DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) Carl Edwards loves plenty of things about NASCAR's All-Star week. One of his favorites, though, is seeing his crew members in the spotlight instead of himself.

Edwards' No. 99 team is among 24 Sprint Cup crews competing in the eighth NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday night. Denny Hamlin's No. 11 crew enters as two-time defending champions. Read More...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Kentucky Speedway general manager Mark Simendinger said there's no excuse for last year's traffic blunders at the inaugural Sprint Cup Series race at the track in Sparta.

"I want to say one more time how sorry I am that that whole thing occurred," Simendinger said Tuesday. "... We just weren't as ready as we thought we were." Read More...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Danica Patrick raced 513 laps around Darlington Raceway last weekend.

What did you do? Read More...

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) Rick Hendrick only got to watch the last 100 miles of the Southern 500. Turns out he saw the best part.

Jimmie Johnson broke free on a restart three laps from the end Saturday night to give Hendrick Motorsports its 200th Sprint Cup victory. Read More...

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) Jeff Gordon's season didn't get any better at one of his most successful tracks.

Gordon twice had to pit because of flat tires, continuing a host of struggles that have left the four-time Sprint Cup champion 23rd in the points. "We got something broke here, boys," Gordon told his crew as he headed into the pits for his second flat tire. Read More...

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) Joey Logano wrecked leader Elliott Sadler five laps from the end, then broke free during a green-white-checkered finish at Darlington Raceway for his second straight Nationwide Series victory Friday night.

Logano was in third place after the fifth caution period tightened up the race at the end. Logano bumped Sadler at the restart, turning the lead car into the wall. Logano then shot past Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin during NASCAR's version of overtime and held on for his third series victory of the season. Read More...