Tony Stewart scratched another race track off the bucket list
Powering away from Jimmie Johnson after a restart with four laps left in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the reigning Sprint Cup champion took the checkered flag .461 seconds ahead of Johnson.
















Kevin Harvick found out that two tires were enough as he outlasted cars with four fresh tires over the final 35 green-flag laps as he captured the Nationwide Series’ Nashville 300 on Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway.
NASCAR.COM staff members have chosen their driver of the year for the three national series and now make their choice known for NASCAR Driver of the Year.
Kyle Busch keeps extending streaks at Texas in search of a NASCAR first. Busch won his fourth consecutive Nationwide Series race at Texas on Saturday. It was another dominating victory, coming a day after winning the fifth truck race in his last five starts in the series this season.
With just four races remaining in the 2009 season, we’re beginning to get the clue that Jimmie Johnson is in line for an unprecedented fourth consecutive championship. The Chase format sets up well for the driver of the No. 48. However, this weekend’s race could be the opportunity that the top contenders are looking for.
When Marcos Ambrose and Kyle Busch came to the chicane, or “bus stop,” on Lap 64 of Saturday’s Zippo 200 at The Glen, Busch stopped — out of necessity — and Ambrose didn’t.

Scott stayed out on old tires and took the lead on the final restart with about 10 laps to go and pulled away from Dennis Setzer to win the AAA Insurance 200 on Saturday at Dover. 
Kyle Busch’s burnout on the frontstretch was a loud and smoky substitute for candles on a birthday cake.