The latest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race recaps and stories from the 2012 NASCAR season. http://americaneg.vo.llnwd.net/o16/nascar/NASCARWIRE/nascarwire.xml With Brad Keselowski dogging him to the finish line, Justin Lofton held off Brad Keselowski to win Friday night's North Carolina Education Lottery 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. http://bit.ly/2012charlotte1truck Kyle Busch and his crew had all three elements necessary to win the pole for Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race -- speed on the racetrack, speed on and off pit road and speed from the pit crew during the mandatory green-flag stop at Charlotte Motor Speedway. http://bit.ly/2012allstarqual Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman are friends -- at least they were. As late as 2008, the drivers were teammates at Penske Racing, and in the first race of that season, Busch pushed Newman to victory in the Daytona 500. In light of their past relationship, Busch took offense at Newman's comments after last Saturday's Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, an event that ended with Newman's No. 39 Stewart-Haas crew -- specifically gas man Andy Rueger -- confronting the driver of the No. 51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet. http://bit.ly/2012allstarfrinote Given Darrell Wallace Jr.'s advanced learning curve in stock-car racing, it might seem like his NASCAR national series debut has been a long time coming. Then you remember, he's just 18 years old. Wallace will make his first start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series on Sunday in the Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 (ESPN, 2 p.m. ET) at Iowa Speedway. http://bit.ly/2012iowa1pre The No. 48 team of Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson saved the best for last Thursday night. Posting its fastest time in the final round of the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge, the No. 48 NASCAR Sprint Cup team dethroned the two-time defending champion No. 11 crew of Joe Gibbs racing driver Denny Hamlin. http://bit.ly/2012pitchallenge Carl Edwards is the one driver in the garage who can claim to be most recently familiar with winning the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. But just one week ago, he admitted he wasn't completely familiar with the event's new format. http://bit.ly/2012allstarpre Kurt Busch's wallet is considerably lighter after NASCAR hit the driver of the No. 51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet with a $50,000 fine and probation until July 25 for reckless driving on pit road during the closing laps of the Bojangles' Southern 500 Sprint Cup race last Saturday night. http://bit.ly/2012darlingtonfine Doubtless Jeff Gordon was happy for his boss. In a euphoric Victory Lane, Rick Hendrick celebrated his long-awaited 200th victory, a win delivered by five-time champion Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR Sprint Cup racing's most prolific winner since he entered the series full-time in 2002. http://bit.ly/2012darlingtoncooldown Finally! After months of frustration, Jimmie Johnson gave Rick Hendrick his 200th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory, running away from the rest of the field on a green-white-checkered-flag restart that took the Bojangles' Southern 500 one lap past its scheduled distance. http://bit.ly/2012darlingtonnscs In one respect, the racecars being developed for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season will be on the racetrack next week -- in the form of ideas that will be incorporated into the new models. http://bit.ly/2012darlingtonsatnote For Joey Logano, Friday night's victory in the VFW Sport Clips 200 Nationwide Series event at Darlington Raceway was tinged with regret. http://bit.ly/2012darlingtonnw After a stellar qualifying run, Jimmie Johnson said there was some speed left in Darlington Raceway -- and Greg Biffle found it. Biffle toured the 1.366-mile Lady in Black in 27.281 seconds (180.2557 mph) to win the pole for Saturday night’s Bojangles' Southern 500. http://bit.ly/2012darlingtonqual For Eric McClure, the jarring wreck that sidelined him from last Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway was a two-fold affirmation -- first, of his desire to drive racecars for a living, and second, of the confidence he has in NASCAR equipment. http://bit.ly/2012darlingtonfrinote Ryan Newman's fondness for Darlington Raceway has translated to positive results over the years. A victory has been the only thing lost in translation. http://bit.ly/2012darlingtonpre Two crew chiefs for Penske Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series were placed on probation and drew $10,000 fines Tuesday for violations found last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. http://bit.ly/2012dega1nwpenalty It was a stroke of genius. Brad Keselowski's flawlessly executed move on the final lap of the Aaron's 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup race Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway was so effective that Kyle Busch didn't even know what had hit him. http://bit.ly/2012dega1cooldown Executing perfectly a move he had saved for the right occasion, Brad Keselowski pulled away from Kyle Busch on the final lap to win Sunday's Aaron's 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at at Talladega Superspeedway in a green-white-checkered-flag finish. http://bit.ly/2012dega1cup Download photos, audio, video and graphics for free from NASCARMedia.com (login required). https://www.nascarmedia.com/default.aspx