Danica Patrick - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

TaxAct returns to Patrick’s #10 Chevy:

Danica Patrick and the #10 Stewart-Haas Racing team will close out the 2016 season in the red, white and black colors of TaxAct, the official tax preparation software partner of SHR and Patrick. Sunday's race marks the fourth event in which TaxAct will have served ...

Phoenix Driver Notes & Facts:

-206 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix; 150 in more than one. -Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon lead series in starts at Phoenix with 34 each; Ryan Newman leads all active drivers with 28 starts. -Rusty Wallace leads the series...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2016 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Texas, race 34 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick (C7), 1083 2) #2-Brad Keselowski (EC), 1056, -27 3) #22-Joey Logano (C3), 1051, -32 4) #18-Kyle Busch (C4), 1030, -53 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (C6), 1017, -...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2016 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick (C6), 1048, 2) #2-Brad Keselowski (EC), 1029, -19 3) #22-Joey Logano (C5), 1010, -38 4) #18-Kyle Busch (C4), 993, -55 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (C2), ...

Talladega Driver Notes & Facts:

-442 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega; 307 in more than one. -Dave Marcis and Terry Labonte lead the series in starts at Talladega with 61 each. Tony Stewart leads all active drivers with 34 starts; followed by Matt Kenseth...

Career start 150 for Patrick:

The Alabama 500 will mark #10-Danica Patrick's 150th career start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and her eighth at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. She finished a career-best 19th there in October 2014. In two NASCAR Xfinity Series starts there, she finished a career...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2016 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Kansas, race 31 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick (C2), 993 2) #2-Brad Keselowski (C11), 985, -8 3) #18-Kyle Busch (C4), 944, -49 4) #22-Joey Logano (C8), 933, -60 5) #41-Kurt Busch (C6), 914, -79 6...

Nature’s Bakery sponsoring 25 races in 2017; Code 3 moving sponsorship to Patrick:

Nature's Bakery is looking at slightly reducing the size of its deal with NASCAR Sprint Cup team Stewart-Haas Racing starting next year. However, the savings are likely to be redeployed toward activation around the program, and SHR already has a partner lined up to...

ExxonMobil and Stewart-Haas Racing Extend Partnership with Multi-Year Deal:

ExxonMobil announced it will be extending the Mobil 1 brand's sponsorship of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) in a multi-year deal. Beginning next year, Mobil 1, the 'Official Motor Oil of NASCAR,' will provide full primary sponsorships across SHR's four NASCAR premier series...

Charlotte Driver Notes & Facts:

-534 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points paying race at Charlotte Motor Speedway; 383 in more than one. -NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Charlotte with 64. -Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart lead all active...

Who’s Hot and Who’s Not – Chicago Edition:

HOT ' #2-Brad Keselowski: finished 8th or better in his last 5 Chicago races including two wins (2012 and 2014) ' #18-Kyle Busch: finished 9th or better in last 4 Chicago races; led a race-high 121 laps last year to begin his Championship run ' #11-Denny Hamlin: ...

Ragan and Gase added to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lineup:

Nickelodeon announced the final three drivers to its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lineup in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Series races at Chicagoland Speedway. #23-David Ragan and #32-Joey Gase will join Danica Patrick, Regan Smith, Michael ...

Chase Clinch Scenarios for Richmond:

Possible to Clinch [updated after Newman penalty]: #34-Chris Buescher (1 Win, 358 Points, +11 Points Ahead of 31st) - Would Clinch a Top 30 spot on his own with 34 Points (7th and no laps led, 8th and led at least one lap, 9th and led most laps), which would clinch...

Harvick not happy with pit crew at Darlington UPDATE:

Kevin Harvick finished 2nd Sunday night at Darlington Raceway after dominated much of the race. On his night: Harvick: 'Our team in the garage did a great job. They brought the fastest race car to the track once again and we just didn't do a good job on pit road and...

Darlington Chase clinch scenarios:

With two races remaining in the regular season, 12 drivers have clinched a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, assuming each driver starts the remaining races. Everyone who has a win this season is locked in ' except for Chris Buescher, who has yet to clinch...

Throwback schemes at Darlington:

36 teams have unveiled their throwback paint schemes for the Bojangles' Southern 500: #1-Jamie McMurray, #2-Brad Keselowski, #3-Austin Dillon, #4-Kevin Harvick, #5-Kasey Kahne, #6-Trevor Bayne, #7-Regan Snith, #10-Danica Patrick, #11-Denny Hamlin, #13-Casey Mears, #...

Michigan Driver Notes & Facts:

-381 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway; 280 in more than one. -Bill Elliott leads the series in starts at Michigan with 61. Matt Kenseth leads all active drivers with 33. -A total of 38 drivers have...

Aspen Dental returns to sponsor Patrick at Michigan:

As the Sprint Cup Series visits Michigan this weekend, Aspen Dental returns as the primary sponsor of Danica Patrick's #10 Chevy. Sunday's race marks the third of four events (also Charlotte in Oct) where Aspen Dental will serve as the primary sponsor on Patrick's ...

Bristol Driver Song Selections:

It's become tradition at Bristol Motor Speedway that Sprint Cup drivers select the songs they walk out on stage to before the race. For the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, here is the list: #1-Jamie McMurray, 'Kickstart My Heart' by Motley Crew #2-Brad Keselowski, '...

Chase-clinching scenarios for Bristol:

With four races remaining in the regular season, 10 drivers have clinched a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, assuming each start the remaining races. The 10 clinchers: #2-Brad Keselowski, #18-Kyle Busch, #19-Carl Edwards, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #20-Matt Kenseth...