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2010 Sprint Cup Driver ‘Classic’ Points Standings:

[after Auto Club, race 30 of 36....the OLD way]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #29-Kevin Harvick (x), 4459 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson (x), 4210, -249 3) #24-Jeff Gordon (x), 4180, -279 4) #18-Kyle Busch (x), 4131, -328 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (x), 4084, -375 6) #14-...

Chase Drivers Finishing Position at Auto Club:

[by points standings before the race]: 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3rd 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 8th 3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 7th 4) #99-Carl Edwards, 34th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 9th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 21st 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 35th 8) #16-Greg Biffle, 41st 9) #31-Jeff Burton, 23rd 10...

Race Fast Facts – Auto Club:

#14-Tony Stewart won the Pepsi MAX 400, his 39th victory in 422 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2010. This is his first victory and 11th top-10 finish in 19 races at Auto Club Speedway. #33-Clint Bowyer (second) ...

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Auto Club, race 30 of 36, Chase Race 3 of 10]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 5673 2) #11-Denny Hamlin [6 wins], 5637, -36 3) #29-Kevin Harvick [3 wins], 5619, -54 4) #24-Jeff Gordon, 5588, -85 5) #14-Tony Stewart [2 wins, ...

2010 Sprint Cup Driver ‘Classic’ Points Standings:

[after Auto Club, race 30 of 36....the OLD way]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #29-Kevin Harvick, 4312 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4081, -231 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4040 -272 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 3973, -339 5) #18-Kyle Busch, 3951, -361 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 3938, -...

Happy Hour Practice rank for the Chase drivers at Auto Club:

Only four of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10 for the Pepsi Max 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway, the starting spots for the 12 chasers: [by current points standings]: 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1st 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 9th 3) #29-Kevin Harvick...

Starting Spots for the Chase drivers at Auto Club:

Only four of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10 for the Pepsi Max 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway, the starting spots for the 12 chasers: [by current points standings]: 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 8th 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 34th 3) #29-Kevin Harvick...

Chase Drivers Finishing Position at Kansas:

[by points standings before the race]: 1) #11-Denny Hamlin, 12th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2nd 3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 3rd 4) #18-Kyle Busch, 21st 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 13th 6) #14-Tony Stewart, 4th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, WON 8) #24-Jeff Gordon, 5th 9) #99-Carl Edwards, 6th 10...

Race Fast Facts – Kansas:

#16-Greg Biffle won the Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods, his 16th victory in 287 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2010. This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in nine races at Kansas Speedway...

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Kansas, race 29 of 36, Chase Race 3 of 10]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 5503 2) #11-Denny Hamlin [6 wins], 5495, -8 3) #29-Kevin Harvick [3 wins], 5473, -30 4) #99-Carl Edwards, 5450, -53 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 5445, -58 6...

2010 Sprint Cup Driver ‘Classic’ Points Standings:

[after Kansas, race 29 of 36....the OLD way]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #29-Kevin Harvick(X), 4166 2) #24-Jeff Gordon(X), 3938, -228 3) #18-Kyle Busch(X), 3888, -278 4) #99-Carl Edwards(X), 3877, -289 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X), 3870, -296 6) #31-Jeff Burton...

Happy Hour results for for the Chase drivers at Kansas:

[by current points standings]: 1) #11-Denny Hamlin, 19th fastest 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2nd 3) #18-Kyle Busch, 14th 4) #2-Kurt Busch, 12th 5) #29-Kevin Harvick, 24th 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 7th 7) #31-Jeff Burton, 17th 8) #24-Jeff Gordon, 5th 9) #16-Greg Biffle, 3rd 10...

Starting Spots for the Chase drivers at Kansas:

Only four of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10 for the Price Chopper 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, the starting spots for the 12 chasers: [by current points standings]: 1) #11-Denny Hamlin, 12th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 21st 3) #18-Kyle Busch...

Sprint Cup Crash and Spin Roundup (after 28 races):

# of accidents, driver 2 - Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick 3 - Matt Kenseth 4 - Clint Bowyer 5 - Robby Gordon, AJ Allmendinger, Scott Speed, Carl Edwards 6 - Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, Martin Truex, Jr., David Reutimann 7 - Jamie McMurray, David Ragan...

RCR’s appeal of #33 penalty denied:

The National Stock Car Racing Commission on Wednesday upheld NASCAR's punishment for the Sprint Cup team of Clint Bowyer. The governing body penalized Bowyer 150 points because the car that won the Chase opener at New Hampshire didn't meet specifications. Crew chief...

RCR appeal to be heard on Wednesday: UPDATE 2:

According to a tweet by Ramsey Poston, NASCAR's Communications Manger, "Appeal hearing for the #33 team is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 29.(9-25-2010) UPDATE: According to NASCAR, since 1999 there have been 132 appeals of penalties. The outcome? 88 were...

Chase Drivers Average Finish at Kansas:

[by points standings before the race]: 1) #11-Denny Hamlin, 19.0 finish in 5 races 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 10.3, 8, 1 win 3) #18-Kyle Busch, 24.3, 6 4) #2-Kurt Busch, 19.7, 9 5) #29-Kevin Harvick, 15.9, 9 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 13.3, 6 7) #31-Jeff Burton, 18.6, 9 8) #...

Hamlin/Harvick make up:

Sprint Cup points leader #11-Denny Hamlin and #29-Kevin Harvick have made peace. Hamlin said during a Tuesday news conference promoting the October race at Charlotte Motor Speedway that he and the Richard Childress Racing driver talked on the phone and settled the ...

#18 Crew Captures Tissot Pit Road Award at Dover:

Kyle Buschs pit crew claimed the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Sundays AAA 400 Sprint Cup race at Dover. It was the third Tissot win of the season for the #18 crew, which moved into a three-way tie for second place in the Tissot standings. Jeff Gordons No. 24 ...

Some Chase drivers choose favorite songs for the Chase:

Throughout the NASCAR season 'Â and especially during the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup 'Â NASCARs top drivers learn a lot about their competitors while they battle each other on the track nearly every weekend from February to November. On the track, they know ...