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Another driver hits unprotected wall:

For the third week in a row, a NASCAR race car went headfirst into a concrete wall unprotected by a SAFER barrier, though this time the driver was uninjured. On a Lap 173 restart during Saturday's Boyd Gaming 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway...

NASCAR says implementing SAFER remains “highest priority”:

In the wake of #24-Jeff Gordon smacking a concrete wall Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a NASCAR executive said SAFER barrier development remained "the highest priority for the sport." Gordon was unhurt after his #24 3M Chevy was destroyed by heavy contact with ...

Hamlin talks about the accident at Atlanta:

#11-Denny Hamlin got lose on lap 256 in Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, spinning and collecting other drivers in a wreck, including #24-Gordon, #17-Stenhouse Jr and #1-McMurray. Hamlin finished 38th. A comment by Hamlin: What happened...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Atlanta

#24-Jeff Gordon"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 106.0 #48-Jimmie Johnson"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 104.9 #19-Carl Edwards"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 100.1 #14-Tony Stewart"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 98.1 #20-Matt Kenseth"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 97.9 #11-Denny Hamlin"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦.. 97.4 #88-Dale Earnhardt...

Earnhardt Jr. tops NASCAR”s Highest-Paid Drivers:

#88- Dale Earnhardt Jr. ranks as the NASCAR's top earner for a seventh straight year with earnings of $23.8 million (Jeff Gordon was the last driver to finish ahead of Earnhardt in 2007). NASCAR's licensed merchandise sales have plummeted, but Earnhardt remains the...

NASCAR”s Most Valuable Teams:

NASCAR's most valuable team, Hendrick Motorsports, is now worth $350 million, and it boasts the sport's most valuable sponsorship portfolio. Last year the team collected nearly $120 million from sponsors alone, while only two other teams generated that much in total...

Quotes about Wednesday”s practice crash at Daytona:

#10- Patrick, #11-Hamlin, #13-Mears, #16-Biffle, #26-Burton and #46-Annett were involved in a multi-car accident during Wednesday's first Daytona 500 practice session. Patrick, Annett and Burton will go to back-up cars and start at the rear of the field in Thursday...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Daytona

#18-Kyle Busch, 96.2 (1 win, 0 Daytona 500 wins) #20-Matt Kenseth, 91.6 (2, 2) #41-Kurt Busch, 90.5 (0, 0) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 90.3 (3, 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 87.9 (4, 0) #24-Jeff Gordon, 87.1 (6, 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 87.0 (3, 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 86.4 (0, 0) #...

The Sprint Unlimited Manufacturer Recap:

Manufacturer, Victories, Last Victory - Driver Chevrolet, 20, 2013 - Kevin Harvick(a) Ford, 7, 2004 - Dale Jarrett Toyota, 2, 2014 - Denny Hamlin(a) Buick, 2, 1982 - Bobby Allison Oldsmobile, 2, 1980 - Dale Earnhardt Pontiac, 2, 2002 - Tony Stewart(a) Dodge, 1, 2011...

Stewart flagged for not weighing in:

#14-Tony Stewart opened Speedweeks with a weighty " and heated " issue. Stewart was visibly upset Friday as he stormed through the garage after getting black flagged for failing to step on a scale before getting behind the wheel. Stewart was one of 25 drivers practicing...

Menard to start first in Sprint Unlimited:

Select fans were paired with each crew chief for a random drawing that determined each team's starting and pit road positions for the Sprint Unlimited. The drawings took place on Friday, February 13th at Daytona. #27-Menard will start from the pole as crew chief Justin...

By the Numbers: The Sprint Unlimited:

.013 - Margin of victory in seconds by Kyle Busch over Tony Stewart in 2012, the closest margin in Sprint Unlimited history .058 - Margin of victory in seconds by Kurt Busch over Jamie McMurray in 2011, the second closest margin in Sprint Unlimited history .08 - Margin...

The Sprint Unlimited Tidbits:

- The number of participants has ranged from a low of seven in 1981 to a high of 28 in 2009 (25 are eligible for this year's event). - The drivers with the most Sprint Unlimited appearances: o Mark Martin (24) o Bill Elliott (23) o Jeff Gordon (21) o Ken Schrader (...

Fewer penalties issued in 2014:

Teams brawled. Stars erupted. Tension grew. The overhaul of the Chase for the Sprint Cup was the most impactful of many changes in NASCAR last season, and the ripple effects were pervasive, particularly during the final 10-race playoff that featured eliminations, points...

Sport Clips to sponsor Edwards and Hamlin:

Sport Clips Racing enters its seventh season (2015) as a partner with Joe Gibbs Racing. Denny Hamlin will continue to have Sport Clips as the primary sponsor of the #11 Toyota in two 2015 Sprint Cup Series races at Auto Club Speedway in March and Darlington in September...

Winners of both Sprint Unlimited & Budweiser Duel – never won Daytona 500 same year:

No driver has won the Sprint Unlimited (Shootout), a Budweiser Duel and the Daytona 500 in the same year. Ten drivers have won the Sprint Unlimited (formerly the Bud Shootout) and a Budweiser Duel 14 times in the same year but didn't win the Daytona 500: year, driver...

Crew Chief Changes for 2015:

Many crew chief changes for the 2015 season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the list: #1-Jamie McMurray: Matt McCall takes over for Keith Rodden who left to head back to Hendrick Motorsports and the #5 team of Kasey Kahne. McCall comes over to CGR from Richard Childress...

2015 Sprint Unlimited Field to feature Chase drivers, Daytona 500 pole winners:

Coming off an exciting 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup finale, NASCAR announced all 16 Chase drivers will be eligible to compete in the 2015 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway. The 75-lap, non-points race will once again kick off the NASCAR Sprint...

2015 Sprint Unlimited Field to feature Chase drivers, Daytona 500 pole winners UPDATE:

Coming off an exciting 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup finale, NASCAR announced all 16 Chase drivers will be eligible to compete in the 2015 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway. The 75-lap, non-points race will once again kick off the NASCAR Sprint...

Odds to win the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship:

Jimmie Johnson 5/1 Jeff Gordon 6/1 Kevin Harvick 6/1 Brad Keselowski 7/1 Joey Logano 8/1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10/1 Matt Kenseth 10/1 Carl Edwards 12/1 Kyle Busch 12/1 Denny Hamlin 14/1 Kyle Larson 18/1 Tony Stewart 22/1 Kasey Kahne 25/1 Kurt Busch 25/1 Ryan Newman 33...