Joey Logano wins exciting Winn Dixie 300

By @GucciardoJoey

Is it me, or is Joey Logano dominating the NASCAR XFINITY Series?

Today, he passed several cars on the last lap to get the win.

"That was crazy... It was so intense that I'm still trying to catch me breath." Logano said in victory lane after the race.

This was Logano's third win of this year in the NASCAR XFINITY Series.

Austin Dillon finished third, followed by J.J. Yeley in 4th, and Joey Gase in 5th to round out the Top-5.

Chris Buescher finished 6th, Elliott Sadler finished 7th, Ty Dillon finished 8th, Regan Smith in 9th, and Aric Almirola in 10th to round out the Top-10.

Erik Jones to take over No. 18 at Kansas

By @GucciardoJoey

(Photo CREDIT: http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/
erik-jones-becomes-youngest-truck-series-
winner-110813)

Erik Jones is expected to start driving the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing at Kansas Speedway next weekend.

The car was supposed to be driven by Kyle Busch, but he was injured in the NASCAR XFINITY Series opener at Daytona in February.

Matt Crafton drove the car in the Daytona 500 the following day, and David Ragan has driven the car since then.

This was expected to be Jones's Cup Series debut, but two weeks ago at Bristol, when Denny Hamlin had neck spasms, Jones had to take over in Hamlin's No. 11 car during a rain delay.

"I think keeping our expectations realistic is a pretty big thing for us," Jones said on Friday at Talladega Superspeedway. "If we could go run Top-15, I'd feel like that would be a pretty big win for us. It's a big step."

"It's not going to be an easy step for anybody, but I really believe we can go run Top-15 and if we could do that, I think that would be a good day."

Joe Gibbs Racing has not confirmed if Jones would be making more starts in the No. 18 car after Kansas.

Going into Dega: JR. and Stewart Clash?

By @GucciardoJoey

(Photo CREDIT: @TalladegaSuperS)

Well, we're heading to Talladega Superspeedway, the home of the world-famous "Big One" wreck.

We head into this weekend with Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Tony Stewart being a little pissed at each other.

Why? Because of an incident at Richmond International Speedway this past weekend.

Here's what Dale Earnhardt JR. had to say.

"Well, it's never his fault. I was doing everything I needed to do. I didn't drive under, I didn't drive into him, I didn't move my line at all. He's gotta take a little ownership in what happened there."

Wow, sounds like Earnhardt Jr. is blaming Stewart, huh?

Well, we head to Talladega, which has a history of fights and close finishes. Could we possibly see a rematch between Stewart and Jr.?

Each driver blamed each other. Here's what Stewart said over his team radio: "F***ing Dale Jr."

Yes, those were Stewart's exact words.

Now, the fact that these two drivers, two of the most known NASCAR drivers, being in a heated rivalry like this, should know that anything they pull off at Dega could cost others, like... maybe... a Big One?

You all remember Stewart's 2012 wild ride at Dega.

Yes, that's Tony Stewart at Talladega Superspeedway
in 2012. His car is the one that is on its side and
airborne

Yeah, this was pretty crazy, and I'm sure Dale Earnhardt JR. was in that wreck too right? Oh yeah, he was, he was crammed in there between David Gilliland in the No. 34 car, Paul Menard in the No. 27, and Casey Mears in the No. 13, not to mention Clint Bowyer in the No. 15, as well as Kurt Busch, who at that time drove the No. 78 car (now drives the No. 41), and, of course, Tony Stewart in that sideways No. 14 car.

But I doubt that this wreck would have any impact of anything.

Everyone should look to see if Dale Earnhardt JR. and Tony Stewart have any conflict at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend.

Danica Patrick losing GoDaddy sponsor

By @GucciardoJoey

(Photo: NHMS)

Danica Patrick has made headlines again.

She will be losing her sponsorship with GoDaddy at the end of the 2015 season.

GoDaddy announced Wednesday (today) that they will NOT be sponsoring the 33 year old female driver in 2016.

This is also the last year of Patrick's 3-year contract with SHR (Stewart-HAAS Racing).

"I think initially the first thought is 'bad' because it feels like it's going away, but then I have to remember that it's not really going away for me, it's just going away in the way that it was," Patrick told USA TODAY Sports. "I really feel like there's really a lot of good work to do. We've really grown up together."

GoDaddy has been sponsoring Patrick since 2007 when she was in the IZOD IndyCar Series. It became her primary sponsor in the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series season.

It has been sponsoring her ever since then.

"I would love to be back at Stewart-Haas," Patrick said. "Stewart-Haas has said they would love to have me and obviously we would have to go and do some work and try and find a primary that's either willing to step up or come in. And so, we're working through that and all that has to happen first. We need to find sponsorship and then we can move forward with the rest of it. From everything I have heard and everything I feel, I absolutely want to move forward with Stewart-Haas." (According to USA TODAY Sports)

Patrick has used Aspen Dental and TaxACT as other sponsors in recent races.

Kurt Busch wins Toyota Owners 400.

By @GucciardoJoey

(Photo CREDIT: Kurt Busch)

Kurt Busch was suspended at the beginning of this season.

But now, he rallied back with a win today at Richmond Int'l Raceway.

Busch had a lot of pressure from his Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Kevin Harvick, who finished 2nd, but had been chasing after Hamlin the whole race.

Jimmie Johnson finished 3rd, followed by Jamie McMurray in 4th, and Joey Logano to round out the Top-5.

Busch led a personal career-high of 291 laps today. "This was a team win." Busch said over the team radio after the race.

Logano, who started on the pole, led the first 94 laps of this race.

Chase Elliott, who made his second-career Sprint Cup Series start, finished in 16th.

Denny Hamlin had a lot of lost ground in this race, en route to a 22nd place finish.

Kasey Kahne finished 6th, followed by Matt Kenseth, followed by Jeff Gordon, Clibt Bowyer and Martin Truex JR. to round out the Top-10.

Toyota Owners 400 Postponed.

By UNB! Staff

Here is a picture of the radar around the Richmond, VA
area from The Weather Channel.

Tonight's Toyota Owners 400 has been postponed to 1:00 PM E.T. tomorrow on FOX.

The race was supposed to be held tonight at 7:00 PM E.T., with the green flag being waved at 7:15 PM E.T.

SUNDAY looks better - rain diminishes towards afternoon see no reason why we don't race tomorrow #NASCAR
— Brian Neudorff (@NASCAR_WXMAN) April 25, 2015

Denny Hamlin leads all but to laps for Richmond win.

By @GucciardoJoey

Denny Hamlin in victory lane
at Richmond.
(Photo CREDIT: Steve Helber/AP)

Denny Hamlin led all of two laps to get the NASCAR XFINITY Series win at Richmond. Brian Scott and Elliott Sadler were the only other two lap leaders.

Joey Logano completed the fantastic feat last week at Bristol, where he led every single lap in the NASCAR XFINITY Series race to get the win. 

"It's been a great day obviously right from the very start. Our car had some great speed ad that's the key to victory. It's not tricks or anything like that. It's just you've got to have a fast car," Hamlin said. "They gave me something special tonight and we were able to dominate with it. You don't get these cars often."

This was Toyota's 100th victory in 281 races since they joined the NASCAR XFINITY Series in 2007.

This victory also showed that Hamlin rebounded after having to be replaced by Erik Jones in last week's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol due to back pains. But Hamlin said he was "100 percent" and qualified on the pole to follow up with that.

Joey Logano finished 2nd, followed by Regan Smith, Erik Jones, and Chase Elliott to round out the Top-5.

Fire Engulfs during Toyota Owners 250 at Richmond

By @GucciardoJoey

(Photo CREDIT: Action Sports)

In tonight's Toyota Owners 250, a NASCAR XFINITY Series race, just past halfway, Brendan Gaughan's pit stall engulfed in flames.

A caution on lap 108 brought Gaughan into his pit stall. Gaughan's car burst into flames, and rear-tire changer Anthony O'Brien was surrounded by flames.

According to FOX Sports, O'Brien was able to disengage himself from the flaming car and was taken to the RIR Infield Care Center where he was reported awake and alert. All crewmembers wear fireproof suits and helmets.

NASCAR says two crew members from Gaughan’s team and one from Eric McClure’s team were transported to a local hospital.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) April 25, 2015

Matt Kenseth wins rain-delayed Bristol race.

By @GucciardoJoey

(Photo CREDIT: Getty Images)

Matt Kenseth hadn't won in 51 races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, that was until this weekend. This was his 32nd career win in the series.

The Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up 2 Cancer was supposed to begin at 1 PM E.T. But, let's say that rain really, and I mean REALLY put this race on hold. The race was delayed by an hour. 22 laps were then run on the track, then three more stoppages occurred due to weather. One of them being four hours.

Jimmie Johnson kept giving Kenneth a run for his money, doing everything he could to get past Kenneth on the final green-white-checkered overtime finish. Johnson started in fourth on this restart, but quickly managed to get right up to second place. Kenneth held him off by 0.287 seconds at the finish.

Jeff Gordon finished second, followed by Ricky Stenhouse JR. in fourth, and Ryan Newman to round out the Top-5.

The final forty laps of the race featured many wrecks, one of them involving five cars.