Lee SPencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - For once, the racing gods smiled on Kurt Busch. After being denied one week ago at Daytona International Speedway, the NASCAR champion got a lucky break with a late race caution in the Quaker State 400—and made the most of the opportunity.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - The Big 3 swept the podium at Kentucky Speedway on Friday night but it was Cole Custer coming out on top.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Chase Briscoe was granted a dispensation to run a dirt race—in the NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series, at least. The 24-year-old Mitchell, Indiana, native will join forces once again with ThorsSport Racing to defend his win in the Aug. 1 Eldora Dirt Derby. .

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE = No, it was not the perfect storm at Daytona International Speedway—unless you’re Justin Haley.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Justin Haley won the Karma 317 at Daytona International Speedway. In just his third Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start, the 20-year-old Winamac, Indiana, native enjoyed a bit of redemption after losing the Xfinity Series race on the 2.5-mile track on a penalty one year ago.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—After the unholy alliance between Chevrolet and Toyota in the Daytona 500—which ended in victory for Toyota driver Denny Hamlin—the bow-tie brigade concocted a different strategy at Talladega: work together, and leave the Camrys out of the equation.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Ross Chastain earned a homegrown victory at Daytona International Speedway in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—To block or not to block, that is the question. On Thursday at Daytona International Speedway, Brad Keselowski used his chrome horn to send an industry-wide message: cut off the No. 2 Team Penske Ford and you’ll go for a ride.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.— Brad Keselowski put on his own fireworks display on the Fourth of July.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—A sea change came at the perfect time for Alex Bowman and the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports team.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - JOLIET, Ill.—Ty Dillon is thinking big picture: What can NASCAR do to make the sport more appealing to 20-somethings like him?

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - JOLIET, Ill — After 134 races—and what probably seems like a lifetime—Alex Bowman picked up his first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup win on Sunday.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - With all the talk about young guns in NASCAR, who would have thought the hottest driver in the paddock would have turned 39 on Saturday?

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series has produced a statistically low six different winners in the first 16 races this season. Sure, that makes great fodder for talk radio and columnists, but the statistics are no different from last year’s results after Sonoma Raceway.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - SONOMA, Calif.—Glory Days blared from the speakers in the grandstands as Matt DiBenedetto was savoring the moment.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE- SONOMA, Calif.—For the second-straight season, Martin Truex Jr., popped the cork in Victory Lane at Sonoma Raceway.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - SONOMA, Calif.—Kyle Larson is on the pole for the Toyota/Savemart 350—for the third-straight year. He’s had the speed. He’s had the best pit stall.

SONOMA, Calif.— William Byron just might have an advantage at Sonoma Raceway. With the addition of the carousel at the iconic road course, it’s a new game for everyone.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVe- SONOMA, Calif.—Sonoma Raceway celebrates its 50th anniversary with a significant change--as far as NASCAR racing is concerned.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - SONOMA, Calif.—Roush Fenway Racing will pay homage to Darrell Waltrip as the NASCAR champion and Hall of Famer turned FOX Sports analyst offers his final “Boogity, boogity, boogity,” at Sonoma Raceway this weekend.