Clint Bowyer - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

#14-Tony Stewart and #19-Elliott Sadler have the longest current streak of finishing races at 47. Eight drivers have run all the 2009 races and not had a DNF: #14-Stewart, #39-Newman, #9-Kashne, #00-Reutimann, #07-Mears, #19-Sadler, #44-Allmendinger & #43-Sorenson. #...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings
[after Bristol, race 24 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 3564, finished 33rd 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 3344, -220, 8th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 3310, -254, 23rd 4) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 3141, -423, 5th 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 3110...

Full Driver song list for Bristol:

Bristol Motor Speedway will give fans something different during drive interoductions Saturday night. They'll play music for each driver that the driver has selected. Some of the choices are interesting from those older rock n' roll classics to more recent tunes. Here...

Drivers pick songs for intros at Bristol UPDATE:

Personalities among NASCAR's Sprint Cup drivers are as varied as their musical tastes. Fans will get more of an indication as to what might make their favorite drivers tick during driver introductions for the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Aug. 22. Back in the...

Chase Stats/Notes heading into Bristol:

While much will be made of the fuel situation in #83-Brian Vickers' win at MIS, the real story is Vickers' strong run to Chase contention over the last six races. After a 35th at Loudon, Vickers has ticked off finishes of 7th, 7th, 5th, 6th, 11th and first at MIS. ...

Bowyer in different colors at Bristo UPDATEl:

Clint Bowyer's #33 Richard Childress Racing Chevy will replace its traditional yellow and red colors of Cheerios this weekend in Bristol for a black and red Hamburger Helper paint scheme.(RCR)(8-19-2009) UPDATE Hamburger Helper and Richard Childress Racing's #33 team...

Jimmie Johnson to be honored by President Obama UPDATE see video:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will be honored at the White House on Wednesday, August 19. The South Lawn event will include 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and several past champions and special guests. "NASCAR is once again honored ...

Jimmie Johnson To Be Honored By President Obama UPDATE:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will be honored at the White House on Wednesday, August 19. The South Lawn event will include 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and several past champions and special guests. "NASCAR is once again honored ...

Bowyer in different colors at Bristol:

Clint Bowyers #33 Richard Childress Racing Chevy will replace its traditional yellow and red colors of Cheerios this weekend in Bristol for a black and red Hamburger Helper paint scheme.(RCR)(8-19-2009)...

Jimmie Johnson To Be Honored By President Obama:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will be honored at the White House on Wednesday, August 19. The South Lawn event will include 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and several past champions and special guests. "NASCAR is once again honored ...

#98 Crew Member injured, is OK:

During a pit stop on lap 149 for tires, fuel and a chassis adjustment at Michigan on Sunday, Ryan McCray, the rear tire carrier for the #98 Menards Ford that Paul Menard drives, was hit by the #33 Chevy of Clint Bowyer, who was pitting in the box directly behind them...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings
[after Michigan, race 23 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #14-Tony Stewart, 3500 [3 wins], finished 17th 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 3216, -284 [1 win], 2nd 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3197, -303 [3 wins], 33rd 4) #99-Carl Edwards, 2995, -505, 4th 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2986, -514...

NASCAR takes engines to R&D Center:

NASCAR has taken the engines of 11 cars in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway to test at its Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C. NASCAR periodically takes engines so it can see how much horsepower they produce. The engines taken...

Chase Notes and Stats:

#18-Kyle Busch held on to fourth place and 165 precious points at The Glen, and bought himself some valuable real estate in the 2009 Race to the Chase. He gained 15 points on #42-Juan Montoya, 53 points on #9-Kasey Kahne, 65 on #39-Ryan Newman, just 10 on #16-Greg ...

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

#14-Tony Stewart and #19-Elliott Sadler have the longest current streak of finishing races at 45. #78-Regan Smith is at 52 but has not run all the races [Smith has never DNF'd in a Cup race]. The all-time record for the longest streak of NOT having an DNF is 84 races...

Watkins Glen Stats and Notes:

* Tony Stewart won the rain-delayed Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at Watkins Glen International. Stewart scored his third victory in 2009. He is one of five drivers with multiple victories this season, joining Mark Martin (four), Jimmie Johnson (three), Kyle Busch (...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings
[after Watkins Glen, race 22 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart, 3383 [3 wins], finished 1st 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3123, -260 [3 wins], 12th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon 3041, -342 [1 win], 37th 4) #2-Kurt Busch 2902, -481 [1 win], 7th 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2847, -536 [1 win], 10th 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 2830, -553, 3rd...

#07 to honor Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller:

Jimmy Bedford, former Master Distiller for Jack Daniels, passed away suddenly on Friday, Aug. 7, at his home in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Bedford is one of only seven Master Distillers the company has ever had; a position he held for 20 years from 1988 to 2008. Bedford...

12 Winners in 2009:

#11-Denny Hamlin's victory at Pocono Raceway on Monday made it 12 different race winners in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this season. There were 12 different race winners all of last season. There are six race winners from last season still awaiting their first victory...

Pocono Stats:

* Denny Hamlin won the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on a sunny Monday afternoon after the race was delayed a day by rain Sunday. Hamlin scored his fifth Sprint Cup Series career victory in his 136th career start. * Hamlin scored his third victory...