NASCAR Cup Series

TOYOTA TIDBITS DISECTING DEGA: Camry driver Kyle Busch escaped a race-changing, last-lap wreck at Talladega Superspeedway to claim a third-place result in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race in Alabama. Busch was riding in the middle of the pack on the last lap when the race leaders made contact and spun, resulting in an accident that involved more than half of the field.

Denny Hamlin avoided a last-lap wreck and piloted the No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota to a 14th place finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. With the result, Hamlin remains third in the Chase for the Sprint Cup points standings, 23 markers behind Brad Keselowski after four of 10 playoff races. The No. 17 of Matt Kenseth crossed the finish line ahead of the pack to claim the checkered flag.

Former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kurt Busch will make his Furniture Row Racing debut in Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Fans from around the globe will converge on Charlotte Motor Speedway this week for an exciting week of racing, culminating Saturday with the 53rd running of the Bank of America 500.

Sprint Cup races at Charlotte Motor Speedway are something to look forward to for members of nearly every team, as the track is within a few miles of most NASCAR race shops, which gives drivers and crews a chance to perform in front of the home town folks.

Talladega Recap: Jamie McMurray had one of his best races of the season before it abruptly ended with just five laps remaining as the result of an on-track incident while he was running in fourth-position. It was his second appearance of the season at Talladega Superspeedway on the 10th anniversary of his first-ever NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career start. The No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet started the 500-mile race in 24th-position and ran with the lead pack all race long, leading more laps than any other driver, before the wreck resulted in a 34th-place finish for McMurray.

With Chase race four at Talladega delivering on its reputation as the ‘wild card’ and ‘game changer’ in the championship battle, here is what else was surprising and not surprising from the 44th running of the Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500.

Keselowski survived the last-lap pileup at Talladega intact and finished seventh. He remained on top of the Sprint Cup point standings and leads Jimmie Johnson by 14.

A Chevrolet driver has won three (3) of the last five (5) races at Charlotte Motor Speedway A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway 29 times Team Chevy drivers have scored 177 top-five and 350 top-10 finishes at Charlotte A Chevrolet has led 11,986 laps (31.8% of possible 37,638 laps) at Charlotte Motor Speedway

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