Sorry this is a couple of days late this week. I just got back from Las Vegas. I came home on the red eye last night. (Actually, I started writing this on the plane on my blackberry, but fell asleep before I got it finished) I was home for a couple of days this week, but they go by so fast. I spent last weekend in California with the Dollar General team. Vickers and the guys did a good job and ... more.

Jimmie Johnson has done it again. He played possum most of the day and then turned on the afterburner to pass teammate Jeff Gordon with just 16 laps to go and win the Shelby American NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Gordon led more than 210 laps of the 267-lap event before losing the lead to Johnson, who seems hellbent to win his fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship before Go... more.

So, was the impounding of the 66 car at ACS the first signal of NASCAR taking action to address the Start & Park teams? Something new has been added to the Official NASCAR entry form for it’s races in the NNS. For 2010, there is a statement on the bottom of the entry form that states that IF the car fails to complete 50% of the advertised laps, NASCAR MAY refuse to pay the posted purse for t... more.

Nationwide Series driver John Wes Townley has been cited for underage possession of alcohol. Townley, who is 20, was cited Thursday. He apologized to NASCAR and his Richard Childress Racing team in a statement issued late in Saturday’s race by his race team.... more.

The NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will continue to be sponsored by Boyd Gaming and its Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, officials of the sponsoring hotel and the speedway announced today. The race name remains the Sam's Town 300, which has been the name since the 1998 event. Only Food City has been on Bristol's fall Nationwide Series race longer. "We've been v... more.

Danica Patrick crashed out of the Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after making contact with Michael McDowell. ... more.

The best car in the Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race finally got to the front — just in time to win the race. Frustrated by slow stops on pit road and a variety of different tire strategies on the part of his competitors, Harvick passed Denny Hamlin for the lead with 25 laps left in Saturday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and pulled away to beat Hamlin by 1.361 seconds. ... more.

Driver Team Time Speed Row 1: 1 22 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Dodge 29.122 185.427 2 33 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chevrolet 29.185 185.027 Row 2: 3 60 Carl Edwards Copart Ford 29.269 184.496 4 20 Denny Hamlin Interstate Batteries Toyota 29.308 184.250 Row 3: 5 18 Kyle Busch Z-Line Designs Toyota 29.321 184.168 6 98 Paul Menard Richmond / Menards Ford 29.459 183.306 Row 4: 7 6 Ric... more.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 # Car Driver Team Time Speed Time Speed * Required to qualify on time 11 * Brian Scott # St... more.

1 *27 Greg Biffle Redman Moist Snuff Ford 29.623 182.291 17 19 ---.--- ---.--- 2 60 Carl Edwards Copart Ford 29.643 182.168 27 27 -0.020 -0.020 3 99 Trevor Bayne Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 29.692 181.867 25 25 -0.069 -0.049 4 *11 Brian Scott # StopRepairBills.com Toyota 29.797 181.226 25 27 -0.174 -0.105 5 32 Brian Vickers Dollar General Toyota 29.822 181.074 26 27 -0.199 -0.025 6... more.

1 *98 Paul Menard Richmond / Menards Ford 30.022 179.868 19 19 ---.--- ---.--- 2 *27 Greg Biffle Redman Moist Snuff Ford 30.115 179.313 7 19 -0.093 -0.093 3 60 Carl Edwards Copart Ford 30.206 178.772 8 16 -0.184 -0.091 4 18 Kyle Busch Z-Line Designs Toyota 30.305 178.188 13 21 -0.283 -0.099 5 32 Brian Vickers Dollar General Toyota 30.313 178.141 10 12 -0.291 -0.008 6 *09 Scott Riggs... more.

Carl Edwards announced the birth of his baby girl Feb. 24 on his Facebook page. He and wife Kate have been waiting for baby "Anne" to arrive since Daytona. “All of the well wishes and support from everyone mean a lot to us,” Edwards said on Facebook. “Kate’s doing great, though she’s having a little trouble burping Annie… whole new world!” Congrats to the Edwards!... more.

J.C. “Suitcase Jake” Elder was one the first crew chiefs in NASCAR to achieve celebrity status with our fans. He was a pioneer in that regard, and his celebrity was well-deserved. He was truly one of the greatest crew chiefs of all-time, winning two championships with David Pearson. Our sport has lost one of its legends, with his passing.... more.