Kasey Kahne

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.

With the honors of hosting the first night race of the 2011 season, here is what was surprising and not surprising in the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

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.

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:

Stenhouse Jr. who took the top spot for the day with a speed of 126.071 mph.

Kasey Kahne wins the Too Tough To Tame 200. In his four truck starts, he has three wins a second place finish.

Kurt Busch went two for two at Daytona, wining the first of two Gatorade Duel races after his Bud Shootout victory.

Not a good analogy? Still confused?  Ok, lets look at it from a racing perspective.

There is no doubt that Kasey Kahne is ready to put this past season behind him, from the turmoil at Richard Petty Motorsports to his abrupt departure and early arrival to his new team, Red Bull Racing.