The NASCAR Sprint Cup season kicked off in full swing two weeks ago at Daytona and the race on Sunday at Phoenix was just as exciting, as Carl Edwards ended a lengthy winless streak to take the checkered flag, while Danica Patrick ended up wrecking her car.
According to the Associated Press, Edwards had not won a race since Las Vegas in 2011, which is where the NASCAR schedule is heading for the next race. Edwards finished ahead of Jimmie Johnson, who took home the Daytona 500 for the second time in his career last weekend. Denny Hamlin finished third, while defensing Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski finished fourth after giving Edwards a push on the final restart.
The week in Phoenix went much better for Edwards than it did at Daytona, where he wrecked five cars over the event. Danica Patrick had the opposite results, as she had a fantastic week in Daytona after becoming the first woman to win the pole for the event and finishing eighth.
Patrick ended up in 39th place at Phoenix after losing a tire on one of the turns and her car was smashed into by David Ragan after she herself slammed into the wall.
"When you lose a tire out of the turn, those are tough because you hit [the wall] more straight on," Patrick said. "That was a hard hit on both sides, but I'm fine. There was no real good warning. No vibrations."
Patrick is running on the Sprint Cup circuit as the first woman to run full time after participating in Nationwide over the past two years. She is dating fellow rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who has won the past two Nationwide titles.
HERE is the full NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Schedules from ESPN.com:
Sprint Cup
| Sun, Mar 10 3:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Las Vegas Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
FOX | Tickets |
| Sun, Mar 17 1:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol Bristol Motor Speedway |
FOX | Tickets |
| Sun, Mar 24 3:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at California Auto Club Speedway |
FOX | Tickets |
| Sun, Apr 7 1:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville Martinsville Speedway |
FOX | Tickets |
| Sat, Apr 13 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas Texas Motor Speedway |
FOX | Tickets |
| Sun, Apr 21 1:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kansas Kansas Speedway |
FOX | Tickets |
| Sat, Apr 27 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Richmond Richmond International Raceway |
FOX | Tickets |
| Sun, May 5 1:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Talladega Talladega Superspeedway |
FOX | Tickets |
| Sat, May 11 6:45 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Darlington Darlington Raceway |
FOX | Tickets |
| Sat, May 18 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race Charlotte Motor Speedway |
SPD | Tickets |
| Sat, May 18 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Showdown Charlotte Motor Speedway |
SPD | Tickets |
| Sun, May 26 6:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Charlotte Charlotte Motor Speedway |
FOX | Tickets |
| Sun, Jun 2 1:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover Dover International Speedway |
FOX | Tickets |
| Sun, Jun 9 1:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono Pocono Raceway |
TNT | Tickets |
| Sun, Jun 16 1:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Michigan Michigan International Speedway |
TNT | Tickets |
| Sun, Jun 23 3:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Sonoma Sonoma |
TNT | Tickets |
| Sat, Jun 29 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kentucky Kentucky Speedway |
TNT | Tickets |
| Sat, Jul 6 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona Daytona International Speedway |
TNT | Tickets |
| Sun, Jul 14 1:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at New Hampshire New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
TNT | Tickets |
| Sun, Jul 28 1:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Indianapolis Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
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| Sun, Aug 4 1:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Pocono Pocono Raceway |
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| Sun, Aug 11 1:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Watkins Glen Watkins Glen International |
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| Sun, Aug 18 1:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Michigan Michigan International Speedway |
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| Sat, Aug 24 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol Bristol Motor Speedway |
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| Sun, Sep 1 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Atlanta Motor Speedway |
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| Sat, Sep 7 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Richmond Richmond International Raceway |
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| Sun, Sep 15 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Chicago Chicagoland Speedway |
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| Sun, Sep 22 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at New Hampshire New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
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| Sun, Sep 29 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover Dover International Speedway |
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| Sun, Oct 6 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kansas Kansas Speedway |
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| Sat, Oct 12 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Charlotte Charlotte Motor Speedway |
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| Sun, Oct 20 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Talladega Talladega Superspeedway |
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| Sun, Oct 27 1:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville Martinsville Speedway |
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| Sun, Nov 3 3:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Texas Texas Motor Speedway |
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| Sun, Nov 10 3:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Phoenix Phoenix International Raceway |
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| Sun, Nov 17 3:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Homestead-Miami Speedway |
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Nationwide Series:
| Sat, Mar 9 4:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Las Vegas Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
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| Sat, Mar 16 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Bristol Bristol Motor Speedway |
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| Sat, Mar 23 5:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at California presented by Kawasaki Auto Club Speedway |
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| Fri, Apr 12 8:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Texas Texas Motor Speedway |
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| Fri, Apr 26 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Richmond Richmond International Raceway |
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| Sat, May 4 3:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Talladega Talladega Superspeedway |
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| Fri, May 10 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Darlington Darlington Raceway |
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| Sat, May 25 2:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Charlotte Charlotte Motor Speedway |
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| Sat, Jun 1 2:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Dover Dover International Speedway |
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| Sat, Jun 8 8:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Iowa Iowa Speedway |
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| Sat, Jun 15 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Michigan Michigan International Speedway |
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| Sat, Jun 22 5:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Road America Road America |
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| Fri, Jun 28 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Kentucky Kentucky Speedway |
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| Fri, Jul 5 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Daytona Daytona International Speedway |
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| Sat, Jul 13 3:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at New Hampshire New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
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| Sun, Jul 21 3:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Chicago Chicagoland Speedway |
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| Sat, Jul 27 4:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Indianapolis Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
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| Sat, Aug 3 8:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Iowa Iowa Speedway |
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| Sat, Aug 10 2:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Watkins Glen Watkins Glen International |
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| Sat, Aug 17 2:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course |
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| Fri, Aug 23 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Bristol Bristol Motor Speedway |
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| Sat, Aug 31 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Atlanta Atlanta Motor Speedway |
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| Fri, Sep 6 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Richmond Richmond International Raceway |
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| Sat, Sep 14 3:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Chicago Chicagoland Speedway |
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| Sat, Sep 21 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Kentucky Kentucky Speedway |
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| Sat, Sep 28 3:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Dover Dover International Speedway |
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| Sat, Oct 5 3:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Kansas Kansas Speedway |
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| Fri, Oct 11 7:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Charlotte Charlotte Motor Speedway |
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| Sat, Nov 2 3:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Texas Texas Motor Speedway |
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| Sat, Nov 9 4:00 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Phoenix Phoenix International Raceway |
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| Sat, Nov 16 4:30 PM ET |
NASCAR Nationwide Series at Homestead-Miami Homestead-Miami Speedway |
