Kasey Kahne

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Kasey Kahne's bumper-banging battle with Brad Keselowski was just the first act in an action-packed Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Former teammates Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano exchanged words after the race because Hamlin spun Logano as Logano was racing for the lead. A flat tire knocked Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth out of the race while they were running 1-2. A caution put Kahne and Keselowski side-by-side for a restart with 39 laps to go. Keselowski either spun his tires or the Hamlin-Logano feud disrupted his start, and Kahne sailed away for his first career win at Bristol.

THIS WEEK'S RACE Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. When: Sunday, 6 p.m. TV/Radio: Fox 29/WNPV (1440-AM) Course: 1.5-mile oval Distance: 400 laps/600 miles Forecast: partly cloudy, mid-70s Last year's winner: Kasey Kahne Last year's pole winner: Aric Almirola, 192.94 mph Track qualifying record: Greg Biffle, 193.708 mph (October 2012) Track facts: The latest NASCAR Hall of Fame class was announced yesterday: drivers Tim Flock, Jack Ingram, Dale Jarrett and Fireball Roberts, and engine builder Maurice Petty.

THIS WEEK'S RACE STP 400 Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kan. When: Sunday, 1 p.m. TV/Radio: Fox/WNPV (1440-AM) Course: 1.5-mile oval Distance: 267 laps/400 miles Forecast: cloudy, low 60s Last year's winner: Denny Hamlin Last year's pole: A.J. Allmendinger, 175.993 mph Track qualifying record: Kasey Kahne, 191.360 mph (October 2012) Track facts: Denny Hamlin led the final 31 laps to win last year's race. He paced only one other lap. Martin Truex Jr. was runner-up.

As the laps wound down in Saturday night's Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Kyle Busch looked like a lock to pick up his fourth career Nextel Cup victory. Then Kevin Harvick stole the show - and the win - by willing his No. 29 Chevrolet to the front with less than two miles to go. But that wasn't the biggest shock of the night at Richmond International Raceway. When the race to determine the Chase for the Nextel Cup participants had ended, so had Tony Stewart's bid to repeat as champion.

Elliott Sadler went 14 years without a victory in the Nationwide Series. Now, he has two in the last three weeks. Sadler picked up his second victory of the season Saturday when his crew chief left him out on the track on old tires during the final caution at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. The call put Sadler in the lead on the final restart, with 28 laps remaining, and he easily held off Kasey Kahne and Brad Keselowski. All four Nationwide races this season have been won by drivers who don't compete in the elite Sprint Cup Series.

LAS VEGAS - Defending Nationwide champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. led the final 54 laps at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday for his first victory of the season. Stenhouse had a strong car all day and dominated the end of the 200-mile race, pulling away from Mark Martin on a pair restarts on the 1.5-mile tri-oval in the desert. Martin, who had won four of his previous six Nationwide starts at Las Vegas, finished second in his first Nationwide race for Joe Gibbs Racing. Polesitter Elliott Sadler rallied to finish third after a lengthy midrace pit stop to fix a vibration.

CONCORD, N.C. - Kasey Kahne powered to victory in the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night, winning NASCAR's longest race for the third time for his first win with Hendrick Motorsports. Kahne also gave car owner Rick Hendrick his 201st Sprint Cup series win. Kahne crossed the finish line nearly five seconds ahead of Denny Hamlin. Kyle Busch was third and series points leader Greg Biffle fourth. It was Kahne's 13th career win and his first since last November in Phoenix.

  MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Kasey Kahne won his second Sprint Cup pole of the season. He's hoping his first top 10 finish of the season will come with it. "It was a really solid lap. We didn't have the most speed [in practice], but we had good balance in the car," said Kahne, who posted a lap of 97.128 mph Saturday at Martinsville Speedway. "It's a tough track to qualify and a tough track to race. Hopefully, we can have a good day on Sunday. " Kevin Harvick, last year's winner of this race, qualified second.

THIS WEEK'S RACE Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. When: Sunday, 6 p.m. TV/Radio: Fox 29/WNPV (1440-AM) Course: 1.5-mile oval Distance: 400 laps/600 miles Forecast: partly cloudy, mid-70s Last year's winner: Kasey Kahne Last year's pole winner: Aric Almirola, 192.94 mph Track qualifying record: Greg Biffle, 193.708 mph (October 2012) Track facts: The latest NASCAR Hall of Fame class was announced yesterday: drivers Tim Flock, Jack Ingram, Dale Jarrett and Fireball Roberts, and engine builder Maurice Petty.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Matt Kenseth knew that he had a front-running car Sunday. It was simply a matter of getting there. So when a caution flag came out with several leaders on pit road, and Kenseth found himself leading the pack into the pits, he had a feeling things were going his way. "That was the key," he said later. Kenseth won the race off pit road after taking two tires under caution, and a No. 20 Toyota that had been strong all day slowly pulled away. Kasey Kahne trimmed into the lead once he moved into second, but Kenseth managed to block every move he tried to make.

THIS WEEK'S RACE STP 400 Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kan. When: Sunday, 1 p.m. TV/Radio: Fox/WNPV (1440-AM) Course: 1.5-mile oval Distance: 267 laps/400 miles Forecast: cloudy, low 60s Last year's winner: Denny Hamlin Last year's pole: A.J. Allmendinger, 175.993 mph Track qualifying record: Kasey Kahne, 191.360 mph (October 2012) Track facts: Denny Hamlin led the final 31 laps to win last year's race. He paced only one other lap. Martin Truex Jr. was runner-up.

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Kasey Kahne's bumper-banging battle with Brad Keselowski was just the warm-up act in an action-packed race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Former teammates Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano exchanged words after the race - in person and on Twitter - because Hamlin spun Logano as Logano was racing for the lead. A flat tire knocked Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth out of the race while they were running 1-2. Typical Bristol, right? It looked that way as Kahne and Keselowski staged a spectacular battle for the lead, only for a caution to put them side-by-side for a restart with 39 laps to go. Keselowski had an issue, he either spun his tires or the Hamlin-Logano feud disrupted his start, and Kahne sailed away for his first career victory at Bristol.

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Kasey Kahne's bumper-banging battle with Brad Keselowski was just the first act in an action-packed Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Former teammates Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano exchanged words after the race because Hamlin spun Logano as Logano was racing for the lead. A flat tire knocked Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth out of the race while they were running 1-2. A caution put Kahne and Keselowski side-by-side for a restart with 39 laps to go. Keselowski either spun his tires or the Hamlin-Logano feud disrupted his start, and Kahne sailed away for his first career win at Bristol.

Forward-midfielder Freddy Adu is close to transferring from the Union to Brazilian first division team, Bahia, according to an mlssoccer.com report. Adu is set to travel to Brazil next week to finalize the deal with Bahia. Adu has become a fixture on the Union's bench after falling out of favor with head coach John Hackworth . GOLF: Shawn Stefani took only one putt on half of his holes to piece together a 1-under 70 on Friday and lead by 1 shot over Adam Scott at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor, Fla. Harris English was 2 shots back, along with Brian Harman . TENNIS: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic advanced to the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Indian Wells, Calif.

LAS VEGAS - Matt Kenseth won on his 41st birthday for his new Joe Gibbs Racing team, barely holding off Kasey Kahne for his third victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. Kenseth earned his 25th career victory in just his third start in the JGR Toyota after leaving Roush Fenway Racing in the offseason. He took the lead away from Kahne out of a late restart and fended off Kahne's Chevrolet over the final laps, adding another trophy to his Las Vegas victories in 2003 and 2004.

LAS VEGAS - Matt Kenseth won on his 41st birthday for his new Joe Gibbs Racing team, barely holding off Kasey Kahne for his third victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. Kenseth earned his 25th career victory in just his third start in the JGR Toyota after leaving Roush Fenway Racing in the offseason. He took the lead away from Kahne out of a late restart and fended off Kahne's Chevrolet over the final laps, adding another trophy to his Las Vegas victories in 2003 and 2004.

Minnesota Wild goalie Josh Harding has multiple sclerosis. The Wild confirmed the diagnosis and said that Harding is undergoing treatment for the disease, which attacks the body's immune system and affects the central nervous system. General manager Chuck Fletcher said he knows the "competitive fire" Harding has used in his hockey career will help him fight this challenge. AUTO RACING: Dale Earnhardt Jr. has tied Bill Elliott's record of 10 straight wins as NASCAR's most popular driver.

TRYING TO sort out the NASCAR Chase contenders is as difficult as picking a dozen ears of corn at a quality produce stand: almost all look good. This year's 12 Chasers are all solid contenders. Two former Chase champions, Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson, are in the field. Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth also are titlists, but they won before the Chase format began in 2004. Gordon and Johnson have won 31 races at Chase race tracks. Stewart is the only Chaser to win at all 10 Chase tracks.