“Data” was the word of the day as nearly 50 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams tested Monday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in preparation for the May 17 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and the May 25 Coca-Cola 600.

Denny Hamlin won’t be further penalized for intentionally bringing out a late caution in Saturday night’s race at Richmond International Raceway even though there is precedent for it.

No further penalty also is expected against Michael Waltrip for intentionally wrecking Casey Mears, NASCAR officials said on Monday.

Evening Testing Speeds:

Rank, Car#, Driver, Manu, Time, Speed
1 19B Elliott Sadler Dodge 28.994 186.245
2 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota 29.324 184.150
3 29B Kevin Harvick Chevy 29.329 184.118
4 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 29.366 183.886
5 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 29.429 183.492

Here’s a prime example of why NASCAR’s “Top 35″ points system is so unfair.
The cars in the Sprint Cup Series these days are just about as sophisticated as Formula One cars. You don’t have mechanics any more, you have engineers. You don’t dial in a car when you get to the speedway because the computer, […]

Testing sessions for NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series teams have been scheduled at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in preparation for the track’s calendar of May races, including the May 17 Sprint All-Star Race and the May 25 Coca-Cola 600. Each division will participate in a two-day testing session with a third day reserved in case […]

Seventeen-year-old Joey Logano of Middletown, Conn., dominated Sunday’s ARCA Carolina 500, the first race at Rockingham Speedway since NASCAR’s departure after a February 2004 race.