Johnson wins pole in rainy Charlotte

Jimmie Johnson is returning to his dominant ways at the perfect time. His latest accomplishment: the fastest qualifying lap of the NASCAR season.

Darnell to replace Labonte for 7 races

Yates Racing will replace 2000 Cup champion Bobby Labonte in its No. 96 Ford with Roush Fenway Nationwide Series driver Erik Darnell.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP NEWS, STATS and RUMORS

Next/Last Race Information NEXT RACE: Texas Race Information/Stats page including....... Race Coverage of the Dickie's 500 at Texas Motor Speed...

Double-file restarts save the day at New Hampshire

(AP Photo/Gil Talbot) Martin Truex Jr., left, and Kevin Harvick were among eight drivers collected in a "big one" Sunday. Tony Stewart knows a ...

JJ will take a fast car over fuel mileage any day

(AP Photo/Chuck Burton) Jimmie Johnson, center, and Chad Knaus, right, have the 48 car humming -- and sputtering. Crew chief Chad Knaus was feat...

Kvapil could replace Hornish in No. 77

Sam Hornish Jr. is feeling ill and will have Travis Kvapil standing by to relieve him at Talladega Superspeedway

Keselowski wins thriller at Talladega

NASCAR blog from Talladega

Travis Kvapil (28), Carl Edwards (99), Juan Pablo Montoya (42), of Colombia, and Kevin Harvick (29) crash during...

Bottom line: We love a dominator

Golf has Tiger Woods. Tennis has Rafael Nadal. Would having a dominant driver -- say, Kyle Busch -- be so bad for NASCAR? Hardly.

Unsponsored Kvapil loses Yates ride

Yates Racing will suspend operations of the No. 28 Sprint Cup team of Travis Kvapil due to lack of sponsorship.

Brace for Kyle Busch: The Ride

It's a safe bet Kyle Busch has forgotten all about the pit-road fiasco that cost him a Nationwide win Saturday at Bristol. A Cup victory has a way of making things better.

Kyle Busch rebounds for Bristol win

Kyle Busch has bounced back from a disappointing defeat with a victory in the Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Top 35 spots guaranteed to start

Mark Martin won't have to qualify on speed next week at Martinsville. Neither will Joey Logano, although a blown engine late in Sunday's race at Bristol Motor Speedway made him a candidate. Ryan Newman is off the proverbial bubble as well.

Food City 500 rankings

Jeff Burton is the defending champion of the Food City 500, but doesn't get much love from our experts.

Martin, Newman headlining those sweating out top 35

...Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Aric Almirola ranked 36th, and Yates Racing with Paul Menard 38th and Travis Kvapil 39th. It's really tragic for Kvapil, who had to give up the points he earned...