Kasey Kahne won the Coca-Cola 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday night. It was Kasey's 13th career victory and his 3rd time winning this particular race.
Saturday Night wasn't about points it was all about winning $1,000,000 as NASCAR's best competed in the All-Star Race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Cash went to Jimmie Johnson.
Talladega Superspeedway has been known for it's nasty accidents. You never know when "The Big One" is going to occur. Saturday was no different as we saw a crash that red flagged the field in the Aarons 312 Nationwide Race.
Saturday night saw racing under the lights as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series headed to the Richmond International Raceway for the Capital City 400. Kyle Busch took the Checkered Flag. It was Busch's 4th straight win at the track.
The Sprint Cup Series headed to Kansas on Sunday for the STP 400 at the Kansas Speedway. Denny Hamlin would take the checkered flag for his second win of the season.
The Daytona 500 was first race driven under the lights due to delays, but this past Saturday saw the first scheduled night race of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series schedule. Points leader Greg Biffle took the checkered flag at the Samsung Mobile 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup series was back on a short track on Sunday in the Goody's Fast Relief 500. Ryan Newman took the Checkered Flag overcoming a speeding penalty in the pits and a lost lap.
Jimmie Johnson, his crew chief Chad Knaus and Hendrick Motorsports scored a victory on Tuesday and checkered flags were not involved. The entire crew won their final appeal stemming from violations that occured in the week leading up to the Daytona 500.