Jimmie Johnson won the AAA Texas 500 on Sunday but avoided the post-race fisticuffs at Texas Motor Speedway.
With two victories and a series-leading six Top-5 finishes on intermediate ovals this season, Joey Logano leads the way to Texas this weekend.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. held off teammate Jeff Gordon for his first career victory at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.
While Jeff Gordon is a bit of a longshot to win the championship, but he's an eight-time Martinsville winner.
Brad Keselowski faced a must win Sunday at the Geico 500 if he wanted to advance to the Eliminator round of the Chase and keep his championship hopes alive.
Denny Hamin is coming on strong as the Chase wears on and has been lights out on the restrictor-plate race tracks this season.
Kevin Harvick rose above the pressure and the competition to win the Bank of America 500 and advance to the elimination round of the Chase.
Logano has been upstaging his champion teammate all season, and that theme should continue at the Charlotte oval this weekend.
Joey Logano celebrated another victory in the Chase with a dominating performance at Kansas Speedway.
Jeff Gordon owns three career victories and 12 Top 10s at Kansas Speedway, as the Contender Round in the Chase for the Cup kicks off this week.
Jeff Gordon captured his fourth victory of the season, demonstrating his capability to win yet another championship.
Brad Keselowski is seen racing with the leaders every week and a major threat to win each race, including this week's AAA 400.