Hendrick Motorsports News

Unlike two days ago when there were eight Sprint Cup drivers who bettered the Charlotte Motor Speedway qualifying record for that series, none would fall when the NASCAR Nationwide Series cars hit the track at Charlotte Motor Speedway this morning.

Bruton Smith and Jeff Gordon have one thing in common: they both apparently would like to see a second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Las Vegas.

The crews of Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer tussled last year in Phoenix. Check out the other best fights in NASCAR history.

Q. Kasey has won the Coca-Cola 600 three times. I believe he's a four-time winner here at Charlotte Motor Speedway, won the All-Star Race, as well, Sprint All-Star Race.

Don't let Jimmie Johnson's career statistics fool you. Most drivers have a disappointing season or two over the course of their Sprint Cup careers.

Michael Waltrip Racing's three Sprint Cup cars will carry decals of Feed The Children, an Oklahoma City-based group that is providing food and resources to victims of the tornadoes.

's Coca-Cola 600 in the same day is Danica Patrick . Furthermore, the sport of auto racing and Patrick herself need it to happen.

Greg Zipadelli, the competition director at Stewart-Haas Racing and longtime confidante of Tony Stewart , said the team has fallen behind on technology relative to the top NASCAR Sprint Cup teams.

A Missouri woman won $1 million of the Powerball jackpot this week, and she can thank NASCAR stars Danica Patrick, Tony Stewart, Joey Logano and Casey Mears.

From a short track classic on the smallest track on tour in Elko, Minnesota, to one of the biggest in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards will double back and head closer to home in mid-June for the 32nd annual Michigan ARCA 200 at Michigan Int'l Speedway.

Overview: Kasey Kahne won last year's race for the third time. He'll be pushed by Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Kyle and Kurt Busch.

Denny Hamlin isn't ready to say he's back, even after winning the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 with a record-setting qualifying lap Thursday night.

NASCAR will run its longest race of the season Sunday night and being in optimal physical condition could pay off at the end of the 600-mile race.

"Our house is a very, very, very fine house." Graham Nash wasn't referring to Charlotte Motor Speedway when he wrote the song "Our House." But Jimmie Johnson would agree that the track, which is quickly becoming like home, is a very fine one, indeed.

Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North will receive the Stonewall Jackson Award presented annually by Charlotte Motor Speedway.

NASCAR longest show, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, will take place on the 1.5-mile quad-oval track with 24 degree banking Sunday, May 26 in Concord, North Carolina.

The Frontstretch: NASCAR Mailbox: Hall of Fame Anomalies, Career Shifts, and High Expectations by Summer Bedgood -- Thursday May 23, 2013 Five-time is now four-time when it comes to the Sprint All-Star race.

Wearing a print dress adorned with tastefully illustrated monkeys, the 85-year-old widow of a true NASCAR pioneer heard her husband's name called first on voting day as the top vote-getter in the 2014 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

The stick and ball sports have their All-Star games but, it is usually more of a social event instead of a hard fought competition.

Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo brands Pepsi and Mountain Dew announced their summertime promotion, "Iconic Summer," which will offer fans the chance to win prizes and exclusive experiences.