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Auto Club Rookie Notes:

#82-Scott Speed was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the October 4 Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway. Speed scored a 27th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the seventh time this season and for the second consecutive race. #20-Joey Logano leads Scott...

Braun Going Pink at Lowes:

Braun Racing announced that their entire organization will "go pink" for the upcoming Dollar General 300 in support of Dollar General-sponsored, IndyCar Series driver Sarah Fisher, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Brian Vickers and Reed Sorenson will trade in their...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Kansas, Chase race 3 of 10; Season race 29 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 5551, finished 7th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 5533, -18, 9th 3) #42-Juan Montoya 5500, -51, 4th 4) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins] 5484, -67, WON 5) #2-Kurt Busch [1 win], 5460, -91, ...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Kansas, race 29 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart, 4260 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4065, -195 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4037, -223 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3923, -337 5) #5-Mark Martin, 3802, -458 6) #2-Kurt...

Notes and Facts from Dover:

* Jimmie Johnson won the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway -- the 19th straight Chase race won by a Chase driver. This was Johnson's seventh career win from the pole. It was his 44th career victory in his 283rd start. Johnson tied Bill Elliott for 14th on NASCAR...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Dover, Chase race 2 of 10; Season race 28 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 5400, finished 2nd at Dover 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 5390, -10, 1st 3) #42-Juan Montoya 5335, -65, 4th 4) #2-Kurt Busch [1 win], 5325, -75, 5th 5) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins] 5294...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Dover, race 28 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart, 4070 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3895 175 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3894 176 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3763 307 5) #5-Mark Martin, 3651 419 6) #2-Kurt Busch, ...

Dover Happy Hour practice results for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

(by current Chase Points Standings) 1) #5-Mark Martin, 4th fastest 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 5th 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 18th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 2nd 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 7th 6) #14-Tony Stewart, 26th 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 11th 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 30th 9) #16-Greg Biffle...

Dover starting spots for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

1) #5-Mark Martin, starts 14th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1st 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 13th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 2nd 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 16th 6) #14-Tony Stewart, 22nd 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 3rd 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 12th 9) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 10) #24-Jeff Gordon, 7th 11...

Dover practice rank for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

1) #5-Mark Martin, was 9th fastest 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1st 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 25th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 3rd 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 5th 6) #14-Tony Stewart, 14th 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 2nd 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 21st 9) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 10) #24-Jeff Gordon, 13th...

Dover Rookie Notes:

#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 19 Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Logano posted a 21st-place finish and grabbed top rookie honors for the 20th time this season. Logano leads Scott Speed by 25 points (216-191) in ...

Vickers Youngest Driver ever to have 200 starts in Sprint Cup Series:

This weekend at Dover, #83-Brian Vickers will become the youngest driver ever to reach 200 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts in six full seasons of competition. Of the 200 starts, Vickers has only driven for two teams, Hendrick Motorsports, for which he made 113 starts...

Notes and Facts from New Hampshire:

* Mark Martin won the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was his 40th Cup victory in his 749th career start. Martin took sole possession of 16th on NASCAR's all-time win list. It was his fifth victory in 2009, leading all drivers. * Martin scored his ...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after New Hampshire, Chase race 1 of 10; Season race 27 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 5230, finished 1st at New Hampshire 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 5195, -35, 4th 3) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 5195, -35, 2nd 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 5175, -55, 3rd 5) #2-Kurt Busch...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after New Hampshire, race 27 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart, 3932, -- 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3745, -187 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3699, -233 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3666, -266 5) #5-Mark Martin, 3481, -451...

New Hampshire Happy Hour practice results for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

(by current Chase Points Standings) 1) #5-Mark Martin, was th overall fastest 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 10th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 5th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 7th 5) #9-Kasey Kahne, 14th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 8th 7) #2-Kurt Busch, 2nd 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 18th 9) #99-Carl ...

New Hampshire starting spots for the 2009 Chase Drivers

1) #5-Mark Martin, starts 14th 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 2nd 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 16th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4th 5) #9-Kasey Kahne, 11th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 10th 7) #2-Kurt Busch, 3rd 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 26th 9) #99-Carl Edwards, 5th 10) #39-Ryan Newman, 18th 11) #42...

New Hamphsire practice rank for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

1) #5-Mark Martin, was 5th fastest 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 4th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 9th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 10th 5) #9-Kasey Kahne, 11th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 14th 7) #2-Kurt Busch, 6th 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 13th 9) #99-Carl Edwards, 35th 10) #39-Ryan Newman, 21st 11...

Chase Stats after Richmond:

Matt Kenseth never could get his #17 car right at Richmond, and that opened the door for his two Chasers, #83-Brian Vickers and #18-Kyle Busch. While he never challenged for the win, Busch brought home a fifth, but the shocker was Vickers, who stayed within range of...

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup facts:

22 different drivers have made the Chase, including Brian Vickers and Juan Pablo Montoya, who each made their first Chase this season. There will be 3,152 laps and 4,095.48 miles run during the 2009 Chase. Only one driver has made all six Chases for the NASCAR Sprint...