Matt Kenseth took control in the closing laps Saturday night at California Speedway, driving off with his fourth NASCAR Busch Series victory in 12 tries on the 2-mile oval.
Casey Mears grabbed second place 12 laps from the end and gave a big effort to try to catch Kenseth, but the Roush Fenway Racing driver wouldn’t [...]

Pos, Car #, Driver, Manu, Time secs, Speed mph, Fast Lap, Laps Run
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevy 39.447 182.523 1 39
2 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 39.508 182.242 1 33
3 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Chevy 39.815 180.836 1 28
4 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevy 39.858 180.641 1 28
5 1 [...]

Throughout his successful racing career, NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth (No. 17 DeWalt) has collected many plaques, trophies and other awards to display on his mantle. Kenseth was honored today with an accolade that won’t leave California Speedway–a plaque with his likeness, as well as his footprint and signature cemented–literally–into history on California [...]

Pos, Car #, Driver, Manu, Time secs, Speed mph, Fast Lap, Laps Run
1 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel’s Chevy 39.686 181.424 1 12
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevy 39.691 181.401 1 13
3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevy 39.727 181.237 1 12
4 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 39.734 181.205 1 25
5 99 Carl Edwards [...]

So when Junior says he “absolutely” plans on staying at Dale Earnhardt Inc., and continuing to drive the No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet, believe him.
“We’re working towards a solution,” Earnhardt said. “It’s where I’ve been for so long. It’s where I’d love to be. There’s really no new updates as far as what we went over [...]

UPDATE BELOW: NASCAR will not release findings on what the substance was
Waltrip, who was docked 100 points, insists he doesn’t know who tampered with his fuel and said NASCAR still hasn’t told him what the substance was.
A person familiar with the investigation told The AP the substance was a property found in jet fuel; [...]

NASCAR chief marketing officer Steve Phelps has been talking sponsor consolidation for the past year, but that might change if NASCAR can expand into previously untapped areas.

Pos, St, #, Driver, Sponsor, Car, Pts, Status, Laps
1 2 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 190 Running 100
2 6 33 Ron Hornaday AES HR Solutions Chevrolet 175 Running 100
3 7 60 Jack Sprague Con-Way Toyota 165 Running 100
4 1 50 Carl Edwards [...]