A dock of 35 driver/owner points for two Stewart-Haas Racing teams and a $10,000 fine for a two-time Cup Series champion for violating NASCAR's SFI-approved specifications highlight NASCAR's penalty report following a triple-header action at Atlanta.
The Cup debut of Kraus, Almirola's return and three Cup competitors entered for Friday's Truck Series action highlights NASCAR's upcoming triple-header weekend feature at Sin City.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Corning, California, led one of 60 laps to win a Duel at Daytona for the first time in his career while the seven-time Cup champion from El Cajon, California, raced his way into the 500 for the 21st time in his illustrious career.
Brendan Gaughan survived two early off-track excursions and a race in which much of the second half was contested in rain as cars rode on wet weather tires to win Saturday's Gardner Denver 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America.
In the double nickel running of the Great American Race, with the first female ever to start from the pole, here is what else was surprising and not surprising from the 2013 Daytona 500.
At the newly-paved Pocono Raceway, young Joey Logano put the moves on veteran Mark Martin, literally, to score the race win. This was career win number two for the driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota and his first win of the season.
