NASCAR Cup Series

What a difference a few months can make. Bowman has gone from being jobless in January to joining JR Motorsports for eight XFINITY races to becoming the interim driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. for what will be 10 Sprint Cup Series events.

Kevin Harvick was a virtual non-factor at a track he's practically owned the deed to as of late, and not even a top-five finish was enough to transfer him to the championship race for the third straight year.

However, at the end of the day, the history of sports is full of dark horses that managed to surprise everyone and there are lots of unexpected wins in general.

Never-Give-Up Attitude Leads Paul Menard and the No. 27 Chevrolet Team to a 10th-Place Finish at Phoenix International Raceway "I'm proud of my team and the never-give-up attitude they showed today."

Joey Logano’s 1st place finish clinched the 22 a spot in the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Ford Championship Weekend. Logano looks for his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.

Jimmie Johnson heads to Homestead as part of the Championship Four with chance to capture record-tying seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title

After leading the Roush Fenway Racing qualifying efforts, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. battled back to take the checkered flag in the 23rd position after an untimely caution following a green flag pit-stop cost him a lap to the leaders in Sunday’s Can-Am 500(k) at Phoenix Raceway.

Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion, recorded a 28th-place finish in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) event at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday afternoon.

Greg Biffle made his 500th consecutive start Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. Biffle was looking at a solid top-10 finish until damage to the nose on a restart sent him to pit road for repairs. Biffle was able to keep his No. 16 Performance Plus Motor Oil Ford Fusion on the lead lap the entire race and in the end survived two green-white-checkered overtime restarts to cross the finish line 16th.

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 JIMMY JOHN’S CHEVROLET SS – Finished 4th - WHAT WAS LACKING TODAY? WHAT MORE DID YOU NEED TO GET IT DONE HERE TODAY? “We just started way too far off on Friday."