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Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 8:

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36, Chase race 9 of 10] 1) #22-Joey Logano*, [3 wins], 4118 (won Phoenix) 2) #19-Carl Edwards*,[3 wins], 4071 (won Texas) 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson*,[4 wins], 4078 (won Martinsville) 4) #18-Kyle Busch,[4 wins], 4113, +6 eliminated from the Chase...

Chase Drivers at Phoenix:

After Sunday's Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field will shrink from eight to four. Here's how all of the drivers have fared at the one-mile Arizona track. 1. #48-Jimmie Johnson (clinched Championship 4 berth with win...

Race for final Chase spots may cause hurt feelings:

Six drivers vying for two spots in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship 4 Round at Homestead-Miami Speedway just might be a recipe for bad blood - particularly since three of the six drive for the same organization. 'There's an opportunity for two or three...

Saturday 1st practice rank for the Chase drivers at Phoenix:

(in current Chase standings order) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 11th 2) #19-Carl Edwards, 19th 3) #22-Joey Logano, 5th 4) #18-Kyle Busch, 8th 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 13th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 10th 7) #4-Kevin Harvick, 6th 8) #41-Kurt Busch, 9th...

Friday practice rank for the Chase drivers at Phoenix:

(in current Chase standings order) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 7th 2) #19-Carl Edwards, 13th 3) #22-Joey Logano, 2nd 4) #18-Kyle Busch, 19th 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 10th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4th 7) #4-Kevin Harvick, 15th 8) #41-Kurt Busch, 8th...

Championship 4 Clinch Scenarios for Phoenix:

#48-Jimmie Johnson and #19-Carl Edwards are locked into the Championship 4 after winning races in the Round of 8. #22-Joey Logano (0 Wins, 4074 Points) - Would clinch on points with a second-place finish and at least one lap led. With a win, would clinch a next round...

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, -...

Hamlin could set a record for speeding penalties:

#11- Denny Hamlin is one pit road speeding penalty away from tying the mark for the most in a season in the past 10 years. Hamlin, who is among the drivers still eligible for the championship, has been penalized 10 times for speeding on pit road this year. Over the...

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

HOT ' Jimmie Johnson: won 3 of last 4 Texas races (won last 2 Chase races); 6 wins at Texas are 3 more than any other driver ' Kyle Busch: 2 wins, 6 finishes of 4th or better in last 7 Texas races (won earlier this year) ' Kevin Harvick: finished 2nd and 3rd in ...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 8:

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36, Chase race 7 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*,[4 wins], 4044 (won Martinsville) 2) #11-Denny Hamlin,[3 wins], 4039, +6 ahead of 5th 3) #20-Matt Kenseth,[2 wins], 4039, +6 4) #18-Kyle Busch,[4 wins], 4037, +4 5) #22-Joey Logano,[2 wins...

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), ...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 8:

[after Texas, race 34 of 36, Chase race 8 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*,[4 wins], 4074 (won Martinsville) 2) #19-Carl Edwards,[3 wins], 4049 (won Texas) 3) #22-Joey Logano,[2 wins], 4074, +1 ahead of 5th 4) #18-Kyle Busch,[4 wins], 4074, +1 5) #20-Matt Kenseth,[2 wins...

Who’s Hot and Who’s Not – Martinsville:

HOT ' Kyle Busch: defending Martinsville winner; 7 straight top-15 finishes at track ' Jeff Gordon: 9 career Martinsville wins; 19 top 5s, 23 top 10s in last 26 Martinsville races ' Denny Hamlin: 9.5 career Avg finish at Martinsville, 3rd-best among active drivers...

Lap Leaders after 32 races:

Driver, Laps Led 1) #78-Martin Truex Jr, 1,590 2) #18-Kyle Busch, 1,371 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 1,305 4) #19-Carl Edwards, 834 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 715 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 626 7) #2-Brad Keselowski, 540 8) #11-Denny Hamlin, 467 9) #22-Joey Logano, 440 10) #24-Chase...

Chuck Norris to introduce Chase drivers at Texas:

International film and television star Chuck Norris, known universally for his ageless machoism, will introduce the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers still vying for the series championship when they arrive Sunday, Nov. 6, for the AAA Texas 500 at Texas...

Dillon fails to advance in Chase due to tiebreaker:

Facing an overtime restart with two laps left in the Hellman's 500 on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, crew chief Slugger Labbe reminded driver #3-Austin Dillon of the relevant numbers. Dillon had to finish no more than five positions behind #11-Denny Hamlin to secure...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 8:

[after Talladega, race 32 of 36, Chase race 6 of 10] 1) #22-Joey Logano[2 wins], 4000 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson[3 wins], 4000 3) #4-Kevin Harvick[4 wins], 4000 4) #20-Matt Kenseth[2 wins], 4000 5) #19-Carl Edwards[2 wins], 4000 6) #11-Denny Hamlin[3 wins], 4000 7) #41-...

Chase Clinch Scenarios at Talladega:

#48-Jimmie Johnson and #4-Kevin Harvick have already clinched a spot in the Round of 8. With only one race remaining in this round, a new winner would be a win by Joey Logano, Austin Dillon, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski or Chase Elliott. A win by any other driver ...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 12:

[after Kansas, race 31 of 36, Chase race 5 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*, [3 wins], 3082 (won Charlotte) 2) #4-Kevin Harvick*, [4 wins] 3074 (won Kansas) 3) #20-Matt Kenseth, [2 wins], +29 ahead of 9th 4) #18-Kyle Busch, [4 wins], +27 5) #19-Carl Edwards, [2 wins], +...

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...