Kyle Busch Wins 7th Nationwide Race At Charlotte

Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(CONCORD, N.C.) --  Kyle Busch loves racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Busch dominated the field in the History 300 on Saturday afternoon on his way to his sixth Nationwide Series victory of the season and record seventh career win at the track.

He led for 186 of the 200 laps, winning for a record 57th time in the series.

"It was a great day for us," Busch said to the Performance Racing Network.  "This one's special.  We win a lot,  but I love Charlotte it's my favorite racetrack, so I love winning here in Charlotte."

Kasey Kahne ran second, while Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top five.  

Nationwide Series points leader Regan Smith came in 10th. 

The only win missing on Busch's resume at Charlotte is a Sprint Cup race.  He'll attempt to change that Sunday when he races the Coca-Cola 600.

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Coca Cola 600 Preview

Chris Trotman/NASCAR via Getty Images(CONCORD, N.C.) -- NASCAR drivers are ready for the Coca Cola 600 on Sunday. 

Jimmie Johnson sits atop the Sprint Cup points lead and enjoys racing on Memorial Day weekend, honoring the veterans who served the United States.

"Awesome to be a part of it and be a source of entertainment and to pay our respects as a race team," Johnson said on Friday.  "We usually have an awesome paint job on our race car."

Kasey Kahne sits in sixth and is looking forward to getting out on the race track.

"Hendrick Motor Sports is really good here," Kahne said.  "Should be an exciting race."

Denny Hamlin won the pole and broke the track record with a lap of 195.624.

"It's going to take wins and consistency throughout the next several months to put ourselves in position to have a chance at a championship," Hamlin said.

Kurt Busch will sit second after having the second-best time on Thursday.

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Matt Kenseth Wins STP 400 at Kansas Motor Speedway

Jerry Markland/Getty Images(KANSAS) --  Matt Kenseth executed down the final stretch and found himself in victory lane on Sunday.

Kenseth won the STP 400 at Kansas Motor Speedway after holding off Kasey Kahne for the final two laps.

"When it was in front, we knew it was really fast," Kenseth said after his second straight win at the track. "And if we could get out there first, we'd be tough to beat."

Points leader Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five.

"Matt's good. He always has been," Johnson said. "He impresses me in his ability to lead the team, make adjustments on the car, and his knowledge of the car, but most importantly, inside the car, and finding a little bit more. The guy can do it."

It was the third straight win from the pole in the Sprint Cup series, which will shift to Richmond next weekend.

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Jimmie Johnson Wins At Martinsville

Sean Gardner/Getty Images(MARTINSVILLE, Va) -- Jimmie Johnson sure loves racing at Martinsville Speedway.

Johnson led a career-best 346 laps and pulled away on a restart with eight laps to go for his eighth-career victory at the track.

"We stuck to our game plan and knew what we wanted to have in the race and stayed patient, and it was tough to do at times, but it certainly worked out well," Johnson said. "And in the race, we had to adjust on the fly."

Clint Boyer finished second, while Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five.

Johnson picked the inside line for the final restart with Bowyer on the outside, Gordon behind him and Busch to his outside, and Johnson was able to get a clean break for the lead into Turn 1, his top priority to build some separation for the finish.

"I felt like if I could get two or three corners and maintain the lead on Clint, I could stretch it back out again," he said.

The victory made team owner Rick Hendrick's organization the winningest team in Martinsville history with 20.

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Kasey Kahne Sets Sights on Fontana

Chris Graythen/NASCAR via Getty Images(FONTANA, Calif.) -- The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is in Fontana, California this Sunday afternoon for the running of the Auto Club 400.

Last week, Kasey Kahne took home the checkered flag in the Food City 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway. He's currently tied for seventh in the Cup standings, 42 points behind leader Brad Keselowski.

“Feel really good about where we're at right now, and the momentum is huge,” Kahne said. “Confidence, momentum, from the driver to the pit crew to the crew chief, I mean, every aspect of putting our car on the track, I think when you have momentum and confidence it helps.”

On the year, Kahne has one win, two top-five and two top-ten finishes.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 3/17/13

Hemera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NBA: The Miami Heat (51-14) topped the Toronto Raptors (26-41), 108-91.  Miami extended their winning streak to 22 straight.

The Milwaukee Bucks (33-32) bopped the Orlando Magic (18-49), 115-109.

The Los Angeles Clippers (46-21) popped the New York Knicks (38-26), 93-80.

The Golden State Warriors (38-30) crushed the Houston Rockets (36-31), 108-78.

The Minnesota Timberwolves (23-41) sliced the New Orleans Hornets (22-45), 97-95.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (50-17) trimmed the Dallas Mavericks (31-35), 107-101.

The Atlanta Hawks (37-29) trumped the Brooklyn Nets (38-28), 105-93.

The Los Angeles Lakers (36-32) downed the Sacramento Kings (23-44), 113-102.

NHL: The Pittsburgh Penguins (22-8-0, 44 pts) edged the Boston Bruins (19-5-3, 41 pts), 2-1.

The Ottawa Senators (15-8-6, 36 pts) skated past the Winnipeg Jets (15-12-2, 32 pts), 4-1.

The Washington Capitals (12-15-1, 25pts) socked the Buffalo Sabres (10-15-4, 24 pts), 5-3.

The Edmonton Oilers (11-11-6, 28 pts) one up'ed the Nashville Predators (11-12-6, 28 pts), 3-2.

Top 25 Men's Basketball: (9) Miami (27-6) downed North Carolina (24-10), 87-77.  Miami wins the ACC tournament title.

(10) Ohio State (26-7) dropped Wisconsin (23-11), 50-43.  Ohio State wins the Big 10 tournament title.

Ole Miss (26-8) surprised (13) Florida (26-7), 66-63.  Ole Miss wins the Southeastern Conference tournament title.

(16) Saint Louis (27-6) got by (25) Virginia Commonwealth (26-8), 62-56.  Saint Louis wins the Atlantic 10 tournament title.

NASCAR: Kasey Kahne held off Kyle Busch to win his first Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Kasey Kahne Notches First Sprint Cup Series Win at Bristol

Chris Graythen/NASCAR via Getty Images(BRISTOL, Tenn.) -- Kasey Kahne earned his first career win at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday.  Kahne held off Kyle Busch to take home the checkered flag in the Food City 500.

Brad Keselowski finished in third, followed by Kurt Busch and Clint Bowyer.  After the race, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin exchanged words.  Logano was upset with Hamlin spinning him during the race when he was racing Jeff Gordon for the lead.

Despite a third-place finish, Keslowski still sits atop the points lead, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished in sixth.

The Sprint Cup Series will head to California next weekend for a race at Auto Club Speedway.

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Matt Kenseth Wins Kobalt Tools 400

Todd Warshaw/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) --  Matt Kenseth gave himself the ultimate 41st birthday present, a Sprint Cup Series victory.

Kenseth narrowly beat out Kasey Kahne to win the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.  Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, and Carl Edwards rounded out the top five.

It was Kenseth's 25th career victory, but first as a member of the Joe Gibbs Racing team.  He joined JGR this season after leaving Roush Fenway Racing in the offseason.

Kenseth was able to take the lead from Kahne after the final restart.  Holding him off during the final laps was the tough part.

"I was real nervous all day," Kenseth said. "(Kahne) had the best car. I told Jason Ratcliff with about 12 to go that I was sorry we were going to lose. We were just too tight.  We didn't have the fastest car there, but we had it where we needed it to be."

He became just the third NASCAR driver to win a race on his birthday.

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Jimmie Johnson Wins at Martinsville, Takes over Points Lead

Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(MARTINSVILLE, Va.) -- The five-time Sprint Cup champion is back atop the points lead after the big win at Martinsville on Sunday.  Jimmie Johnson took home the checkered flag for the 59th career time after he beat Kyle Busch to the finish line at Martinsville Speedway.

This was Johnson's seventh career victory at Martinsville.

"I'm ecstatic about the win today and ecstatic about the points lead, but this is no cake-walk," Johnson said.  "These guys are bringing their best each and every week. ... The next two races will tell the tale. Anything can happen. We could both wad it up next week and Clint Bowyer is your champion."

Brad Keselowski came into the race as the points leader but started 32nd and finished in sixth to leave only two points away from Johnson.

"You can't count this team out," said Keselowski.  "I know this championship's going to come down to Homestead, you just got to be in position where you've got a shot at it."

Busch was followed by Kasey Kahne, Aric Amirola, and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five.  Bowyer sits in third in the points after his finish.

"It was a good day for us," said Bowyer. 

The Sprint Cup series will head to Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 4 with just three races remaining in the chase for the championship.

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Kansas Speedway Sprint Cup Preview

Jamie Squire/Getty Images for NASCAR(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) -- NASCAR heads to Kansas Speedway this weekend in the sixth stop in the race for the Sprint Cup Championship. 

Points leader Brad Keselowski finished eleventh last week at Charlotte and is ahead of Jimmie Johnson by seven points entering Sunday.

"Every week is just another opportunity to get ourselves that much closer to having a real shot at the championship," Keselowski said.  "We've had a great start and we need to keep it going, and I feel confident we can do that especially here at Kansas."

Denny Hamlin, who is third in points, 15 behind Keselowski, crashed while testing his car on Thursday, but will be ready to go come Sunday.

"Obviously the severity of it, and the speeds we were running, it was a wise thing to do anyway," Hamlin said of his dizziness after the crash. "Just bell-rung, typical hard hit, ring-your-bell kind of thing. You get jarred around, you feel a little out of it at first. Everything came back OK."

Clint Bowyer won last weekend's race at Charlotte, and is hoping to continue the momentum at his home track.

"Coming off of the win, obviously rolling into your hometown is a lot of fun," said Bowyer, who is fourth in the standings. 

Kasey Kahne rounds out the top five in points standings.

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