NASCAR Cup Series

With Martinsville (Va.) Speedway known for its short-track shenanigans and the wild bumping and banging style of racing, Justin Loftonand the No. 6 Weekends Warriors Productions / Lofton Cattle Chevrolet battled inside the top 10 for most of the afternoon on Saturday; however, with just three laps to go, Lofton suffered a punctured left rear tire. Fighting to hold on to the truck, Lofton spun on lap 199, but managed to hobble across the finish line to end the day on the lead lap and in the 19th position.

Martinsville Speedway has been a thorn in Kyle Busch’s side lately, but in Sunday afternoon's Tums Fast Relief 500 he nearly pulled it out. Busch rebounded from an early spin to finish second to Jimmie Johnson, unable to make a move on the eventual winner and new point leader during the race’s final five lap dash.

A costly midrace spin-out as a result of his car getting tagged on the tight Martinsville Speedway oval spoiled another strong driving effort by Kurt Busch, who fought back to a 15th-place finish in Sunday’s Tums Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway.

Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, rose to the occasion once again to collect his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup career win at Martinsville Speedway; and his first in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Johnson led eight times for a race-high 193 laps; and held-off stiff competition on the final restart en route to victory of the TUMS Fast Relief 500, round 33 on the 2012 tour.

Jimmie Johnson would take the lead late in the TUMS Fast Relief 500 to take the victory and the points lead, two points ahead of Brad Keselowski.

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

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 6th IF YOU GO ON AND WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, IT MAY BE BECAUSE OF THE 'MIRACLE OF MARTINSVILLE': "This team has a tremendous amount of heart and I'm just proud of them. This championship is going to come down to Homestead. You just have to be in position where you've got a shot at it and we're doing the things it's going to take to be in contention at Homestead. We've got Texas coming up, very similar to Chicago. I'm sure it's going to be a duel.

Jimmie Johnson held off Kyle Busch in the closing laps of the TUMS Fast Relief 500 Sunday afternoon to claim his seventh Martinsville Speedway victory and take over the Chase for the Sprint Cup points lead.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET – WINNER - THIS IS YOUR FIRST RACE IN THE CHASE THIS SEASON. YOU TOLD US THIS WAS GOING TO BE THE DAY YOU WOULD WALK OUT OF HERE IN CHAMPIONSHIP FORM. YOU ARE NOW THE POINT LEADER BY TWO POINTS. WHAT GOT IT DONE TODAY? “We just had a great race car. And I think we’ve also learned our lesson here in the past in not pitting late and that certainly came into play and we made the right decision there."

Jimmie Johnson continues his dominance at Martinsville winning from the pole position in the Tums 500. Johnson led 193 laps en route to his seventh win and 19th top ten finish in just 22 starts at the legendary track. More importantly, he leaves Martinsville with a two point lead over Brad Keselowski.