Stenhouse's mullet will be missed

This week, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was spotted during an autograph session at Dover International Speedway having cut his signature mullet.

Jimmie Johnson to appeal post-Coke 600 penalty

Jimmie Johnson and his crew will appeal the P1 written-warning penalty given to them following Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. Two other drivers, Jamie McMurray and Justin Allgaier, also Chevrolet drivers like Johnson, were penalized for actions detrimental to stock car racing.

Landon Cassill impresses with 14-mile run after Coke 600

Immediately after Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Hillman-Circle Sport driver Landon Cassill got out of his #40 Chevrolet and began a 14-mile run from the Concord, North Carolina track to the NASCAR Hall of Fame building in downtown Charlotte. Running is one of Cassill's hobbies outside of NASCAR, and 14 miles is nearly a mile more than the distance of a half-marathon. He completed the run at the Hall of Fame, escorted by professionals the whole time, just after 1:00 Monday morning.

Carl Edwards survives fuel-mileage gamble to win Coke 600

Carl Edwards successfully stretched his fuel during a late green-flag run to bring the #19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to victory in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was Edwards' first win with Gibbs since leaving his longtime team Roush Fenway Racing at the end of 2014, and he carried over his signature victory backflip, something last seen in Sonoma, California last June. Edwards' teammate Matt Kenseth had started on the pole in the #20 Toyota, and the other two Gibbs drivers, Denny Hamlin (#11) and Kyle Busch (#18), in his return to points racing, led some laps as well. The leader of the most laps was Martin Truex Jr., whose #78 Chevrolet led 131 circuits.

Edwards beat his former Roush teammate Greg Biffle in the #16 Ford as well as the #88 Hendrick Chevrolet of Dale Earnhardt Jr., who pitted for fuel and four tires during the last caution following the spin of Michael Annett's #46 Chevrolet in an attempt to possibly steal the win, as all of the other leaders would have to make green flag stops before the race was over. Earnhardt's strategy mostly worked, as he gained 11 positions to go from 14th to third between the last restart and the checkered flag. Unlike last week's All-Star Race won by Hamlin, there was more action on Sunday evening during the 400 laps around the 1.5-mile quad-oval, something expected by fans after another thrilling Indianapolis 500 earlier in the day, won by one-time NASCAR driver and race winner Juan Pablo Montoya.

Race Results:

1. (3) 19-Carl Edwards - Toyota - 400 laps, led 25 laps
2. (4) 16-Greg Biffle - Ford - 400 laps
3. (15) 88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Chevrolet - 400 laps
4. (1) 20-Matt Kenseth - Toyota - 400 laps, led 26 laps
5. (10) 78-Martin Truex Jr. - Chevrolet - 400 laps, led 131 laps
6. (19) 31-Ryan Newman - Chevrolet - 400 laps
7. (6) 2-Brad Keselowski - Ford - 400 laps, led 3 laps
8. (5) 11-Denny Hamlin - Toyota - 400 laps, led 53 laps
9. (8) 4-Kevin Harvick - Chevrolet - 400 laps, led 26 laps
10. (14) 41-Kurt Busch - Chevrolet - 400 laps, led 118 laps

Austin Dillon conquers Xfinity race at Charlotte

Austin Dillon took the #33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet to his second win of the season in the Xfinity Series Hisense 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday. Dillon led 163 of 200 laps on the 1.5-mile quad-oval. Dillon lost the lead on a set of pit stops during the final caution and got down to fourth after a restart with 35 laps to go, but soon caught and passed Denny Hamlin in the #54 Toyota to retake the lead.

Race Results:

1. (1) 33-Austin Dillon - Chevrolet - 200 laps, led 163 laps
2. (4) 54-Denny Hamlin - Toyota - 200 laps, led 19 laps
3. (8) 5-Kasey Kahne - Chevrolet - 200 laps, led 1 lap
4. (15) 7-Regan Smith - Chevrolet - 200 laps
5. (2) 6-Darrell Wallace Jr. - Ford - 200 laps, led 1 lap
6. (19) 18-Daniel Suarez - Toyota - 200 laps, led 1 lap
7. (9) 3-Ty Dillon - Chevrolet - 200 laps
8. (16) 9-Chase Elliott - Chevrolet - 200 laps
9. (11) 1-Elliott Sadler - Ford - 200 laps
10. (12) 22-Ryan Blaney - Ford - 200 laps

Jeff Gordon to join Fox Sports Sprint Cup telecasts in 2016

Jeff Gordon, already a commentator for some of Fox's Xfinity Series races this year on their sister channel Fox Sports 1, will join the broadcaster's Sprint Cup team when he leaves the driver's seat at the end of this season. Fox NASCAR has featured commentators Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip from the start in 2001, Current Hollywood Hotel personnel include Chris Myers, Jeff Hammond and Michael Waltrip. Matt Yocum, Jamie Little and Chris Neville currently serve as pit reporters, as did Dick Berggren and the late Steve Byrnes in previous years. Fox also has a "rules analyst," which is ESPN carry-over Andy Petree, this year. This is the team that Gordon will be a part of starting next year.

NASCAR Hall of Fame 2016 inductees announced

The latest class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame was announced on Wednesday evening. The five inductees for 2016 are NASCAR track owner and businessman Bruton Smith, old-school driver and 17-time race winner Curtis Turner, former modified champion Jerry Cook, 1984 and 1996 Cup champion Terry Labonte, and 1970 Cup champion Bobby Isaac. Among the nominees not inducted were former crew chief and team owner Ray Evernham, 1992 Cup champion Alan Kulwicki and 40-time Cup race winner and five-time championship runner-up Mark Martin.