NASCAR veteran Kurt Busch is happy to be part of a winning team. So is Denny Hamlin, even when he's not behind the wheel of the car headed to victory lane.

As Colton Herta set up his winning pass Saturday, all he could see were red flashing lights. He still charged forward.

The NASCAR Cup Series playoff grid is filling up fast and the dwindling number of spots may lead to more of the aggressive driving that grabbed headlines over the weekend at Darlington Raceway.

Mark Martin will be a major presence this weekend at Darlington Raceway, just like he usually was during his stellar career as a NASCAR driver.

Matt Kenseth said he never really spent any time thinking about his chances of making the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He doesn't have to worry about it now anyway.

Chase Elliott took note that Dover's grandstands passed the eye test and looked fuller on Sunday before rain washed out the conclusion of the race.

All it took was a change of mindset for Pato O'Ward to turn around his season.

Ross Chastain surveyed the situation on the final lap Sunday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway and decided his best strategy was to stay right where he was and not make a move for the win.

New team. New car. New attitude. The past couple of years have been a time of transformation for NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace.

Dirt will be back on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule next year, and likely on Easter again if Fox Sports has its way.

Kyle Busch never seems to mind the crowd booing. Especially not when it happens after another NASCAR win for the veteran Joe Gibbs Racing driver.

Credit must be given to NASCAR for at long last shaking up the status quo and trying new things, no matter how outlandish the idea.

Kyle Busch backed into the NASCAR record book by stealing a win at dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. That's what he'd say if it had been anyone else, right?

Kyle Busch took a long pause to carefully choose how to describe visibility Friday in the first practice on the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Joey Logano has had his share of conflict during a career that began with his appointment as "Sliced Bread" upon arrival.

Colton Herta is so good on the downtown streets of Long Beach, and was so strong this weekend, that a second consecutive victory in his home race seemed automatic.

William Byron knew he was in for a big challenge.

Denny Hamlin hoped the NASCAR Cup Series' visit to the track where he watched races as a youngster would help kick-start the veteran driver's season after it started in an uncharacteristic fashion. Poorly, to be specific.

Ross Chastain bumped and banged his way around Circuit of the Americas on the final overtime lap of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race.

It was like a short-track race at a superspeedway.

Chase Briscoe jumped out of his Ford Mustang and was obviously emotional, kneeling by the car for a few seconds before a couple of voice cracks during his television interview after Sunday's race.

The racing rule is quite clear at Hendrick Motorsports, where the boss will let his drivers go door to door so long as they don't tear up his cars.

Kyle Larson avoided any wipeouts and found his way to victory lane for the first time this year.