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Hendrick seeking first Sprint Cup Series win at Homestead:

Hendrick Motorsports has yet to win a Sprint Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway despite having five-time Champion Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and some of the top drivers in the sport since the first Sprint Cup Series visit to HMS in 1999. Adding further to this challenge...

Most wins in a season by a first time champ:

Brad Keselowski has five wins this season. If he claims the championship, only Jeff Gordon in 1990 would have more wins during their first title season. Jimmie Johnson also had five wins during his first title year of 2006. Most cup wins in season of 1st title, since...

Only Four drivers have run all 13 races at HMS:

there are only four drivers who have competed in all 13 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Homestead: #14-Tony Stewart, #24-Jeff Gordon, #31-Jeff Burton and #47-Bobby Labonte.(11-15-2012)...

Gordon, DuPont and HMS Celebrate 20th Anniversary:

This Thursday marks 20 years to the day when a bright new sponsor took a chance on a rookie driver with a newly formed Hendrick Motorsports team. And the rest, as they say, is history. Jeff Gordon burst on the NASCAR Cup Series scene in a big way at the season-ending...

Homestead Notes and Facts:

Ã¯¿½ Groundbreaking for Homestead-Miami Dade Motorsports Complex - as the track was originally named - began Aug. 24, 1993. The first race was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on Nov. 5, 1995. Ã¯¿½ The original configuration was a four-turn, rectangular oval based...

NASCAR Issues Penalties From Sunday’s Event at Phoenix:

NASCAR announced penalties to three teams that compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as a result of rule infractions at Phoenix International Raceway. Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 car, was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock...

Hendrick Motorsports Statement:

Hendrick Motorsports will not appeal sanctions announced today by NASCAR regarding the #24 Sprint Cup Series team and driver Jeff Gordon. 'I 've always respected Jeff for standing his ground,' said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports. 'We also respect that...

Gordon and Bowyer comment about their ‘incident ‘ at Phoenix:

on Lap 310 of the AdvoCare 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, there was an incident on track between #24-Jeff Gordon and #15-Clint Bowyer, and then their crews in the pits, a few comments from each driver: first #24-Jeff Gordon: Gordon: 'Things...

Where did the 12 Chase drivers finish at Phoenix?

[by points standings before the race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 32nd - accident 2) #2-Brad Keselowski 6th 3) #15-Clint Bowyer 28th - accident 4) #5-Kasey Kahne 4th 5) #17-Matt Kenseth 14th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 30th - accident 7) #11-Denny Hamlin 2nd 8) #14-Tony Stewart 20th...

Special ‘Beyond 200: The Hendrick Motorsports Story’:

Beyond 200: The Hendrick Motorsports Story, an exclusive SPEED special produced by Emmy Award-winning NASCAR Productions, is scheduled to air Sunday, Nov. 11 at 8:00pm/et on SPEED. The show captures behind-the-scenes anecdotes and emotional revelations along the path...

Where will the 12 Chase drivers start at Phoenix?

[by points standings before the race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 24th 2) #2-Brad Keselowski 14th 3) #15-Clint Bowyer 16th 4) #5-Kasey Kahne 4th 5) #17-Matt Kenseth 22nd 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 11th 7) #11-Denny Hamlin 3rd 8) #14-Tony Stewart 9th 9) #56-Martin Truex Jr. 2nd 10...

Phoenix International Raceway News and Notes:

* Construction was completed in January 1964. The facility consisted of a one-mile oval and a 2.5-mile road course. * Alan Kulwicki won the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix on Nov. 6, 1988. * The first spring race was held on April 23, 2005 and also the...

Johnson wins at Texas:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Texas AAA 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway for second consecutive win, his 5th of year and 60th career win. He took the lead from Keselowski at the start of a green white checker restart. #48-Jimmie Johnson is the first ...

Where did the 12 Chase drivers finish at Texas?

[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, WON (1) 2) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2 (8) 3) #15-Clint Bowyer, 6th (4) 4) #5-Kasey Kahne, 25th (15) 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 20th (12) 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 14th (16) 7) #56-Martin Truex Jr., 13th (5) 8) #...

Texas Notes-n-Nuggets:

* Jimmie Johnson earned his 60th career win in his 397th race. * Jimmie Johnson became the eighth driver in history to reach 60 career wins. * It is the 12th time in Jimmie Johnson's career that he has won back-to-back races. * It is the seventh time Jimmie Johnson...

Where will the 12 Chase drivers start at Texas?

[by points standings before the race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1st 2) #2-Brad Keselowski 8th 3) #15-Clint Bowyer 4th 4) #5-Kasey Kahne 13th 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 12th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 16th 7) #56-Martin Truex Jr. 5th 8) #17-Matt Kenseth 10th 9) #16-Greg Biffle 2nd 10) #...

At Texas Motor Speedway:

* Construction began in 1995. * The first NASCAR race was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on April 5, 1997. * The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was on April 6, 1997. * There have been 23 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one per season from 1997...

Johnson wins at Martinsville:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Tums Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway for his 4th win of year, 7th win at Martinsville (tying Jeff Gordon and Rusty Wallace for 3rd most wins at the track) and 59th career win. #18-Busch finished 2nd followed...

Martinsville Notes-n-Nuggets:

' Jimmie Johnson captured his 59th career win in his 396th race. ' Jimmie Johnson took home his seventh Martinsville win in his 22nd race there, tying Jeff Gordon and Rusty Wallace for third all time. ' Jimmie Johnson's seven victories at Martinsville ties Dover...

Where did the 12 Chase drivers finish at Martinsville?

[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 6th (32) 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, WON (1) 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 33rd (5) 4) #15-Clint Bowyer, 5th (8) 5) #5-Kasey Kahne, 3rd (15) 6) #56-Martin Truex Jr., 23rd (12) 7) #14-Tony Stewart, 27th (7) ...