NASCAR Cup Series

In the NASCAR season’s longest race of the year, here is what was surprising and not surprising from the 53rd running of the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The weather was perfect, if not hot, and the pre-race show was amazing. No one does the patriotic opening act like Charlotte Motor Speedway, so why was the attendance so bad?

During the Fox Sports broadcast of the Coca Cola 600 we frequently heard the term "the Kahne train." It was very appropriate because we all watched driver Kasey Kahne unload approximately four months of NASCAR frustration at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

In Sunday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch finished second and third, respectively.

NASCAR drivers Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle battle on the race track just about every weekend, but this summer the pair is locked in a fierce battle in the Sherwin-Williams Planet Color® All-Star Charity Challenge.

Scott Speed and Leavine Family Racing continued to evolve as a race team last Sunday at the Coca-Cola 600 by making huge gains in speed with each practice session and persevering through mechanical issues during the race.

No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. and his NAPA KNOW HOW crew have knocked on the door of victory lane several times this season. With his hometown of Mayetta, N.J. just 131 miles from this weekend’s Autism Speaks 400 at Dover International Speedway.

Pocono Raceway today announced new, fan-driven additions to the June 8-10 Pocono 400 race weekend schedule. These events include a NASCAR Driver Autograph Session with Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, Regan Smith and Kurt Busch, and Question and Answer Sessions with drivers Carl Edwards and Martin Truex, Jr.

0 – fewest cautions (6/6/71), 1 – fewest cars on lead lap at finish (11 times, most recent 9/15/91)

DOVER HOLDS PLENTY OF (GOOD & BAD) MEMORIES FOR LOGANO: Dover International Speedway, conveniently nicknamed the “Monster Mile” holds a bunch of memories for Joey Logano, both good and bad.