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NASCAR: Kevin Harvick Wins Indy Pole in Record Time

Jeff Gordon will share the front. Brad Keselowski, followed by 2013 Brickyard winner Ryan Newman, and Brian Vickers complete the top five.

(INDIANAPOLIS) - Suddenly the ace qualifier at Stewart-Haas Racing this year, Kevin Harvick dominated Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series time trials at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, winning the pole for Sunday's Crown Royal 400 in track-record speed.

Fastest in all three rounds of knockout qualifying, Harvick earned his fourth Coors Light Pole Award of the season, his second at the Brickyard and the 10th of his career.

NASCAR: Keselowski Completes Weekend Sweep at Loudon

Polesitter Kyle Busch gave Keselowski a run for his money all day by leading a total of 62 laps, but ultimately finished second. Completes

(LOUDON, N.H.) - Brad Keselowski won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Camping World RV Sales 301 Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in a dramatic green-white-checkered finish.

It was Keselowski's third win this season and a Sprint Cup career-first at the New England track.

Keselowski Holds Off Hard Charging Busch for Nationwide Win

Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Larson, and Chris Buescher round out the top-five finishers.

(LOUDON, N.H.) - Brad Keselowski made one mistake all day.

Keselowski dropped the American flag out of his window as he cruised around New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday night, following a dominating performance in the Sta-Green 200.

Kyle Busch Wins Shootout for New Hampshire Pole

Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart and Jamie McMurray round out the top-five qualifiers

(LOUDON, N.H.) - It was another record-breaking afternoon during Oxford Casino Pole Day at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, as Kyle Busch set a new qualifying record at 138.130 miles per hour (27.574 seconds) to take the pole for Sunday's Camping World RV Sales 301.

Busch was one of 11 drivers to break Ryan Newman's qualifying mark set for last September's SYLVANIA 300.

Almirola Gets Famous 43 Car First Win Since 1999

Sunday's first big-time wreck occurred on Lap 20, just before NASCAR's scheduled competition caution. Sixteen cars were involved, including the top six drivers in the point standings.

(DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) - The rain and the wrecks kept on coming at Daytona International Speedway in Sunday's 56th running of the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola.

When the carnage from two major contender-claiming incidents was over, it was Aric Almirola who not only survived but claimed his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory and took the giant step toward punching his ticket into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Rain Gives Gilliland Pole for Coke 600 at Daytona

David Gilliland, who has finished no better than 20th in 17 starts this season, captured his third career Coors Light Pole.

(DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) - No one knew what to expect when knockout NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying came to Daytona International Speedway for the first time on Friday.

But no one could have predicted what transpired in a chaotic qualifying session for Saturday night's Coke Zero 400.

Kahne Steals Win from Teammate

What had been a nearly-clean race turned chaotic with two crashes in the final seven laps.

(DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) - Kasey Kahne stormed from 12th on the final restart to nip Regan Smith in a green-white-checkered finish to win Friday night’s Subway Firecracker 250 and foil Smith’s attempt to complete a sweep of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series events at Daytona International Speedway.

The victory was Kahne’s first in the Nationwide Series since August 2007.

Brad Keselowski Roars to Victory in Kentucky

Keselowski led 199 of 267 laps and becomes the sixth driver to win two or more Sprint Cup races this season.

(SPARTA, Kentucky) - Brad Keselowski spent most of the Quaker State 400 out front, but had to chase down and pass five cars before he could celebrate another victory at Kentucky Speedway.

He passed Kyle Busch for the lead with 20 laps remaining Saturday and pulled away to claim the Sprint Cup Series race for the second time in three years.

Kevin Harvick Wins Nationwide Race at Kentucky

Brad Keselowski finished second in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford.

(SPARTA, Kentucky) - Kevin Harvick passed Kyle Busch on a restart with five laps remaining and won the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign 300 on Friday at Kentucky Speedway.


Harvick tried to pass Busch on an earlier restart but couldn't quite pull it off. A caution with eight laps to go set up the final restart and a final opportunity for the driver of the No. 5 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to take the lead.

Brad Keselowski Grabs Kentucky Pole in Record Time

Twenty-three drivers of the 42 entered in Saturday's race topped the track qualifying mark of 183.636 mph set last year by Dale Earnhardt Jr.

(SPARTA, Kentucky) - Brad Keselowski knocked teammate Joey Logano from the top spot in the final round of Quaker State 400 qualifying with a blistering lap of 188.791 mph that earned him the pole for Saturday's race at Kentucky Speedway.

It's the third front row sweep by the Team Penske drivers and third pole for Keselowski this season.