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Grubb going for 2nd championship, could be with different JGR team next season:

Darian Grubb, current crew chief for #11-Denny Hamlin, will remain as a crew chief at Joe Gibbs Racing, he just doesn't know which driver he will head up in 2015. In part from a NASCAR Teleconference with Grubb: Q. Darian, three years ago you knew for several races...

‘Bonsai’ predicts Hamlin as the champ:

The season-ending Ford EcoBoost 400 race may be taking place this Sunday, but South Florida got a taste of Vegas when Zoo Miami's 'Bonsai,' a binturong, became the official Zoo Miami 'Wildlife Prognosticator,' picking the winner of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship...

Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup: Homestead-Miami Speedway:

- 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 11th Chase event. - The winner of the Homestead-Miami Chase race has gone on to win the championship during ...

Grandstands, premium seating sold out for Ford Ecoboost 400:

Homestead- Miami Speedway President Matthew Becherer announced that the grandstands are sold out for the Ford EcoBoost 400 on Sunday, November 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In addition, premium seating areas in Champions Club, Speedway Club and the Pit Box are sold...

NASCAR Numbers:

2,083: Laps led by Kevin Harvick through the first 35 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races this year, far and away a career best. Harvick added 264 laps to his total on Sunday in winning the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, his fourth victory...

SportsCenter To Follow NASCAR Championship Contenders All Week:

With the revised Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship having determined the four drivers who have a chance to win what will be the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship for each, ESPN SportsCenter will follow the four contenders all week as they prepare...

Race Fast Facts – Phoenix:

#4-Kevin Harvick won the 27th Annual Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, his 27th victory in 501 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. With the victory, Harvick clinched a spot in the Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This is his fourth victory and 19th top-10...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finished at Phoenix:

[listed by driver chase points position before the race](started) 1) #22-Joey Logano, 6th (4) - advanced 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 5th (1) - advanced 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 11th (20) - advanced 4) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd (7) 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 3rd (5) 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 15th...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings before reset:

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36] first four drivers head to the Championship race at Homestead 1) #4-Kevin Harvick [4 wins, 1 in round 3] 4102 2) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win] 4112 [+10] 3) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 4111 [+9] 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 4103 [1 points ahead of 4th...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36] driver that finishes highest at Homestead will win the Sprint Cup Championship at Homestead 1) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win] 5000 2) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 5000 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 5000 4) #4-Kevin Harvick [4 wins] 5000 drivers below eliminated...

Average Finish at Homestead of the Four Chase Drivers:

1) #4-Kevin Harvick, 8.1, 0 wins 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 11.2, 2 wins 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 17.0, 0 wins 4) #22-Joey Logano, 20.8, 0 wins (ESPN Sports Center)(11-9-2014)...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(EC), 1217 2) #22-Joey Logano(C2), 1188, -29 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(EC), 1145, -72 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(EC), 1138, -79 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C4), 1124...

Phoenix Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- 194 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix; 139 in more than one. - Mark Martin leads series in starts at Phoenix with 34; followed by Jeff Gordon with 31. - Mark Martin leads the series in runner-up finishes at Phoenix with...

Hamlin wins Phoenix pole:

#11-Denny Hamlin won the Coors Light pole for the Quicken Loans Race For Heroes 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway with speed of 142.113mph for his 3rd pole of 2014, 2nd at Phoenix and 20th of his career. Hamlin has won three races from...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Phoenix:

#11-Denny Hamlin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 27th Annual Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 with a lap of 25.332 seconds, 142.113 mph. This is his 20th pole in 325 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. He ties Neil Bonnett and Benny Parsons for 35th on the all-...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Phoenix:

[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #22-Joey Logano, 4th 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, POLE 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 20th 4) #24-Jeff Gordon, 7th 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 5th 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 13th 7) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2nd 8) #4-Kevin Harvick, 3rd...

Phoenix Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

- Geoffrey Bodine won the first pole in 1988 at a speed of 123.203 mph (29.220 sec.). - There have been 20 different Coors Light pole winners, led by Ryan Newman with four. - Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards are the only drivers to win consecutive poles. Newman...

Changes at Roush Fenway Racing UPDATE:

Roush Fenway Racing is taking steps to right the ship. On Wednesday, RFR will announce the addition of respected motosports manager Mark McArdle as engineering director. McArdle will oversee all engineering for the organization and report to general manager Robbie ...

Hamlin talks about Texas fight and Keselowski:

from the NASCAR Teleconference With #11-Denny Hamlin, the transcript, in part: Q). Did you have any strong feelings, thoughts about what penalty should be for the fight last week and what are they? DENNY HAMLIN: Not really. I don't really have any strong feelings ...

NASCAR Numbers:

18: The point spread between Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin (tied for first in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings) and eighth-place Kevin Harvick. With eight drivers competing that closely for four spots in the season finale at Homestead, Sunday's final Eliminator...