NASCAR Cup Series

Realistically Jimmie Johnson’s run at a sixth straight championship ended before Phoenix but he was officially eliminated from contention on Sunday afternoon.

Ryan Newman came from the rear of the field to claim a fifth-place finish in Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500k Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway.

Roush Fenway Racing’s Carl Edwards held his ground with a second-place finish in Sunday’s Sprint Cup Race at Phoenix International Raceway and will take a three-point lead into next week’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Kasey Kahne claimed his first victory of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season while Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart spent the afternoon in such close proximity at Phoenix International Raceway that they maintained the same three-point margin of their thrilling battle in the tightest Chase in history.

Camry driver Kasey Kahne earned his first win of the season in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at the recently redesigned Phoenix International Raceway.

It is down to two drivers in the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup following today's race at Phoenix International Raceway. Tony Stewart powered his No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet to a third place finish to remain just three points out of the lead as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway next week for the season finale.

Only one finish guarantees Carl Edwards his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship – a victory in Sunday’s season-finale Ford 400.

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBIL 1/OFFICE DEPOT CHEVROLET – FINISHED 3RD: YOUR CREW CHIEF, DARIAN GRUBB, APOLOGIZED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT; WHAT HAPPENED? “Well, he shouldn’t apologize for it. We just made another air pressure change and we finally got too far on it."

CAN YOU GIVE US OPENING STATEMENT GOING INTO HOMESTEAD WITH TONY THREE POINTS BEHIND YOU, YOU ARE THE ONLY TWO IN CONTENTION AND THIS IS THE THIRD CLOSEST CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE GOING INTO HOMESTEAD IN NASCAR HISTORY. “That is cool. I couldn’t ask for anything more. It is going to be fun. It is neat to go to Homestead and race it out. I am sure these guys are going to be good down there."

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 18th “We had a really good Dodge Charger at the first of the race and felt like we had a car to win it. As the race progressed, just lost the handle on it. Lost a bunch of spots on pit road and I just didn’t execute at the end of the race.”