busch holds off burton, gordon

The shrub, Kyle Busch, held off a late charge by Jeff Burton and teammate Jeff Gordon to win the first ever Car of Tomorrow race at Bristol. On an unusually warm day in Thunder Valley, Busch managed to stay out front at the checkers because Jeff Burton raced him clean. The race could have easily been a different story, as Burton had several opportunities to push the 5 out of the way.

Tony Stewart led a race-high 257 laps before breaking a fuel pump with 211 laps to go.

Pick 'em results, race rewind, and power rankings coming soon.

kenseth does it fontana.

I thought I'd just leave a quick wrap from today's Nascar race in Fontana.

Matt Kenseth grabbed his first win of the year in the Auto Club 500 with Jeff Gordon running second and Jimmie Johnson third. The race ended under a 4 lap shootout after David Reutimann pounded the wall. Oh, let me restate. SLAMMED the wall in turn 3 after contact from Greg Biffle. His hit brought out the red flag and gave some very dramatic TV time for Fox as Reutimann seemed a little unconcious after the hit. The in-car view was very compelling.

Maybe he was thinking about how to best thank Greg Biffle for that one.

Kevin Harvick likely would have won the race, but he cut a tire under the ensuing yellow flag and had to pit. Mark Martin leaves as the leader in the points despite not intending to run the full schedule.

That will change.

Look for Pick'em Standings to come out later, and the monday race rewind tomorrow (with new features!)