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General Motors Cuts Sports Spending:

In order to emerge from bankruptcy protection, General Motors had the legal right to reject contracts that it had previously signed. GM has now emerged from bankruptcy, but 54 sponsorship agreements it terminated as part of the bankruptcy were filed with the courts...

Today in NASCAR History:

-- July 13 -- 2002: Johnny Sauter wins the Tropicana Twister 300 at Chicagoland Speedway for his first Nationwide Series victory. Todd Bodine is second .425 seconds back, and Jeff Burton finishes third.(NASCAR.com)...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Chicago, race 19 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart 2884 [2 wins], finished 4th 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 2709 -175 [1 win], 2nd 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2672 -212 [2 wins], 8th 4) #2-Kurt Busch 2526 -358 [1 win], 17th 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 2457 -427, 5th 6) #99-Carl Edwards 2438 -446, 14th 7) #39-Ryan Newman...

Today in NASCAR History:

-- July 8 -- 2006: Casey Mears wins the USG Durock 300 Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland for his first victory in NASCAR's top three national series. Mears beats Carl Edwards to the line by .525 seconds, and Jeff Burton is third. The top 16 finishers are full-time...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Daytona, race 7 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart 2719 [2 wins], finished 1st 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 2539 -180 [1 win], 28th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2525 -194 [2 wins], 2nd 4) #2-Kurt Busch 2414 -305 [1 win], 5th 5) #99-Carl Edwards 2317 -402, 4th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 2302 -417, 3rd 7) #39-Ryan Newman...

Chase Notes going into Daytona:

#99-Carl Edwards is in fifth place in the Sprint Cup standings, but is far from safe. From Edwards (+109) on down to 12th place #42-Juan Pablo Montoya (+1), eight members of the Top 12 in all are within the one race margin of dropping out of the standings. In fact, ...

Chase Notes/Stats going into Infineon:

The ageless wonder, #5-Mark Martin, is methodically becoming the story of the 2009 NSCS season. Three wins in the first 15 races, and back in the Top 12, although only 61 points ahead of #00-David Reutimann in 13th. RCR's recent woes continued at MIS and #31-Jeff Burton...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Pocono, race 14 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart 2043 [1 win], finished 1st 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 1973, -71 [1 win], 4th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1940, -103 [2 wins], 7th 4) #39-Ryan Newman 1840, -203, 5th 5) #2-Kurt Busch 1819, -224 [1 win], 37th 6) #99-Carl Edwards 1762, -281, 2nd 7) #16-Greg Biffle...

Tire Testing at Indy: UPDATE:

Goodyear is back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week with several Sprint Cup drivers and teams, conducting a sixth test since last year's tire meltdown at Indy during the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard. The Allstate 400, seven weeks away on July 26, is NASCAR's...

Tire Testing at Indy:

Goodyear is back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week with several Sprint Cup drivers and teams, conducting a sixth test since last year's tire meltdown at Indy during the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard. The Allstate 400, seven weeks away on July 26, is NASCAR's...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Dover, race 13 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart 1853 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 1807, -46 [1 win] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1789, -64 [2 wins] 4) #2-Kurt Busch 1762, -91 [1 win] 5) #39-Ryan Newman 1680, -173 6) #18-Kyle Busch 1634, -219 [3 wins] 7) #11-Denny Hamlin 1630, -223 8) #17-Matt Kenseth 1625, -228...

Racing Resources Says

* Mike Bliss won the Nationwide Series CarQuest Auto Parts 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, which had a delayed start due to a late afternoon rain shower and finished with more rain on Lap 170 of 200. Bliss started from the rear. The last driver to win from the rear after...

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series Stats

* David Reutimann won the rain-shortened Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway after a strategic move that resulted in his first series victory. Reutimann was 14th when the rain came, but elected not to pit and took over the lead before the final...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Charlotte, race 12 of 36]:

1) #24-Jeff Gordon 1722 [1 win] 2) #14-Tony Stewart 1678, -44 3) #2-Kurt Busch 1607, -115 [1 win] 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1594, -128 [1 win] 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 1575, -147 6) #18-Kyle Busch 1540, -182 [3 wins] 7) #39-Ryan Newman 1538, -184 8) #31-Jeff Burton 1472, -250...

Goodyear to test tires at Indy, June 1-3:

Goodyear has two tire tests scheduled next month at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the tire manufacturer tries to find a way to avoid last year's debacle. Nine cars are scheduled to test June 1-3. Those scheduled to test are #14-Tony Stewart, #42-Juan Pablo Montoya...

NASCAR keeps four cars after Charlotte race:

NASCAR held four Nationwide Series cars after the Carquest Auto Parts 300 on Saturday night in an effort to keep aerodynamic improvements in check. Nationwide Series Director Joe Balash said Sunday that NASCAR wanted to make sure the teams stay within the box that ...

300 starts for Burton:

#29-Jeff Burton will make his 300th career NNS start at Lowe's Motor Speedway this weekend. His first start in the series came at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on March, 13, 1988. Since then, he has earned 27 victories, 88 top-five and 147 top-10 finishes and has led...

All-Star Rookie Notes:

Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Lowes Motor Speedway. Hornish Jr. scored a seventh-place finish in the special event and was the only Raybestos Rookie to compete in the race. He scored a second-place finish...

Racing Resources Says…

* Matt Kenseth won the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway. It was his 25th victory in his 235th series start. * Kenseth took over sole possession of fifth on the series all-time win list. He became just the fifth driver to score 25 Nationwide victories, ...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Darlington, race 11 of 36]:

1) #24-Jeff Gordon 1601 [1 win] 2) #14-Tony Stewart 1572, -29 3) #2-Kurt Busch 1546, -55 [1 win] 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1465, -136 [1 win] 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 1445, -156 6) #31-Jeff Burton 1384, -217 7) #18-Kyle Busch 1380, -221 [3 wins] 8) #39-Ryan Newman 1363, -238...