NASCAR Cup Series

Good time for grilling: "We've got Kingsford Charcoal on our Chevrolet for the first time this season," Allmendinger said. "It's the perfect timing because Daylight Saving Time (Sunday, March 9) is around the corner. What are you going to do with your extra hour of daylight? It's a great opportunity to get out and grill."

Viva Las Vegas...Justin Allgaier will be making his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) in the No. 51 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevy.

Leavine Family Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ... Team owner Bob Leavine has one start at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where Leavine and the Concord, N.C.-based organization finished 41st a year ago.

Three-For-All: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) teams will make the first attempt at “knock-out style” qualifying at a track longer than 1.25 miles this weekend at LVMS.

Kurt Busch announced today that he will be attempting to do the Indianapolis 500-Coca Cola 600 double. The 35-year-old will attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 for Andretti Autosport, while running the Coca Cola 600 later that same day in his No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing.

Two-time Las Vegas winner Jeff Burton will make his season debut this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as this marks the beginning of a part-time campaign for Burton in this season, who will be retiring at the end of the season to join NBC Sports' broadcast team in 2015.

Edwards has two wins at the 1.5 mile track, one in 2008 and the other in 2011

With the first knock out qualifying of the season and special guests like AJ Foyt celebrating the 50th anniversary of Phoenix International Speedway, here is what else was surprising and not surprising from The Profit on CNBC 500 presented by Small Business Fueling America.

With winning a necessity to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup in 2014, NASCAR has some decisions to make. With the inspection process much simpler this season, it leaves some possible rule changes open for discussion.

In 1949, Red Byron and Bob Flock each won two of the eight races run that inaugural NASCAR season. Bryon had more points, so he was the champion. The next year they ran 19 events with Curtis Turner winning four, Dick Linder had three, but one race winner Bill Rexford was king, and so it began.