racing after two years of racing the No.29 truck. BKR spokesman Tony Caponigro confirmed the change today, saying, “Parker will not be in the No. 29 Truck at Michigan.

Speed, Competition, Thrill, Excitement. It's why thousands of race fans like you and I, flock to various events week in and week out. Our love for the sport drives our passion to attend events.

In a race delayed by rain at the start and then called later for severe thunderstorms, one driver weathered the storms to collect his first victory of the season.

Jeff Gordon was leading at the right time when the rain came back. Gordon was in front after a restart crash and won the Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway. The race was called for rain at lap 98.

Last week Elliott Sadler experienced one of the lowest lows ever inside a race car. Leading in the final laps and pulling away from Brad Keselowski in the inaugural NNS race at Indianapolis.

After getting the black flag last week race at Indianapolis' inaugural 250, Elliot Sadler kept it together this weekend and won Saturday's race at Iowa Speedway.