Justin Allgaier won the NAPA Auto Parts 200 Nationwide Series race in Montreal, after he tipped a slowing Jacques Villeneuve into a spin on the second green-white-chequered finish of the day.
JJ Yeley has signed up to drive for the new Robinson-Blakeney Racing team, while Richard Childress Racing will field Elliott Sadler and Brendan Gaughan in five early Cup races.
No one had any answer for Brad Keselowski at Kansas Speedway in Saturday's Nationwide Series race, and the Chase contender will be hoping his form transfers over to Sunday's Cup event.
While delighted with his third place in the Daytona 500, AJ Allmendinger admitted that it could have been an even better result for the Richard Petty Motorsports team.
Elliott Sadler knows how to take one for the team - even if it's the same team that tried to oust him in November - as he played his part in ensuring that AJ Allmendinger made the Daytona 500 field for the first time in three attempts.
Elliott Sadler's pit crew won the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fuelled by PowerAde on Sunday at Kansas Speedway, lifting the #38 Robert Yates Racing crew into top spot in the overall season standings.
It was a case of nearly but not quite for Dale Jarrett, Elliott Sadler and Kasey Kahne who all had to give best to Jeff Gordon in the Brickyard 400, the trio finishing second, third and fourth respectively.