Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - MARTINSVILLE, Va.—Joey Logano picked up where he left off last fall—atop the pylon at Martinsville Speedway. After his breakthrough win at the half-mile paper clip-shaped track in October, Logano picked up his fifth pole at NASCAR’s oldest track with a lap of 97.830 mph (19.356-seconds).

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - MARTINSVILLE, VA - Kyle Busch exacted the perfect strategy in Saturday’s TruNorth Global 250—stay out front. Without points on the line, Busch used a conservative approach behind the wheel of the No. 51 Cessna Toyota.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - MARTINSVILLE, Va.—This time last year, Denny Hamlin boasted a career-best 4.8 average finish after the first five races. With a new contract, the driver of the No. 11 Fed Ex Toyota had plenty of incentive to make a statement run in 2018.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Clint Bowyer’s season turned around with his win in the 2018 STP 500. Following a six-year drought, the driver of the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford didn’t mind racing on Monday when snow delayed the rac e at Martinsville Speedway.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Kyle Busch will make his best attempt at stealing the lunch money and trophies from the Gander Outdoors Truck Series drivers this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE -- LOS ANGELES — Eighteen years ago, Kurt Busch was as much a prognosticator as he was a marketer when he promised his younger brother would be a better racer than he is.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - FONTANA, Calif.—“All we do is win, win, win…,” exclaimed Kyle Busch as he celebrated his 200th-career NASCAR victory on Sunday. Despite a speeding penalty after the second stage of the Auto Club 400, Busch recovered from 18th-place midway through the event to win his fourth Cup race at Auto Club Speedway.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - FONTANA, Calif.—Chevrolet is still searching for its first win in 2019. Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Larson have won two of the last three races at Auto Club Speedway and had won seven of the previous 10 Cup contests entering last year.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - FONTANA, Calif.—The California Kid pulled off the upset to win at Auto Club Speedway. Cole Custer, 21, who grew up 60 miles south in Ladera Ranch, said on Friday he’d be disappointed if he didn’t leave the track with the trophy.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - FONTANA, Calif.— One year ago, Kevin Harvick was going for his fourth consecutive win entering Auto Club Speedway.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - FONTANA, Calif.— What if NASCAR held qualifying and no one showed up? That’s not exactly how time trials evolved at Auto Club Speedway on Friday, but with just a minute remaining in the Round 2 only Kurt Busch had completed a lap.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE -- Richard Petty doesn’t have to defend his credentials The King’s accomplishments stand alone. Petty accumulated seven Cup championships and 200 wins in 1,184 starts at 51 different tracks.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYSEXCLUSIVE - PHOENIX — To say that Martin Truex Jr. has recovered nicely from a disastrous 35th-place finish in the Daytona 500 would be to understate the obvious.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - PHOENIX — Kyle Busch is NASCAR’s king of the wild west—at least on this swing. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota made a clean sweep of the races at ISM Raceway.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE -- PHOENIX—Two hundred feature wins in NASCAR. Sounds impossible, right? After Richard Petty hit that magic mark at Daytona in 1984, pundits predicted that number would never be matched. And purists insist only victories in what is now the Monster Energy Cup Series qualify.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - PHOENIX, Ariz.— Kyle Busch was unstoppable at ISM Raceway on Saturday. When his top challengers, Christopher Bell and Justin Allgaier, were eliminated from contention on Lap 129, it was smooth sailing for the driver of the No. 18 Toyota.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - AVONDALE, Ariz.— Ryan Blaney won the pole for the TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway but his accomplishment was overshadowed by a row between Daniel Suarez and Michael McDowell.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - AVONDALE, Ariz.—Kurt Busch showed his hand on Friday—when he unveiled his new sponsor Global Poker for the No. 1 Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. The online poker site is partnering with Busch and Chip Ganassi Racing on a number of races this year.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE -- For spectators watching the Pennzoil 400 from home, the action at Las Vegas might have appeared a bit tame. The racing was anything but from Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s seat.

LAS VEGAS—Kurt Busch could not have asked for a better homecoming on Sunday. Carrying the retro Star Nursery colors—an early sponsor of the Las Vegas native’s racing pursuits—the former NASCAR Cup champion wheeled the No. 1 Chevy from a 28th-place starting spot to the lead for the final stage