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Kurt Busch to participate in Race of Champions:

American NASCAR superstar Kurt Busch has accepted the invitation to participate in the 2014 Race Of Champions, to be held at the Bushy Park Circuit in Barbados on December 13-14. Busch has been a major force in America's most popular racing series ever since he became...

NASCAR Numbers:

12: The number of laps led by Brad Keselowski in Sunday's GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, a race he had to win to advance to the Eliminator Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Keselowski led laps 187 through 192, and after surrendering the top spot...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Martinsville:

#48-Jimmie Johnson 124.8 #24-Jeff Gordon 119.0 #11-Denny Hamlin 109.6 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 99.9 #14-Tony Stewart 97.0 #18-Kyle Busch 96.1 #15-Clint Bowyer 94.6 #4-Kevin Harvick 93.2 Jeff Burton 87.4 #31-Ryan Newman 86.9 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2014...

The Four drivers eliminated from Chase’¦comments:

#5-Kasey Kahne: DESCRIBE WHAT YOU ARE FEELING AFTER JUST MISSING MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ROUND OF THE CHASE BY THREE POINTS: 'You just try and get the best finish you can. Basically the restart before, they all checked up in front of me so I went high to get momentum...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finished at Talladega:

[listed by driver chase points position before the race](started) 1) #22-Joey Logano, 11th (40) 2) #18-Kyle Busch, 40th (41) 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 9th (39) 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 5th (11) 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 21st (15) 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 26th (43) 7) #11-Denny Hamlin, ...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Talladega, race 32 of 36] drivers who won in round 2, automatically advanced to the Eliminator round 1) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins, 1 win in round 2] 3121 2) #4-Kevin Harvick [3 wins, 1 win in round 2] 3117, -4 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 3117, -4 4) #11-Denny Hamlin [...

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

[after Talladega, race 32 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C8), 1115 2) #22-Joey Logano(C1), 1077, -38 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(C3), 1043, -72 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1023, -92 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C2), 1022...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Talladega:

[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #22-Joey Logano, 40th 2) #18-Kyle Busch, 41st 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 39th 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 11th 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 15th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 43rd 7) #11-Denny Hamlin, 38th 8) #5-Kasey Kahne, 8th 9) #20-Matt Kenseth...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Talladega:

Brian Vickers won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 46th Annual GEICO 500 with a lap of 48.825 seconds, 196.129 mph. This is his 12th pole in 312 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and 11th top-10 start in 2014. This is his first pole in 16 races...

2015 team sponsorships coming together:

Some top NASCAR Sprint Cup teams have sold their primary sponsorships for all of next season, but space remains on the cars of #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #5-Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards and #15-Clint Bowyer four months before the 2015 season begins. Among the teams that ...

NASCAR Numbers:

2.8: Joey Logano's average finish in the first five races of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Logano has two victories and three fourth-place results and is already assured of advancing to the Chase's Eliminator Round by virtue of his victory Oct. 5 at Kansas ...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Talladega:

#42-Kyle Larson 94.8 #20-Matt Kenseth 90.9 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 90.3 Jeff Burton 89.1 #41-Kurt Busch 87.1 #55-Brian Vickers 86.9 #48-Jimmie Johnson 85.9 #17-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 85.0 #11-Denny Hamlin 83.1 #34-David Ragan 82.1 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005...

Clinch scenarios at Talladega:

The restrictor-plate madness of Talladega Superspeedway could easily deliver multiple championship twists and turns before the end of next Sunday's GEICO 500. And the only two drivers that are immune to such chaos are Kansas winner #22-Joey Logano and Saturday night...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finished at Charlotte:

[listed by driver chase points position before the race](started) 1) #22-Joey Logano, 4th (13) 2) #18-Kyle Busch, 5th (1) 3) #99-Carl Edwards, 8th (10) 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 7th (5) 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 9th (3) 6) #4-Kevin Harvick, WON (7) 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd (2) ...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Charlotte, race 31 of 36] drivers who have won in round 2, automatically advances to round 3 after Talladega 1) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins, 1 win in round 2] 3088 2) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win] 3082, -6 [26] 3) #4-Kevin Harvick [3 wins, 1 win in round 2] 3081, -7 [25...

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

[after Charlotte, race 31 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C6), 1096 2) #22-Joey Logano(C1), 1044, -52 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(C12), 1009, -87 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(C10), 996, -100 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C3...

Goodyear warns teams that high speeds could impact tires:

Goodyear has warned teams that increased speeds at Charlotte Motor Speedway will put a heavy emphasis on the right front tires in Saturday night's race - a potentially key development for drivers trying to advance in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship. Stu Grant...

Charlotte Notes & Facts – Saturday – race:

- There have been 111 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, two races per year since the track opened in 1960. In 1961, there were two 100-mile qualifying points races held the week before the May race. The first six fall races at Charlotte...

Several teams to test at Phoenix:

Nearly a dozen NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, including seven of the 12 drivers who advanced to the Contender round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, will conduct a private testing session at Phoenix International Raceway on Tuesday, Oct. 14 and Wednesday, Oct. 15...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Charlotte:

[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #22-Joey Logano, 13th 2) #18-Kyle Busch, POLE 3) #99-Carl Edwards, 10th 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 5th 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3rd 6) #4-Kevin Harvick, 7th 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd 8) #20-Matt Kenseth, 22nd 9) #5-Kasey Kahne...