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

[after Kansas, race 30 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C7), 1053 2) #22-Joey Logano(C1), 1004, -51 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(C11), 984, -69 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(C10), 967, -86 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C6), 938...

Contender Round starts at Kansas:

The second segment of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, known as the Contender Round, kicks off Sunday, October 5, 2014, with the Hollywood 400 at Kansas Speedway. The Contender Round spans three events (Kansas, Charlotte, Talladega) and the four winless drivers...

Kansas Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- 116 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas; 86 in more than one. - Five drivers have started all 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway - Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman. - ...

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

[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 6th 2) #22-Joey Logano, 4th 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, POLE 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 32nd 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 5th 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 7th 7) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 8th 8) #20-Matt Kenseth, 27th 9) #31-...

Kyle Busch to get a new crew chief in 2015?:

Multiple sources say #18-Kyle Busch and longtime crew chief Dave Rogers will end their long-running association at season's end, as part of a multi-divisional realignment involving both JGR and Kyle Busch Motorsports. While Rogers' departure from the #18 team was announced...

Mike Ford named crew chief for Townley:

Athenian Motorsports announced veteran NASCAR crew chief Mike Ford has joined the team as the crew chief for the #25 Zaxby's NASCAR Nationwide Series Toyota Camry with driver John Wes Townley. Mike Ford has more than 20 years in NASCAR and has worked as a NASCAR Sprint...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finished at Dover:

[listed by driver chase points position before the race] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2nd 2) #22-Joey Logano, 4th 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 13th 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3rd 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 17th 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 10th 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1st 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 11th...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Dover, race 29 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 total wins in 2014, 1 in Chase], 2140 points 2) #22-Joey Logano [4 wins, 1] 2136, -4 3) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins] 2123, -17 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins] 2121, -19 5) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins, 1] 2117, -23 6) #18...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Contender Round:

[after Dover, race 29 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 wins], 3000 points 2) #22-Joey Logano [4 wins], 3000 3) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 3000 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 3000 5) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins], 3000 6) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 3000 7) #88-Dale Earnhardt...

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

[after Dover, race 29 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C5), 1022 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(C7), 978, -44 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(C1), 958, -64 4) #22-Joey Logano(C2), 956, -66 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson(C4), 914, -...

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

[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 4th 2) #22-Joey Logano, 16th 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 1st 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 8th 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 25th 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 2nd 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 6th 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 18th 9) #20-...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Dover:

#4-Kevin Harvick won the pole for the 45th Annual AAA 400 with a lap of 22.095 seconds, 162.933 mph. This is his 13th pole in 495 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his seventh pole and 20th top-10 start in 2014. Harvick had six poles combined in his entire career...

Dover Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

- David Pearson won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Dover in 1969 with a speed of 130.430 mph. - 38 drivers have Coors Light poles at Dover, led by David Pearson with six. Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman lead all active drivers in poles with four each. - Nine drivers...

Where drivers need to finish to advance to next round of Chase:

#2- Brad Keselowski and #22-Joey Logano have each locked themselves into the Contender Round with victories in the first two Chase races. Below are the finishes each driver needs in Sunday's race at Dover to guarantee a spot in the Contender Round, regardless of the...

Where did the 16 Chase Drivers finish at New Hampshire?

[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 7th (1) 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 26th (13) 3) #22-Joey Logano, 1st (7) 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 3rd (3) 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 9th (11) 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 37th (4) 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 8th (5) 8) #...

2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after New Hampshire, race 28 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 total wins in 2014, 1 in Chase], 2097 points 2) #22-Joey Logano [4 wins, 1 in Chase] 2096, -1 Drivers above will advance to the next round of the Chase 3) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins] 2090, -7 [41 points ahead...

New Hampshire Notes & Facts – Sunday – race:

' The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at New Hampshire was 38th, by Jeff Burton in 1999. ' Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at New Hampshire in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with nine; followed by Roush Fenway Racing with seven. ' ...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at New Hampshire:

[listed by driver points position] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 1st 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 13th 3) #22-Joey Logano, 7th 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 3rd 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 11th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4th 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 5th 8) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 6th 9) #41-Kurt Busch, 15th...

Some NASCAR Numbers:

109: The number of green-flag passes made by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin in Sunday's MyAFibStory.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, tied for most in the first Chase race. Busch rallied from a lap down to finish eighth after a pit road...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at New Hampshire:

#14-Tony Stewart 110.0 #24-Jeff Gordon 107.7 #11-Denny Hamlin 103.6 #48-Jimmie Johnson 102.1 #42-Kyle Larson 99.1 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 97.3 #15-Clint Bowyer 95.9 #18-Kyle Busch 94.7 #2-Brad Keselowski 93.8 #5Kasey Kahne 92.6 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005...