Matt Kenseth won a caution-free first Duel on Thursday night, while Denny Hamlin won the second after escaping a major multi-car wreck on the final lap.
Matt Kenseth won the Southern 500 at Darlington Speedway with his team mate Denny Hamlin completing the race in second, on a night dominated by Joe Gibbs Racing.
Jimmie Johnson lay down the championship gauntlet early, declaring his intentions to win a sixth 2013 Sprint Cup title by clinching his second Daytona 500.
Kyle Busch has signed a multi-year extension to his current contract with Joe Gibbs Racing, meaning that the controversial driver will continue with the team at least through 2015.
Brad Keselowski out-witted Kyle Busch on the final corner of Talladega Superspeedway to win Sunday's Aaron's 499 Cup race in a green-white-chequered finish.
Roush Fenway Racing team mates Greg Biffle and David Ragan will share the front row for the start of Sunday's AAA Texas 500 Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway.
Two of the leading NASCAR Sprint Cup teams, Hendrick Motorsports and Roush Fenway Racing, found themselves caught up in controversies this week after events at Talladega.
Matt Kenseth will start from pole for the first race in the 2011 Sprint Cup Chase, the Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday afternoon, with Paul Menard alongside him.
Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch are both in the Chase, but after their on- and off-track clashes at Richmond it's starting to look as if it may not be big enough for the both of them.
Whisky brand Crown Royal has announced that it is to end its sponsorship of the Roush Fenway Racing #17 driven by Matt Kenseth and reduce their involvement with NASCAR as a whole.
An unusual Thursday setting for Nationwide practice for Saturday's Top Gear 300 saw Kimi Raikkonen on track for the first time with the likes of Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick
Trevor Bayne will return to active duty in the Nationwide Series on June 4 at the STP 300 event at Chicagoland Speedway, the Roush Fenway team announced Wednesday.
Marcos Ambrose came close to having his 2011 season disappear without trace, but now things are back on track with an impressive 3rd at Dover and a chance of a wild card into the Chase.