NASCAR Cup

NASCAR chairman Brian France met Monday with Matt Kenseth three days after the suspended driver defiantly promised to remain aggressive when he returns for the season finale this weekend.

A serendipitous sequence of pit stops and a drizzle that turned into a downpour made a winner of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in Sunday night’s Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, the start of which was delayed from day to night by rain in the afternoon.

When Matt Kenseth wrecked Joey Logano at Martinsville Speedway and put his title hopes in dire jeopardy, there were more cheers than boos from the grandstands at the legendary short track.

When a driver wins four straight races at a single track, there has to be a reason. Right? In the case of Kevin Harvick, who has been to victory lane after the last four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at Phoenix International Raceway — not to mention five of the last six — there are several.

Jimmie Johnson played spoiler last Sunday at Texas, stealing a win from Brad Keselowski in the closing laps.

There is no driver in NASCAR right now better at a specific track than Kevin Harvick at Phoenix International Raceway.

Kurt Busch's season comes down to one race at the same track where his year officially began. Busch was suspended by NASCAR for the first three races of the season, so his debut didn't come until March at Phoenix International Raceway.

Jimmie Johnson led only six laps in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway – but they were the most important ones, the final six.

Kevin Harvick proved conclusively at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday that a great car and an elite driver can overcome issues that would sink a lesser team.

For Jimmie Johnson, it was business as usual in Cowtown. On Sunday, the six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion completed a sweep of this year’s Texas Motor Speedway races, powering past Brad Keselowski with three laps left to win the AAA Texas 500 for the fourth straight year.