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#48 team may face penalty for all-star race violation UPDATE:

NASCAR officials are investigating #48-Jimmie Johnson's Hendrick Motorsports team for a possible rules violation during the Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday night. A NASCAR official said after the race that a Johnson crewman was being investigated for modifying the...

#48 team may face penalty for all-star race violation:

NASCAR officials are investigating #48-Jimmie Johnson's Hendrick Motorsports team for a possible rules violation during the Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday night. A NASCAR official said after the race that a Johnson crewman was being investigated for modifying the...

NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Notebook:

Ã· There have been 30 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Races. Ã· The first NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race was in 1985. Ã· 29 have been held at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In 1986, the event was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and won by Bill Elliott. That season was also the...

Patriotic scheme for Johnson in All-Star Race:

Lowe's, in conjunction with NASCAR.com and NASCAR Illustrated, digitally unveiled the #48 Lowe's Patriotic Chevy scheme Jimmie Johnson will pilot in the next two races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, starting with Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race. Lowe's has a long...

NASCAR issues written warnings to five teams:

NASCAR announced Wednesday that #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team and #22-Joey Logano's team were among five Sprint Cup teams that received written warnings for failing inspection last weekend at Kansas Speedway. NASCAR stated that the teams of Logano, #13-Casey Mears ...

Top 10 All-Star Driver Ratings

#18-Kyle Busch"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 108.1 #48-Jimmie Johnson"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 104.2 #20-Matt Kenseth"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 88.3 #19-Carl Edwards"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 84.6 #41-Kurt Busch"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 83.5 #4-Kevin Harvick"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 82.4 #24-Jeff Gordon...

Testing at Dover UPDATE2:

12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers will visit Dover International Speedway on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 for an open test session next week, just weeks before NASCAR makes its return to Dover for the May 29-31 race weekend. Fans that want to attent the test session may...

Testing at Dover UPDATE:

12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers will visit Dover International Speedway on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 for an open test session next week, just weeks before NASCR makes its return to Dover for the May 29-31 race weekend. Fans that want to attent the test session may...

2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup CHASE Standings:

[after Kansas, race 11 of 36] (by wins, then by points standings) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 389, -48 (3rd in driver points) 2) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 437 (1st in driver points) 3) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 375, -62 (4th) 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], ...

Kansas Speedway Notes & Facts – Saturday – race:

Ã· There have been 18 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, one NSCS event from 2001 - 2010 and two races per year since 2011. Ã· Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at Kansas with five: Jeff Gordon (three) and Jimmie Johnson (two). Ã· ...

Kansas Speedway Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

Ã· Jason Leffler won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Kansas Speedway in 2001 with a speed of 176.499 mph. Ã· 11 drivers have Coors Light poles at Kansas, led by Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne with three each. Ã· Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick...

Talladega Superspeedway Notes & Facts – Sunday – race:

Ã· There have been 91 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Talladega Superspeedway, one NSCS event in 1969 and two races per year since 1970. Ã· Talladega Superspeedway is tied with Michigan International Speedway for holding the ninth most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...

2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after Richmond, race 9 of 36] (by wins, then by points) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 357 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 299, -58 3) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 324, -33 4) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 283, -74 5) #20-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 273, -84 6) #11-Denny Hamlin...

2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after Bristol, race 8 of 36] (by wins, then by points) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 314 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 258, -56 3) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 284, -30 4) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 255, -59 5) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 223, -91 6) #20-Matt Kenseth...

Bristol driver introduction songs:

Bristol Motor Speedway secured its status long ago as one of the tracks with the most unique driver introductions, allowing the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series premiere stars to choose their introductory song. The 2015 driver introductions for the Food City 500 in Support...

NASCAR announces All-Star Race format:

Showcasing the sport's top talent, NASCAR announced changes for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race that will elevate the excitement of this annual classic. Race coverage is set for 7:00pm/et, Saturday, May 16 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The field will include race...

Top-10 laps led in 2015 after 6 races (1,816 total laps):

1. #4-Kevin Harvick, 670 (has run all 1,816 laps) (2 wins) 2. #22-Joey Logano, 305 (has run all 1,816 laps) (1 win) 3. #48-Jimmie Johnson, 176 (1 win) 4. #11-Denny Hamlin, 165 (1 win) 5. #24-Jeff Gordon, 111 6. #41-Kurt Busch, 86 (in 3 races) 7. #2-Brad Keselowski, ...

2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after Martinsville, race 6 of 36] (by wins, then by points) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 263 2) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 239, -24 3) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 206, -57 4) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 172, -91 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson [1 win], 168, -95 6) #78-Truex Jr...

Martinsville Speedway Notes & Facts – Sunday – race:

Ã· There have been 132 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway, one in the inaugural year and two races per year since 1950. Ã· 48 different drivers have won at Martinsville Speedway, led by Richard Petty with 15; Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon ...

First Saturday practice

for the STP 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway is over after 55 minutes, the top five, slowest two and some notes: #11-Denny Hamlin 97.113 #48-Jimmie Johnson 96.988 #24-Jeff Gordon 96.884 #5-Kasey Kahne 96.815 #19-Carl Edwards 96.711 Most laps run: #...