Joe Gibbs Racing News

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.

Mostly on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between the NASCAR Hall of Fame and Tryon Street, and on Tryon between MLK and Trade Street.

NATIONWIDE PRACTICE RECAP: Joey Logano topped the NASCAR Nationwide Series speed charts Wednesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, posting a fast lap of 30.295 seconds .

Hamlin, who has never won a Sprint Cup race at CMS, was one of eight drivers to top the previous record of 193.708 set last October by Greg Biffle.

Denny Hamlin demolished the track record at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday during qualifying for the Coca-Cola 600, scoring his second pole of the season in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition in the process.

By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers The NASCAR Nationwide series has completed practice session one at Charlotte Motor Speedway in preparation for the 32nd Annual History 300 .

Five-time is now four-time when it comes to the Sprint All-Star race. Coming into Saturday night's race, Johnson was tied with Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt for most wins in the annual event with three wins.

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.

The Frontstretch: Top Ten Ways Drivers Entertain Themselves During A 600-Mile Race by Beth Lunkenheimer -- Wednesday May 22, 2013 Five-time is now four-time when it comes to the Sprint All-Star race.

EXPRESS NOTES: All-Star Race Recap: Denny Hamlin finished sixth in last Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, learning valuable information for this Sunday's longest race of the season -- the Coca-Cola 600 -- on the 1.5-mile oval.

Fans of all shapes and sizes embrace them with a passionate fist bump. Or they want to turn that fist into a sucker punch, connecting square on the noggin.

Johnson passed Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kasey Kahne on the first lap of the final 10-lap segment of Saturday night's all-star event and held off Joey Logano to secure the $1 million prize.

For most of the night, Jimmie Johnson had to watch brothers Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch steal the spotlight.

Defending Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski ran only ran two laps Saturday night in the All-Star race before car problems forced him to take his No.

NASCAR Wire Service SPEED IN THE PITS: The last time pit road was without a speed limit during a NASCAR race, Kyle Busch was a 15-year-old kid.

Kyle Busch recovered after a rough Sprint Cup loss last week with a big win in the Charlotte Trucks race on Friday.

Busch overcame a costly penalty to snap a seven-race drought on the Truck Series by winning Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Carl Edwards gave Dick Trickle one last ride by putting the late driver's name above his door on Friday.

The Frontstretch: NASCAR Mailbox: Missing Fans, Employees, And Ghosts Of All-Stars Past by Summer Bedgood -- Thursday May 16, 2013 Kyle Busch appeared to be headed for another weekend sweep after winning the Nationwide race at Darlington on Friday night.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers conducted a two-day Goodyear Tire Test Tuesday and Wednesday, shaking down the new Generation-6 stock car at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.