NASCAR Cup

The surprise of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season may just be Trevor Bayne.

Kevin Harvick came from the 18th starting position to win by a nose last Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway.

Austin Dillon delivered a parting shot that turned out to be a called shot.

First, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin beat Martin Truex, Jr. to the line by .010 seconds to win the Daytona 500. Then, Kevin Harvick edged Hamlin’s teammate Carl Edwards at Phoenix – by that same .010 seconds margin.

Kevin Harvick has dominated the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Phoenix International Raceway in recent years. But on Sunday, he had to fight over the closing half lap to score the win.

Sometimes it doesn’t pay to be on the bottom. After staying out on old tires for the final restart with two laps left in Sunday’s Good Sam 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. knew the bottom lane wasn’t the place to be.

In recent years, Kevin Harvick has exercised his dominance at Phoenix International Raceway by crushing the competition.

The loose wheel picked a fine time to leave Jimmie Johnson’s steering column. But Johnson was definitive in placing the blame where it belonged—right on his own shoulders.

Why would a lifelong Chevrolet driver agree to a manufacturer switch to Ford? The bottom line: the performance of the organization that’s making the change.

Running the fastest lap of the day when it counted most, Kyle Busch paced a Joe Gibbs Racing sweep of the top three starting spots for Sunday’s Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.