FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 2 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 190/5 500 Running 201,391
2 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 175/5 500 Running 165,336
3 24 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 170/5 500 Running 149,308
4 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 165/5 500 Running 142,861
5 9 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 155/0 500 Running 131,236

Denny Hamlin finally broke through at Martinsville Speedway after two close calls, and it wasn’t Hendrick Motorsports he had to beat.

The email began to arrive once the IRL action got underway from the Homestead, FL track. It was not about the good pictures from ESPN or the good action from a series trying to survive.
What NASCAR fans had seen, apparently many for the first time, was the TV commercial breaks in the live IRL coverage. [...]

POS, CAR, DRIVER,, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND
1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 96.288 19.666 Leader
2 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 95.757 19.775 -0.109
3 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 95.733 19.780 -0.114
4 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 95.569 19.814 -0.148
5 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 95.492 19.830 -0.164

FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 10 18 Dennis Setzer Dodge Duck Head Footwear / AquaDuck 195/10 253 Running 55,025
2 24 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Ideal Door / Menards 170/0 253 Running 32,550
3 5 14 Rick Crawford Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International 165/0 253 Running 22,320
4 28 52 Ken Schrader Toyota Federated Auto Parts 160/0 253 Running [...]

Practice 3 (Saturday):
FIN, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND
1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 95.439 19.841 Leader
2 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 95.256 19.879 -0.038
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 95.027 19.927 -0.086
4 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 94.951 19.943 -0.102
5 99 Carl Edwards Ford Claritin 94.865 19.961 -0.120

ELLIOTT SADLER (#19 McDonalds Dodge Charger) HOW DOES THE BACK FEEL TODAY? “The back is a little sore. I’m going to ice it down and take some inflammatory medicine and try and get as best prepared as I can.”

NASCAR officials say they will not intervene in the dispute between Roush Fenway Racing and Michael Waltrip Racing who admitted they took a part accidentally from the Ford organization.

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Wednesday completed a “continuation test” at Darlington Raceway with drivers #16-Greg Biffle, #24-Jeff Gordon and #12-Ryan Newman. An initial test with the same drivers earlier this month got Goodyear half-way to its goal of finding the right tire combination for the May 10 race at the legendary track.

UPDATE 2:
Michael Waltrip admitted to Scene Daily on Friday afternoon that it was his team that took the swaybar.