Kurt Busch

After the sounds of the US Marine Drum and Bugle Corps playing the National Anthem and the command to start engines by surviving war hero and race namesake Staff Sergeant Matthew Hansen faded, Saturday night racing was officially underway at Richmond International Raceway.

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.

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

Edwards took two tires on the final pit stop with 33 laps remaining and held off Tony Stewart, who took four, to win at Las Vegas.

Regan Smith has been described by Mark McCardle, managing director of competition for Furniture Row Racing, as one of the best-kept secrets in the garage area.

Well the long awaited start to the season is in the history books. The racing was long hard and not overly exciting at times. History did indeed repeat itself. But not the history folks believed would repeat.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series dreams really do come true. Bayne became the youngest winner of "The Great American Race", the Daytona 500.

The new Paralyzed Veterans of America initiative, supported by NASCAR, is called 'Mission Able'.

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

Kurt Busch will make his first NHRA Full Throttle Series start at the 42nd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornational on March 11-13 at the Gainsville Raceway in Florida.