Winning at a short car race track like Richmond Motor Speedway is simply what Kyle Busch excels at, and accelerates to do. He’s now the active leader in victories at this short track, and that’s not any small feat. It was a day that was all about Busch and his older brother, Kurt. Both drivers notched victories (in Sprint Cup and Nationwide on the same weekend). They were not without controversy, however. Last weekend, after a late race restart, some mishaps with a start by Carl Edwards (who is still in pursuit of his first win in 2012 in the Sprint Cup), and some key pit strategies by Busch’s pit crew, gave him the shot out of the pit lane restart he needed to fly by Earnhardt, Harvick and Edwards, never letting go of the lead, and ultimately taking home his fourth win on this short race track.

Quick Track Facts:

• Known as “America’s Premier Short Track”
• Is the most popular of all short tracks in NASCAR
• Challenging three-quarter-mile D-shaped oval
• Hosts double-header races, including Nationwide and Sprint Cup
• Intense pack action with feel of a superspeedway
• Learn more about this car race track

Under much scrutiny is the caution that took place late in the race. When officials called it, it was due to a bottle or debris being present on the track. Thanks to quick pit timing, and the lackluster pit performance of other drivers, Busch enjoyed smooth sailing from the restart to the checkered flag.

“It was a gift,” said Busch of the caution flag that basically gave him the win. “I just don’t know where it came from or what it was or anything, but it doesn’t matter.”

Get caught up on the most recent Sprint Cup standings – Busch is up two slots from last week, and Biffle still holds the first place slot.

WATCH: ESPN Coverage of Win for Busch

Just in case you missed any of the action from the Richmond Motor Speedway last week, we’ve got you covered. This video, which was posted by ESPN, reviews the entire race with highlights and commentary. Catch back up on the action and see what you missed out on, as Earnhardt Jr. and Stewart had to settle for watching another win slip by.

The Richmond race car track is a very unforgiving three-quarter-mile short track that is considered to be the one of the most popular of all race car tracks on the NASCAR circuit. If the short stretches and forced tandem racing does not get you, the pit rows can cause you to lose the race if you are not strategic in your approach. This car race track is infamous for hosting double header weekends in NASCAR. And last weekend, a new record was set here by the Busch brothers: double wins in a double header in two different classes of NASCAR racing on the same weekend.

“Richmond is a fun short track with two racing grooves. The racing is great there, with side-by-side action and racing at night makes it even more fun. It will be new for me though, as I’ve never been on a track smaller than one mile in the Nationwide Series,” said a confident yet wary Kurt Busch to the press prior to the race he would end up winning.

When the race came down to 20 laps remaining, in spite of Denny Hamlin nearly taking the race from him hot on his heels, Busch still held the front spot and fended Hamlin off. It was a finish for the record books, quite literally. As Hamlin and Busch sparred side-by-side, it would ultimately be Busch’s car (his younger brother Kyle’s car, actually) that would cross the line first, earning him a lap around Victory Lane.

Richmond Race Car Track Facts – Learn more about the most challenging short car race track on the circuit, one that now holds a new NASCAR record for two brothers winning in two separate races, in two separate classes, and on the same weekend.

Next up on the NASCAR Nationwide schedule is the Talladega race car track, where Kurt Busch hopes he can continue the trend of winning as we head into week 8 of this series in NASCAR.

WATCH: Busch Brothers Tearful Press Conference

When you both win on the same weekend and at the same race car track and you have both struggled throughout the duration of the season early on, it’s a pretty heartening experience. Check out this post game press conference that features the brothers who owned the weekend last weekend in NASCAR. Their tearful comments are a reminder of how a big this win truly was for both of them and for the sport.

As it turns out, one race that is held annually, that spans internationally, and that does not have a real defined car race track, also happens to be one of the longest and deadliest races in the entire world. If the first thing that popped into your head was the Dakar Rally, then you know your racing. This race literally is formed from temporary off-road tracks that are created for each time it is run. The race begins in Paris, France. From there, drivers will have to contend with the elements that will see them racing in other parts of Europe, across the deserts in Africa, all the way to the Senegalese city of Dakar, where the race concludes. Due to the volatile nature of off-road car race tracks, it’s been dubbed by many as the “the most dangerous sporting event in world.”

Don’t think it’s that dangerous? The race was conceived in 1978. Since that time, 49 drivers have perished in this race. That averages to be almost two drivers that are killed per year. This does not include the injuries, damage to homes, the country side or accidents involving livestock. In 1982, Mark Thatcher, the son of then prime minister of England, veered off course after making repairs to his car in the Sahara Desert. It took 6 days for the rescue team to find him. He got lost because the car race track is not defined. They had to use a plane to find him, and rescue him and his companions.

You can learn more about the forthcoming 2012 Dakar Rally Here.

WATCH: 30 Years of Dakar Rally w/ Crashes

If you think that this race is safe, think again. It’s widely considered to be one of the most dangerous and challenging races in the entire world. Since the race can shift from various positions globally every year, and since it crosses such a wide part of the globe, it actually has no official set car race track, per-se. This is where those crazy rally racing video games get their beef from. And this is the real, scary face of rally racing. Off-the-car-race-track competitions where it’s you and the elements to contend with, most often with Mother Nature the victor.

Head to the Far East … the very Far East, all the way to Macau, China. There, you will find one of the most challenging and tight-turning, street courses on the Grand Prix, one that even makes Monaco look like a lazy Sunday drive. Since 1954, motorists, spectators and racing queens have adorned the tight turns of this unforgiving street course, as they cheer on the Formula One races in this Grand Prix stopover. Join us today as we deliver some awesome facts about one of the few street side car race tracks on the F1 circuit: The GUIA Circuit.

Far East Car Race Track Facts: The GUIA Circuit

• The car race track is approximately 3.8 miles (6.2 km) in length.
• The minimum width is approximately 22.8 feet (7 m).
• The car race track combines harrowing, hairpin turns, long and short stretches, fast straights and tight corners, earning the reputation as one of the most challenging car race tracks in the world.
• Marko Asmer set the Formula 3 Lap Record at: 2:11.744 back in 2007.
• John McGuinness set the Motorcycle Lap Record at: 2:26.096 back in 2007.
• Gabriele Tarquini set the FIA World Touring Car Championship Lap Record at 2:32.517 back in 2007.

In his own words, Takuma Sato, a famous Japanese racer, said this about this car race track:

“Macau is the greatest circuit in the world I think. It’s so challenging. Normally on a street circuit there is no opportunity to overtake, but here there are great opportunities. On the mountainside it’s almost impossible, but by the sea there are long, long straights – as long as Fuji. There are kinks along it, but in an F3 car they are easily flat, so the best place to overtake is at the end of the straight, into Lisboa.”

WATCH: Crashes from GUIA Circuit

This is actually one of the most notorious in-city car race tracks in the world. Even the car race track at Monaco is considered to be far safer. It’s important to note that many of the crashes that you see in this video are from numerous events, as they race all kinds of events here, some that involve pros and others that do not. One thing is for sure, when it comes to deadly tracks that drivers fear, this one is in the very top of the list. We leave you with this awesome track crash compilation today. See you next week with more track information that you want to know about.

The Texas car race track (most commonly called the Texas Motor Speedway or TMS) is a very challenging short track. The 1 ½ mile course features some of the most topsy-turvy curves and banks on the NASCAR circuit. The 24-degree banks challenges even the most accomplished of drivers on race day. And the front straight-aways suddenly jut outwardly. Needless to say, the short apron, curvature and pack racing nature of NASCAR in Nationwide present an ominous undertaking for any driver, even if you are the Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the returning Nationwide champ on the Roush Fenway Racing team.

In an event that would test the might and muster of this car race track in Texas, lighting issues were the biggest vocalized complaint. The lights went out twice during the race, delaying the race and causing for several restarts. But a restart off a caution was what proved to be the winning recipe for Stenhouse Jr. A late race caution caused a restart for the final six laps. Stenhouse Jr. saw his window and took the lead away from Denny Hamlin, crossing the finish line to earn his second win of the year.

When asked if someone yelled “Cowboy Hat” over the radio as he crossed the finish line, Stenhouse Jr. concurred, it did happen.

“That is right. This whole team is getting them and they deserve it,” Stenhouse Jr. said of the radio remark that was heard around Texas. “They have worked really hard all year long. I am just glad to be a part of this race team with Jack Roush and Ford Racing and everybody here. All the fans at Texas Motor Speedway, thanks for coming out. I am having a lot of fun.”

The most recent NASCAR Nationwide Standings show Stenhouse Jr. is trailing Elliot Sadler by four points for first place, in the second place slot at 243 points.

WATCH: Neck-in-Neck Finish for Stenhouse Jr. at O’Reilly Auto Parts 300

At the end of the day, much like in the popular trilogy of cult classic films, “The Highlander” saga, “There can only be One!” This time around, it was none other than Roush Fenway Racing all-star, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. After a six lap restart gave him some breathing room on contender Denny Hamlin, it was off to races for Ricky, who added another win to his impressive portfolio last week here in a neck-in-neck finish that was simply astounding.

The Texas car race track was the host of a relatively weather-calm night race last weekend – one that had a record 234 green flag laps –where Jimmie Johnson was denied his win by a fast-acting and cool-running Greg Biffle. Biffle had just come off the week long break as the point leader in the Sprint Cup, and he aimed to stay that way. When he was able to overtake Johnson , who had previously led the race for 134 laps, it stayed that way.

In spite of Johnson’s fervent attempts to overtake Biffle toward the end, it netted him a race-losing wall scrape, and a three second space for Biffle to claim a Victory Lane Lap while Johnson saw another close race slip away at the end. Biffle earmarked his 17^th career victory at the Samsung Mobile 500 last weekend. It’s also his fifth top-five finish this year, one that keeps him 19 points above the second place contenders (Kenseth/Earnhardt Jr.), to enter week 8 at the Kansas car race track as the uncontested point leader for three weeks and counting. And for all naysayers, it snaps a 49-race losing streak for the Roush Fenway Racing team who now proudly fields the no. 1 and no. 2 Sprint Cup contenders.

Bellowing Wind Made a Difference in Biffle’s Win at Texas

If you caught the action at the latter portion of the race last weekend, you would have noticed a desperate Jimmie Johnson trying to overtake Biffle and reclaim his first place lead – which he (Johnson) had confidently held for 134 laps that race. But perhaps the wind caused his car to meet the wall and scrape by while sparks flew and debris was scattered, and while Biffle beat him to the punch at the checkered flag with a cushy margin of about three seconds and an average speed of about 160mph.

“I wouldn’t run up on a guy coming off the corner like I normally would,” Biffle explained to the press regarding the precautions he took to combat the prevailing wind conditions at the Samsung Mobile 500 last weekend in Texas. “I’d leave more room because I wasn’t sure when the wind was going to blow my car one way or another. I was cautious when I was around (other) cars, and I think probably everybody else was tonight.”

Stay up to date on all current Sprint Cup contenders by checking out the EPSN Sprint Cup Standings. Currently, Biffle leads the pack at 273 points, with other Roush Fenway Racing driver, Matt Kenseth, tied for second with Dale Earnhardt Jr. at 253 points respectively, 19 points behind Biffle.

WATCH: Biffle Wins At Texas

Check out this video that features ESPN coverage of Biffle’s dominating victory at Texas last weekend, where he notched his an impressive win by overtaking Jimmie Johnson late in the race. It’s his fifth top-five finish in just seven races so far this year. Needless to say, Biffle is on fire for Roush Fenway.

Monaco Grand Prix – From Space.

It’s all about car race tracks over here. Today we were thinking about different car race tracks that play host to the various professional racing events around the world every year. That’s when our interested was piqued by something we had not covered as of yet: how car race tracks appear to the human eye from way up in outer space. No kidding. Some of these tracks are so massive that they are easily distinguishable from the stars. What follows are four with pictures that we found, many of which you probably already are familiar with.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is actually a conglomeration of four race tracks in one. This includes the Bullring paved oval (1/3 mile), the Dirt Track clay oval (1/2 mile), the Strip drag strip and the famous Superspeedway tri-oval 1.5 mile circuit. The track hosts everything from NHRA to NASCAR and Camping. It looks every bit impressive from space, too.

Circuit de Spa Francorchamps

The Francorchamps race track in Belgium is situated on a hilly setting and is considered to be a wide-open track. One of the older ones on the circuit, it was built back in 1920.  Due to the effecting elements of weather, it’s considered one of the more challenging of race tracks. The up and down, hilly nature often confounds most pro drivers.

Bonneville Speedway

Located at the Great Salt Lake Desert in Utah, this race track hosts a formidable and long circuit that frequently sees pro drivers trying to best one another with better speed records. Built in the early 1900s, and one of the first tracks to be used for racing in the US, it looks massive and daunting from space.

Philip Island Grand Prix Circuit

This track is located on the beautiful Philip Island in Victoria, Australia. While Melbourne is the Formula One headquarters for Aussies, this track hosts the equally as popular MotoGP series of events. Crazy banks, unpredictable elevations and hairpin turns await courageous drivers.

Despite how many safety precautions are taken to ensure that the car race tracks that drivers compete on are safe, and in spite of the countless safety measures that are incorporated into any professional racing event, tragedy can still strike unabated. While the regulating bodies that sanction such events are always looking for ways to make them safer, there is only so much that one can do to help prevent injury or crashes when you have pack racing at hundreds of miles per hour and lots of cars on a concrete race track. Even when every driver is exceptionally and professionally trained, accidents do happen. What follows are three of the most dangerous and notorious professional racing tracks in the world.

One: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is infamous to racing accidents. Home of the Belgian Grand Prix for Formula one, this track has seen 22 fatalities from crashes. The notorious Eau Rouge corner is such a hairpin that even drivers like Mario Andretti are wary.

Two: Circuit de la Sarthe is the home to the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Over the years since the race began, 24 drivers have perished on the track. In 1955, Pierre Levegh crashed into a fuel truck, dying instantly. The fire that ensued also claimed the lives of 87 spectators and injured 120 others.

Three: Daytona International Speedway in Florida is home to the Dayton 500, “The Great American Race.” It’s also one of the deadliest American race tracks. Since it opened in 1959, 28 drivers have died here, including some of the most famous drivers in NASCAR

WATCH: The Dangers of Formula One

To better hit home on point here today, we wanted to demonstrate to all readers just how harrowingly dangerous the sport of professional racing is. In fact, on any given day that a driver gets into a car on a race track, he or she faces imminent dangers and risks. This video, which is shot from the first-person, cockpit perspective outlines some of the dangers and hazards that one faces in Formula One when driving at speeds in excess of 200mph on a twisty, turning and winding track that has other pro drivers and cars on it as well.

Car race tracks like Martinsville will always have this short track phenomenon behind them. Some drivers simply struggle with short tracks. Others excel at them. Others, like Clint Bowyer, make drivers scream expletives into their headsets. In this case, it was during the last remaining laps of the race, where Bowyer took out then race leaders, Gordon and Johnson – who everyone expected would be head-to-toe for the finish – creating a pocket for Ryan Newman to creep up into, ultimately allowing him to edge a close first place finish ahead of Allmendinger.

Ask Ryan Newman how it feels to win on a challenging car race track like Martinsville (a car race track infamous for evading key wins to teams that really need – or want – them), and his response is nimble, humble and direct: “Just glad I finally contributed,” he jokingly told the press regarding his win at the track – his first win there – and how he helped his Stewart-Haas racing take home another key Sprint Cup win.

That’s Just Racing, Newman Assures

“You know, I kind of expected something to happen,” Newman said about the odd turn of events that enabled him to take home the 200^th win for his Hendrick Motorsports team when everyone least expected history to be made that day. “You know, it’s been that way for the last few weeks, but the cars all ran good. It’s just a shame to finish like that.”

“But, hey, that’s racing.”

And there’s nothing for you to be ashamed of, Mr. Newman, provided you are not Mr. Bowyer.

And that “racing” we all love will kick back off again after NASCAR returns from a week long Easter break on April 14^th at the Texas Motor Speedway Car Race Track for the seventh race of action in the Samsung Mobile 500.

WATCH: Fantastic Finish at Martinsville for Newman                  

This video we found best describes the candor and excitement of a five star finish in NASCAR. When Ryan Newman was penalized with a pit penalty early on for speeding, coupled with a few wrecks that fomented two restarts, it came down to him and Allmendinger being neck-in-neck at the final lap. A quick pull-from-behind move netted Newman the distance between him and AJ Allmendinger, who was vying for the win. Ultimately, only one car could post the win, and this race went to Newman.

This year has been pretty formidable of a showing for the Roush Fenway Racing team. And with their all-star lineup of tenured drivers, it’s nearly like they have the Super Bowl team in NASCAR (one that, unlike the Eagles, can pay for talent and actually win with it). Even the track that has baffled the team for years, the Martinsville Car Race Track, saw Matt Kenseth finish in fourth place, and afterwards catapulted their lead driver, Greg Biffle, to the top of the Sprint Cup slots for points. With Biffle in first, Kenseth in 4^th, Edwards in 11^th (Sprint Cup) and Stenhouse in second (for Nationwide), it’s hard not be “California Dreaming” as we enter the one week Easter hiatus.

“We had a way better car than where I finished with it,” Greg Biffle, the overall points leader in the Sprint Cup, told the press following the fourth consecutive race where he has failed to post a win but has still scored well in points. “We probably should have been in the top 10…but it feels good to go on vacation being the point leader. Leaving here on top feels good because this is a tough place for us and we came here and ran respectable.”

When most racing teams have a dip, they generally flunk out of the Sprint Cup Standings like a misbehaved child would fail math for lack of paying attention. But when Roush Fenway Racing supposedly falters, it sees Gregg Biffle at 226 points in first place, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Trailing him by six points at 220 points respectively. Not too shabby heading into a week long hiatus.

Not too shabby at all, Mr. Fenway.

WATCH: Greg Biffle – Martinsville Friday Press Conference – March 2012

Enjoy watching this pre-race press conference where the young Roush Fenway Racing team driver, Greg Biffle, offers his pre-race takes on the Goody’s Fast Relief 500, the track layout at Martinsville and his team hopes for winning that race. Ultimately, Roush Fenway would limp away from this race and enter the spring break with high hopes on week 7. It provides a detailed breakdown of what is going through top drivers’ heads before they embark upon the pack racing phenomenon that comprises NASCAR.