SPRINT CUP SERIES

2nd May 2010

RICHMOND, Va.—Frustration continued to dog Jeff Gordon, but on Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, it was polesitter Kyle Busch—not four-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson—who kept Gordon out of Victory Lane.

Busch surged past Gordon after a restart with five laps left in the Crown Royal Heath Calhoun 400 and cleared Gordon's Chevrolet to the outside through Turns 3...

27th Apr 2010

Daytona Beach, FL, United States (AHN) - One-quarter of the way into the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, four-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson is right where he started off the year -- up front.

Nine races into the season Johnson sits atop the points standings with 1,323 and behind him by 26 points is Kevin Harvick (1,291), who pulled off his first Cup win in over three...

25th Apr 2010

Talladega, AL, United States (AHN) - It may take a drag race finish, but Kevin Harvick knows how to win on superspeedways.

Harvick, who had not been victorious in 115 races, edged Jamie McMurray at the finish line to win Sunday's Aaron's 449 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Rolling off third on the final restart, Harvick latched on to McMurray for the...

25th Apr 2010

TALLADEGA, ALA. – It's a matter of inches at Talladega Superspeedway. Every lap. NASCAR's superstars run inches apart, lap after lap.

It was only fitting that Sunday's race, called the Aaron's 499, was decided by inches. Mere inches at 195 miles per hour.

Kevin Harvick timed his breath-taking move perfectly, slipping under reigning Daytona 500 champion and race leader Jamie...

23rd Apr 2010

 In keeping with the global climate changes we’ve been experiencing of late, Silly Season has come early this year.
 
For as long as I've been a fan of NASCAR, I have believed the term "Silly Season" was actually coined by our sport.
 
The name has typically been used to describe roughly the second half of the NASCAR Sprint Cup...