The Russian Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 2016 Formula One season, and Nico Rosberg has won them all. With nearly one-fifth of the season now in the rearview mirror—and despite Rosberg's apparent dominance—there is a surprising lack of clarity at the top of the standings. It seems the only thing we know about this championship is that we still don't really know anything. Rosberg has driven well and is now on a seven-race winning streak, dating back to last year, but he has not really been challenged yet. His Mercedes team-mate, Lewis Hamilton, the preseason title favourite, has had nothing but bad luck and an unreliable car. He now trails Rosberg by 43 points.  Meanwhile, Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel were widely exp...

It could be that when we look back at the Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway that we see a race of missed opportunity. Kyle Busch won the race, his third of the season, but it was Martin Truex Jr. who decidedly lost this race. He led 172 laps, but a mishap on pit road ended any chance he had at cementing the win. Many other drivers had fast cars that either ended up in the garage or inexplicably tracked to the back of the field. In the end, Joe Gibbs Racing won its sixth race of the season and shows no signs of slowing down (though Denny Hamlin may want to slow down a little bit). Let's carry on for this week’s winners and losers.Begin Slideshow...

Kyle Busch took advantage of some timely cautions and a sloppy pit stop by former leader Martin Truex Jr. to win the GoBowling 400 on Saturday at Kansas Speedway. Fox Sports and NASCAR congratulated the Las Vegas native after his victory: Busch's win will be in the record books, but that was not the story of the night. Truex, who was the pole-sitter for the first time in four years, led for 172 laps, but his right-front tire came loose on Lap 211, which forced him to go to pit road. By the time his pit crew got his car ready, Truex had fallen behind by a lap. Busch, who seized the lead on Lap 231, led for 69 laps before securing the win. Kevin Harvick finished second, while Kurt Busch came in third. Ryan McGee of ESPN.com took note of Kyl...

To Daniil Kvyat, delirious after claiming the second podium finish of his Formula One career in the Chinese Grand Prix, it was only an innocent question. Wiping his face as race winner Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel—who had salvaged second place following an opening-lap collision with Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen—stood to his left, the Red Bull driver attempted to pierce the testosterone-filled silence with a little chitchat ahead of the podium ceremony. "What happened at the start?" Kvyat chirped, as heard over the FOM television feed. "You! Asking what happened at the start! If I don't go to the left, you crash into us and we all three go out!" shouted an animated Vettel, referring to Kvyat's opportunistic overtaking m...

William Byron lost the lead in overtime, but a wreck on the final turn created the opening he needed to steal a victory in the Toyota Tundra 250 on Friday at Kansas Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The race saw 11 cautions, with the final one coming with four laps to go. It restarted with one final overtime lap. Johnny Sauter stormed to the front of the pack and looked to be on his way to victory, but Ben Rhodes took out his car coming around Turn 4, giving Byron the clearance to take first place, via Fox Sports 1: Las Vegas Speedway reacted to the end of the thrilling race: Sauter was not happy after the race, per Motor Racing Network:
Sauter, who finished the race 16th after the wreck, also used a clown reference ...

The field for Saturday's Sprint Cup GoBowling 400 at Kansas Speedway is set, and Martin Truex Jr. won the pole after Friday's qualifying. Here are the results, race order and final times heading into Saturday's race, courtesy of NASCAR.com: It was the eighth pole win of Truex's career, his first of the season and his first at Kansas Speedway. Fox Sports: NASCAR showed his final qualifying run, which secured the top spot: Truex headlined a top-three sweep for Joe Gibbs Racing. Matt Kenseth will join him in the front row, and Denny Hamlin will be in third. Hendrick Motorsports' Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn't have an answer for JGR's dominance: He'll be starting in 22nd after he was cut in the second round of qualifying.  Three-time Ka...

Martin Truex Jr. will sit on the pole for Saturday's GoBowling 400 after winning Friday's qualifying at Kansas Speedway. It's his eighth career pole but first since 2012, achieved by doing a final lap in 28.284 seconds for a speed of 190.921 mph. That narrowly edged Matt Kenseth, who won the first two rounds but will start Saturday in second position. Denny Hamlin and Kurt Busch will take third and fourth. Truex is the seventh different pole winner in 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in 2016. Scroll down for all of Bleacher Report's real-time updates, analysis, statistics, pictures, tweets and anything else worth noting from Kansas City.   Follow Brian J. Pedersen on Twitter at @realBJP. Read more Motorsports news on BleacherReport.com...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will likely always be identified as a driver, but NASCAR's renaissance man is making an impact at every level of the sport that is so deeply ingrained in him. Though the 13-time winner of the Sprint Cup Most Popular Driver Award remains in pursuit of his first points title in NASCAR's top series, his involvement in other projects under the stock car racing umbrella continues to expand. Junior's newest venture is in conjunction with CMT as the executive producer of a series entitled NASCAR: The Rise of American Speed, which debuts at 9 p.m. ET Sunday. The three-part show chronicles the development of NASCAR from its outlaw beginnings to the mainstream power it is today: Taking on the role of executive producer was a new c...

One week removed from Brad Keselowski emerging from the wild wreckage of Talladega to seize a checkered flag, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series next turns its attention to Kansas. Drama, rivalries and so much more hit the track again for the GoBowling 400 at Kansas Speedway. It's easy to get excited for another lengthy trip around a historic track after last week's wild event. With automatic Chase bids on the line, odd placements in the standings and a rivalry that refuses to go away, the buildup suggests one of the year's best events is about to get underway. Before it does, let's take a look at the important details.   Viewing Details Where: Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas When: Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET Watch: Fox Sports 1 Live Strea...

Marc Marquez will look to extend his lead at the top of the MotoGP standings on Sunday at the Grand Prix of France in Le Mans, but Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi are sure to be hot on his heels. The Movistar Yamaha duo ate into the Spaniard's lead last time out at the Grand Prix of Spain, and they'll be eager to further reel in the two-time world champion. Here is the full schedule for the fifth race in the calendar and a more in-depth look at the riders set to battle it out in France: Live streaming can be found at the BT Sport website (UK) and beIN Sports CONNECT (US).   Valentino Rossi The 37-year-old was first across the line in Jerez last time out, per BT Sport MotoGP: According to MotoGP.co...