RC NASCAR Cup

Aric Almirola has been released from the University of Kansas Medical Center after suffering a compression fracture to his T5 Vertebra in a vicious three-car wreck late in the Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway.

Almirola was alert after the accident as safety professionals removed him from the car. He was transported by helicopter to a local medical facility for evaluation. He is in stable condition and will be held overnight for further observation.

A pass for the lead with just over 20 laps remaining in the Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway proved crucial to Martin Truex Jr. on his drive to winning in his team's backyard.

Ryan Blaney scored his first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole Award Friday at Kansas Speedway. Blaney raced to the top of the qualifying leaderboard with a lap of 189.600 mph in his No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford to earn his first pole in 64 Cup starts.

Kyle Busch topped the chart in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Kansas Speedway. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the fastest with a time of 28.279 and a speed of 187.963 mph.

Clint Bowyer last won a race nearly five years ago and his career slowly started to dip until he hit rock bottom last season. Now he's back to posting competitive numbers and looks to end his long winless drought.

Martin Truex Jr. topped the chart in first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Kansas Speedway. The driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota was the fastest with a time of 29.179 and a speed of 185.065 mph.

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the Camping World Truck Series travel to Kansas Speedway this weekend. The Truck Series race is set for Friday at 8:30 p.m. while the Cup Series Go Bowling 400 will close out the activities Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. Both events will be televised on FS1.

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Over a dozens cars were collected in the "Big One" in the winding laps of the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Coming to the white flag, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was running second. Coming to the checkered flag, he was leading and scored the victory.