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Pocono Raceway Driver Notes & Facts – Saturday:

Ã· 327 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway; 229 in more than one. Ã· Ricky Rudd leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in starts at Pocono with 55. Ã· Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 45 starts (eighth most...

Gordon, no plans to race Sprint Cup after 2015:

#24-Jeff Gordon met with media and was asked about racing after 2015: Q) AFTER LAST WEEK, THE OUTPOURING OF FANS ON TWITTER WAS PRETTY INTENSE. DO YOU EVER SEE A POINT WHERE YOU WOULD GET BACK IN A STOCK CAR FOR A ONE-OFF RACE? OR, ONCE YOU GET OUT OF THE CAR AT HOMESTEAD...

NASCAR Sprint Cup Laps Led Leaders:

(after 20 of 36 races) 1. #4-Kevin Harvick, 1,359 2. #41-Kurt Busch, 708 3. #22-Joey Logano, 534 4. #78-Martin Truex Jr., 486 5. #48-Jimmie Johnson, 467 6. #2-Brad Keselowski, 377 7. #11-Denny Hamlin, 364 8. #18-Kyle Busch, 302 9. #19-Carl Edwards, 242 10. #88-Dale...

Sport Clips Haircuts Joins Darlington”s Tribute to the 1970″s:

Sport Clips Haircuts unveiled today the #11 Sport Clips Toyota Camry Denny Hamlin will pilot for the September 6 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Darlington Raceway. As part of Darlington's throwback weekend to celebrate the 1970's, the #11 Sport Clips Camry in the Cup Series...

FW1 Wash & Wax sponsoring Bowman at Pocono:

FW1 Wash & Wax joins Tommy Baldwin Racing for the Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway. Owned by longtime NASCAR supporters and racing enthusiasts, Darren Ellsmore and Paul Baukus, FW1 has been expanding their marketing in the NASCAR arena. Sold exclusively online...

NASCAR”s new merchandise tent to debut at Pocono UPDATE:

The race weekend marks the unveiling of NASCAR's new approach to team merchandising, said Kevin Heaney, spokesman for Pocono. Instead of individual merchandise trailers, the new NASCAR Fanatics Tent will offer a shaded area for race fans to pick up hats, models, T-...

Man uninjured after being clipped by Johnson”s Chevy in garage area:

A male was uninjured after he was clipped by Jimmie Johnson's car in the garage area during Saturday morning's first NASCAR Sprint Cup practice at Pocono Raceway. A Hendrick Motorsports spokesperson said that Johnson described the incident as a "scary moment." The...

Friday practice

for the Windows 10 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway is over, after 85 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest, notes: #2-Keselowski 176.606 #20-Kenseth 176.339 #11-Hamlin 176.267 #3-Dillon 176.170 #4-Harvick 175.987 slowest: #62-Hill 164.285 & #33-...

Clint Bowyer Statement:

#15-Clint Bowyer made a statement Friday at Pocono and answered a question about MWR co-owner Rob Kauffman purchasing part of Chip Ganassi Racing: Bowyer Statement: "This isn't what any of you guys want. You need to bear with us. There's obviously some change on the...

Statements from MWR, CGR, Toyota, Felix Sabates & Michael Waltrip:

Statement from Michael Waltrip Racing: "Rob Kauffman, co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, has agreed to buy an interest in Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. The companies will continue to operate separately and compete against each other for the remainder of...

Pocono Raceway Pole Notes & Facts – Friday:

Ã· 40 drivers have posted Coors Light poles at Pocono, led by Bill Elliott and Ken Schrader with five each; Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin lead all active drivers with three each. Ã· Buddy Baker won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Pocono in 1974 with a speed...

Edwards Eyes Third Straight Pole:

#19-Carl Edwards followed up his first Coors Light Pole Award since 2013 at New Hampshire with another one at Indianapolis last weekend. He will go for his third straight Coors Light Pole Award this weekend for Sunday's Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway. Edwards was...

Suave Men featured on the #42:

This weekend at Pocono, Larson's familiar #42 Target Chevy will be getting restyled to feature Unilever brand Suave Men, which is America's number-one men's shampoo brand. This will be the third Unilever themed car that Larson has driven in the NSCS. He has previously...

Roush Performance featured on the #16 at Pocono:

Greg Biffle will run a Roush Performance scheme on the #16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford at Pocono. Created in 1995, Roush Performance Products combines race-proven technologies with advanced automotive engineering to continually provide customers the ultimate driving experience...

The U.S. Air Force returns to sponsor the #43 at Pocono:

The U.S. Air Force will return to the #43 Ford this weekend at Pocono Raceway for their second of three races this season. Almirola drove the patriotic paint scheme earlier this year at Charlotte for Memorial Day weekend (and will run again at Phoenix in November). "...

Entry list:

There are 30 trucks on the preliminary entry list for next Saturday's Pocono Mountains 150 at Pocono Raceway. A few notes: Kevin Harvick in the 00; Ryan Ellis in the 28; Brad Keselowski in the 29; Austin Dillon in the 33; The 50 is TBA; Kyle Busch in the 51; Matt Tifft...

Statements from MWR, CGR, Felix Sabates & Michael Waltrip:

Statement from Michael Waltrip Racing: "Rob Kauffman, co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, has agreed to buy an interest in Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. The companies will continue to operate separately and compete against each other for the remainder of...

MWR to Chevy? Ragan to return? What about Vickers? UPDATE 3 denied?

What in the world will Toyota Racing's Sprint Cup program look like next year? One persistent, hot rumor features a manufacturer swap of sorts, with Rob Kauffman, currently the principal owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, taking his racing interests and partnering with...

McMurray running a colorful paint scheme at Pocono:

The #1 Chevy driven by Jamie McMurray will feature the colorful paint scheme for Lexar products. Lexar is a long-standing partner of Chip Ganassi Racing Teams (CGRT). Lexar products continue to help CGRT enhance the way drivers and engineers gather and analyze data...

Red-and-white throwback on the #3 at Darlington:

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Richard Childress circled NASCAR's tracks in a classic #3 red-and-white Chevy. More than 30 years later, the Chevy his grandson, Austin Dillon, drives will honor the historic paint scheme during the 2015 Bojangles' Southern 500 at...