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9 To Go: Winless Drivers Who Have Visited Victory Lane At Remaining Tracks:

Only five berths remain for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with nine races left in the season. Remember, 'Win and you're in.' A driver gets into the Chase with a victory as long as he/she is in the top 30 of the points standings and attempts every race. And speaking...

Daytona Race Notes & Facts:

-There have been 138 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona International Speedway since the track hosted its first race in 1959: 58 have been 500 miles, 53 were 400 miles and four 250 miles. There were also 23 qualifier races that were point races. -449 drivers...

Daytona Driver Notes & Facts:

-Richard Petty leads the series in July race starts at Daytona with 32. Tony Stewart leads all active drivers with 17 starts - this weekend will be Stewart's final start at Daytona. -A total 176 drivers have made their first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at...

Race before Coke Zero 400 not an indicator of Daytona success:

Just because #14-Tony Stewart won Sunday's Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway does not guarantee success in this Saturday's Coke Zero 400. Over the last 20 years, the driver winning the race just prior to Daytona's summer NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race has rarely...

Stewart wants to race what makes him happy..not a Sprint Cup car:

#14- Tony Stewart, met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway following getting inducted into the Sonoma Wall of Fame. The transcript in part: Q) ON BEING INDUCTED INTO THE SONOMA WALL OF FAME: Stewart: 'Anytime you get inducted into anything it's a huge honor...

Six Spots Remain In Chase After Logano Becomes 10th Different Winner In 2016:

Only sixth berths in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup remain with 11 races left until the playoffs. Thirteen of the currently winless drivers have captured checkered flags on at least one of the 10 tracks leading up to the playoff opener at Chicagoland Speedway: #...

Top 10 driver ratings at Sonoma:

#41-Kurt Busch 109.3 #48-Jimmie Johnson 101.0 #14-Tony Stewart 98.1 #15-Clint Bowyer 96.7 #31-Ryan Newman 88.5 #18-Kyle Busch 88.3 #19-Carl Edwards 88.3 #1-Jamie McMurray 87.1 #4-Kevin Harvick 86.9 #5-Kasey Kahne 86.7 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2015 races...

Michigan Driver Notes & Facts:

-377 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway; 279 in more than one. -Bill Elliott leads the series in starts at Michigan with 61. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers with 33 starts...

Charlotte Driver Notes & Facts:

-NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Charlotte with 64. -Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart lead all active drivers in NSCS starts at Charlotte with 33 each. -65 drivers in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history have made their first series career...

Charlotte Goodyear Tire Notes:

All Goodyear tires run this week will be branded with 'Support Our Troops' instead of the customary 'Eagle' . . . teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series will run completely different tire set-ups at Charlotte . . . this is the same combination of left- ...

NASCAR Comments about All-Star race confusion:

NASCAR attempted a new Sprint All-Star Race format to increase passing in the final green-lap dash to the finish and succeeded, as Joey Logano outmaneuvered Kyle Larson with two laps remaining to win the $1 million exhibition race. But a whole lot of confusion reigned...

McMurray’s #1 Chevy special Bass Pro Shops Design in All-Star race:

Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced that 2014 Sprint All-Star Race winner Jamie McMurray's #1 Chevy will feature a special Bass Pro Shops paint scheme to honor the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) in this weekend's Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway...

NASCAR will look at Dover SAFER barriers:

Following this past weekend's action at Dover International Speedway, NASCAR will reevaluate its initial game plan for SAFER barriers at the one-mile track. While Dover made significant capital improvements to the venue - including an additional 479 feet of SAFER barrier...

Credit One Bank debuts as primary sponsor on McMurray’s #1:

Credit One Bank will make its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut with Chip Ganassi Racing Teams as the primary partner on the #1 Credit One Bank Chevrolet SS. The car, driven by 2015 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup contender Jamie McMurray, will hit the track for the first...

#78 team makes pit crew change:

Furniture Row Racing has made a change to its #78 pit crew. Tire changer Chris Taylor will be taking over front duties from Brian Eastlund for the foreseeable future. Taylor is a veteran changer who experienced success with Jamie McMurray at Chip Ganassi Racing and...

Martinsville Driver Notes & Facts:

-NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty has the all-time most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Martinsville with 67; Dale Earnhardt Jr. has the most starts among active drivers with 32. -Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average ...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Martinsville:

#48-Jimmie Johnson, 118.4 #11-Denny Hamlin, 110.6 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr, 99.4 #18-Kyle Busch, 96.5 #4-Kevin Harvick, 94.6 #15-Clint Bowyer, 92.5 #22-Joey Logano, 89.7 #2-Brad Keselowski, 87.8 #1-Jamie McMurray, 86.9 #31-Ryan Newman, 86.5 Note: Driver Ratings are compiled...

Closest Sprint Cup Race Finishes:

Margin Winner Runner-up Track Date .002 Ricky Craven, Kurt Busch, Darlington, March 16, 2003 .002 Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Talladega, April 7, 2011 .005 Jamie McMurray, Kyle Busch, Daytona, July 7, 2007 .005 Dale Earnhardt, Ernie Irvan, Talladega, July 25, 1993...

Goodyear Tire Test at Charlotte UPDATES:

Goodyear will hold a closed tire test at Charlotte Motor Speedway next week. Four drivers are scheduled to take part in the test: #78-Martin Truex Jr., #3-Austin Dillon, #1-Jamie McMurray, and #44-Brian Scott. The test is closed to fans.(Charlotte Motor Speedway)(3...

Goodyear Tire Test at Charlotte UPDATE::

Goodyear will hold a closed tire test at Charlotte Motor Speedway next week. Four drivers are scheduled to take part in the test: #78-Martin Truex Jr., #3-Austin Dillon, #1-Jamie McMurray, and #44-Brian Scott. The test is closed to fans.(Charlotte Motor Speedway)(3...