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for the 5-hour Energy 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is posted, 44 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: #12-Ryan Blaney, #33-Stremme, #32-Kvapil, #66-Nemechek, #77-Blaney. The #35 Front Row Motorsports Ford is NOT entered after attempting...

MWR announces extensions with Bowyer, Pattie and 5-Hour Energy & a baby:

Michael Waltrip Racing announced today it has signed multiyear contract extensions with sponsor 5-hour ENERGY, driver Clint Bowyer and crew chief Brian Pattie to race its #15 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series starting in 2015. The trio joined MWR in 2012...

Overnight Talladega TV Ratings:

not much info but the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway had a overnight rating of 4.0, which is down on the 2013 overnight rating of 4.4(ShowBuzzDaily). No 2014 viewership numbers were posted. 2013's final TV Rating was a 4.6 with 7.345 ...

Kyle Busch cited for speeding:

#18-Kyle Busch was issued a speeding citation on April 29 in Denver, NC on suspicion of traveling 60 mph in a 45 mph zone. According to the police report, the stop happened in front of Beach's Grocery. Busch said he thought the speed limit was 55 mph. The officer commented...

Win 204 for car #11:

#11-Denny Hamlin's win in the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on May 4, 2014 was car #11's 204th win in the Sprint Cup Series. This win is now five wins ahead of the iconic #43 for all-time wins in Sprint Cup Series history for a car number...

Breakdown of wins by driver in the #11:

Cale Yarborough (55)(won 3 championships in car #11) Ned Jarrett (49)(won 2 championships in car #11) Darrell Waltrip (43)(won 3 championships in car #11) Denny Hamlin (24) Junior Johnson (11) Bill Elliott (6) Geoff Bodine (4) Terry Labonte (4) Bobby Allison (3) Buddy...

Hamlin joins a select crowd, winning in 300th start:

#11- Denny Hamlin won the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway for his 24th career win in his 300th career start. Four other drivers to have won in their 300th start: Ned Jarrett in 1965, Rusty Wallace in 1993, Kasey Kahne in 2012 and Kyle ...

Johnson’s non-win streak to start the season, his third longest:

#48- Jimmie Johnson has now run 10 races to start the 2014 without a win. It is tied for the third longest such streak of his career. In his rookie season of 2002, Johnson won in this 10th race that season at Auto Club Speedway (his 1st career win in his 13th career...

Patrick records best Talladega finish for female:

Three female drivers have competed at Talladega in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Janet Guthrie (3 races), Patty Moise (1 race) and Danica Patrick (now 3 races). Before Patrick finished 22nd on Sunday. Guthrie's finish of 29th in August of 1978 was the best finish at...

Talladega Race and Commercial Breakdown:

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sunday's race. Began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 1:00 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 4:38 PM (all times are EST). Fox...

Keselowski comments on Talladega wrecks:

#2-Keselowski, six laps down on lap 136, was in the middle of a big pack when the car appeared to get loose and spun in front of #21-Trevor Bayne, which started a wreck that involved over a dozen cars. Keselowski commented on the wreck and and incident on lap 145 with...

Nationwide Teams to test at Iowa:

Five NASCAR Nationwide Series teams will participate in a test session Tuesday at Iowa Speedway as the track prepares to host the Get To Know Newton 250 on Sunday, May 18. Brian Scott (Richard Childress Racing #2 Chevrolet), Trevor Bayne (Roush Fenway Racing #6 Ford...

Entry list:

There are 32 trucks on the preliminary entry list for Friday's SFP 250 at Kansas Speedway. A few notes: Ryan Ellis in the #0; Todd Shafer in the #08; Joey Logano in the #19; Austin Dillon is in the #20; Tayler Malsam is in the #32; TBA in the #36; Charles Lewandoski...

Malsam to run for Turner:

Turner Scott Motorsports is pleased to announce that Tayler Malsam will be behind the wheel of the #32 Outerwall Inc. Chevy Silverado during 12 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races throughout the 2014 season, beginning at Kansas Speedway. The 25-year-old made his...

Camping World to extend title sponsorship UPDATE 3:

Camping World, which has sponsored NASCAR's truck series since 2009, will announce in about a month an extension to its original seven-year deal, company chairman Marcus Lemonis said Sunday. Lemonis, whose reality television show 'The Profit' was the sponsor of the...

Camping World extends NASCAR deal to sponsor Truck Series:

NASCAR announced it has reached a seven-year agreement with Camping World to remain the entitlement sponsor of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series through 2022. The new deal ensures that Camping World will own exclusive rights as title sponsor for a total of ...

Hamlin wins at Talladega:

#11-Denny Hamlin won the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway for his 1st win of 2014, his first restrictor plate track win and his 25th career win. #16-Biffle finished 2nd followed by #15-Bowyer, #55-Vickers, #47-Allmendinger, #27-Menard...

Race Fast Facts – Talladega Superspeedway:

#11-Denny Hamlin won the 45th Annual Aaron's 499 , his 24th victory in 300 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2014. With the win, Hamlin is all but locked into the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. In 2013, he missed...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Talladega, race 10 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon, 347 2) #20-Matt Kenseth, 344, -3 3) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 343, -4 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 328, -19 5) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 328, -19 6) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins], 305, -42 7) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 304...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Talladega, race 10 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 6th in points 2) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 19th 3) #18-Kyle Busch, 1 win, 3rd 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1 win, 4th 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 1 win, 5th 6) #2-Brad Keselowski...