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Stenhouse, Jr. wins at Chicagoland Speedway: #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. won the Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. #54-Kyle Busch finished second followed by#3-Austin Dillon, #22-Brad Keselowski, #33-Paul Menard, #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #43-Michael Annett, #2-Elliott Sadler, #18-Joey Logano, and #11-Brian Scott. There were 5 cautions for 20 laps and 17 lead changes among 9 leaders. The estimated attendance was 34,000. Complete results are on the Chicagoland Speedway race results page (pdf).(9-15-2012)

Chicagoland Speedway Race Fast Facts:
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the 12th Annual Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola , his seventh victory in 99 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his fifth victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2012.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in five races at Chicagoland Speedway.
This is the first win for Roush Fenway Racing at Chicagoland Speedway in any of NASCAR's three national series.
Kyle Busch (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in nine races at Chicagoland Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2012.
Austin Dillon (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Chicagoland Speedway.
Austin Dillon (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. leads the point standings by 9 points over Elliott Sadler.
(NASCAR Intergrated Marketing Communications)(9-15-2012)

Driver standings following Chicagoland Speedway:
1) #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 982
2) #2-Elliott Sadler 973 -9
3) #3-Austin Dillon 948 -34
4) #12-Sam Hornish Jr. 925 -57
5) #31-Justin Allgaier 875 -107
6) #43-Michael Annett 837 -145
7) #88-Cole Whitt # 767 -215
8) #44-Mike Bliss 722 -260
9) #87-Joe Nemechek 634 -348
10) #11-Brian Scott 633 -349
See complete standings on the driver standings page (pdf).(9-15-2012)

Owner Standings following Chicagoland Speedway are posted (pdf).(9-15-2012)

Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Chicagoland Speedway: (and their finish)
Caution 1: none, noone on track a lap or more down
Caution 2: #70-Long, 21st
Caution 3: #40-Darnell, 22nd
Caution 4: #7-Patrick, 12th
Caution 5: #88-Whitt, 14th
(9-15-2012)

Logano on pole at Chicagoland Speedway: #18-Joey Logano won the Coors Light Pole for the Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway with a speed of 178.012 mph. #3-Austin Dillon will start second. The rest of the top ten: #6-Riky Stenhouse, Jr., #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #2-Elliott Sadler, #54-Kyle Busch, #33-Paul Menard, #43-Michael Annett, #44-Mike Bliss, and #31-Justin Allgaier. Did Not Qualify: none. The starting lineup is posted on the Chicagoland Speedway starting lineup page (pdf).(9-15-2012)

Chicagoland Speedway Qualifying Notes:
Joey Logano won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 12th Annual Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola with a lap of 30.335 seconds, 178.012 mph.
This is his 20th pole in 104 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his fourth pole and 13th top-10 start in 2012. He also earned the pole at Bristol Motor Speedway, Auto Club Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway.
This is his first pole in four races at Chicagoland Speedway.
Austin Dillon (second) posted his 20th top-10 start of 2012 and his second in two races at Chicagoland Speedway.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Chicagoland Speedway. It is his 22nd in 26 races this season. He earned the Coors Light Pole here in July and finished second.
Austin Dillon (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Intergrated Marketing Communications)(9-7-2012)

Dillon fastest in happy hour: #3-Austin Dillon was quickest during the final practice session for the Dollar General 300 with a top speed of 177.632 mph. He was followed by: #2-Elliott Sadler, #38-Brad Sweet, #31-Justin Allgaier, #33-Paul Menard, #88-Cole Whitt, #7-Danica Patrick, #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #87-Joe Nemechek, and #18-Joey Logano. See complete results on the Chicagoland Speedway practice 2 speeds page (pdf).(9-14-2012)

Whitt fastest in first practice: #88-Cole Whitt was fastest during opening practice at Chicagoland Speedway with a speed of 174.233mph. #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.was second, followed by: #99-Kenny Wallace, #18-Joey Logano, #54-Kurt Busch, #31-Justin Allgaier, #33-Paul Menard, #22-Brad Keselowski, #11-Brian Scott, and #3-Austin DillonSee complete results on the Chicagoland Speedway practice 1 speeds page (pdf).(9-14-2012)

Entry List: There are 44 cars on the preliminary entry list for Friday's Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. A few notes:
Blake Koch returns to the #00;
The #08 for Randy Hill Racing is TBA;
Tony Raines will drive the #28 for Jay Robinson;
Alex Bowman will drive the #30 for Turner Motorsports;
The Go Green #39 is TBA;
The #50 for MAKE Motorsports is TBA;
The #52 for Jimmy Means is TBA;
Kenny Wallace returns to the RAB Racing #99.(9-10-2012)
UPDATE: Mike Harmon and the #74 team have been added. Tim Andrews will be in the #08 and Dexter Stacey will return to the #39.(9-11-2012)
UPDATE 2: Joey Gase will drive the #52 for Jimmy Means.(9-11-2012)
UPDATE 3: Benny Gordon will drive the #24.(9-12-2012)
UPDATE 4: Juan Carlos Blum will drive the Rick Ware #41. Timmy Hill moves to the #15. #86-Kevin Lepage and the #50 MAKE Motorsports teams withdrew.(9-14-2012)
See the complete list on the Chicagoland Speedway entry list page.

Nationwide Series from Chicago on ESPN: Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland airs on ESPN, with NASCAR Countdown at 3 p.m. and the green flag at 3:46 p.m. Also from Chicagoland, ESPN2 airs NASCAR Sprint Cup practice sessions on Friday at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., and NASCAR Nationwide Series practice at 2:30 p.m. All NASCAR programming on ESPN and ESPN2 is also available on computers, smartphones and tablets with the WatchESPN app and WatchESPN.com.(ESPN)(9-10-2012)

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials

Number of Tires:
Sprint Cup: Left-side -- 1,300, Right-side -- 1,300;
Nationwide: Left-side -- 500, Right-side -- 500

Set limits:
Sprint Cup: 5 sets for practice/qualifying and 10 sets for the race;
Nationwide: 6 sets for the event

Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4392; Right-side -- D-4410

Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.2 in. (2,215 mm);
Right-side -- 88.4 in. (2,246 mm)

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi;
Right Front -- 48 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 20 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi;
Right Front -- 48 psi; Right Rear -- 44 psi

Notes: Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same tire codes at Chicagoland this weekend . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that teams in these two series ran at Chicagoland last season . . . this is also the same exact tire set-up that Sprint Cup and Nationwide teams have been scheduled to run at Texas and Homestead in both 2011 and 2012 . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners on all four tire positions at Chicagoland . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.