http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Ford has been struggling to find speed all season. Greg Biffle had plenty on Sunday, winning for the second straight time at Michigan and handing the manufacturer its 1,000th victory.]]> June 16, 2013 10:29:49 PDT To show he is a true championship contender, Dale Earnhardt Jr. needs to start winning races. Michigan, site of his past two Cup victories, is a good place to start.]]> June 15, 2013 06:20:28 PDT The loss of Jason Leffler will be on the minds of Sprint Cup drivers this weekend at Michigan. But they'll strap in and fire up their race cars just like any other Sunday. It's what they do.]]> June 13, 2013 16:33:48 PDT NASCAR pit crews of yesteryear consisted of team mechanics and floor sweepers. And now? Highly trained athletes are the norm for today's over-the-wall gang.]]> June 04, 2013 07:56:50 PDT Let's not underplay the importance of Sunday's victory at Dover for Tony Stewart. The three-time Sprint Cup champion was in a veritable free fall. Now he's a Chase contender.]]> June 02, 2013 10:41:40 PDT If you're looking for someone to shake things up as the summer rolls along and the Chase starts to come in focus, Kurt Busch might just be your man.]]> June 01, 2013 08:35:45 PDT It seems as if Matt Kenseth is a threat to win every time he climbs into his car this season. The same held true at Charlotte, and that's why he's the driver to beat in Ryan McGee's Power Rankings.]]> May 27, 2013 06:39:57 PDT Kevin Harvick dodged falling television cables and wrecking race cars to win his second Coca-Cola 600 in three seasons.]]> May 26, 2013 15:42:39 PDT Mental toughness counts in the Coca-Cola 600, and Brad Keselowski has plenty. A look at his first 100 days as defending series champion shows you that.]]> May 25, 2013 05:23:25 PDT Jimmie Johnson is a five-time Sprint Cup champion. So it stands to reason the surefire Hall of Famer would hold his own in, say, the Indianapolis 500, right? It's not that simple.]]> May 24, 2013 05:47:01 PDT Richard Petty wheeled the race car. Maurice Petty built the engines that helped "The King" win seven titles. Now they're both in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.]]> May 22, 2013 09:37:24 PDT Some people just love to hate Jimmie Johnson. Well, the five-time Sprint Cup champ -- who won his record fourth All-Star Race -- has a message for his critics: Whatever.]]> May 18, 2013 15:51:14 PDT Kyle Busch may be accused of being aggressive, but dirty? No. But as one Hall of Famer points out, if you're running up front all the time -- and Busch does -- "you'll get accused of everything."]]> May 17, 2013 10:19:08 PDT 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.]]> May 13, 2013 05:34:49 PDT Matt Kenseth said his victory in the Southern 500 at Darlington "probably feels bigger than any win in my career." That's saying something, considering he's a two-time Daytona 500 winner.]]> May 11, 2013 13:56:37 PDT