Matt Kenseth raced past teammate Kyle Busch with 23 laps left and held on to win a rain-delayed Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in Illinois on Sunday night.
Ryan Newman will take the 12th and final slot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship, after NASCAR handed down severe penalties to Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip Racing and MWR's executive vice president, Ty Norris.
As I sit here writing this, I just got done listening to Chad Knaus comment on everything from the events in Richmond on Saturday night, to the ongoing problem on Nascar's restart policies. I do not want to put words into his mouth but he seemed to say that maybe in the context of "Teamwork" if a teammate were to let another teammate pass him to get an extra point and propel himself into
Tonight's race at Richmond International Raceway is the cutoff to determine which drivers will be vying for NASCAR's 2013 Sprint Cup Series Championship. And just like last year, Jeff Gordon needs to race his way into the Chase.
Matt Kenseth won his fifth race of the season by holding off Kasey Kahne at the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee on Saturday.
Joey Logano set a new track record in qualifying on Friday for Sunday's Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. The pole is the first of 2013 for Logano and the sixth of his career.
Kyle Busch edged Brad Keselowski in a thrilling finish and won the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y. on Sunday.