NASCAR

The big story going into the Advocare 500 at Phoenix was the tight points race between five time champion Jimmie Johnson, and Brad Keselowski, but the big story ended up being Clint Bowyer, and Jeff Gordon with fists flying.

There are multiple NASCAR sources reporting that Kevin Harvick will be leaving Richard Childress Racing, and moving to Stewart-Haas Racing to take the wheel of their fourth car.

Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski are in an epic points battle running one and two in points for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup. At the end of the AAA Texas 500 it was Jimmie Johnson getting the checkered flag only .808 seconds in front of Keselowski.

Some call Jimmie Johnson "Mr. Martinsville", and he proved it Sunday by getting his 7th win at the track. That ties him for wins there with Rusty Wallace, and teammate Jeff Gordon.  This victory gives Johnson a two point lead in the chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

All of the race fans that turned out at Kansas Motor Speedway saw one of the most action packed NASCAR races of the season, and Matt Kenseth got his third win for the 2012 season, and his second inside the Chase for the Cup.

Clint Bowyer ran out of fuel Saturday night, but not until after he crossed the finish line to win the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and was in the middle of his victory burnout.

Matt Kenseth stayed in front of "the big one" on the last lap at Talladega to win the Good Sam's Road Side Assistance 500, the fourth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Brad Keselowski said in the pre-race that the best way to win the Chase for the Sprint Cup was to win races, and that is exactly what the Miller Lite team did at the AAA 400 at the Monster Mile.

Last week Denny Hamlin tweeted that he would win at New Hampshire, and today he did it with a victory in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

In the opening race of the chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the victory in the Geico 400 at Chicagoland goes to the Miller Light blue deuce, Brad Keselowski.

The craziest part of the Goody's Fast Relief 500 were the last few laps, and at the end, it was Ryan Newman taking home the Grandfather Clock Trophy. This was Ryan's first victory of the season, his first at Martinsville, and the 16th of his career. This is the third win for Stewart-Haas Racing this year.

It's always disappointing to the fans when a race is shortened by rain, and that's what happened at Auto Club Speedway in California.  The race was shortened by 71 laps, and in the end it was Tony Stewart claiming his second NASCAR victory for 2012.