Carl Edwards win pole at Texas Carl Edwards has his first pole position of 2016. Edwards outqualified Joey Logano for the right to start first in Saturday night's race at Texas Motor Speedway. Logano made a late run to knock Edwards off the top spot but couldn't get it done at the end of the round. It's Edwards' second No. 1 qualifying position at Texas and the 17th of his career. He … [Read more...]

Peyton Manning will watch the Bristol race from Junior's pit box Peyton Manning will be at Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500 on April 17. The recently-retired NFL quarterback has been named an honorary official for the race and will watch the race from Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s pit box. Since you're a sports fan and you're reading a NASCAR blog, you know that Manning and Earnhardt Jr. … [Read more...]

Brian Vickers: Indy 500 ride 'not off the table' Could you see Brian Vickers in the 100th Indianapolis 500 this May? It's not out of the question. Vickers, currently substituting for Tony Stewart in the No. 14 car in the Sprint Cup Series, has been mentioned as a candidate for a seat in the Memorial Day weekend race. And while Vickers stressed he doesn't have a deal to run the race at the … [Read more...]

Happy Hour: Looking at the caution differences from 2015 It's time for Happy Hour. As always, tweet us your thoughts or shoot us an email at [email protected] if you want to participate. There have been 34 cautions through the first six races of 2016. That's a decrease of 22 from the 56 cautions that happened during the first six races of 2015. A significant factor in the decrease … [Read more...]

Denny Hamlin: Wheel-hop crash 'a little embarrassing' Denny Hamlin got his fifth Martinsville win in the spring of 2015. He wasn't getting his sixth Sunday. Hamlin had one of the fastest cars at the beginning of the race but wheel-hopped his car entering turn 1. As Hamlin slid up the track he couldn't keep his car off the wall and slammed into the outside barrier. “It’s my first time ever … [Read more...]

Earnhardt Jr.: Concussion research tweet was impromptu remark Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Friday that his tweet over the off-weekend saying he would be donating his brain for concussion research was a spur-of-the-moment announcement. Junior has suffered multiple concussions in his NASCAR career. He said he had one in 2002 that he hid to keep racing and a second concussion in a matter of two … [Read more...]

Kyle Busch surprises fan after Martinsville win (Video) Your browser does not support iframes. This fan certainly didn't expect to see Kyle Busch drive up next to her. Busch, after winning Sunday's race at Martinsville, pulled up alongside her after the race. She had her window down, he had his down, and voila: Watch this!! pic.twitter.com/q89zucuHcw— Samantha Busch (@SamanthaBusch) April 3, … [Read more...]

Derek White indefinitely suspended by NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Derek White has been indefinitely suspended by NASCAR following his arrest in connection with a tobacco smuggling ring. White turned himself into authorities last week as part of what Canadian police termed the largest tobacco smuggling bust in North American history. Authorities had said 52,800 kilograms of tobacco, 836 … [Read more...]

Kyle Busch dominates to take first win at Martinsville Kyle Busch has a Cup win at Martinsville. Busch entered Sunday's race 0-21 at the half-mile track and absolutely dominated, leading 352 of the race's 500 laps. He pulled away from teammate Matt Kenseth on a late-race restart and kept AJ Allmendinger at bay as the laps ticked down. Kenseth, who restarted to Busch's outside on the front … [Read more...]

Martinsville quick takeaways: Kenseth's finishes aren't a true barometer Throughout 2016 we may have way too many quick thoughts for our post-race posts. So consider our new Takeaways feature to be the home of our random and sometimes intelligent musings. Sometimes the post may have a theme. Sometimes it may just be a mess of unrelated thoughts. Make sure you tweet us your thoughts after the … [Read more...]