Nascar Sprint Cup leader Jimmie Johnson leads Dale Earnhardt Jr on route to his fifth win at Martinsville. Photograph: Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for Nascar
Jimmie Johnson claimed his sixth win of the season at Martinsville to extend his lead at the top of the Chase for the Sprint Cup points standings. The Californian looks a sure [...]

Smith passed Stewart, but crossed the yellow line in doing so. Photograph: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for Nascar
Tony Stewart was the second driver to cross the line but still claimed his first win of the season at the Talladega Superspeedway.
With two crashes having depleted the field, Stewart led after the final restart but was challenged in [...]

Carl Edwards takes the flag; post-race panel bashing with Kyle Busch not shown. Photograph: Getty Images for Nascar.
Carl Edwards secured his place in the Chase for the Nascar Sprint Cup by winning the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday evening – but he had to bump Kyle Busch out of the way to [...]

Edwards jumps for joy after a Pocono Sprint Cup victory that had looked in doubt. Photograph: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images
Carl Edwards took his fourth Sprint Cup victory of the season at Pocono yesterday after rowing with his crew chief Bob Osborne, who he thought had cost him a victory.
A severe downpour threatened to bring the Pennsylvania [...]

Johnson kisses the famous yard of bricks after winning a bizarre race at Indianapolis. Photograph: Robert LeSieur/Reuters
Jimmie Johnson overcame tyre problems that blighted the entire field to take victory in the Allstate 400 Nascar Sprint Cup race held at the Brickyard yesterday.
The Hendrick Motorsports driver started his Chevrolet from pole position at Indianapolis and was [...]