NASCAR Cup Series

When Casey Mears and the GEICO team unloaded their #13 Ford Fusion at Kansas Speedway for practice on Friday, they quickly found themselves in a battle.

Race fans who want to get up close and personal with today’s NASCAR stars, look no further than Darlington Raceway’s hospitality options for 2012.

Martin Truex Jr. has been on his game this season, with six Top 10 and three Top 5 finishes, including winning the pole award at Texas Motor Speedway. He has been oh so close to victory lane, but just hasn’t been able to get his second Sprint Cup career win.

Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) salvaged a decent points day after the transmission stuck on David Reutimann’s No. 10 Accell Construction Chevrolet at Kansas Speedway.

Charlotte Motor Speedway will wave the green flag on its mega month of May with One Hot Fan Night, a free event featuring appearances by NASCAR celebrities and a showing of the historic 1992 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on the world’s largest HDTV.

Dover International Speedway and FedEx, with the help of the NASCAR Foundation, is offering an amazing race day experience package via online auction that includes the opportunity to serve as Honorary Starter and wave the green flag to start the June 3, 2012 “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

AJ Allmendinger’s first career pole with Penske Racing last weekend at Kansas Speedway earned him his third career starting berth in next year’s Daytona Shootout at Daytona International Speedway.

Richard Childress Racing teammates finished sixth(Kevin Harvick), 18th (Paul Menard) and 22nd (Jeff Burton). With 122 passes, Kevin Harvick was scored first in the NASCAR Loop Data category Green Flag Passes. Harvick ranked third Fastest Drivers Late in a Run, with a speed of 164.822 mph.

Tony Stewart picked up 10 spots from where he started to finish a respectable 13th in the STP 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.

Ryan Newman finished 20th in the STP 400 Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., after he was forced to the pits for an unscheduled stop with what he thought was a deflating tire with just 70 laps remaining.