NASCAR Cup Series

Streaks are an integral part of the sporting world. A common theme with streaks, though, is that they often are not very surprising.

The performance was better than the result for Regan Smith, who finished 18th in Saturday's IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Bristol Motor Speedway's late summer NASCAR Sprint Cup Series night race is typically known for the sparks that fly and tempers that flare, but this Saturday night's race was relatively calm and featured several dominant performances from a variety of drivers.

Martin Truex Jr. (second) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Tennessee's Bristol Motor Speedway.

Brad Keselowski held off Martin Truex Jr. on Saturday night to win the Sprint Cup Series Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET - FINISHED 3RD: WHAT A BATTLE WITH MARTIN TRUEX JR. TALK ABOUT THOSE LAST 50 OR SO LAPS "Oh, it was an incredible battle."

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 1st YOU HAD NEVER WON HERE BEFORE; WHAT TURNED IT AROUND? "An awesome race car. An awesome race team."

6th Matt Kenseth 9th Carl Edwards 10th Marcos Ambrose 12th AJ Allmendinger 20th David Ragan 24th David Gilliland 25th Andy Lally 27th David Starr 31st Greg Biffle 34th Terry Labonte 37th Travis Kvapil

Roush Fenway Racing’s Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards each clinched a berth in the 2011 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup ‘playoff’.

With his win in Saturday's IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski closes out the list of qualified finalists who can earn a $3 million payout in the Sprint Summer Showdown presented by HTC EVOT 3D.