Denny Hamlin took the lead on a restart and had to sweat out
his fuel mileage over the final few laps to win at Phoenix
International Raceway on Sunday.
After lengthy rain delays and a freak fuel fire accident,
Matt Kenseth emerged as the Daytona 500 champion, holding off
Dale Earnhardt Jr on the final lap to win an incident-packed
race under floodlights.
Are you ready for some racing - some Monday night racing?
NASCAR pushed the start of its season-opening Daytona 500 to
Monday night (local time), under the lights and in primetime
for the first time in its history.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. left Daytona frustrated and furious last
July. One of his favourite tracks, the place forever linked
to his family name, had become a bore.
Tony Stewart passed Jimmie Johnson on a restart with three
laps to go on Sunday and surged into contention for his third
NASCAR Sprint Cup championship with three races left.
