NASCAR Cup Series

5-hour ENERGY Toyota driver Clint Bowyer heads to Phoenix International Raceway this weekend knowing just a little more about the character of his team after a long couple weeks in Daytona.

Hendrick Motorsports will appeal sanctions announced today by NASCAR related to the No. 48 Sprint Cup Series team.

NASCAR has issued penalties, suspensions and fines to the No. 48 team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as a result of rules infractions found on Feb. 17 during opening day inspection for the Daytona 500.

TOYOTA TIDBITS TRIO OF TOP-10S AT DAYTONA: Toyota driver Denny Hamlin earned a fourth-place finish in Monday night's rain- delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Daytona 500, leading a race-high 57 (of 202) laps.

Carl Edwards on racing at Phoenix: “I love going to Phoenix. The weather looks like it’s going to be great, and I’m really excited to see how the track has aged over the winter."

Follow @55markmartin on Twitter and you’ll quickly learn about one of his passions in life beyond racing - music. The 53-year-old uses music to energize the physical training that’s allowed him to win 40 races during a 30-year NASCAR Sprint Cup career.

EXPRESS NOTES: Daytona 500 Recap: Denny Hamlin led a race-high 57 (of 202) laps in Monday’s rain-postponed Daytona 500, finishing fourth in the #11 FedEx Express Toyota for his best-career result in the ‘Great American Race.’

Coming into Speedweeks 2012, things were looking up for Danica Patrick as it was supposed to be a weekend of learning and a weekend...

Often called the Great American Race, this year’s 2012 Daytona 500 was most certainly one of the most memorable ones, including buckets of rain, a major conflagration, and even texting direct from the track.

Okay, just what in sam hill was that? In the end, it was Matt Kenseth being chased by Greg Biffle and Dale Earnhardt Jr coming home, with all appearing to have a shot at the win.