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

HOT - Joey Logano: won Kansas Chase race each of last 2 seasons - Martin Truex Jr.: 817 laps led on 1.5-mile tracks this season (409 more than any other driver) - Kevin Harvick: top-2 finish in 4 of last 6 Kansas races - Kyle Busch: 3 straight top-5 finishes at Kansas...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 12:

[after Charlotte, race 30 of 36, Chase race 4 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*, [3 wins], 3045 (won Charlotte) 2) #20-Matt Kenseth, [2 wins], 31 ahead of 9th 3) #18-Kyle Busch, [4 wins], +27 4) #2-Brad Keselowski, [4 wins], +25 5) #41-Kurt Busch, [1 win], +24 6) #19-Carl...

Chase Fast Facts: Dover International Speedway:

-This is the sixth year in a row the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup third race has been held at Dover International Speedway (2011 - 2016). Dover was the second race of the Chase from 2004 - 2010. -Eight tracks that have hosted Chase races all 11 previous years - ...

Chase Round of 12 Clinch Scenarios:

What each remaining driver needs to do to move to the round of 12. #78-Truex, Jr and #4-Harvick have already clinched a spot. Any other driver can clinch with a win. #2-Brad Keselowski - Would clinch on points with 12 Points and a new winner. If there is a repeat winner...

2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after New Hampshire, race 28 of 36] 1) #78-Martin Truex Jr.*, [3 wins], 1 win in the Round of 16 2) #4-Kevin Harvick*, [3 wins], 1 win in the Round of 16 3) #2-Brad Keselowski, [4 wins], 2087, +35 4) #18-Kyle Busch, [4 wins], 2085, +33 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, [2 wins...

Matt Kenseth going for 3rd straight win at New Hampshire:

#20- Matt Kenseth was the winner of the last 2 New Hampshire races and now he'll try to do something that nobody has ever done, win 3 straight at the track. In fact, Kenseth's never won 3 straight at any track. Only 3 different drivers have won 3 straight at a track...

2016 laps lead:

Following Martin Truex, Jr's. win at Chicagoland Speedway Sunday, he has now lead the most laps this season. In addition, Truex, Kyle Busch, and Harvick have combined to lead 49% of the total laps run this season. 1) #78-Martin Truex Jr. - 1,266 2) #18-Kyle Busch - ...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at New Hampshire:

#88-Jeff Gordon '¦.. 106.1 #11-Denny Hamlin '¦.. 103.3 #14-Tony Stewart '¦.. 103.0 #48-Jimmie Johnson '¦.. 100.8 #2-Brad Keselowski '¦.. 99.8 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr '¦.. 97.4 #18-Kyle Busch '¦.. 97.2 #4-Kevin Harvick '¦.. 96.7 #31-Ryan Newman '¦.. 90.5 #5-Kasey Kahne...

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: ...

Chicago Race Notes & Facts:

-There have been 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Chicagoland Speedway, one race per season since the first event in 2001. -Joe Gibbs Racing has the most wins at Chicago in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with five: Tony Stewart (two), Kyle Busch (one), Matt Kenseth...

Where the 2016 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Chicago:

[listed by driver points position] 1) #18-Kyle Busch, 1st 2) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2nd 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3rd 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 4th 5) #19-Carl Edwards, 5th 6) #78-Martin Truex Jr., 6th 7) #20-Matt Kenseth, 7th 8) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 8th 9) #22-Joey Logano, 9th ...

Richmond TV Ratings UPDATE:

NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Richmond earned a 1.5 overnight rating on NBCSN Saturday night, down 12% from last year (1.7) and down 44% from 2014 on broadcast network ABC (2.7). The 1.5 is the lowest of the season for a Sprint Cup race. Keep in mind NASCAR faced unique...

Truex, Jr. fails post-race inspection:

NASCAR announced that #78-Martin Truex Jr.'s third-place car failed the Laser Inspection Station after Saturday night's race at Richmond International Raceway. Any penalty to Truex would not impact his points entering the Chase since it is considered to occur before...

Qualified for the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup(13 years/chases)

1) #18-Kyle Busch, 9th time, 4 wins 2) #2-Brad Keselowski, 5th time in Chase, 4 wins 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 10th time, 3 wins 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 10th time, 2 wins 5) #19-Carl Edwards, 9th time, 2 wins 6) #78-Martin Truex Jr., 4th time, 2 wins 7) #20-Matt Kenseth, 12th...

Gayle to serve as Jones’ crew chief:

With the recent announcement of expanding to a second NASCAR Cup team in 2017, Furniture Row Racing announced that it has hired Chris Gayle as the crew chief for the team's new entry - the #77 5-hour ENERGY Toyota to be driven by Erik Jones. Gayle, a 17-time winning...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Richmond:

#18-Kyle Busch '¦.. 111.1 #4-Kevin Harvick '¦.. 110.6 #11-Denny Hamlin '¦.. 108.5 #88-Jeff Gordon '¦.. 99.3 #15-Clint Bowyer '¦.. 95.7 #41-Kurt Busch '¦.. 94.7 #2-Brad Keselowski '¦.. 93.8 #48-Jimmie Johnson '¦.. 91.3 #19-Carl Edwards '¦.. 90.7 #31-Ryan Newman '¦.. ...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Darlington:

#88-Jeff Gordon '¦'¦ 111.2 #11-Denny Hamlin '¦'¦ 107.8 #18-Kyle Busch '¦'¦ 105.2 #48-Jimmie Johnson '¦'¦ 104.4 #16-Greg Biffle '¦'¦ 102.9 #5-Kasey Kahne '¦'¦ 96.1 #4-Kevin Harvick '¦'¦ 95.9 #31-Ryan Newman '¦'¦ 94.2 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr '¦'¦ 94.0 #78-Martin Truex ...

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, #...

Keselowski Tries For First Win In Home State:

#2-Brad Keselowski, a Rochester Hills, Michigan native, attempts to become the eighth active driver to win a race in his home state in Sunday's Pure Michigan 400. The seven active drivers with wins in their home states are: Jimmie Johnson (7 victories/California), ...

Chase-clinching scenario for Michigan:

With three races remaining in the regular season, 10 drivers have clinched a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, assuming each driver starts the remaining races. The 10 clinchers: Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Kevin...