LOUDON, N.H. — Kurt Busch had strategy and luck on his side. Tony Stewart had neither.

Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., is selling discount ticket packages to its NASCAR Sprint Cup race Sunday, and at next week’s race, New Hampshire Motor Speedway will choose one lucky fan and pay the rest of their 2008 mortgage.

RICHMOND — Kyle Busch has been the villain before. But he’s about the feel the wrath of the biggest, baddest fan base NASCAR has ever seen. He’ll have to answer to Junior Nation now.

MARTINSVILLE — Perhaps the gloomy days are a thing of the past for Denny Hamlin and his race team.