SM Staff

When ABC television’s Wide World of Sports first coined the phrase, “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat,” some 40 years ago.

The diehard racing fans were treated well on Sunday with two, dramatic final lap passes. And when I say final lap, I actually mean passes coming out of the final turn.

The Coca-Cola 600 is a race where sometimes the strangest things can happen. That's what the great races in any series are. And it is no different in NASCAR's longest race.

Dan Wheldon took advantage of a mistake by rookie JR Hildebrand, who hit the wall coming out of the final turn while leading, to win the 100th annual Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

Kevin Harvick led the last 500 feet of the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway after leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of fuel. Earnhardt Jr. just came up a little short of snapping his nearly three-year losing streak.

It was barely a year ago at this same track, for this same exact race under the same circumstances that Andretti Autosport driver Danica Patrick, was blasting her team for an ill handling car and slow qualifying speeds for the IZOD IndyCar series biggest race of the season.

Matt Kenseth was the last car to qualify this morning for the 30th running of the Top Gear 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

On Miller Lite Carb Day, Scott Dixon led the final practice session with a quick lap of 225.474mph. "It's more of just a systems check," Dixon said, who will start second on Sunday.

If winning the pole for the Indianapolis 500 and Firestone Freedom 100 wasn't enough for Sam Schmidt Motorsports, Josef Newgarden brought home the victory in today's Firestone Freedom 100 for the team.

I am extremely excited for this week’s edition of Matty’s Picks, not only because I get to brag about my spot on pick in last week’s Sprint All-Star race, but because this Sunday is one of my favorite days out of the entire year.