Jimmie Johnson earned one of four spots in next month's title-deciding season finale Sunday with his ninth career victory at Martinsville Speedway. The six-time NASCAR champion will race for his seventh championship, which would tie him for the record with Hall of Famers Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt.
Joey Logano won at Talladega Superspeedway, and Denny Hamlin edged Kurt Busch by 0.006 seconds for third place and the one point he needed to tie Austin Dillon in the standings.
Joey Logano captured the checkered flag at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, while four drivers were eliminated from the postseason. Logano spoke after the race.
Jimmie Johnson ended his 24-race winless streak on Sunday taking the checkered flag at Charlotte to advance to the third round of the Chase. Johnson spoke after the victory.
Previewing the Chase Round of 12, the NASCAR Wire Service's Reid Spencer and Noah Coslov talk about tensions rising, the driver who can get hot and Reid's pick for Saturday night at Charlotte.
Harvick won Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to earn a spot in the second round of the NASCAR Sprint Cup playoffs, pulling away off a restart a year after a late loss at the track.
Martin Truex Jr. held off Kevin Harvick to win the Southern 500 on Sunday for his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of the season. Truex spoke afterwards.
For 27 years, Target's bull's-eye has been a triumphant fixture on the IndyCar scene, connected to more than 101 victories including four Indianapolis 500 wins.
Kyle Busch won the Brickyard 400 on Sunday to make it clean sweep at Indianapolis. He led a race-record 149 of the 170 laps and beat Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Matt Kenseth to the finish line by 2.126 seconds.
Alex and Jeremy Martin are in the top five overall, separated by just a few points as they head into this weekend's La Crescent Wine & Spirit Spring Creek National in Millville