NASCAR Cup Series

Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, displayed a remarkable will to win on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) as he scored his second NASCAR Sprint Cup series (NSCS) win in a row, and his fifth win of 2012. Johnson led seven times for a race-high 168 laps; and was able to pass and hold off his closest championship rival, Brad Keselowski, for the win in a furious battle in the final laps after a green/white/checkered finish.

Turner Motorsports welcomed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) driver Ryan Newman behind the wheel of the No.30 Great Clips Chevrolet Impala this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Making his third career start at the 1.5-mile oval and first start of the 2012 season for Turner Motorsports, Newman was poised to bring the team a solid finish.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. thought he could win the AAA Texas 500 on Sunday night but he needed one of two things to happen. The...

Seven weeks ago Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski started the Chase by finishing first and second at Chicago. In doing so, they traded words...

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 2nd CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THOSE LAST LAPS? "Obviously there was a pretty good fight there and Jimmie (Johnson) had some good speed, so did Kyle (Busch). Those two were really good. I think our three cars were the three cars to beat all day long. We had a run there where we got out front and had a shot at it."

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: YOU GUYS WENT BARE KNUCKLES THOSE FINAL TWO RESTARTS. YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO LET YOUR DRIVING DO THE TALKING WHAT KIND OF STATEMENT WERE YOU MAKING WITH THAT FINAL RESTART? “It was an awesome race. Great way to put it and the gloves are off and it’s bare knuckle fighting."

Kyle Busch (third) was the first Toyota Camry driver to the finish line in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Jimmie Johnson won from the pole for the second week in a row on Sunday in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

MATT KENSETH, No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion (Finished 4th) – YOU REALLY BATTLED BACK, HOW DID YOU DO IT? “It was Jimmy and those guys that made some really good decisions for adjustments and pit stops and we had some fairly decent restarts and got back in it. I didn’t think we would ever be standing here with a top-five the way our day started. We started way off and these guys never gave up. They battled hard all day long and got me a good finish.”

Michael Annett was poised to bring home another top-five or top-10 finish in Saturday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, running a strong race with a fast Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang all evening. Unfortunately, a late-race incident didn’t allow the No. 43 team to earn the finish they deserved.