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Atlanta Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

- Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Atlanta in 1960 with a speed of 133.870 mph. - 47 drivers have Coors Light poles at Atlanta, led by Buddy Baker and Ryan Newman with seven each. - 14 of the 106 (13.2%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Atlanta...

Hendrick Motorsports tests at Martinsville’¦comments:

Martinsville Speedway's position as the first race in the Eliminator Round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup has the track's most successful drivers understanding the importance of the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500. #24-Jeff Gordon and #48-Jimmie Johnson, who lead...

Gordon to make 750th career start:

On Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, #24-Jeff Gordon is scheduled to make his 750th career Sprint Cup Series start. Through 24 races in 2014, Gordon leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings, 27 markers ahead of Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Atlanta:

#24-Jeff Gordon 105.6 #48-Jimmie Johnson 104.8 #14-Tony Stewart 100.2 #99-Carl Edwards 100.0 #20-Matt Kenseth 96.5 #11-Denny Hamlin 96.2 #41-Kurt Busch 94.5 #18-Kyle Busch 94.4 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 93.3 #78-Martin Truex Jr. 91.4 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from...

NASCAR Numbers:

6: The number of victories recorded by Team Penske drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this year. It's the first time a Ford team has won more than five races in a single year since Carl Edwards' nine-victory season for Roush Fenway Racing in 2008. 21: The number...

Bristol IRWIN Tools Night Race driver intro songs:

It's tradition at Bristol Motor Speedway for drivers to select a song to be played when they are introduced before the race. Here is the list of driver songs as given to Motor Racing Network. Drivers are listed in alphabetical order (based on last name) with their ...

Race Fast Facts – Bristol Motor Speedway:

#22-Joey Logano won the 54th Annual IRWIN Tools Night Race, his sixth victory in 207 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his third victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2014. This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 12 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. This...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Bristol, race 24 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [3 wins], 845 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [3 wins], 818, -27 3) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 776, -69 4) #22-Joey Logano [3 wins], 761, -84 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 751, -94 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 726, -119 7) #4...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Grid:

[after Bristol, race 24 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(X), 3 wins, 1st in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(X), 3 wins, 2nd 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(X), 3 wins, 3rd 4) #22-Joey Logano(X), 3 wins, 4th 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X), 3 wins, ...

Bristol Notes & Facts – Saturday – race:

- 431 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol; 296 in more than one. - 41 different drivers have won at Bristol, led by Darrell Waltrip (12). Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch each have five wins, the most among active drivers...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Bristol:

#4-Kevin Harvick won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 54th Annual IRWIN Tools Night Race with a lap of 14.607 seconds, 131.362 mph. This is his 11th pole in 490 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fifth pole and 16th top-10 start in 2014. This is his first...

Bristol Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

- Fred Lorenzen won the inaugural Coors Light pole with a speed of 79.225 mph. - 47 different drivers have poles at Bristol, led by Mark Martin and Cale Yarborough with nine each. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with five. - Four drivers have won from the pole...

Watkins Glen plans on safety improvements:

This year's Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International once again also featured a violent multi-car wreck ' something that has been a trend over the past few years at WGI. This time the incident occurred exiting the Carousel corner, when Ryan Newman's #31 hit the...

Bristol Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Bristol with 60. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 43 starts. - Richard Petty leads the series in runner-up finishes at Bristol with 10; Kevin Harvick leads all active drivers with four. - 12...

NASCAR Numbers:

26: The number of races between Jeff Gordon's two most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories at Michigan International Speedway. Gordon took the checkered flag at MIS on June 10, 2001 in his last championship season. On Sunday, he won his third race at the two...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Bristol:

#42-Kyle Larson 104.5 #20-Matt Kenseth 102.7 #18-Kyle Busch 101.7 #24-Jeff Gordon 100.6 #2-Brad Keselowski 95.9 #16-Greg Biffle 93.7 #48-Jimmie Johnson 91.2 #41-Kurt Busch 90.7 #11-Denny Hamlin 90.7 #4-Kevin Harvick 90.3 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2014...

Gordon wins at Michigan:

#24-Jeff Gordon won the Pure Michigan 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway from the pole for his 3rd win of the season, 3rd win at Michigan, and 91st career win. #4-Harvick finished 2nd followed by #22-Logano, #27-Menard, #88-Dale Earnhardt...

Race Fast Facts – Michigan International Speedway:

Jeff Gordon won the 45th Annual Pure Michigan 400 , his 91st victory in 748 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his third victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2014. This is his first three-win season since 2011. This is his third victory and 27th top-10 finish in ...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Grid:

[after Michigan, race 23 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(X), 3 wins, 1st in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(X), 3 wins, 2nd 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(X), 3 wins, 3rd 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X), 3 wins, 7th 5) #22-Joey Logano(X), 2 wins...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Michigan, race 24 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [3 wins], 816 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [3 wins], 813, -3 3) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 733, -83 4) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins], 714, -102 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 709, -107 6) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 687, -129 7) #48...