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Chase Stats & Past Chase Notes after eight races:

#11-Denny Hamlin's late charge to the win at Texas unseated leader #48-Jimmie Johnson, only the second time the lead has changed hands this late in the Chase. In Johnson's dramatic comeback bid in 2006 to win his first Chase, he took second to #17-Matt Kenseth's 12th...
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Some Chassis selections for Phoenix International Raceway:

#1-Jamie McMurray: Crew Chief Kevin 'Bono' Manion and the #1 McDonalds team will bring chassis #1008 to Phoenix International Raceway this weekend. This chassis was used at both 2010 New Hampshire events where McMurray has a best finish of third just last month. ...
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How the Chase drivers have performed at Phoenix:

1 - Denny Hamlin (#11 FedEx Toyota) - Five top fives, six top 10s; one pole - Average finish of 11.6 in 10 races 2 - Jimmie Johnson (#48 Kobalt Toolss Chevy) - Four wins, nine top fives, 12 top 10s; one pole - Average finish of 4.9 in 14 races 3 - Kevin Harvick (#29...
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Texas Notes and Facts:

'¢ Denny Hamlin won the Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, his 16th series victory in his 185th start. It was eighth win in 2010, most of all drivers, and he swept Texas' two races this season. It was his fifth superspeedway victory...
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Hamlin wins at Texas:

#11-Denny Hamlin won the AAA 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway for his 8th win of 2010 and the 16th win of his career, with the win Hamlin takes the points lead. #17-Kenseth finished second followed by #5-Martin, #20-Logano, #16-Biffle, #29-Harvick...
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Finishing Positions for the Chase drivers at Texas:

[by points standings before race]: 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 9th 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, WON takes points lead 3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 6th 4) #24-Jeff Gordon, 37th 5) #18-Kyle Busch, 32nd 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 19th 7) #14-Tony Stewart, 11th 8) #17-Matt Kenseth, 2nd 9) #2-Kurt...
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Race Fast Facts – Texas:

#11-Denny Hamlin won the AAA Texas 500, his 16th victory in 185 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his eighth victory and 18th top-10 finish in 2010. This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 11 races at Texas Motor Speedway. Hamlin won here in the...
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2010 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Texas, race 34 of 36, Chase Race 8 of 10]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #11-Denny Hamlin [8 wins], 6325 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 6288, -37 3) #29-Kevin Harvick [3 wins], 6266, -59 4) #99-Carl Edwards, 6008, -317 5) #17-Matt Kenseth, 6000, -325...
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2010 Sprint Cup Driver ‘Classic’ Points Standings:

[after Texas, race 34 of 36....the OLD way]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #29-Kevin Harvick 4959 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4659 -300 3) #11-Denny Hamlin 4607 -352 4) #24-Jeff Gordon 4487 -472 5) #18-Kyle Busch 4451 -508 6) #99-Carl Edwards 4435 -524 7) #14-Tony...
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#11 team chose pit stall in front of the #48 team:

An intriguing subplot to today's race [at Texas Motor Speedway] is that title contenders #48-Jimmie Johnson and #11-Denny Hamlin will pit next to each other. Johnson leads Hamlin by 14 points. Typically, title contenders don't pit around each other, in part because...
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Happy Hour Practice Results for the Chase drivers at Texas:

[by current points standings]: 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 10th fastest overall 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 24th 3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 20th 4) #24-Jeff Gordon, 9th 5) #18-Kyle Busch, 1st 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 14th 7) #14-Tony Stewart, 17th 8) #17-Matt Kenseth, 31st 9) #2-Kurt Busch...
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Starting Spots for the Chase drivers at Texas:

Only four of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10 for the AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, the starting spots for the 12 chasers: [by current points standings]: 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, starts 17th 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 30th 3) #29...
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Chase closest among top three:

The gap from first to second, 14 points, is the second closest in the seven years of The Chase (Jeff Gordon led Jimmie Johnson by 9 at this stage in 2007), but the 38-point gap from first to third is the closest. Third place Denny Hamlin was 65 points out of Matt Kenseth...
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How Chase Drivers have done at Texas:

1 - Jimmie Johnson (#48 Lowe's Chevy) - One win, seven top fives, 10 top 10s - Average finish of 10.1 in 14 races 2 - Denny Hamlin (#11 FedEx Toyota) - One win, four top fives, seven top 10s - Average finish of 9.6 in 10 races 3 - Kevin Harvick (#29 Shell/Pennzoil ...
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Finishing Positions for the Chase drivers at Talladega:

[by points standings before the race]: 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 7th 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 9th 3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 2nd 4) #18-Kyle Busch, 25th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 8th 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 17th 7) #14-Tony Stewart, 31st 8) #31-Jeff Burton, 41st 9) #2-Kurt Busch, 30th ...
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2010 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Talladega, race 33 of 36, Chase Race 7 of 10]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 6149 2) #11-Denny Hamlin [7 wins], 6135, -14 3) #29-Kevin Harvick [3 wins], 6111, -38 4) #18-Kyle Busch [3 wins], 5942, -207 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, ...
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2010 Sprint Cup Driver ‘Classic’ Points Standings:

[after Talladega, race 33 of 36....the OLD way]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #29-Kevin Harvick(x), 4804 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson(x), 4516, -288 3) #24-Jeff Gordon(x), 4435, -369 4) #11-Denny Hamlin(x), 4417, -387 5) #18-Kyle Busch(x), 4384, -420 6) #99-Carl ...
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Starting Spots for the Chase drivers at Talladega:

Only three of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10 for the Amp Energy 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, the starting spots for the 12 chasers: [by current points standings]: 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 19th 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 17th 3) #29-Kevin...
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NASCAR concerned about high speeds: UPDATE:

Two drivers exceeded 201 mph in the first Sprint Cup practice Friday, causing concern by NASCAR officials. Denny Hamlin turned a lap at 201.664 mph in the #11 Toyota, and Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch was second at 201.109 mph in the #18 Toyota. Typically, NASCAR...
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Race and Commercial Breakdown of the Tums Fast Relief 500:

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, or wonder how often your driver was focused on, here is the breakdown for Sundays race. ESPN was the broadcast team for this event. Start time to record race/commercial periods: 1:00 pm End ...