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Where did the 12 Chase Drivers finish at Talladega?

(the order before Talladega) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 9th 2) #99-Carl Edwards, 29th 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 24th 4) #31-Jeff Burton, 4th 5) #29-Kevin Harvick, 20th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 38th 7) #07-Clint Bowyer, 5th 8) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 28th 9) #17-Matt Kenseth, 26th...

Chase Notes:

Want to hang close in the Chase? Podium finishes. The top three in the Chase have claimed eight of the nine podium finishes (1-2-3) so far. Only Matt Kenseth has broken the string with a second at Dover. The one-race range to first place goes back only to sixth position...

Ride Along With Jr. scheme:

During the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will have 70,000 fans riding along as part of the "Ride Along With Jr." promotion from AMP Energy Drink. The first 70,000 fans that bought an AMP Energy Drink and entered the code on the...

Sponsor announcement for Keselowski expected soon:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says that an announcement will be forthcoming concerning a new primary sponsor for next season on the #88 JR Motorsports Chevy driven by Brad Keselowski. "Were very close on being able to announce something on our programs for next year," Earnhardt...

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Kansas race 29 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5575 [5 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 5565 -10 [6 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 5545 -30 [2 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 5454 -121 [1 win] 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 5439 -136 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 5432 -143 7) #07-Clint Bowyer 5411 -164 [1 win] 8) #88-Dale Earnhardt...

Where do the 12 Chase Drivers start at Talladega?

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 20th 2) #99-Carl Edwards, 12th the best of the Chasers 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 22nd 4) #31-Jeff Burton, 17th 5) #29-Kevin Harvick, 39th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 26th 7) #07-Clint Bowyer, 35th 8) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 15th [but goes to rear after engine...

Where do the 12 Chase Drivers start at Kansas:

1) #99-Carl Edwards 34th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1st 3) #16-Greg Biffle 18th 4) #31-Jeff Burton 37th 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 36th 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 24th 7) #20-Tony Stewart 41st 8) #24-Jeff Gordon 13th 9) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 11th 10) #17-Matt Kenseth 3rd 11) #11-Denny...

Brad Keselowski to make Cup debut at LMS:

Hendrick Motorsports will enter 24-year-old Brad Keselowski in two Sprint Cup Series events in 2008, marking the successful young driver's first foray into NASCAR's top division. Keselowski will attempt to qualify a fifth Hendrick Motorsports entry -- the #25 GoDaddy...

UNOFFICIAL Chase Drivers Points Standings [after Dover race 28 of 36]:

1) #99-Carl Edwards 5390 [6 wins] 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5380 -10 [4 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 5380 -10 [2 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 5308 -82 [1 win] 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 5289 -101 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 5284 -106 [1 win] 7) #20-Tony Stewart 5277 -113 8) #24-Jeff Gordon ...

UNOFFICAL Classic Drivers Points Standings [after Dover race 28 of 36]:

1) #99-Carl Edwards 3978 [6 wins] 2) #18-Kyle Busch 3978 -33 [8 wins] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3916 -95 [4 wins] 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3739 -272 [1 win] 5) #31-Jeff Burton 3682 -329 [1 win] 6) #16-Greg Biffle 3660 -351 [2 wins] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 3572 -439 8) #20...

Racing Resources Says “¦

* Greg Biffle won the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Biffle posted his 13th career victory in his 213th race and his first victory of the 2008 season. * Biffle became the 11th different race winner in 2008, ending a 33-race winless streak that dated ...

Testing at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday:

Four NASCAR teams involved in the Chase for the Sprint Cup are scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway Tuesday, Sept. 16. The #88 Hendrick Motorsports team of fourth-seeded Dale Earnhardt, Jr., is expected to join the #24 team of 10th-seeded stable mate Jeff Gordon [...

UNOFFICAL Chase Drivers Points Standings [after New Hampshire race 27 of 36]:

1) #99-Carl Edwards 5220 [6 wins] 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5220 [4 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 5190 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5170 5) #31-Jeff Burton 5170 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 5148 7) #20-Tony Stewart 5147 8) #18-Kyle Busch 5146 9) #07-Clint Bowyer 5137 10) #29-Kevin Harvick...

UNOFFICAL Classic Drivers Points Standings [after New Hampshire race 27 of 36]:

(the old way) 1) #18-Kyle Busch 3944 [8 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 3841 -103 [6 wins] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3756 -188 [4 wins] 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3648 -296 [1 win] 5) #31-Jeff Burton 3544 -400 [1 win] 6) #16-Greg Biffle 3470 -474 [1 win] 7) #20-Tony Stewart 3432...

Letterman’s Top 12 perks of being a NASCAR driver:

The 12 Chase for the Sprint Cup contenders took center stage on the "Late Show with David Letterman" on Tuesday night in New York City. Their task: to read off the "Top 12 Perks of Being a NASCAR Driver" on the CBS telecast. In order, here's what the Chasers had to...

UNOFFICAL Chase Drivers Points Standings [after Richmond race 26 of 36]:

1) #18-Kyle Busch 5080 [8 wins x 10 bonus pts] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 5050 [6 wins, 5 wins x 10 pts = 50pts*] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5040 [4 wins] 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5010 [1 win, 2nd, 3rd, 3-4ths] 5) #07-Clint Bowyer 5010 [1 win, 2nd, 3rd, 4th] 6) #11-Denny Hamlin...

UNOFFICAL Classic Drivers Points Standings [after Richmond race 26 of 36]:

1) #18-Kyle Busch 3878 [8 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 3671 -207 [6 wins] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3576 -302 [4 wins] 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3488 -390 [1 win] 5) #31-Jeff Burton 3384 -494 [1 win] 6) #20-Tony Stewart 3285 -593 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 3283 -595 8) #16-Greg...

Racing Resources Says “¦

* Jimmie Johnson won the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Sunday. Johnson posted his 37th career victory in his 245th race. Johnson posted his fourth victory of the 2008 season. Johnson also won at Phoenix, Indy and the second California race...

Chase Stats going into RIR:

7-Kevin Harvick +160 and 8-Tony Stewart +138 are in great shape, 9-Matt Kenseth +109, 10-Jeff Gordon +102, and 11-Denny Hamlin +93 are in pretty good shape, and 12-Clint Bowyer +17 will have a long week. Bowyer's 10th place at California gained him 5 points on 13th...

Dale Jr Auction logo on the #88 at RIR:

The #88 Navy Chevy of Brad Keselowski will feature the logo of the Dale Jr. Celebrity Sports Auction on the decklid this weekend at Richmond International Raceway. The event is scheduled for Oct. 13, at the Concord Convention Center and will feature a roundtable discussion...