Visit <b>Scott Graves expected to be new crew chief for Suarez:</b> page

Scott Graves expected to be new crew chief for Suarez:

#18- Daniel Suarez will have a new crew chief for the 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series season. Scott Graves, who won the NXS title with Chris Buescher and was expected to guide the champ through his rookie season in Sprint Cup, has parted ways with Roush Fenway Racing. Sources...
Visit <b>Joe Gibbs Racing Announces Crew Chief Changes:</b> page

Joe Gibbs Racing Announces Crew Chief Changes:

Joe Gibbs Racing announced changes to its crew chief lineup in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the 2016 season. Dave Rogers, who most recently served as crew chief for JGR's #11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team, will transition to lead the #19 team in 2016 with driver...
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Drivers that gained/lost most positions in the standings:

If you go by how drivers finished in each of the first two seasons under the new Chase for the Sprint Cup format, you'd find some interesting surprises. Most positions gained (2014 vs. 2015 and number of spots gained): The biggest gainer from 2014 to 2015, by far, ...
Visit <b>Harvick tops all drivers in season winnings:</b> page

Harvick tops all drivers in season winnings:

Kyle Busch capped his 2015 championship season by earning a combined $8,393,925 from race winnings, special awards and from the Sprint Cup points fund. But it was Kevin Harvick who earned the most money among Sprint Cup drivers in 2015 at $11,730,460, according to ...
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Oddsmakers have Harvick the 2016 Championship favorite:

#18- Kyle Busch may have just won NASCAR's Sprint Cup, but when setting odds for the 2016 season, the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook went with last year's champion, #4-Kevin Harvick, as the 5-to-1 favorite, while installing Busch and two others as co-second favorites...
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Joe Gibbs Racing expected to make crew chief changes:

Joe Gibbs Racing is changing the complexion of its Sprint Cup crew chief line up for 2016. Sources have confirmed to Motorsport.com that Darian Grubb will no longer oversee the #19 Arris/Stanley Tools Toyota driven by Carl Edwards. Dave Rogers, who is currently crew...
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Hamlin to have knee surgery Nov. 30th UPDATE:

#11-Denny Hamlin is scheduled to have surgery Nov. 30 to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Hamlin injured his knee playing basketball in September and opted to wait until after the season to have surgery. He plans to attend NASCAR's season...
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2015 Pit Road Penalties:

Who was caught speeding on pit road the most this season? Who's pit crew jumped over the wall too soon the most? Who drove through three or more pit boxes most often? With the season complete, the numbers can be tallied. With NASCAR's new camera monitoring system of...
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Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup: Facts and Notes:

‚· Homestead-Miami Speedway has been a part of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup since the playoff's inception in 2004. This season the track will host its 12th Chase event. ‚· The winner of the Homestead-Miami Chase race has gone on to win the championship during...
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Championship Fast Facts:

#18-Kyle Busch has won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship, becoming the 31st different series champion, and the first to win the title after missing the first 11 races of the season. Busch won the Ford EcoBoost 400 claiming the title. Busch joins Kevin...
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Unofficial Top 25 in 2015 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Homestead, race 36 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick(C1), 1321 2) #22-Joey Logano(EC), 1299, -22 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(EC), 1217, -104 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (EC), 1198, -123 5) #78-Martin Truex ...
Visit <b>Homestead Driver Notes & Facts – Saturday:</b> page

Homestead Driver Notes & Facts – Saturday:

‚· 120 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead; 92 in more than one. ‚· Jeff Gordon leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in starts at Homestead with 16. ‚· There have been 10 different NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winners...
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Hamlin to have knee surgery Nov. 30th:

#11-Denny Hamlin is scheduled to have surgery Nov. 30 to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Hamlin injured his knee playing basketball in September and opted to wait until after the season to have surgery. He plans to attend NASCAR's season...
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Homestead Pole Notes & Facts – Friday:

‚· David Green won the first Coors Light pole at Homestead in 1999 at a speed of 155.759 mph (34.669 sec.). ‚· There have been 12 different Coors Light pole winners at Homestead, led by Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne with two each. ‚· ...
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Teams receive warnings at Phoenix:

Six Sprint Cup teams - including championship contender #18-Kyle Busch's team - received warnings for inspection issues last weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, NASCAR announced Wednesday. Busch's team received its third warning after it failed pre-race inspection...
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Laps Led Leaders:

(after Phoenix, 35 of 36 races) 1. #4-Kevin Harvick, 2,248 2. #22-Joey Logano, 1,359 3. #2-Brad Keselowski, 1,098 4. #20-Matt Kenseth, 927 (33 races) 5. #41-Kurt Busch, 788 (32 races) 6. #18-Kyle Busch, 695 (24 races) 7. #78-Martin Truex Jr., 564 8. #48-Jimmie Johnson...
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Hamlin loses rear tire changer for the last two races of the year:

The #11 pit crew of Denny Hamlin will be without rear changer Mike Hicks for the remaining two races. Early in the week, Hicks broke a bone in his right foot. From the sounds of it, the injury was kind of a freak accident but doesn't seem to pose any problems for next...
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More issues with JGR cars thru tech inspection:

For the second week in a row, three of the four Joe Gibbs Racing cars have had issues clearing NASCAR technical inspection. Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway, the cars of #18-Kyle Busch, #11-Denny Hamlin and #20-Erik Jones went through the tech inspection multiple...
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Phoenix Driver Notes & Facts – Saturday:

‚· 200 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix; 144 in more than one. ‚· Mark Martin leads series in starts at Phoenix with 34; Jeff Gordon (second all-time) leads all active drivers with 33. ‚· Jeff Gordon leads all active...
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Phoenix Pole Notes & Facts – Friday:

‚· Geoffrey Bodine won the first pole at Phoenix in 1988 at a speed of 123.203 mph (29.220 sec.). ‚· There have been 21 different Coors Light pole winners, led by Ryan Newman with four. ‚· Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards are the only drivers to win ...