Jimmie Johnson

Edwards paired up with Roush Fenway teammate Greg Biffle late at Talladega, and led with two laps to go before finishing sixth following a chaotic shuffling on the final lap.

At one of the longest tracks on the NASCAR Cup circuit, 2.66 miles to be exact, where lead changes abound and Dale Earnhardt still rules with ten wins, here is what was surprising and not surprising in the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Even a Tornado didn’t phase Talladega. She stood through the wind and the rain with her ever foreboding presence.

Carl Edwards: Edwards took third at Texas, passing Tony Stewart’s gassed out car on the final lap, as Roush Fenway Racing placed all four cars in the top 7.

Pit road is sometimes the worst place for a driver as they can lose a lot of time, and sometimes it can be the best place.

Kyle Busch: After leading 151 laps and finishing third at Fontana last week, Busch duplicated the feat at Martinsville, leading 151 of 500 laps and coming home third.

At Martinsville’s version of the ‘paper clip’, NASCAR’s elite made their own history at one of the most storied tracks on the circuit.

NASCAR Camping World Truck teammates Matt Crafton and Johnny Sauter are hoping to put their own brand of 'Thor' in their team, ThorSportRacing.

Here is what was surprising and not surprising in the purposely shorter Auto Club 400, down in length by 20% and 100 miles from last year:

Well, we learned that those we had watched up front most of the day were not destined to finish up there.