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Matt Kenseth is the season's first three-time winner in the Sprint Cup Series. Oh, he's also the driver to beat in Ryan McGee's weekly Power Rankings.

Is Earnhardt Ganassi Racing back on track? How did Richmond rate? Which drivers on the Chase bubble make the cut? What can we expect from Talladega?

They call him "The Closer" for good reason. Kevin Harvick has this uncanny ability to take a lead late and make it stick. And he did it once again Saturday night at Richmond.

Kevin Harvick won Saturday night's race at Richmond International Raceway by plowing through traffic on a two-lap sprint to the finish.

Team owner Chip Ganassi has seen his share of hyped racing phenoms come and go, but now the one drawing the praise is his own -- Kyle Larson. Ganassi wishes the hypers would cool it.

Daytona Duels 500 analysis

The big winners in the 2012 Daytona 500? Besides race winner Matt Kenseth, it had to be ServiceMaster Clean and Tide -- two brands that scored big in the infamous jet dryer incident.

Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Playbook cartoonist Kurt Snibbe will offer up a blank cartoon each weekday morning, and he will fill in the blank with our favorite reader submission at the end of the business day. So please, by all means...

Daytona Duels instant analysis

Every Cup driver opens the season aiming to make the Chase. Our man came up with seven that missed out in 2012 that may turn around their fortunes in 2013.

Brad Keselowski's bonus for winning the 2012 Cup title: Realizing a "boyhood dream" of sitting in a DJ's chair and spinning some of his favorite records. Oh, and stirring the pot.

Scott Pruett tied Hurley Haywood's record of five Rolex 24 at Daytona victories Sunday, helping Chip Ganassi Racing return to Victory Lane in the prestigious sports car race.

Off the podium a year ago, Chip Ganassi Racing returned to the Rolex 24 at Daytona determined to collect another victory watch.

Wednesday's highlights from the NASCAR media tour in Concord, N.C., and beyond.

Can Jeff Gordon finally win his fifth title? Will Clint Bowyer avoid the second-place jinx? Will Carl Edwards recover? You have to think "yes" on these questions and more.

Just how important is this week's NASCAR test at Charlotte Motor Speedway? David Newton offers five reasons some of the top drivers are in town -- and not at the beach.