BRISTOL, Tenn. — In a race where the typical Bristol gremlins came out early and often, Kyle Busch managed to get his out of the way before the green flag waved.   The result was a commanding victory for Busch in Wednesday night’s O’Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. READ FULL STORY

WE’RE    B A C K!!!  It’s nice to be back in the warm embrace of Arizona’s hot summer weather. It has been a pretty hectic last few weeks, with the passing of Donna’s mom and our 8 day trip to the Monterey area of central California to cover the amazing automotive events held there, highlighted by the 60th Pebble Beach Concourse D’Elegance. During our week there, the high tempuriture of the day never got above 63 degrees. That was kind of neat for about two days, but the cool and overcast conditions got old real fast. I will say this though, I have never been to an area, with more incredible cars just cruising around on the streets. This should give you an example of what I mean, we saw no less than 4 Bugatti Veyron 1000 horse power super cars just driving around on the streets. So you can imagine how many Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Maseratis, Porsches, Rolls Royces, Bentleys, Astin Martins and every other exotic make were there, along with plenty of vintage and antique vehicles thrown in with the mix. The  September issue of Roddin’ & Racin’ newspaper and show #208 of the Roddin’ & Racin’ TV show will feature our coverages of the events from around Monterey.

Staying out on old tires under the final caution of the race, Harvick tracked down Denny Hamlin on Lap 190 of 200 and pulled away to beat Hamlin to the finish line by 1.731 seconds. Harvick extended his series lead to 293 points over Jeff Gordon and became the first driver to clinch a spot in the Chase.  After NASCAR threw a yellow for debris on Lap 167, Harvick restarted second behind Tony Stewart on Lap 173. Hamlin, who restarted third, took the top spot from Stewart on Lap 178, with Harvick following. Running the top of the 2-mile track, Harvick passed Hamlin through Turns 3 and 4 after Hamlin’s Toyota began to lose grip on the bottom. READ FULL STORY

BROOKLYN, Mich. — Despite clutch problems that plagued him on pit road, Brad Keselowski dominated Saturday’s Carfax 250 Nationwide Series race at Michigan International Speedway.  “I don’t need no stinking clutch,” Keselowski said shortly after crossing the finish line 3.179 seconds ahead of second-place Carl Edwards. READ FULL STORY

DARLINGTON, S.C. — In a season where seemingly nothing can go wrong, good fortune smiled on Todd Bodine once again in Saturday night’s Truck Series Too Tough To Tame 200 at Darlington Raceway.   Bodine cruised to his second consecutive win and third this season in the first Truck race at Darlington since 2004. READ FULL STORY

First time winner Bob Bode

Bob Bode scored his first win in Funny Car, Larry Dixon remained perfect in Top Fuel, Andrew Hines stole the spotlight in Pro Stock Motorcycle, and Jeg Coughlin Jr. won in Pro Stock to earn his fifth Brainerd Wally at the 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. READ FULL STORY

LONG POND, Pa. — With his team owner at the Mayo Clinic recovering from injuries sustained in a plane crash, Greg Biffle found the remedy for the ills of Roush Fenway Racing and Ford’s racing program.    Pulling away from the rest of the field after a rain delay of more than 17 minutes, Biffle beat pole-sitter Tony Stewart to the finish line by 3.598 seconds to win Sunday’s Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. READ FULL STORY

Even when he doesn’t get any practice, Kyle Busch still wins in the Nationwide Series.     Busch won his ninth Nationwide race of 2010, his sixth in his past seven starts and 39th of his career by dominating the U.S. Cellular 250 in front of 55,988 fans at Iowa Speedway. READ FULL STORY