NASCAR Cup Series

Regan Smith, driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet in the NASCARSprint Cup Series, pulled off one of the most surprising victories of the 2011 season when he held off a hard-charging Carl Edwards on old tires to win the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

For most of the 62 years that the Wood Brothers have been competing in NASCAR, races truly were a test of man and machine.

he green flag drops on the 2012 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race in just 16 days, yet six drivers currently in the top 20 in points are on the outside looking in. Jeff Burton (20th), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2nd), Joey Logano (15th), Jamie McMurray (18th), Juan Pablo Montoya (16th) and Martin Truex Jr. (5th) might need to rely on the Sprint Fan Vote to earn their way into the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

Roush Fenway moves into Talladega holding the point lead in the Sprint Cup Series with Greg Biffle and only two points out of the lead in the Nationwide Series with Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Golden Corral will come back on board the Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) No. 36 Chevrolet for the superspeedway races this season.

Darian Grubb, crew chief for the No. 11 FedEx Toyota driven by Denny Hamlin, has been named the first quarter winner of the KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL* Crew Chief Spotlight Award.

Last weekend at Richmond after the controversy that surrounded the restart with Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart, followed by the debris caution for supposedly a water bottle, it was Kyle Busch who came out on top. The win marked his first win of the season and his 24th win in 266 starts.

We all knew that the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the Richmond International Raceway had the potential of becoming very lively and entertaining. After all, the basic premise of this race featured the concept of 43 cars stacked up on a three quarter mile oval and, as we all know, NASCAR style short track racing can present genuine surprises within a fraction of a second.

A week after responding to fan requests by making major changes to the track surface, Bristol Motor Speedway General Manager Jerry Caldwell today announced the next BMS fan initiative.

Fastenal will sponsor all three Roush Fenway Racing entries in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 27. The Fastenal paint schemes for Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth will also incorporate the “NASCAR Unites – An American Salute” red, white and blue theme.