Carl Edwards has been docked 100 driver and owner points, fined $100,000 and most importantly, his crew chief Bob Osbourne has been suspended for 6 weeks.
Engine problems have been a big issue at Daytona this week. Toyota has been dealing with a cam-lifter coating issue with their motors which surfaced in practice for the Budweiser shootout.
"For the most part, Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 lived up to billing - it was long and relatively uneventful with almost all the action happening in the final 50 or so laps.
It's another odd schedule at Lowe's Motor Speedway this week for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600. The first practice session, along with qualifying, were held Thursday.
The Coca Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway is stock-car racing's answer to the Indianapolis 500 - an on-and-off-track extravaganza designed to keep NASCAR fans satiated.
What more can be said about last week's Richmond race that hasn't already been saidĪ Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch have both labeled their startling late race incident a "racin' deal"
There might be two months until the Fourth of July, but in NASCAR the fireworks have already started. Saturday night's Cup race at Richmond was dominated by one driver.
"Talladega Superspeedway - the name immediately evokes images of wicked fast restrictor plate racing, multi-car drafting packs, and spectacular wrecks.
"""We're back."" That's how Jimmie Johnson assessed the No. 48 team after his anticlimactic fuel-mileage win at Phoenix International Raceway Saturday night.
"While the Nationwide results at Talladega may not carry over to the Cup race, a few factors from Saturday could be weighing on the minds of competitors tonight.
No matter what happens at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, this weekend will probably always be remembered for the harrowing qualifying crash that befell rookie Michael McDowell on Friday.
"Carl Edwards exerted himself Sunday as the driver to beat in the young Sprint Cup season, posting his third win in seven races and doing so in relatively dominating fashion.
There was quite a shakeup in the point standings after Sunday's weather-challenged race in Martinsville. Jeff Burton moved up three spots in the standings to assume the lead.
Only two drivers have completed every lap so far this season, and they both drive for Richard Childress Racing. Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick are the only Cup drivers.
If you want to know the secret of getting around Martinsville, you arguably can't ask a better expert than Darrell Waltrip, who won 11 races on the paperclip-shaped short track in 52 starts.
Despite near-freezing temperatures in Martinsville Sunday, Denny Hamlin turned lemons to lemonade, parlaying a pit road miscue into an emotional victory on his home track.
More races (17 of 118) have been won from the pole position at Martinsville than any other starting spot. P2 and P3 are tied for second in this category with 14 wins a piece.
After taking last weekend off, the Sprint Cup series now heads to Martinsville Speedway, the Virginia racetrack with the self-described "paperclip" shape.
Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, bills itself as a track that offers "racin' the way it ought 'a be," and fans of short-track beatin' and bangin' would likely agree.