WHO'S HOT Carl Edwards has won half of the eight races run this year on 11/2- and 2-mile tracks, a show of championship strength given that half of the 10 Chase races are run on intermediate tracks. Two of Edwards' five Sprint Cup victories have come in the past three races. ...more

August 20, 2008

Carl Edwards sent a not-so-subtle message to Kyle Busch on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. ...more

August 18, 2008

The No. 18 and No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing teams in the Nationwide Series likely will face big penalties after efforts to alter the results of a chassis dyno test. ...more

August 18, 2008

Carl Edwards took the lead in the pits, then drove away Saturday for his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Michigan International Speedway and 16th overall series win. ...more

August 17, 2008

SPRINT CUP PREVIEW RACE NO. 23: MICHIGAN The auto racing season is winding toward its homestretch. Scott Dixon has all but wrapped up the Indy Racing League title. Clint Bowyer, surprising Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards have separated themselves in the Nationwide Series. And the Sprint Cup Series has four races left before the cutoff for the Chase. Tribune motor sports writer Tony Fabrizio takes a look at who is still fighting for a Chase berth and other news heading into Sunday's 3M Performance 400 at Michigan: ...more

August 15, 2008

If Kyle Busch has a weakness, it's apparently going to be awfully difficult to find. ...more

August 11, 2008

Kyle Busch can't win everywhere, proven by two horrendous races this season at Pocono Raceway. ...more

August 6, 2008

Rain was falling. The cars were parked on pit road with Carl Edwards in 22nd place, and the driver and crew chief Bob Osborne were arguing heatedly on top of the team's pit box. ...more

August 4, 2008

Tony Stewart's second-place finish in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway was a big step in a winless 2008 season. ...more

August 4, 2008