The Hendrick Motorsports drivers were the stars of the show Sunday afternoon, as Jeff Gordon led the field to the green flag and Dale Earnhardt Jr. led them to the checkered.
The Toyota Owners 400 was supposed to be under the lights on Saturday night, but Mother Nature had another idea. Instead, rain pushed the race to Sunday after noon, and 291 of the 400 miles of Sunday race were led by victor Kurt Busch.
Go Green Racing's Mike Bliss will be driving the #32 Ford Fusion in hopes of making the Duck Commander 500 on Sunday. Qualifying will take place Friday to see if Bliss gets a shot at participating.
Ah, Martinsville Speedway. The Paperclip in Virgina, and overall one of the most unique and exciting races to behold. Plenty of brake dust and rubber gets thrown around, and that was the exact case Sunday, when Denny Hamlin claimed victory.
A caution for debris with two laps remaining turned Sunday's race at Auto Club Speedway on its head. Two Green-White-Checkered attempts later, Keselowski took heed and the lead, leading only one lap Sunday: the final one.
Pole sitter Kevin Harvick simply had the car to beat Sunday afternoon in Arizona, but none of the other 42 cars could muster anything up to defeat the #4.
Three races into the season and Kevin Harvick is already back in victory lane. Sunday was ruled by Jimmie Johnson at first, but a couple of tire problems ruined his afternoon. Harvick took advantage and the victory as well.
The official start of the season got the green flag Sunday afternoon, and Joey Logano collected the checkered flag after 500 miles of high-speed action.
It's been a long, cold offseason for NASCAR and it was simply awesome to hear the roar of engines again on TV. Multiple wrecks claimed multiple drivers' chances at winning Sprint's opening exhibition race Saturday night, but there was still some good racing to take in.