Ryan Newman Wins At New Hampshire

Stewart Haas Racing was able to sweep the front row for both qualifying and the race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, as Ryan Newman took the checkers while teammate and boss Tony Stewart finished second.

Joe Gibbs Racing finished third and fourth, with Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano respectively. Jimmie Johnson finished 5th.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished in the teens, making it another bad race for the 88 team, and also tightening the Chase battle for the drivers behind him in points. Earnhardt is now 9th in points following New Hampshire.

Unofficially, there were 21 lead changes among 14 drivers plus 10 cautions for 44 yellow flag laps. The attendance was 95,000 people, up from last year.

Here are the unofficial results of New Hampshire:

1. Ryan Newman
2. Tony Stewart
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Joey Logano
5. Jimmie Johnson
6. Kasey Kahne
7. Bobby Labonte
8. Martin Truex Jr.
9. Marcos Ambrose
10. Kurt Busch
11. Jeff Gordon
12. A.J. Allmendinger
13. Carl Edwards
14. David Ragan
15. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
16. Jeff Burton
17. Clint Bowyer
18. Greg Biffle
19. David Reutimann
20. Matt Kenseth
21. Kevin Harvick
22. Mark Martin
23. J.J. Yeley
24. Paul Menard
25. David Gilliland
26. Landon Cassill
27. Scott Wimmer
28. Andy Lally
29. Dave Blaney
30. Juan Montoya
31. Jamie McMurray
32. Mike Bliss
33. Regan Smith
34. Brian Vickers
35. Brad Keselowski
36. Kyle Busch
37. David Stremme
38. Casey Mears
39. Erik Darnell
40. Michael McDowell
41. Joe Nemechek
42. Mike Skinner
43. Jeff Green

Kyle Busch Wins The First Ever Kentucky Sprint Cup Race

Kyle Busch took home the checkered flag on Saturday night for the inaugural Quaker State 400, making himself a two time winner during the NASCAR Kentucky weekend, after he scored the win for the Camping World Truck Series race on Thursday.

Busch dominated much of the race, while Brad Keselowski was also a strong factor, leading many laps. However, it was Jimmie Johnson and David Reutimann who Busch had to hold off in the final restart of the race, with only a few laps remaining. Reutimann was able to get by Johnson off of turn four on the final lap to take second place.

Kyle Busch also has taken the lead in the points standings. This is the third different points leader in three weeks. Kevin Harvick took the lead from Carl Edwards last weekend.

There were 20 lead changes among 12 drivers as well as 6 cautions for 32 yellow flag laps unofficially. The attendance was expected to be around 110,000 people as it was also sold out, but tough traffic situations may have left some fans missing the race.

The following are unofficial results for the Quaker State 400:

1. Kyle Busch
2. David Reutimann
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Ryan Newman
5. Carl Edwards
6. Matt Kenseth
7. Brad Keselowski
8. David Ragan
9. Kurt Busch
10. Denny Hamlin
11. Jeff Gordon
12. Tony Stewart
13. Kasey Kahne
14. Joey Logano
15. Juan Montoya
16. Kevin Harvick
17. Regan Smith
18. Martin Truex Jr.
19. Jeff Burton
20. Marcos Ambrose
21. Greg Biffle
22. Mark Martin
23. Landon Cassill
24. Paul Menard
25. Casey Mears
26. Bobby Labonte
27. Brian Vickers
28. A.J. Allmendinger
29. Travis Kvapil
30. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
31. David Gilliland
32. Andy Lally
33. Dave Blaney
34. Mike Bliss
35. Clint Bowyer
36. Jamie McMurray
37. Scott Wimmer
38. Tony Raines
39. Joe Nemechek
40. J.J. Yeley
41. Michael McDowell
42. Scott Riggs
43. Mike Skinner

David Ragan Gets Redemption At Daytona

David Ragan was able to get redemption following the penalty received in the Daytona 500 earlier this year by winning the Coke Zero 400. Ragan, who is in his final contract year with sponsor UPS, took the checkered flag after getting a push from teammate Matt Kenseth on the 2nd attempt at a green white checkered. On the last lap, there were two major crashes, and during the first green white checkered, there was the largest crash of the night, which all contained major players in the race.

Unofficially, here were 57 lead changes among 25 drivers plus 6 cautions for 21 yellow flag laps. The attendance was listed to be 115,000, which is the same as last year's Daytona July race.

Here are the unofficial results of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Raceway:

1. David Ragan
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Joey Logano
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Kyle Busch
6. Jeff Gordon
7. Kevin Harvick
8. Paul Menard
9. Juan Montoya
10. A.J. Allmendinger
11. Tony Stewart
12. Brian Vickers
13. Denny Hamlin
14. Kurt Busch
15. Brad Keselowski
16. David Gilliland
17. Marcos Ambrose
18. Greg Biffle
19. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
20. Jimmie Johnson
21. Jeff Burton
22. Jamie McMurray
23. Ryan Newman
24. Regan Smith
25. David Reutimann
26. Landon Cassill
27. Andy Lally
28. Terry Labonte
29. Travis Kvapil
30. Joe Nemechek
31. Bobby Labonte
32. Casey Mears
33. Mark Martin
34. Robby Gordon
35. Martin Truex Jr.
36. Clint Bowyer
37. Carl Edwards
38. Geoff Bodine
39. Dave Blaney
40. Mike Skinner
41. Trevor Bayne
42. Michael McDowell
43. Kevin Conway

2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Unofficial Results

It was Kurt Busch who would master the art of turning both left and right at Infineon Raceway to take the checkered flag - his first Sprint Cup win of the 2011 season. Jeff Gordon finished second, while Carl Edwards was the surprise third place finisher.

It was a crazy day filled with contact, payback, and some unhappy faces in the garage area. Incidents between Joey Logano and Robby Gordon, along with Tony Stewart and Brian Vickers, were just a few of the story lines. There were 13 lead changes among 9 drivers and there were 5 cautions for 17 yellow flag laps.

Here are the unofficial results from Infineon:


1. Kurt Busch
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Carl Edwards
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Marcos Ambrose
6. Joey Logano
7. Jimmie Johnson
8. Martin Truex Jr.
9. Kevin Harvick
10. Brad Keselowski
11. Kyle Busch
12. David Gilliland
13. A.J. Allmendinger
14. Matt Kenseth
15. Jamie McMurray
16. Regan Smith
17. Paul Menard
18. Robby Gordon
19. Mark Martin
20. Kasey Kahne
21. Jeff Burton
22. Juan Montoya
23. Greg Biffle
24. David Reutimann
25. Ryan Newman
26. Andy Pilgrim
27. Chris Cook
28. Boris Said
29. David Ragan
30. Michael McDowell
31. Dave Blaney
32. Terry Labonte
33. Brian Simo
34. Casey Mears
35. Andy Lally
36. Brian Vickers
37. Denny Hamlin
38. Bobby Labonte
39. Tony Stewart
40. Joe Nemechek
41. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
42. Mike Skinner
43. P.J. Jones

Unofficial Michigan Sprint Cup Results

Denny Hamlin was able to hold off the win from a hard charging Matt Kenseth at Michigan International Raceway and take his first checkered flag of the season. He was not a dominate force however - he captured the lead through pit road late in the race. His team is able to rebound after much controversy following the team's oil pan being unapproved by NASCAR earlier in the weekend.

There were 21 lead changes among 12 drivers and 5 cautions for 18 yellow flag laps. The attendance was listed to be 88,000 people.

Here are the unofficial results following the race:

1. Denny Hamlin
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Kyle Busch
4. Paul Menard
5. Carl Edwards
6. Ryan Newman
7. Tony Stewart
8. Clint Bowyer
9. Mark Martin
10. Brian Vickers
11. Kurt Busch
12. Landon Cassill
13. A.J. Allmendinger
14. Kevin Harvick
15. Greg Biffle
16. Trevor Bayne
17. Jeff Gordon
18. Joey Logano
19. Jamie McMurray
20. David Ragan
21. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
22. Bobby Labonte
23. Marcos Ambrose
24. Jeff Burton
25. Brad Keselowski
26. Martin Truex Jr.
27. Jimmie Johnson
28. Kasey Kahne
29. David Gilliland
30. Juan Montoya
31. Travis Kvapil
32. Mike Bliss
33. Regan Smith
34. Dave Blaney
35. David Reutimann
36. Andy Lally
37. Robby Gordon
38. Casey Mears
39. J.J. Yeley
40. Joe Nemechek
41. David Stremme
42. Scott Riggs
43. Michael McDowell

Unofficial Results of 5 Hour Energy 500

Denny Hamlin had the car to beat during the 500 mile race at Pocono, but simply did not have the luck to back it up. Hamlin had a flat tire causing a loss of track position and the loss of brakes later on. It turned out that Jeff Gordon would be the winner of the Pocono race. Gordon scored his second win of the year, increasing his chances of making the Chase, whether it be by making the top ten or qualifying in the wild card spot.

There were 18 lead changes among 10 drivers and 4 cautions for 14 yellow flag laps.

Here are the unofficial results of the race:


1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kurt Busch
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Kevin Harvick
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
7. Juan Montoya
8. Matt Kenseth
9. Ryan Newman
10. Martin Truex Jr.
11. Joey Logano
12. Kasey Kahne
13. David Reutimann
14. Paul Menard
15. Regan Smith
16. Clint Bowyer
17. David Ragan
18. Mark Martin
19. Denny Hamlin
20. Jeff Burton
21. Tony Stewart
22. Brian Vickers
23. Brad Keselowski
24. Landon Cassill
25. A.J. Allmendinger
26. Dave Blaney
27. Greg Biffle
28. Bobby Labonte
29. David Gilliland
30. Casey Mears
31. Mike Bliss
32. Andy Lally
33. Jamie McMurray
34. Marcos Ambrose
35. Sam Hornish Jr.
36. Tony Raines
37. Carl Edwards
38. Scott Wimmer
39. T.J. Bell
40. Joe Nemechek
41. Michael McDowell
42. J.J. Yeley
43. Scott Riggs

Unofficial Results of Kansas

It was almost a victory yet again for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jr Nation in a fuel mileage race, but Earnhardt was unable to catch the eventual race winner of Brad Keselowski. This is Brad Keselowski's 2nd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win. Interestingly, both wins included Dale Jr. finishing 2nd. There were 17 lead changes among 9 drivers and 5 cautions for 22 yellow flag laps. The attendance was reported to be 80,000 people.

Here are the unofficial results following Kansas:

1. Brad Keselowski
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Carl Edwards
6. Matt Kenseth
7. Jimmie Johnson
8. Tony Stewart
9. Kurt Busch
10. Greg Biffle
11. Kevin Harvick
12. Kyle Busch
13. David Ragan
14. Kasey Kahne
15. Ryan Newman
16. Brian Vickers
17. Juan Montoya
18. Clint Bowyer
19. Paul Menard
20. Martin Truex Jr.
21. Mark Martin
22. David Reutimann
23. Joey Logano
24. Regan Smith
25. Jeff Burton
26. Marcos Ambrose
27. A.J. Allmendinger
28. Bobby Labonte
29. Jamie McMurray
30. Patrick Carpentier
31. Andy Lally
32. Dave Blaney
33. David Gilliland
34. Travis Kvapil
35. Landon Cassill
36. Johnny Sauter
37. Casey Mears
38. J.J. Yeley
39. David Stremme
40. Mike Skinner
41. Michael McDowell
42. Scott Riggs
43. Joe Nemechek

Unofficial Sprint Cup Series Results From Dover

Once again, tire strategy came down to deciding the winner of the race. Regan Smith benefited from a good pit call last weekend at Darlington, but this weekend Matt Kenseth was the one who was able to take home the trophy. After a decision to stay out on the final caution, the 17 car was able to pull away from the drivers who pitted. There were 21 lead changes among 11 drivers and 6 cautions for 28 yellow flag laps. Here is the unofficial finishing order from the race:


1 Matt Kenseth
2 Mark Martin
3 Marcos Ambrose
4 Kyle Busch
5 Brian Vickers
6 Clint Bowyer
7 Carl Edwards
8 Martin Truex Jr.
9 Jimmie Johnson
10 Kevin Harvick
11 Jeff Burton
12 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
13 Brad Keselowski
14 Kurt Busch
15 David Reutimann
16 Denny Hamlin
17 Jeff Gordon
18 Bobby Labonte
19 Greg Biffle
20 Jamie McMurray
21 Ryan Newman
22 David Gilliland
23 Casey Mears
24 Paul Menard
25 Mike Bliss
26 Dave Blaney
27 Joey Logano
28 David Ragan
29 Tony Stewart
30 Landon Cassill
31 Travis Kvapil
32 Juan Montoya
33 Andy Lally
34 Regan Smith
35 Tony Raines
36 Kasey Kahne
37 A.J. Allmendinger
38 Scott Wimmer
39 Joe Nemechek
40 J.J. Yeley
41 Mike Skinner
42 David Stremme
43 Michael McDowell

Unofficial Results Of Southern 500 at Darlington

1 Regan Smith
2 Carl Edwards
3 Brad Keselowski
4 Kasey Kahne
5 Ryan Newman
6 Denny Hamlin
7 Tony Stewart
8 Greg Biffle
9 Jamie McMurray
10 Martin Truex Jr.
11 Kyle Busch
12 Jeff Gordon
13 Marcos Ambrose
14 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
15 Jimmie Johnson
16 David Reutimann
17 Kevin Harvick
18 Bobby Labonte
19 Mark Martin
20 A.J. Allmendinger
21 David Ragan
22 Paul Menard
23 Juan Montoya
24 Dave Blaney
25 Matt Kenseth
26 Travis Kvapil
27 Kurt Busch
28 Ken Schrader
29 Landon Cassill
30 Casey Mears
31 Clint Bowyer
32 David Gilliland
33 Jeff Burton
34 Brian Vickers
35 Joey Logano
36 Tony Raines
37 Robby Gordon
38 T.J. Bell
39 J.J. Yeley
40 Mike Skinner
41 David Stremme
42 Joe Nemechek
43 Michael McDowell

Results From Martinsville: Harvick Gets By Earnhardt Late In Race

Kevin Harvick has won his second consecutive race of the 2011 season. After passing Dale Earnhardt Jr. with a few laps to go, Harvick was able to take the checkered flag, followed by Earnhardt Jr., who held off Kyle Busch by a nose. There were a record 31 lead changes among 12 drivers and attendance was up to 60,000 from 68,000.

1.Kevin Harvick
2.Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3.Kyle Busch
4.Juan Pablo Montoya
5.Jeff Gordon
6.Matt Kenseth
7.Jamie McMurray
8.David Ragan
9.Clint Bowyer
10.Mark Martin
11.Jimmie Johnson
12.Denny Hamlin
13.Joey Logano
14.A.J. Allmendinger
15.David Reutimann
16.Kurt Busch
17.Brian Vickers
18.Carl Edwards
19.Brad Keselowski
20.Ryan Newman
21.Greg Biffle
22.Ken Schrader
23.Robby Gordon
24.Jeff Burton
25.Tony Raines
26.Landon Cassill
27.Bobby Labonte
28.Hermie Sadler
29.Marcos Ambrose
30.Dave Blaney
31.Regan Smith
32.Michael McDowell
33.David Gilliland
34.Tony Stewart
35.Trevor Bayne
36.Casey Mears
37.Travis Kvapil
38.Tony Menard
39.Kasey Kahne
40.Martin Truex Jr.
41.J.J. Yeley
42.Mike Skinner
43.Joe Nemechek

Sprint Cup Results From Fontana

After close racing in the final laps of the Auto Club 500, Kevin Harvick slipped by Jimmie Johnson in the final corner of the event, taking the victory. Kyle Busch led the way with just a few laps remaining until Jimmie Johnson got by him, then Kevin Harvick.

There were 18 lead changes among 10 drivers and 4 cautions for 16 yellow flag laps. Attendance was up to 88,000 from the event last year. Note that they speedway only has one Sprint Cup event per season compared to two events last year.

Here are the full unofficial results following the race.

1.Kevin Harvick
2.Jimmie Johnson
3.Kyle Busch
4.Matt Kenseth
5.Ryan Newman
6.Carl Edwards
7.Clint Bowyer
8.Brian Vickers
9.Kasey Khane
10.Juan Pablo Montoya
11.Greg Biffle
12.Dale Earnhardt Jr.
13.Tony Stewart
14.AJ Allmendinger
15.Jeff Burton
16.Paul Menard
17.Kurt Busch
18.Jeff Gordon
19.David Reutimann
20.Mark Martin
21.Martin Truex Jr.
22.David Ragan
23.Jamie McMurray
24.Landon Cassill
25.Joey Logano
26.Brad Keselowski
27.Regan Smith
28.Marcos Ambrose
29.Casey Mears
30.Trevor Bayne
31.David Gilliland
32.Andy Lally
33.Ken Schrader
34.Robby Gordon
35.Travis Kvapil
36.Tony Raines
37.Dave Blaney
38.Bobby Labonte
39.Denny Hamlin
40.Todd Bodine
41.JJ Yeley
42.Joe Nemechek
43.Michael McDowell

Kyle Busch Wins At Bristol

Kyle Busch has won yet again at Bristol - winning 5 races in a row in the Camping World Truck, Nationwide, and Sprint Cup Series combined.

After a race that was led by multiple different drivers who had come and gone, Kyle Busch was able to hold of Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson in the closing laps.

There were 19 lead changes with 8 drivers and 10 cautions for 57 yellow flag laps.

Here are the unofficial results:

1.Kyle Busch
2.Carl Edwards
3.Jimmie Johnson
4.Matt Kenseth
5.Paul Menard
6.Kevin Harvick
7.Kurt Busch
8.Greg Biffle
9.Kasey Kahne
10.Ryan Newman
11.Dale Earnhardt Jr.
12.Mark Martin
13.Bobby Labonte
14.Jeff Gordon
15.Marcos Ambrose
16.David Ragan
17.Martin Truex Jr.
18.Brad Keselowski
19.Tony Stewart
20.Jeff Burton
21.Jamie McMurray
22.Regan Smith
23.Joey Logano
24.Juan Pablo Montoya
25.Dave Blaney
26.Travis Kvapil
27.David Gilliland
28.Tony Raines
29.Bill Elliott
30.David Reutimann
31.A.J. Allmendinger
32.Andy Lally
33.Denny Hamlin
34.Trevor Bayne
35.Clint Bowyer
36.Brian Vickers
37.Casey Mears
38.Dennis Setzer
39.Robby Gordon
40.J.J. Yeley
41.Joe Nemecheck
42.Landon Cassill
43.Michael McDowell

Unofficial Subway Fresh Fit 500 Results

Jeff Gordon broke a 66 race winless streak at Phoenix after nudging Kyle Busch out of the way with a few laps remaining. There were two major wrecks in the beginning of the race, along with multiple caution flags, but as the race progressed, more green flag racing was seen. There were 29 lead changes among 12 leaders with 8 cautions for 43 laps.

1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kyle Busch
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Ryan Newman
6. Kasey Kahne
7. Tony Stewart
8. Kurt Busch
9. AJ Allmendinger
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
11. Denny Hamlin
12. Matt Kenseth
13. Mark Martin
14. Martin Truex Jr.
15. Brad Keselowski
16. Marcos Ambrose
17. Paul Menard
18. Casey Mears
19. Juan Montoya
20. Greg Biffle
21. Bobby Labonte
22. David Gilliland
23. Bill Elliott
24. Mike Skinner
25. Tony Raines
26. Jeff Burton
27. Clint Bowyer
28. Carl Edwards
29. David Reutimann
30. Brian Vickers
31. Andy Lally
32. Robby Gordon
33. Joey Logano
34. Regan Smith
35. Jamie McMurray
36. David Ragan
37. J J Yeley
38. Landon Cassill
39. Travis Kvapil
40. Trevor Bayne
41. Michael McDowell
42. Dave Blaney
43. Joe Nemechek