In The News

Brendan Gaughan edged out by Kyle Busch

By Jerry Jordan

Editor

CONCORD, N.C. – Brendan Guaghan was “mad as hell” that he didn’t his first trip to victory lane in more than 10-years Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway but he just didn’t have enough speed to catch Kyle Busch, as they battled for the checkered flag in the final laps of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200.

“It feels great to mad as hell again,” Gaughan told Kickin’ the Tires. “When you are driving Chevrolets that are this good you can be mad because I had a truck that was catching Kyle Busch. I do know how to win these things. It feels good to be mad about second place. That is how good Richard Childress’ stuff is.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr. harbors no hard feelings toward Jimmie Johnson

By Reid Spencer

NASCAR Wire Service

Fort Worth, Tex. – Simmer down, Earnhardt Nation.

The way Dale Earnhardt Jr. sees it, those who bashed Jimmie Johnson for supposed selfish driving last Sunday at Martinsville were simply trying to stir up trouble.

Johnson slowed down and but didn't stop as Earnhardt was trying to gather his car from a spin off Turn 4 late in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the .526-mile short track. Johnson passed Earnhardt, his teammate at Hendrick Motorsports, and put the No. 88 Chevrolet a lap down.

Carl Edwards breaks drought with win at Phoenix

Photo by NASCAR/Getty Images

By Reid Spencer

NASCAR Wire Service

AVONDALE, Ariz.— The number is 70 — and no longer counting.

As Denny Hamlin put it, Carl Edwards is "relevant again" after winning Sunday's Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway in a green-white-checkered-flag finish that took the race four laps past its posted distance of 312 laps.

In beating Jimmie Johnson to the finish line by 1.024 seconds, Edwards broke a winless streak that had reached 70 races, dating to Mar. 6, 2011 at Las Vegas. Remarkably, Edwards broke another 70-race drought at the one-mile track in the Sonoran desert when he won at Phoenix in November 2010.

Larson wins UNOH Battle At The Beach

By Travis Barrett
NASCAR News Wire

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kyle Larson spent a lot of time watching short-track races via online videos, and he was left with one impression.

"I don't get to do this short-track stock car stuff very often," said Larson, the 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion with a busy background in open-wheel sprint and midget cars on dirt. "It seems to me like every video I've ever seen from a short track like this, it seems the second-place guy coming out of the turn always wins."