Jimmie Johnson Wins the Aaron's 499

Edwards Wins the Coca Cola 600

Race Results.

New Paint Schemes

3 New paint schemes were unveiled today. Be sure to stop by the Garage to pick them up.

Kyle Busch Repeats in Texas

Busch comes home with a decisive victory in the Texas spring race for the second year in a row.

Texas used to be one of Kyle Busch's least favorite tracks. “I used to dread coming here,” he recalls. “I couldn’t figure it out. But I definitely have gotten a lot better since. We have a good basis of what to do here." I don't think anyone would argue that the 18 team certainly has something figured out here. With this win Busch is the fourth driver to secure a spot in the 2014 Chase.

Massive wreck on lap 14

Everything's bigger in Texas, and the wreck that took place on lap 14 was certainly no exception. Nearly half the field of 43 cars were involved when Austin Dillion's #3 Cheerio's car cut low coming out of turn 4 to take what looked like an unscheduled pit when points leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. hit him and caused a massive pileup of cars. Several cars that were damaged in the incident were taken out of contention for a top 10 finish including Earnhardt, Keslowski, and Dillion.

Carl Edwards, the pole sitter and fastest car in practice, looked good at the start of the race and led the first 10 laps. The car seemed to lose its handle a bit mid race, but he still finished strong in 5th place.

Jeff Gordon had another car that looked like a sure thing, leading the most laps and looking like the clear favorite in his Texas A&M themed paint scheme. The car fell back on lap 74 and would end up finishing in 3rd. “I so badly wanted to get this Texas A&M Engineering, maroon and those Aggies a win today here in Texas,” Gordon said after the race. “That was an awesome race all day. I have to thank all the fans that came out and all those watching at home.”

Hamlin's day is done

Denny Hamlin seems to have lost all his mojo after winning Daytona. His #11 Fedex had its ups and downs all day, but seemed poised to land in the top 10 towards the end.  After starting in 6th Hamlin soon fell back to 36th around lap 18 trying desperately to get a feel for the car. After some adjustments in the pits he rebounded strong and worked his way back up to 13th with some of the fastest laps on the track when he and Kurt Busch got tangled up on lap 64. Busch would go on to make repairs and finish 18th, but Hamlin wasn't so fortunate. The damage to the #11 was too severe and they finished in a disappointing 38th.

Austin Dillion Wins the Food City 500

Austin Dillion records his first win as a rookie.

It didn't take Austin Dillion long to prove his stuff in the big leagues. In only the third race of his 2014 Sprint Cup rookie season, he has recorded a short track win.  Taming Bristol isn't easy, and pulling it off with a charging Matt Kenseth on your tail is downright impressive.

It was a caution heavy day with plenty of tempers on edge and a lot of bumping and rubbing for the Food City 500. With a lot of favorites falling back to the middle of the pack early it turned into the perfect opportunity for the rookie to shine.

Joey Logano took the lead in lap one and led for more than 30 laps before losing it do Jamie McMurray and then Marcus Ambrose. Eventually Dillion made his way to the front of the pack and never let up. He led for 55 laps and kept his lead in a close finish with Kenseth.

One of the heavy favorites, Kyle Busch, was spun out early in the race while running in second position. Earnhardt, who sat on the pole but failed to lead a lap, ran into Busch coming into turn 3 and put him in the wall. Busch never recovered from the wreck and ended up in a disappointing 38th position. Busch remarked that it was a "stupid move" and absolutely unnecessary at that point in the race. Jr. said he misjudged Kyle's entry into the turn and just didn't brake hard enough, "that's what happens in Bristol, it wasn't personal and I feel bad for them, but that's just what happens here." Earnhardt, still the point leader, finished in 8th.

 

 Jimmie Johnson had another poor performance when he was forced to pit early in the race, and went a lap down. He finished in 25th.

Dillion celebrates his first win.

For Dillion it looks to be the first win of many in a long career as an elite Nascar Sprint Cup driver. He currently sits atop the Rookie of the Year points and is now second in the overall points standings. Full Food City 400 results.