Any diehard NASCAR fan with a favorite driver they’ve stuck with knows the highs and lows that go right along with being an avid supporter.

For the second week in a row the NASCAR Cup Series race came down to fuel mileage; only this time, the car in front was able to make his fuel last at Kansas.

*10.* It started off with “Yo Mama…” ’nuff said.

The elite NASCAR drivers of the world need to be pouring a small amount of the money they bring home by the bagful back into the sport.

One can’t help but wonder if Richard Childress’s actions in the Truck garage on Saturday afternoon were calculated.

After a Monday shakeup at Stewart-Haas Racing, any thought Ryan Newman would take his technical and driving talent somewhere else has been wiped away.

Few drivers have announced themselves on the Cup circuit with quite the clamor that surrounded the third-generation racer Brad Keselowski.

I’m glad I’m not NASCAR. They just can’t win. Personally, I’d rather watch an unpredictable fuel-mileage race which involves various strategies.

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Saturday’s Nationwide STP 300 should banish any misgivings we might hold in our hearts about one of the more tepid ways to grab a trophy in NASCAR.

5 – the number of cautions in Sunday’s race at Kansas. It tied for the fewest number with the Oct. 2010 race.

In a case of déjà vu from last week’s Coca-Cola 600, fuel mileage once again decided the race winner as Brad Keselowski managed to win the STP 400 at Kansas.