| This Week in Auto Racing May 16 - May 18
It is just 11 weeks into the 36-race
2008 Sprint Cup season, but NASCAR will hold its "mid-season" classic which
highlights this week's racing action.
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| Busch following in Gordon's footsteps
He was never a fan favorite, but when Kyle
Busch spun Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Richmond two weeks ago, he took on a new role
- NASCAR's villain.
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| Busch battles back for Darlington win
Kyle Busch captured Saturday night's Dodge
Challenger 500 Sprint Cup Series race at the Darlington Raceway. Busch fought
his way back through the field from an earlier penalty en route to Victory
Lane. The No.18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver crossed the finish line 3.115
seconds ahead of Carl Edwards.
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| Biffle sets record in winning pole at Darlington
Greg Biffle won the pole for Saturday
night's Dodge Challenger 500 at the Darlington Raceway. The No.16 Roush Fenway
Racing Ford driver circled the newly-paved "Lady in Black" in a record-setting
27.405 seconds (179.442 m.p.h.). The old mark was 173.797 m.p.h. set by Ward
Burton in March 1996.
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| This Week in Auto Racing May 9 - May 11
A rematch between Kyle Busch and Dale
Earnhardt Jr. will highlight this week's racing action. Add to that a Formula
One race and Indianapolis 500 pole qualifying and you have the makings for a
great weekend on the track.
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| Bowyer wins wild one at Richmond
Clint Bowyer took advantage of a late
crash to capture Saturday night's Crown Royal presents the Dan Lowry 400 at
the Richmond International Raceway. The No.07 Chevrolet driver crossed the
finish line 0.439 seconds ahead of Kyle Busch.
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| Hometown favorite wins Cup pole in Richmond
Chesterfield, VA native Denny Hamlin won the
pole for Saturday night's Crown Royal presents the Dan Lowry 400 at the
Richmond International Raceway. The No.11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver
circled the 0.750-mile short track in 21.395 seconds (126.198 m.p.h.).
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| Edwards to stay with Roush
One of this year's biggest free-agents-to-be
in motorsports is off the market. Carl Edwards has signed a multi-year deal to
remain at NASCAR's Roush Fenway Racing.
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| This Week in Auto Racing May 2 - May 3
With the IndyCar Series beginning their
month-long preparations for the Indianapolis 500 and the Formula One Series
off, NASCAR's Sprint Cup event will highlight a light racing week.
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| Stewart at the Crossroads
Apparently, Tony Stewart has reached the
proverbial fork in the road, and has some interesting decisions to make
concerning his future in racing.
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