NASCAR Cup Series

Kevin Harvick: Harvick struggled with handling issues at Bristol, finishing 14th, the last car on the lead lap in the Irwin Tools Night Race.

Red Bull Racing driver Brian Vickers, announced Saturday that he been medically released to return to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series next season.

So, what did we learn at Bristol? Well, we learned that sometimes it is a place where, using the term coined by Brad Keselowski, a-holes always win.

Some thought it could never be done, and until this weekend, it had not, but the Bristol night race weekend of 2010 belongs to Kyle Busch.

At Bristol, anything can happen and usually does, from short track temper tantrums, to tire troubles and overall beating and banging.

After Ryan Newman had a week to think about last Sunday’s incident between himself and Joey Logano, he said after he got out of his car following the final Sprint Cup Series practice session that he still thinks it was a case of Logano running out of talent and spinning him out.

Jimmie Johnson surprised the fans and other drivers alike when he turned a fast lap of 15.540-seconds for 123.475 mph to claim the pole for the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Greg and Nicole Biffle have more than racing in common as a NASCAR couple. They are also passionate about pets, especially pets in crisis or those in danger of being euthanized because of abuse or neglect.

David Ragan, driver of the No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing, has just one word for racing under the lights at Bristol. To Ragan, it is just “thrilling”.

Four-time NASCAR Champion and driver of the No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet for Hendrick Motor Sports has one mission in mind at this weekend’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway.