NASCAR needs to let Busch, Edwards feud (Fox Sports)
NASCAR needs a great rivalry, so Larry McReynolds is happy it didn't come down harder on Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch.

Gordon crash spurs safety changes at Vegas (Sports Illustrated)
A frightening crash by Jeff Gordon last spring has prompted Las Vegas Motor Speedway to install a new SAFER Barrier along the inside wall on the back straightaway of the 1.5-mile track.

AT&T to Roast NASCAR Driver Jeff Burton in Celebration of his 500th Cup Series Start (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
To commemorate his 500th NASCAR Cup Series start, AT&T Racing driver Jeff Burton will be honored at a roast on Saturday, Aug. 30 at Auto Club Speedway.

Biffle lurking in top 10 (The Montana Standard)
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Most drivers near the top of the Sprint Cup points standings get more attention than Greg Biffle these days. Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards are having magical seasons, and Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth are more in danger of missing NASCAR's soon-to-start 10-race playoffs.

Said has taken long road to carve niche in NASCAR (Sports Illustrated)
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) -- When rain washed out Sprint Cup qualifying at Watkins Glen International this month, a frustrated Boris Said had to park his No Fear Racing Ford for the second straight year at his favorite track.

Gordon satisfied with fifth-place showing at Bristol (WRAL.com Raleigh)
Jeff Gordon currently sits in ninth place in the Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup, 108 points ahead of the 13th-place driver.

Carl Edwards wins NASCAR Sprint Cup race (Los Angeles Times)
He passes Kyle Busch with 30 laps to go at Bristol Motor Speedway. Carl Edwards isn't conceding anything to Kyle Busch.

NASCAR puts Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch on probation after Bristol skirmish (Philly.com)
"COUSIN" CARL Edwards vs. "KO" Kyle Busch. Tradin' paint, mashing metal, duking it out on racetracks coast to coast. Rivalry on!

NASCAR has new Busch series (The Press-Enterprise)
Here's when you know you're good.

Biffle the unheralded driver lurking in top 10 (Lexington Herald-Leader)
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Most drivers near the top of the Sprint Cup points standings get more attention than Greg Biffle these days. Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards are having magical seasons, and Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth are more in danger of missing NASCAR's soon-to-start 10-race playoffs. Everything Dale Earnhardt Jr. does is news, Jimmie Johnson is trying to win his third championship in a row, ...