After a long and rainy day at Auto Club Speedway (four cautions for rain), Matt Kenseth finally celebrated his victory. This win set him as the only driver to win the first two races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season since Jeff Gordon did so back in 1997. Gordon also had a strong race. After leading several of the laps, he ended up coming in second, right behind Kenseth. Joey Logano, the highest placing rookie, came in 26th – one lap behind the leaders.

The Top-5 Finishers Included:

1. Matt Kenseth (#17 Ford)
2. Jeff Gordon (#24 Chevrolet)
3. Kyle Busch (#18 Toyota)
4. Greg Biffle (#16 Ford)
5. Kurt Busch (#2 Dodge)

For the full results from this race, please see the following page:

2009 Auto Club 500 Results from Auto Club Speedway

Because of the win, Kenseth extended his lead to 81 points ahead of the second place driver in the standings, Jeff Gordon. Gordon, with his strong finish, moved up 10 positions in the points standings since last week’s race in Daytona.

The standings have been updated and are available at:

2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Standings | As of Feb 22, 2009 – California

Matt Kenseth won the “Super Bowl” of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Daytona 500. The 200 lap race had to be cut short due to rain and in the end, the leaders had only completed 152 of the scheduled laps. Just before the race was called official, the field was frozen under a red flag and was never able to be restarted. Once the red hit the track, it only took officials minutes to decide that the race was over.

Kevin Harvick took the second finishing position, with A.J. Allmendinger coming in behind him for a third place finish. Fourth and fifth were reserved for Clint Bowyer and Elliott Sadler respectively. Kyle Busch, who dominated the early portions of the race, was involved in a wreck at lap 123 and was forced to settle with 41st.

Neither rookie in the field had a good first race of the season. Scott Speed finished a lap down from the leaders in the 35th position and Joey Logano took last place (43rd) after suffering from a mid-race collision.

The series will return to Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 2009.

For the full results from this race, please use the following link:

2009 Daytona 500 Results

For the current standings, click here:

2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Standings

This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson took the pole, but would end up finishing the race in second place – right behind the Ford of Carl Edwards. Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, and Kyle Busch rounded out the rest of the top five positions.

For his win, Edwards was handed the Dow Automotive “Strategic Call of the Race”, EA Sports Move of the Race, and the Sunoco Diamond Performance contingency awards.

The full results from the race have been posted at:

2008 Pep Boys Auto 500 Results from Atlanta Motor Speedway

The updated standings can be found here:

2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Standings

For the second straight weekend, Greg Biffle crossed the finish line first in his 3M sponsored Ford. This second win in the Chase for the Championship came at Dover International Speedway and left Biffle sitting a comfortable third in the points standings.

The Top-5 finishers of the day were:

1. Greg Biffle
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Carl Edwards
4. Mark Martin
5. Jimmie Johnson

For the full results, please visit this page:

2008 Camping World RV 400 Results

The updated NASCAR Sprint Cup standings can be found at:

2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Standings

This Sunday, Jimmie Johnson won the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway in California (This track was formerly known as California Speedway). Johnson was the most dominating force on the track this weekend, having first set the fastest qualifying time and then leading the most laps during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

The leading finishers included:

1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Greg Biffle
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Matt Kenseth

To see the complete finishing results, visit this page:

2008 Pepsi 500 Results

The updated standings can be found here:

2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Standings