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Hendrick plane makes emergency landing in Memphis UPDATE:

A plane headed from Las Vegas to Charlotte, North Carolina made an emergency landing in Memphis. The plane belonged to Hendrick Motorsports and was carrying team members home from the NASCAR race in Las Vegas. A Hendrick Motorsports representative said the plane landed...

Atlanta TV Ratings UPDATE:

Continuing a rough start to the season, NASCAR's second race of the season scored its lowest overnight since FOX acquired rights. NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Atlanta earned a 3.7 overnight rating on FOX Sunday afternoon, down 27% from last year (5.1) and the lowest...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Las Vegas:

#48-Jimmie Johnson, 111.9 #18-Kyle Busch, 103.4 #4-Kevin Harvick, 98.8 #20-Matt Kenseth, 96.7 #16-Greg Biffle, 97.9 #19-Carl Edwards, 96.1 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 05.7 #22-Joey Logano, 94.4 #42-Kyle Larson, 89.7 #5-Kasey Kahne, 89.4 Note: Driver Ratings are compiled...

Track / Daytona 500 Specific Stats:

-NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty has led the most laps in a single Daytona 500; leading 184 laps in the 1964 Daytona 500. -Jamie McMurray has led the fewest laps in a Daytona 500 and won - in 2010, McMurray only led two laps on his way to win the Daytona 500. -2011...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Daytona:

#18-Kyle Busch 94.4 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 93.7 #41-Kurt Busch 90.3 #20-Matt Kenseth 89.5 #48-Jimmie Johnson 89.2 #11-Denny Hamlin 88.7 #15-Clint Bowyer 83.4 #22-Joey Logano 83.4 #5-Kasey Kahne 83.0 #4-Kevin Harvick 82.4 Note: Driver Ratings are compiled from 2005-...

Changes on the NASCAR drivers council:

Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch are now part of NASCAR's nine-member drivers council, which enters its first full season as an official group. Returning members include Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvick and Joey...

Pocono Groundhog Day Special:

Pocono Raceway's annual Groundhog Day Special is back. Not sure if Phil, Punxsutawney's weather prognosticator, will call for a longer winter or an early spring. However, the opportunity to win a signed top hat from two of the biggest names in racing might just suffice...

Hero Face Off: #48 and #88 cars to feature Batman and Superman UPDATE:

images started popping up on some websites (then were taken down) but lived on Twitter. The images were grainy images of the #48-Lowes / Superman and #88 Nationwide / Batman schemes. Hendrick Motorsports tweeted that 'The masks will come off Jan. 19.' Also Lowe's ...

NMPA honors Hall of Fame inductees:

Rick Hendrick, Joe Gibbs and Al Unser Sr. were inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame on Saturday night. The trio was recognized for their outstanding contributions to the motor sports world through-out the course of their illustrious...

Eligible Drivers and Format Announced for 2016 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona:

NASCAR announced the 25 eligible drivers and the format for the season-opening 75-lap Sprint Unlimited at the new Daytona International Speedway motorsports stadium on Saturday, Feb. 13. The event, which will be broadcast live on FOX, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM...

Teams to test at Vegas UPDATE:

The official start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series may be more than one month away, however four teams will be back on the track next week to take part in a two-day Goodyear tire test at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. #48-Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports), #41-Kurt ...

Johnson, Wise, Marty Smith run half marathon:

It's NASCAR's offseason, but drivers Jimmie Johnson and Josh Wise can't get enough of racing. Johnson, a six-time series champion; and fellow Sprint Cup driver took part in a half marathon on Saturday in Huntersville, N.C. As would be expected in their stockcar races...

Harvick tops all drivers in season winnings:

Kyle Busch capped his 2015 championship season by earning a combined $8,393,925 from race winnings, special awards and from the Sprint Cup points fund. But it was Kevin Harvick who earned the most money among Sprint Cup drivers in 2015 at $11,730,460, according to ...

Oddsmakers have Harvick the 2016 Championship favorite:

#18- Kyle Busch may have just won NASCAR's Sprint Cup, but when setting odds for the 2016 season, the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook went with last year's champion, #4-Kevin Harvick, as the 5-to-1 favorite, while installing Busch and two others as co-second favorites...

Sunoco Earns NASCAR Marketing Achievement Award:

Sunoco, the Official Fuel of NASCAR, will be honored Thursday with the 2015 NASCAR Marketing Achievement Award at the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards Luncheon held in the Encore Ballroom at Wynn Las Vegas. Since 2004, the iconic red and blue Sunoco can has been a...

Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup: Facts and Notes:

Ã· Homestead-Miami Speedway has been a part of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup since the playoff's inception in 2004. This season the track will host its 12th Chase event. Ã· The winner of the Homestead-Miami Chase race has gone on to win the championship during...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2015 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Homestead, race 36 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick(C1), 1321 2) #22-Joey Logano(EC), 1299, -22 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(EC), 1217, -104 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (EC), 1198, -123 5) #78-Martin Truex ...

Homestead Driver Notes & Facts – Saturday:

Ã· 120 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead; 92 in more than one. Ã· Jeff Gordon leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in starts at Homestead with 16. Ã· There have been 10 different NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winners...

Homestead Pole Notes & Facts – Friday:

Ã· David Green won the first Coors Light pole at Homestead in 1999 at a speed of 155.759 mph (34.669 sec.). Ã· There have been 12 different Coors Light pole winners at Homestead, led by Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne with two each. Ã· ...

NASCAR Sprint Cup Laps Led Leaders:

(after Phoenix, 35 of 36 races) 1. #4-Kevin Harvick, 2,248 2. #22-Joey Logano, 1,359 3. #2-Brad Keselowski, 1,098 4. #20-Matt Kenseth, 927 (33 races) 5. #41-Kurt Busch, 788 (32 races) 6. #18-Kyle Busch, 695 (24 races) 7. #78-Martin Truex Jr., 564 8. #48-Jimmie Johnson...