Regan Smith

Kyle Busch munched on some popcorn and sipped on his drink from his familiar seat inside the Dover media center. Again, he was the only driver worth watching in what's become a popular rerun at Dover International Speedway.

As the laps dwindled, Chris Buescher's anxiety rose. The 21-year-old rookie was leading the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course -- gunning for his first victory -- but was running out of fuel.

Tony Stewart will not race in Sunday's NASCAR race at Watkins Glen following the death of a sprint car driver who was struck and killed by Stewart at an upstate New York dirt track.

Brad Keselowski had a couple of impressive performances at New Hampshire. It's the victory celebration that again gave him fits.

From his perch atop Regan Smith's pit box, team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a clear view of the Daytona International Speedway finish line. He thought he was about to watch Smith win as his driver pulled away from the pack on the final lap Friday night in the Nationwide Series race. Then, Kasey Kahne came charging through the outside lane, pulled alongside Smith and nipped him at the finish line.

Regan Smith won the season-opening Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway by edging Brad Keselowski at the finish line in overtime.

Joey Logano held off Sam Hornish Jr. to win the NASCAR Nationwide race at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday, leading a sweep of top two spots for Roger Penske after the owner asked Logano to drive the No. 22 car on a rare weekend off for the Sprint Cup series.

Brad Keselowski took his final lead on the 156th lap and went on to a rain-shortened victory Friday night in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway.

The rain drops splashed down on the pavement at Michigan International Speedway about an hour after Regan Smith's victory Saturday. Too late to interrupt the race -- and that was fine with Smith and crew chief Greg Ives. Smith won the Nationwide Series race, holding off Kyle Larson in the final 10 laps and more than doubling his lead in the points standings.

Regan Smith thought he'd won at Talladega before, only to have a NASCAR ruling go against him. So there was no rush to celebrate Saturday night as Smith waited for NASCAR to review videotape and scoring loops to determine the winner of the crash-filled Nationwide Series race. He thought he was out front when the final caution flew, but experience taught Smith to stay calm.