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Larson's track-record lap at 183.438 mph in the third and final round of Friday's knockout qualifying session edged Joey Logano to take the top starting position in Sunday's GoBowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway.

The race Saturday at the Iowa Speedway could go a long way in determining whether Elliott ends such a promising year with a title.

Junior will be on the hunt for one Sunday when he tries to sweep both races this season at Pocono Raceway.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. drives in the garages during practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, Long Pond, Pa.

Jones has a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series ride with Kyle Busch Motorsports, spot duty in the Nationwide Series for Joe Gibbs Racing, and he's not even two months removed from graduating high school.

Jul 26, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle during practice for the Crown Royal Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

POCONO RACEWAY is a pivotal venue in Dale Jarrett's racing career. Jarrett, now an ESPN racing analyst, won three times at Pocono.

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Brad Keselowski talks with crew chief Paul Wolfe earlier this season.

Kasey Kahne needs win to make NASCAR Chase He led Brickyard 400 late before Jeff Gordon passed him Check out this story on IndyStar.com: http://indy.st/1n8RDKD Kasey Kahne's crew works on a pit stop on lap 127 of the Brickyard 400 Sunday, July 27, 2014, at the Indianapolis Speedway.

"The thing that always stood out about Mark was his unmatched drive to win," said Roush.

As Charlotte Motor Speedway gears up for its sixth annual Parade of Power on Wednesday, Aug. 6, some of the biggest names in NASCAR and the NHRA will be on hand to help the speedway wave the green flag on Charlotte Motor Speedway's action-packed fall Season of Speed.

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

ADVANCE NOTES Bayne at Iowa A Trevor Bayne makes his seventh NASCAR Nationwide Series start at Iowa Speedway on Saturday evening.

The timing was curious, to say the least, and unprofessional at worst, according to "Honestly, I thought to make that announcement on the morning of what I consider our third-biggest race of the year -- behind the Daytona 500 and Homestead -- was very unprofessional," Yet the announcement, although certainly better suited to a Tuesday instead of ... (more)

The Sprint Cup Series heads to the "Tricky Triangle," Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania, for this weekend's GoBowling.com 400 on Sunday, August 3rd.

Kyle Busch Motorsports is one of the hottest teams in NASCAR right now, and almost unbeatable in the Camping World Truck Series.

Roush Fenway Racing announced on Wednesday it has extended its partnership with Zest and the No.

Jeff Gordon viewed his Brickyard 400 win as a turning point for his race team. Confidence had been building with every strong run, but his victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway pushed his crew to another level.

Confidence had been building with every strong run, but his victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway pushed his crew to another level.