NASCAR Cup

Overcoming a pit road speeding penalty with daring late-race strategy, Brad Keselowski broke a 33-race drought with a victory in Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Kyle Busch is the only driver to have won a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway from the pole position, a feat he accomplished in 2009.

Tony Stewart has always marched to the beat of his own drum. After offseason surgery to repair his broken back, the three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion was on doctor’s orders to avoid sitting or standing.

Running a track-record lap he described as “insanely fast,” Las Vegas native Kurt Busch led qualifying for Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The last time Las Vegas native Kyle Busch visited his hometown with NASCAR, he paraded around his championship trophy during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week.

Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway was the kind of race that fans and drivers alike had asked for for years – one that put the emphasis on the talent of the driver.

At a race track that worked hard all weekend to identify itself as “Classic Southern”, fans were treated to a race that had all the look of a classic, old style southern stock car race.

Jimmie Johnson slipped and slid his way to the victory Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, using pit strategy to put himself in a position to beat a dominant Kevin Harvick in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.

Drivers have found themselves slipping and sliding – and in some cases spinning – as they get used to the newest wrinkle for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

For Chase Elliott, Atlanta Motor Speedway provides a chance to bounce back from a rough start to his 2016 season.