Brian Vickers outlasted Jimmie Johnson in yet another fuel-mileage duel at Michigan International Speedway, taking the lead with two laps to go after Johnson ran out of gas and holding on for his first Sprint Cup victory of the season Sunday.

NASCAR officials are not considering changing the racing surface at Talladega Superspeedway following a spectacular last-lap accident that sent debris flying into the grandstands.

Brad Keselowski has won his first Sprint Cup Series race by pushing Carl Edwards into the lead, then driving off to victory when contact between the two cars sent Edwards sailing into the fence at Talladega Superspeedway.

Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch have been knocked out of the Daytona 500 in a multi-car accident started by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Busch led a race-high 88 laps before the accident, which came just after a restart with 75 laps to go in Sunday’s race at Daytona International Speedway.

Carl Edwards got the jump on Jimmie Johnson in qualifying for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway this Sunday. Edwards, facing a daunting 141-point deficit heading into the Ford 400, qualified fourth, trailing only first-time pole winner David Reutimann, rookie Scott Speed and Roush Fenway Racing teammate Matt Kenseth. Johnson needs only to finish 36th or better on Sunday to wrap up his third straight Cup title. He’ll start a disappointing 30th. It’s only the seventh time in 36 races this season that Johnson has started 20th
or lower.

Jimmie Johnson moved inches away from his record-tying third consecutive NASCAR championship with a dominating victory Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway.

Carl Edwards wins second straight race

Carl Edwards passed Denny Hamlin on a late restart, then held on to win Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway to keep his championship hopes alive.