NASCAR Cup

Denny Hamlin had one million reasons to smile Saturday.

The architect of some of NASCAR’s most impressive facilities joined four of the sport’s most tenacious racers in comprising the 2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class, selected Wednesday by the Hall of Fame Voting Panel.

Denny Hamlin was the brightest star on the track during Saturday night's Sprint All-Star race.

Denny Hamlin took advantage of a fast final pit stop to race to a million dollar payday and his first career victory in the Sprint All Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer raced their way into the field for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All Star race after picking up victories in Friday’s night’s Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

NASCAR’s Sprint All-Star Race is not your typical professional sports exhibition.

Jimmie Johnson led only 10 laps on Saturday night, but he was out front when it counted – on the final lap – as he scored the victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series SpongeBob Squarepants 400 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.

Kyle Busch will run the All-Star race this weekend, his first competition since he was seriously injured in a crash at Daytona nearly three month ago.

Thanks to a brief but wild Kansas spring storm and the long delay it produced, Jimmie Johnson on Sunday became the first Sprint Cup driver to win a race on Mother’s Day since 2007.

So, when is 95 miles per hour scarier than 200 mph? For Clint Bowyer it was when a very, very hard baseball came at him at 95 as he stood in a batter’s box at Kauffman Stadium earlier this week.