NASCAR

• Austin Dillon's time spent atop the Nationwide Series standings was short-lived. Dillon took over the top spot in the standings after his win Friday night at Kentucky Speedway.
(Sporting News)
• CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin took themselves right out of NASCAR's potential free-agent pool last week, long before anyone wondered about their future.
(thanks to Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin - Union-News & Sunday Republican)
• MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- NASCAR champion Joe Nemechek is selling his multi-million dollar equestrian estate in Mooresville. Nemechek, who is best known for winning the 1992 Busch series championship, owns the estate called Finncastle.
(msnbc.com)
• There is no better encapsulation of Carl Edwards frustrating 2012 season than Saturday nights NASCAR race at Kentucky Speedway (see full Quaker State 400 results here). The 1.
(SBNation.com)
• DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NASCAR and SapientNitro, part of Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE), announced today that SapientNitro has been selected to design and build its new digital platform, including NASCAR.com.
(StreetInsider.com)
• The predicted summer temperatures were hot Saturday night in Kentucky. An especially hot day usually makes for an interesting night race as the sun goes down and the track cools, and the Quaker State 400 was no disappointment.
(FOXSports.com)
• The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be heading back to Daytona this weekend to mark the halfway point of the season. It has been an interesting first half of the season that has seen 12 different winners so far.
(rantsports.com)
• Speedway Motorsports Inc. chairman Bruton Smith said NASCAR needs to implement mandatory cautions, or race stoppages, to bring more excitement to the races. SPARTA, Ky. -- Speedway Motorsports Inc.
(Abc Local Web)
• Jul 2, 2012 - If it seemed like there were more ads than usual during Saturday nights NASCAR race at Kentucky, thats because there were. According to numbers posted on the website Cawsnjaws.
(SBNation.com)
• Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson established the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Kentucky Speedway qualifying record by winning the pole position for tomorrow night's Quaker State 400 with a 181.818 mph (29.700 seconds) lap.
(Race Line-Up - Auto Racing Daily)