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WHERE HE STANDS: Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads the Sprint Cup Series standings for the third straight week after Sunday's race at Las Vegas.

NASCAR driver David Gilliland , from Riverside, qualifies at high speeds entering turn one at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Friday afternoon March 7, 2014 as drivers Kyle Larson and Jeff Gordon go slowly on the apron to cool their engines.

But with the season transferring from super speedways and 1.5-mile tracks to the short-track atmosphere of Bristol, it could be time for other drivers to surge to the top.

Schedule: Friday, practice , qualifying ; Saturday, practice ; Sunday, race, 1 p.m. .

Brian Scott , Ty Dillon and Ryan Sieg during Nationwide Series qualifying at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 21, 2014.

This Week's Yuengling Light Lager Chevrolet at Bristol Motor Speedway ... Ty Dillon will pilot NASCAR Nationwide Series chassis No.

ARCA driver Grant Enfinger shakes hands with Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron during driver introductions for the ARCA Mobile 200 at Mobile International Speedway in Irvington, Ala., on March 9, 2013.

Darrell Wallace Jr. has only been racing in NASCAR since 2012, but the rising star has already amassed an impressive resume in both the Nationwide Series and in the Camping World Truck Series .

The decisions were made during a conference call with crew chiefs. Several people who participated told The Associated Press that NASCAR initially said teams could use external fans on pit road to cool the engines.

Logano 1-19, Keselowski 20-21, Logano 22-46, Johnson 47-76, Ky. Logano 1-19, Keselowski 20-21, Logano 22-46, Johnson 47-76, Ky.

Jimmie Johnson will look to get his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway.

A good day for Gator softball, a good day for NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski and more in our Monday Sports Update.

Brad Keselowski won't leave any stone unturned when it involves winning races. He'll poke, prod and pester until he gets what he needs -- a competitive car.

Everything fans knew about how stock car racing determined its champion has changed.

The founder of Queers4Gears.com brings back a report from this weekend's race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which had no shortage of gays in attendance.

NASCAR would be hard-pressed to find many fans who don't prefer the drama and intrigue of the new, knockout qualifying format over the old system of single-car runs.

Fast math indicates it will be a learning curve season. Most in this youthful group are not of legal age to consume adult beverages yet.

At the tender age of 14, the "Spirit of Goodyear" airship took its final aerial coverage at the Daytona 500 race Feb. 23 at Daytona International Speedway.

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press Four years after the tea party rocked the political world by ousting several prominent Republicans in Congress, the ultra-conservative movement finds itself... By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press Four years after the tea party rocked the political world by ousting several prominent Republicans in Congress, the ... (more)

The fourth event of the 2014 NASCAR season is the Food City 500 weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee.