The Chase Pretty Much Locked After Charlotte - You probably expect to see a lot of the usual suspects in the Chase every year and possibly a surprise or two in or out, but did you know how early in the season those drivers seemed to be locked in? If you hear any of the drivers talking about needing to have a good points weekend at Charlotte, there’s a lot more riding on it than you might think.

Racefanvote.com - 5/16/2008

Curing What Ails the Nationwide Series - Great racing is great racing but I am starting to get tired of this Cup attack on the Nationwide Series level. Cup-lite is not what this series should be about but it is what we have evolved into.

Racetalkradio.com - 5/15/2008

Making Peace With Kyle Busch - I have decided, after much soul searching, that I need to figure out a way to accept, if not love, Kyle Busch. Seeing that he just turned 23 years old and most of today's drivers feel like they can race competitively until at least age 40, he will most likely be racing long after I am around to criticize him.

Stockcarreview.com - 5/15/2008

Jeff Gordon's Retirement - I wasn’t at Darlington Saturday night and the television coverage didn’t show it, but I can imagine that for the first time in years, Jeff Gordon rode by the stands and received only a smattering of boos and derogatory shouts.

InsiderRacingNews.com - 5/15/2008

What's Your 20? Press Sprint Cup Rankings - Kyle Busch (1): Budget for burnout blown engines continues to grow.

longislandpress.com - 5/15/2008

Repaved Darlington Shows Importance Of TV - In all honesty, my first visit to Darlington Raceway reminded me of my first time covering a North Carolina basketball game. It was Bill Guthridge's first year as coach, and you couldn't help but feel like you barely missed something and lamented not getting there sooner.

longislandpress.com - 5/15/2008

Gordon can relate to Kyle Busch’s unpopularity - Jeff Gordon knows a thing or three about being cast in the role of villain by NASCAR fans. The guy has spent his whole Sprint Cup career being the object of scorn and derision by the ticket-buying public.

kansascity.com - 5/14/2008

How is it possible for some drivers to pass cars, yet others can't? - Wow. Last week Kyle Busch was 'Number One' after dumping Dale Jr. in the waning laps at Richmond and this week he was number one at Darlington by passing everyone else and handing Toyota its fourth Sprint Cup victory of the season.

Insiderracingnews.com - 5/14/2008

Another Non-Points Win for Junior - Fantasy Insight All Star Event - Junior Nation can drink that last beer instead of heaving it on the track this weekend! Dale Earnhardt Jr should win his third non-points event of the 2008 season.

Racetalkradio.com - 5/14/2008

Why Is Jeff Gordon Worried About Carl Edwards / Roush - You have probably heard the reports of Jeff Gordon wanting NASCAR to take a closer look at Roush’s sideways tracking cars and questionable adjustments with the rear axle housings in speculation that “they’re going too far with it” after boasting that Hendrick was the first to come up with the idea.

Racefanvote.com - 5/13/2008

The COT NOT Leveling The Playing Field Yet - Barring an individual team’s misfortune on the track, changing teams or missing set-ups, we are not seeing a lot of difference in the top contenders, middle of the pack drivers, struggling teams and the go or go homers in a year’s spread. Using the top 20 as an example of who is moving up, in or out after Darlington compared to one year ago, just let the stats speak for themselves.

Racefanvote.com - 5/13/2008

Different Lady in Black - Making the Grade Darlington - Can't Goodyear make tires somewhere between rocks and marshmallows? One of the things that makes a race at Darlington interesting is watching great drivers manhandle their cars on worn tires.

Racetalkradio.com - 5/13/2008

Same Ole' Darlington, Sort Of - They say the more things change, the more they stay the same. The same could be said for the Darlington Raceway, simply known most as Darlington, The Track too Tough to Tame or the Lady in Black.

Stockcarreview.com - 5/13/2008

Racer Profile: Ken Ragan - Unadilla, Georgia native Ken Ragan launched his NASCAR racing career in 1982 debuting in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series in the Transouth 200 at Darlington finishing 22nd.

InsiderRacingNews.com - 5/13/2008

Victorious Kyle Busch revels in bad-guy image - A massive chorus of boos erupted as Kyle Busch climbed out of his Toyota to take a victory bow after Saturday's Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway.

usatoday.com - 5/12/2008

Gordon lacks traction amid frustration - Every week lately Jeff Gordon seems to be in the same position: at a track where he's had a lot of success, hoping for his first win of the season.

orlandosentinel.com - 5/12/2008

Kyle's on top, which is some thing he realizes - Dizzy Dean might've liked Kyle Busch. It was the St. Louis Cardinals great who said, "It ain't bragging if you can do it."

gastongazette.com - 5/12/2008

Take that! Busch takes new surface, boos in stride, wins Darlington - Last weekend Kyle Busch became the most hated driver in NASCAR after being involved in a crash with the sport’s most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., just two laps from the finish in Richmond.

athlonsports.com - 5/12/2008

Having A NASCAR Villain To Hate Never Felt So Good - Moments after taking his first career Darlington win, Kyle Busch got out of his car, hopped on the roof, and took a bow as if he were the hero. It was the culmination of a burnout performance worthy of his Indiana Jones paint scheme.

Frontstretch.com - 5/12/2008

Busch wins despite self - At times, Kyle Busch appears supremely overconfident. But he's clearly the best Sprint Cup driver on the circuit right now. He has eight NASCAR victories -- including three wins each in the Cup and Nationwide series.

inrich.com - 5/12/2008

Track Trash - Darling,ton - New asphalt, new grip, same old Stripes. Almost every driver eventually got a false sense of security, then whammed into the wall.

motorsportsnews.net - 5/12/2008

Does Kyle Busch's attitude override his talent? - What a weekend of racing. The Lady in Black truly was black, thanks to new pavement, and she was vicious.

InsiderRacingNews.com - 5/12/2008

Richard Childress Racing Going to the Dogs in 2009 - When the rumors started hitting that Bobby Labonte was headed to Richard Childress Racing for 2009 and beyond I just didn't see that happening. Even when Labonte's sponsor left Petty Enterprises for RCR I still didn't see Bobby following them to RCR.

Racetalkradio.com - 5/12/2008

Biffle Unhappy With Roush May Indicate A Move Inevitable - Is Biffle showing his displeasure with Roush as an indicator that he is looking for a new ride for 2009 or sooner?

Racefanvote.com - 5/11/2008

Dishing On Darlington - Congratulations to Kyle Busch, but by my watch it's 11:13 p.m. as I type this, I got up at 3 a.m. to fly down here and they're out of Mountain Dew in the press room. Here's some admittedly woozy sightings from my trek to The Lady in Black. More to come later.

longislandpress.com - 5/11/2008

A Motivated Kyle Busch Destroys Competition At Darlington - A highly motivated Kyle Busch can't be stopped. Loose lugnuts, missing lugnuts, penalties, not to mention that Busch complained about not having much of a brake pedal and at times the car wouldn't turn -- two encounters with the wall, he looked to be indestructible and unstoppable.

InsiderRacingNews.com - 5/11/2008

Lap To Lap Recap The Lady In Black Darlington - Lap To Lap Recap The Lady In Black Darlington Night Race

Racefanvote.com - 5/10/2008

Practicing for a Better Show at Lowe's Motor Speedway - Lowe’s Motor Speedway was alive this week with the sound of the 750+ horsepower engines of NASCAR Cup Series cars. Under the beautiful Carolina blue sky, over 50 teams took an opportunity for this practice session.

InsiderRacingNews.com - 5/10/2008

Fenders bent, egos wounded: Another raucous short track race at Richmond - Saturday's Richmond race provided almost enough excitement to cover for the lack thereof in a few other races this season. The first half of the race did not as much follow that script, as Denny Hamlin led nearly every lap and there were few cautions.

motorsportsnews.net - 5/10/2008

The Twisted Sister Is Back In The Sprint Cup Series - What do you think about the new modifications by the teams causing the cars to 'crab-walk' down the straightaways?

Racefanvote.com - 5/9/2008