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Busch, Edwards Feud Earns Probation

NASCAR had to rain on its own parade, but thankfully they didn't induce a downpour.The sanctioning body placed Sprint Cup point leader Kyle Busch and last Saturday night's winner Carl Edwards on probation Wednesday morning for their post-race antics following the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway:DAYTONA BEACH, Fla....

Edwards Bumps Busch, Wins Sixth at Bristol

75 percent? That number works just fine for Carl Edwards.Banging the Sprint Cup point leader out of the way for a win? Well, that works too.For the third time in four races, Edwards has chopped into the bonus point lead held by Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch via a race win in the Sprint Cup Series. Saturday night that...

Earnhardt Jr., Johnson, Mears Struggle During Early Laps of Bristol's Sharpie 500

Halfway through Saturday night's Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, three of four Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets were nowhere near the lead as Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, and Casey Mears all had suffered early trouble.Jeff Gordon, meanwhile, was managing to hang on to the Top 5.Earnhardt Jr. started the...

Gordon Ready to Recapture Bristol Magic

Jeff Gordon has had two weeks of racing in a row that he would just like to forget. Combine that with a season of ups and downs, and 2008 has been nothing like 2007 was for the four-time Sprint Cup champion. Thankfully for No. 24, though, the annual late-summer Sprint Cup visit to Bristol Motor Speedway is on tap for...

Carl Edwards is Defining His Version of Fun

Carl Edwards talked a few weeks ago about how this part of the Sprint Cup Series was going to be fun.Fun, he said, because the team no longer was going to be racing for points but rather simply for wins in an attempt to catch Kyle Busch's win total and bonus point lead as the series heads towards the Chase to the Sprint...