NASCAR Cup

In what will likely be his last-ever start in a restrictor –plate race, Jeff Gordon will lead the field to the green flag for the 81st time in his career as he scored his second straight Talladega Speedway pole in Saturday’s qualifying sessions for Sunday’s CampingWorld.com 500.

Joey Logano’s pants may not be on fire, but his ears might be burning after Matt Kenseth accused the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford of being less than forthcoming in his assessment of last Sunday’s fateful wreck at Kansas Speedway.

Most drivers dread going to Talladega Superspeedway when they’re in need of a high finish. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. isn’t most drivers.

Stewart-Haas Racing announced Wednesday they have signed driver Kurt Busch to a multi-year contract extension and will bring on Monster Energy as co-primary sponsor on Busch’s No. 41 Chevrolet SS.

Matt Kenseth appeared to be on his way to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory on Sunday, as he had led 153 laps at Kansas Speedway. But Joey Logano had other ideas.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. used to own Talladega Superspeedway. After a disappointing run at Kansas Speedway in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400, he’ll need to re-ascend to the throne next Sunday if he is to keep his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship hopes intact.

The No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet sported a green paint scheme on Sunday at Kansas Speedway, but the car was running like a certain black No. 3 of old.

Block me once, and I’ll cut you some slack. Block me twice — and it’s “Gotcha.” That, in essence, was the conversation on Joey Logano’s team radio after Logano spun race leader Matt Kenseth in turn 1 with less than five laps left in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.

Back in 2000, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. claimed the first of his 25 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile intermediate track.

Matt Kenseth has excelled in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series by maintaining an unrelenting focus on the next task at hand.