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Texas Rookie Notes:

#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the October 26 Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, scoring a 24th-place finish. Hornish Jr. grabbed top rookie honors for the third consecutive race and for the 10th time in 2008. Sam Hornish Jr. ...

JR Motorsports scaling back? UPDATE:

hearing there were 15-18 people laid off at JR Motorsports, who field the #88 US Navy Chevy and #5 Chevy in the Nationwide Series. JR Motorsports is a joint venture between Sprint Cup driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. [#88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy] and Hendrick Motorsports...

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 33 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 6248 [6 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 6065 -183 [7 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 6063 -185 [2 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 6030 -218 [2 wins] 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 5941 -307 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 5936 -312 7) #07-Clint Bowyer 5934 -314 [1 win] 8) #20-Tony Stewart...

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 33 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4784 [6 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 4686 -98 [7 wins] 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4581 -203 [8 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 4404 -380 [2 wins] 5) #16-Greg Biffle 4343 -441 [2 wins] 6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4307 -477 [1 win] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 4224 -560 8) #...

Chase Stats going into Atlanta:

In the very first Chase in 2004, Kurt Busch [then in the #97 Ford] built his lead to 96 points as he went to Atlanta for race #7. At Atlanta, Busch blew an engine and Jimmie Johnson (entering the race down 207) won the race, and the Chase was on, although Busch ended...

Three Episodes of Dale Jr. – Shifting Gears Airs This Week:

NASCAR fans will have an opportunity to see three encore presentations of episodes of the television series Dale Jr. - Shifting Gears, chronicling the move of Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, this week on ESPN Networks. Back...

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

* Jimmie Johnson won the Tums QuikPak 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Johnson posted his 39th career victory in his 251st career race. * Johnson posted his second win in the Chase. It was his sixth win of the 2008 season, including four of the last eight. Johnson posted...

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Martinsville race 32 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 6073 [6 wins] 2) #16-Greg Biffle 5924 -149 [2 wins] 3) #31-Jeff Burton 5921 -152 [2 wins] 4) #99-Carl Edwards 5875 -198 [6 wins] 5) #07-Clint Bowyer 5831 -242 [1 win] 6) #29-Kevin Harvick 5817 -256 7) #24-Jeff Gordon 5798 -275 8) #20-Tony Stewart...

Where did the 12 Chase Drivers finish at Martinsville?

(the chase standings before Martinsville) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, WON 2) #31-Jeff Burton, 17th 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 12th 4) #99-Carl Edwards, 3rd 5) #07-Clint Bowyer, 9th 6) #29-Kevin Harvick, 7th 7) #20-Tony Stewart, 26th 8) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4th 9) #18-Kyle Busch, 29th...

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Martinsville race 32 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4609 [6 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 4496 -113 [6 wins] 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4426 -183 [8 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 4295 -314 [2 wins] 5) #16-Greg Biffle 4204 -405 [2 wins] 6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4172 -437 [1 win] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 4100 -509 8) #...

Where did the 12 Chase Drivers finish at Martinsville in March 2008?

(the chase standings before Martinsville) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4th 2) #31-Jeff Burton, 3rd 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 20th 4) #99-Carl Edwards, 9th 5) #07-Clint Bowyer, 10th 6) #29-Kevin Harvick, 12th 7) #20-Tony Stewart, 5th 8) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd 9) #18-Kyle Busch, 38th...

Nicroette back with Gordon in 2009? UPDATE:

When Jeff Gordon's new DuPont paint scheme was revealed recently, Nicorette's associate sponsorship along the lower rear quarter panels was notably missing. But that doesn't mean Hendrick Motorsports' relationship with the smoking cessation product is necessarily over...

Chase stats after Charlotte:

#48-Jimmie Johnson's drive to a third straight title is going pretty much according to plan, as he takes a 69-point lead to Martinsville, a track where he has failed to make the top 10 in only one of 13 starts! He also hasn't finished worse than fourth since the spring...

Martinsville Rookie Notes:

#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the October 11 Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Hornish Jr. scored a 22nd-place finish and took top rookie honors for the eighth time this season. He was the top Raybestos Rookie in both races...

Nicroette back with Gordon in 2009?

When Jeff Gordon's new DuPont paint scheme was revealed recently, Nicorette's associate sponsorship along the lower rear quarter panels was notably missing. But that doesn't mean Hendrick Motorsports' relationship with the smoking cessation product is necessarily over...

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Charlotte race 31 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5878 [5 wins] 2) #31-Jeff Burton 5809 -69 [2 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 5792 -86 [2 wins] 4) #99-Carl Edwards 5710 -168 [6 wins] 5) #07-Clint Bowyer 5693 -185 [1 win] 6) #29-Kevin Harvick 5671 -207 7) #20-Tony Stewart 5650 -228 [1 win] 8) #24-Jeff...

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Charlotte race 31 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4414 [5 wins] 2) #18-Kyle Busch 4350 -64 [8 wins] 3) #99-Carl Edwards 4331 -83 [6 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 4183 -231 [2 wins] 6) #16-Greg Biffle 4072 -342 [2 wins] 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4002 -412 [1 win] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 3954 -460 8) #...

Where did the 12 Chase Drivers finish at Charlotte?

(the order before Charlotte) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 6th 2) #99-Carl Edwards, 33rd 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 7th 4) #31-Jeff Burton, 1st 5) #07-Clint Bowyer, 12th 6) #29-Kevin Harvick, 13th 7) #20-Tony Stewart, 11th 8) #24-Jeff Gordon, 8th 9) #17-Matt Kenseth, 41st 10) #88...

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Talladega race 30 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5718 [5 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 5646 -72 [6 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 5641 -77 [2 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 5619 -99 [1 win] 5) #07-Clint Bowyer 5566 -152 [1 win] 6) #29-Kevin Harvick 5547 -171 7) #20-Tony Stewart 5515 -203 [1 win] 8) #24-Jeff...

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Talladega race 30 of 36]:

1) #99-Carl Edwards 4267 [6 wins] 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4254 -13 [5 wins] 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4185 -82 [8 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 3993 -274 [1 win] 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3947 -320 [1 win] 6) #16-Greg Biffle 3921 -346 [2 wins] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 3830 -437 8) #20...