NASCAR Cup Series

Kevin Harvick, aiming to extend his hot streak in the desert, roared to the Coors Light Pole Award in Friday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How do you feel about the car here at Phoenix? "We just raced here not too many races ago – we had a decent run there. We actually had a bad run, but we finished well. It's a different package, different setup for us that we're trying."

KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media following the first practice session and discussed how it felt to be back in the car.

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 JIMMY JOHN’S/BUDWEISER CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed his relationship with his crew chief, Rodney Childers, his approach to the season now that the No. 4 team has a win and many other topics.

This weekend the racing action continues as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series head to Phoenix International Raceway. The Camping World Truck Series will return to the track March 28 at Martinsville.

I’m still amazed at how popular this person is, in spite of having little to show for it after two years in full-time Sprint Cup competition.

The STP 500 race weekend at Martinsville Speedway is just two weeks away but great seats still remain for the first NASCAR Sprint Cup short-track event of the year.

I don't often get fired up about things in NASCAR, but today I did. The news that NASCAR had reinstated Kurt Busch without him going through their rehabilitation program and the driver’s smug interview upon that reinstatement has my blood boiling.

After an off week for me I decided that I could not stay out of the Kurt Busch debacle. NASCAR announced today that, according to the press release, “effectively immediately, the indefinite suspension of Kurt Busch has been lifted.

Two races in with a new rules package, and what positive affects has it had on the racing to date? Well, not much from what I can see, especially side by side dueling up front.