Kenseth joins Busch and Johnson with second win

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Kenseth acquired his second victory of the season, leading 163 of 267 laps at Kansas Motor Speedway.

Kenseth who battled all race long, took the lead on Lap 218 and had to hold off Kasey Kahne on the last lap and only beat him by .151 seconds. 

"It was kind of like musical chairs", said Kenseth. "You had to be out front when the music stopped. Our car was very fast in clean air. It was reasonable in dirty air, but it wasn't quite good enough to catch all them guys and pass' em." (via Nascar.com)

Kyle Busch sweeps at Texas

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Kyle Busch didn't just win the NRA 400 in the Sprint Cup Series, but he also won the day before in the Nationwide series, giving the him the weekend sweep.

Busch finished slightly better than the 56 machine of Martin Truex Jr, by a little more than half a second. Busch won both the Sprint Cup and the Nationwide races by grabbing the pole position in qualifying. 

The pole position in the Sprint Cup race gave Busch the first pit stall, and allowed him to beat out Martin Truex of the pits after a late caution for debris on the racetrack.

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Johnson gets his 8th victory at Martinsvile

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Jimmie Johnson not only won his eighth grandfather clock, one of the most unique trophies in all of NASCAR, but he did so in dominant fashion. 

Johnson, who started from the pole position, led 346 out of 500 laps, and never falling lower than than the fifth position all day. Also, with the win, Johnson retook the points lead for the championship, going up 6 points on last year's champ, Brad Keselowski.

With this win, it also gave Rick Hendrick twenty victories at Martinsville, breaking the tie between him and Richard Petty who owns Petty Enterprises.

Nascar's First Weekend off

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The boys (and girls) were off this week for Easter, leaving them time to enjoy themselves but allowing all of us a peek, by using social media such as Twitter.

Jimmie Johnson-Johnson tweeted out several things, such as getting ready for a triathlon by riding on his bike with #Backyardtrails. He also was on the Ellen Show and took a picture of new dog carriers that she gave to him on the show.

Jeff Gordon- According to nascar.com author Farrah Kaye, Gordon and his family were going skiing. No destination was given though.

Dale Earnhardt Jr- Also according to the same author, Junior was said to not like that they had the weekend off with the fact that he was on a five race top 10 streak before the break. Earnhardt then said that he would just spend the week with family and friends.

Kasey Kahne- On March 27, Kahne tweeted out he did a commercial for Time Warner Cable with Ian Poulter and Victor Cruz. On March 30, he then tweeted out a picture of his view from his boat.

Next week, they'll be at Martinsville, Virginia, and as famous tv NASCAR announcer Darrell Waltrip would say..."Boogity, Boogity, Boogity! Let's go racing boys!"

Busch wins in Fontana after Hamlin and Logano collide

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Bitter rivals from last weekend, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin, were going at it again. Only this time, it was for the win at the Auto Club 500 in Fontana, California.

Problem was, they were battling so much, that Kyle Busch overtook both of them as they crashed into each other with less than a lap to go. This left Logano into the outside wall, and Hamlin violently crashing into the inside barrier, that caused him to be airlifted to the nearby hospital.

After the race, Logano ended up in a shoving match again, only this time with another driver, Tony Stewart. Stewart was upset about the last restart where Logano blocked him from getting out in front of both him and Hamlin, and potentially winning the race.

"I'm tired of these guys doing that stuff, especially out of a kid that been gripping about everybody else, and then he does that the next week, " Stewart proclaimed, referring to Logano complaining about other drivers' similar moves. "He sent Denny to the hospital and screwed our day up. He's talked the talk, but he hasn't walked the walk yet." (sports.yahoo.com)

If you ask me, this Logano-Hamlin rivalry has gone into another dimension. I'm sure Logano didn't mean to send Hamlin to the hospital, but at the time, he told reporters that Hamlin got what he deserved, when asked about the wreck.

The fight with Stewart is silly though. Stewart really doesn't have a leg to stand on when he gets upset at Logano for blocking him from taking the lead away at the end of the race. Everybody wants to win Tony. And sure deep down, Tony would have done the same thing to Logano if the two traded places.

Kahne finally wins in Bristol; Hamlin and Logano feud

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It took 19 tries, but Kasey Kahne finally won at Bristol, a track he felt needed to win at to validate his career.

Kahne who battled last year's champ, Brad Keselowski, won after a late race caution with less than forty laps to go. "Feels really good to win at this place," Kahne said. "Such a tough track over the years. This is a big race for me. When you race in the Sprint Cup Series, Bristol is a race you want to win."(via sports.yahoo.com/news/nascar.html)

This was a great win for Kahne. I've been to Bristol many of times, and have watched him over the years there. When he first started he couldn't hardly pass anybody on the track and would eventually go laps down. Eventually, over the years he and his team figured out how to get poles at Bristol and have a fast car. But in racing, it's not always those who have the fastest car win the race. Sometimes it a combination of having a fast car, having good pit stops, and a little luck.

Kenseth wins at Vegas with Kahne a close second.

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What could possibly be better than winning a race at Las Vegas on your birthday? If you ask Matt Kenseth, he very well may tell you nothing.

That's what happened on Sunday on Kenseth's 41st birthday. With about 30 laps left to go, following a late caution that had Kenseth getting fuel only, while the rest of the lap leaders getting at least two tires and fuel. This propelled him to the front of the field, and gave him just enough of a lead that he could hold off a charging and faster, Kasey Kahne.

With this win, Kenseth shows he's going to be a hard contender to challenge with for the championship at the end of the season, by showing in all three races that he can go to the front and lead laps and even win races.

(via blog.mysanantonio.com)