Only two races left until the start of the chase for the Sprint Cup Championship begins, and only Jimmie Johnson and now Clint Bowyer and Matt Kenseth have clinched spots for the title run.
Kasey Kahne took the lead on a late restart and held off pole-sitter Kyle Busch to win for the first time at Bristol Motor Speedway. Brad Keselowski came in third followed by Kurt Busch and Clint Bowyer.
Denny Hamlin was having a great day at New Hampshire. He had led 150 laps and was lengthening his lead when debris on the track brought out the yellow flag. And that’s where everything changed. His crew chief wanted to change two tires, but on the radio it sounded like Hamlin wanted four. The extra time in the pits shoved him all the way back to 13th place for the restart. It almost didn’t ma
Racing’s biggest weekend of the year featured the world’s most famous race and Nascar’s longest race and the drivers taking the checkered flag in both races became three-time winners.
One race, two drivers – the Sprint Cup championship comes down to Homestead – Miami Speedway next Sunday with Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart just 3 points apart entering the final race.
Kasey Kahne broke an 81-race winless streak by taking the checkered flag yesterday at Phoenix with Edwards coming in second and Stewart taking third.