Joey Lagano, the heir-apparent to Tony Stewart in the 20 Sprint Cup series car at Joe Gibbs Racing, will return behind the wheel in the Nationwide Series on Saturday for the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 at Gateway International Raceway in…

Denny Hamlin won in the Joe Gibbs’ racing 20 car Friday night in the Nationwide Series race at Daytona, the week after Tony Stewart drove the car to Victory Lane the previous week for Gibbs at New Hampshire.

Hamlin’s victory…

I’ve been yammering lately about Tony Stewart’s contract situation with Joe Gibbs Racing and about leverage and speculation and this and that and yadda yadda yadda …

Having said all that, the best thing Stewart can do to gain leverage in…

Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle, both in the Top 12, have signed deals to remain with their respective teams — Bowyer with Richard Childress Racing and Biffie with Roush Fenway.

Bully for both of ‘em, and bully for doin’ it…