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Goodyear warns teams that high speeds could impact tires:

Goodyear has warned teams that increased speeds at Charlotte Motor Speedway will put a heavy emphasis on the right front tires in Saturday night's race - a potentially key development for drivers trying to advance in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship. Stu Grant...

Testing coming up at Martinsville:

Drivers #2-Brad Keselowski, #22-Joey Logano, #31-Ryan Newman, #27-Paul Menard, #3-Austin Dillon, #13-Casey Mears, Joe Nemechek,and Ryan Blaney will be testing at Martinsville Speedway in advance of the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 on Tuesday, October 14.(Martinsville...

Keselowski wins Nationwide race at Charlotte:

#22-Brad Keselowski won the Drive for the Cure 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, for his 4th Nationwide win of the season. #54-Kyle Busch finished second followed by #20-Matt Kenseth, #12-Ryan Blaney, #4-Kyle Larson, #60-Chris Buescher, #6-Trevor Bayne, #9-Chase Elliott...

Charlotte Nationwide Race Fast Facts:

Brad Keselowski won the 33rd Annual Drive for the Cure 300 Presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, his 31st victory in 214 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. With the victory, Keselowski ties NASCAR Hall of Famer Jack Ingram for fifth on the all-time NASCAR...

Elliott on Nationwide pole at Charlotte:

#9-Chase Elliott won the Coors Light Pole for the Drive for the Cure 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a speed of 181.354mph. #20-Matt Kenseth will start second followed by: #2-Brian Scott, #11-Elliott Sadler, #54-Kyle Busch, #42-Kyle Larson, #5-Alex Bowman, #6-...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Charlotte:

[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #22-Joey Logano, 13th 2) #18-Kyle Busch, POLE 3) #99-Carl Edwards, 10th 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 5th 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3rd 6) #4-Kevin Harvick, 7th 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd 8) #20-Matt Kenseth, 22nd 9) #5-Kasey Kahne...

Bowman fastest in Nationwide happy hour:

#5-Alex Bowman was quickest during happy hour for the Drive for the Cure 300 with a speed of 181.245mph. He was followed by: #2-Brad Keselowski, #31-Dylan Kwasniewski, #20-Matt Kenseth, #54-Kyle Busch, #9-Chase Elliott, #11-Elliott Sadler, #6-Trevor Bayne, #42-Kyle...

Bayne fastest in first Nationwide practice:

#6-Trevor Bayne was fastest during opening practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a speed of 180.856mph. #54-Kyle Busch was second, followed by: #12-Ryan Blaney, #22-Brad Keselowski, #2-Brian Scott, #60-Chris Buescher, #20-Matt Kenseth, #9-Chase Elliott, #11-Elliott...

Voting Opens For 2014 Most Popular Driver Award In NASCAR Nationwide Series:

It's another showdown between the rising stars and seasoned veterans of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR's seven touring series, as voting for the Most Popular Driver Awards begins, Thursday, October 9. Additionally, fans can...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Charlotte:

#48-Jimmie Johnson 112.7 #18-Kyle Busch 106.3 #5-Kasey Kahne 101.7 #20-Matt Kenseth 97.1 #11-Denny Hamlin 92.6 #16-Greg Biffle 89.9 #99-Carl Edwards 89.8 #24-Jeff Gordon 89.7 #22-Joey Logano 88.0 #2-Brad Keselowski 85.4 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2014 ...

NASCAR Numbers:

8: The series-best number of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series poles won this year by Kevin Harvick, who added his eighth of the season last Friday at Kansas Speedway. The bad news? The only pole Harvick has converted into a victory this year came at Darlington back in April...

Chase Average Finish (4 races):

Car#-Driver, Avg Fin #22-Joey Logano 2.5 #42-Kyle Larson 3.25 #18-Kyle Busch 7.0 #4-Kevin Harvick 8.25 #78-Martin Truex Jr 9.25 #24-Jeff Gordon 10.75 #2-Brad Keselowski 11.5 #31-Ryan Newman 11.75 #20-Matt Kenseth 12.25 #99-Carl Edwards 13.25 (NASCAR)(10-7-2014)...

Nationwide Entry List:

There are 44 cars on the preliminary entry list for Friday's Drive for the Cure 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. A few notes: Alex Bowman will drive the #5 for JR Motorsports; David Starr is in the TriStar #10; Ryan Blaney will drive the Penske #12; Brad Keselowski...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finished at Kansas:

[listed by driver chase points position before the race](started) 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 36th (6) 2) #22-Joey Logano, WON (4) 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 12th (1) 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 40th (31) 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 14th (5) 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 3rd (7) 7) #88-Dale Earnhardt...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Kansas, race 30 of 36] drivers who have won in round 2, automatically advance to round 3 after Talladega 1) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins, 1 win round 2] 3048 2) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win] 3042, -6 3) #99-Carl Edwards [2 wins] 3039, -9 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 3039, -9 5) #...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Kansas, race 30 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C7), 1053 2) #22-Joey Logano(C1), 1004, -51 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(C11), 984, -69 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(C10), 967, -86 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C6), 938...

Kansas Notes & Facts – Sunday – race:

- There have been 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, one NSCS event from 2001 - 2010 and two races per year since 2011. - Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at Kansas with five: Jeff Gordon (three) and Jimmie Johnson (two). - Chevrolet...

Contender Round starts at Kansas:

The second segment of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, known as the Contender Round, kicks off Sunday, October 5, 2014, with the Hollywood 400 at Kansas Speedway. The Contender Round spans three events (Kansas, Charlotte, Talladega) and the four winless drivers...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Kansas:

[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 6th 2) #22-Joey Logano, 4th 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, POLE 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 32nd 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 5th 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 7th 7) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 8th 8) #20-Matt Kenseth, 27th 9) #31-...

NASCAR Numbers:

3.0: The average finish recorded by Team Penske driver Joey Logano in the first three races of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Logano posted a win and two fourth-place finishes. Teammate Brad Keselowski had a second-best average finish of 3.3 in the Challenger...