NASCAR Cup

The last time Las Vegas native Kyle Busch visited his hometown with NASCAR, he paraded around his championship trophy during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week.

Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway was the kind of race that fans and drivers alike had asked for for years – one that put the emphasis on the talent of the driver.

At a race track that worked hard all weekend to identify itself as “Classic Southern”, fans were treated to a race that had all the look of a classic, old style southern stock car race.

Jimmie Johnson slipped and slid his way to the victory Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, using pit strategy to put himself in a position to beat a dominant Kevin Harvick in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.

Drivers have found themselves slipping and sliding – and in some cases spinning – as they get used to the newest wrinkle for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

For Chase Elliott, Atlanta Motor Speedway provides a chance to bounce back from a rough start to his 2016 season.

For a few minutes, it was the Busch brothers on the front row for Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s sizzling performance in the second half of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season looks like it’s carried over to 2016.

Four nominees renowned for their competitive spirit and one of the most talented broadcasters in NASCAR racing were added to the list of nominees for the 2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Four inches was the difference between victory and defeat for Denny Hamlin in Sunday’s Daytona 500.