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Two down. One to go. Kyle Busch moved one race closer to an unprecedented weekend triple Saturday - and, oh, by the way - a giant step closer to his first title in a major NASCAR touring series.

Jeff Gordon was all smiles when the final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying attempt was finalized, even though the hand writing was on the wall that the bottom of the qualifying order favored his remaining on top top of the speedchart but one never knows who might pull a rabbit out of a hat.

Kyle Busch started his Texas tripleheader with another NASCAR Trucks Series victory.

Billy Ballew has been an owner in the Truck Series since 1996 and began racing full time in it in 2002.

Jeff Gordon is suddenly having all kind of success at Texas Motor Speedway, a track where he had never won until earlier this season.

Matt Crafton topped the qualifying charts on Thursday to take the pole for the WinStar World Casino 350 Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Prior to the event, NASCAR announced it would implement a smaller restrictor plate to slow down the cars in an effort to ensure safer racing.

Fans, all that fretting and worrying over who will dethrone Jimmie Johnson from the top of the NASCAR heap has come to a screeching and merciful halt.

If there's one thing about the Talladega Superspeedway that is the most expected, it is that the unexpected will happen.

Jimmie Johnson said his strategy for the AMP Energy 500 "backfired." But the leader in the Chase for the Sprint Cup virtually locked up his fourth consecutive NASCAR championship anyway, thanks to a shrewd move by crew chief Chad Knaus.

Current NASCAR Champion and points leader Jimmie Johnson will start Sunday's AMP Energy 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway from the pole position after weather canceled qualifying.

If Jimmie Johnson has a good run at Talladega -- far from a given considering his spotty luck there -- you can basically go ahead and crown him.

The $845 million sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets from the Tribune Co.

Hendrick Motorsports' Jeff Gordon does a burnout after winning at Talladega Superspeedway in 2007.

Schedule: Friday, practice , qualifying ; Saturday, practice ; Sunday, race, 1 p.m. . Track: Martinsville Speedway .

In the beginning, the team was named All-Star Racing despite the fact that there were no all-stars. They would come later.

For 2010 Chevrolet is bringing back the Grand Sport name as in the Corvette Grand Sport .

Denny Hamlin showed that Jimmie Johnson is beatable with a victory Sunday at Martinsville Speedway.

After a three week hiatus, the Camping World Truck Series is back in action this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

Stewart-Haas Racing's Ryan Newman earned his second pole of the season at Martinsville Speedway Friday.