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Knaus faces no penalty after unauthorized use of wheel spacer:

NASCAR called Chad Knaus and Hendrick Motorsports executives to its at-track offices after the season finale Sunday, but Knaus and Jimmie Johnson's #48 team will not face any penalties for what is being characterized as a misunderstanding on pit road. On a pit stop...

Homestead Notes & Facts – Sunday – race:

- Since the inception of the position-based points system in 1975, only four drivers have made up a points deficit in the season finale: Richard Petty in 1979 (made up two points on Darrell Waltrip), Alan Kulwicki in 1992 (made up 30 points on Davey Allison), Jimmie...

Homestead Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- 113 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead; 89 in more than one. - Two drivers have made all 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Homestead: Jeff Burton and Jeff Gordon. - Two drivers have won consecutive races at Homestead...

Homestead Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

- David Green won the first Coors Light pole at Homestead in 1999 at a speed of 155.759 mph (34.669 sec.). - There have been 11 different Coors Light pole winners, led by Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne with two each. - Two of the 15 (13.3%) ...

Chase Elliott ready for Cup but:

Chase Elliott hasn't turned 19 yet, and the Nationwide Series champion already could be ready for a Sprint Cup ride. Even Rick Hendrick, who has Elliott under contract, thinks in some ways Elliott was ready to run at least some Cup races before he earned his first ...

Hendrick Motorsports going for pole #200:

This weekend, Hendrick Motorsports could reach a milestone. With one more Sprint Cup Series pole position, the organization will have earned 200 in its 30-year history. Currently, Hendrick Motorsports sits at 199 poles, with #24-Jeff Gordon and #48-Jimmie Johnson combining...

Hendrick Motorsports going for pole #200:

This weekend, Hendrick Motorsports could reach a milestone. With one more Sprint Cup Series pole position, the organization will have earned 200 in its 30-year history. Currently, Hendrick Motorsports sits at 199 poles, with #24-Jeff Gordon and #48-Jimmie Johnson combining...

200 POLES Hendrick Motorsports First To Reach Century Mark ‘¦ TWICE:

1 - Hendrick recorded its first series pole with Geoff Bodine at Bristol Motor Speedway on Aug. 25, 1985 16 - The number of different Hendrick Motorsports drivers that have posted at least one pole 26 - The number of different tracks at which Hendrick posted a pole...

Hamlin Hopes To Repeat At Homestead:

After going winless the first 35 races last year, Denny Hamlin captured the checkered flag in the season finale at Homestead to salvage his streak of notching at least one victory in each of his first eight full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series campaigns. The stakes are...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Homestead:

#99-Carl Edwards 115.5 #78-Martin Truex Jr. 110.0 #20-Matt Kenseth 109.8 #4-Kevin Harvick 99.1 [Chase driver] #48-Jimmie Johnson 96.6 #24-Jeff Gordon 96.5 #18-Kyle Busch 93.4 #11-Denny Hamlin 93.4 [Chase driver] #15-Clint Bowyer 92.7 AND #31-Ryan Newman 84.8, 13th-...

Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup: Homestead-Miami Speedway:

- 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 11th Chase event. - The winner of the Homestead-Miami Chase race has gone on to win the championship during ...

NASCAR Numbers:

2,083: Laps led by Kevin Harvick through the first 35 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races this year, far and away a career best. Harvick added 264 laps to his total on Sunday in winning the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, his fourth victory...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36] driver that finishes highest at Homestead will win the Sprint Cup Championship at Homestead 1) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win] 5000 2) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 5000 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 5000 4) #4-Kevin Harvick [4 wins] 5000 drivers below eliminated...

Unofficial Chase Standings using 2013 Sprint Cup Chase rules:

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36] 1) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 2368 2) #4-Kevin Harvick [4 wins] 2342, -29 3) #2-Brad Keselowski [6 wins], 2320, -48 4) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins] 2312, -56 5) #31-Ryan Newman, 2311, -57 6) #20-Matt Kenseth, 2296, -72 7) #99-Carl Edwards [...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(EC), 1217 2) #22-Joey Logano(C2), 1188, -29 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(EC), 1145, -72 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(EC), 1138, -79 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C4), 1124...

Phoenix Notes & Facts – Sunday – race:

- There have been 36 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Phoenix International Raceway, one per season from 1988-2004 and two each season since. - There have been 23 different NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winners at Phoenix, eight have won more than once, led by Eliminator...

Phoenix Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- 194 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix; 139 in more than one. - Mark Martin leads series in starts at Phoenix with 34; followed by Jeff Gordon with 31. - Mark Martin leads the series in runner-up finishes at Phoenix with...

JR Motorsports Championship Notes Package:

Chase Elliott, the driver of the #9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevy, clinched the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship after scoring a fifth-place finish today at Phoenix International Raceway. The rookie driver from Dawsonville, Ga., will carry an insurmountable 52-...

Phoenix Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

- Geoffrey Bodine won the first pole in 1988 at a speed of 123.203 mph (29.220 sec.). - There have been 20 different Coors Light pole winners, led by Ryan Newman with four. - Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards are the only drivers to win consecutive poles. Newman...

NASCAR Numbers:

18: The point spread between Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin (tied for first in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings) and eighth-place Kevin Harvick. With eight drivers competing that closely for four spots in the season finale at Homestead, Sunday's final Eliminator...