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Dover Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- 381 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway; 274 in more than one. - Ricky Rudd leads the series in starts at Dover with 56. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 43 starts; followed by Joe Nemechek ...

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

[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 4th 2) #22-Joey Logano, 16th 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 1st 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 8th 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 25th 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 2nd 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 6th 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 18th 9) #20-...

Dover Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

- David Pearson won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Dover in 1969 with a speed of 130.430 mph. - 38 drivers have Coors Light poles at Dover, led by David Pearson with six. Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman lead all active drivers in poles with four each. - Nine drivers...

Where drivers need to finish to advance to next round of Chase:

#2- Brad Keselowski and #22-Joey Logano have each locked themselves into the Contender Round with victories in the first two Chase races. Below are the finishes each driver needs in Sunday's race at Dover to guarantee a spot in the Contender Round, regardless of the...

NASCAR Numbers:

8.4: Jimmie Johnson's average finish in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway. Though Johnson has a personal-best nine wins at the Monster Mile, there are three other tracks where he's achieved better average finishes: Martinsville (5.2), ...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Dover:

#48-Jimmie Johnson 122.5 #20-Matt Kenseth 108.3 #18-Kyle Busch 105.3 #99-Carl Edwards 100.0 #16-Greg Biffle 98.9 #24-Jeff Gordon 94.5 #15-Clint Bowyer 92.1 #41-Kurt Busch 91.6 #78-Martin Truex Jr. 89.3 #31=Ryan Newman 88.1 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2013...

Where did the 16 Chase Drivers finish at New Hampshire?

[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 7th (1) 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 26th (13) 3) #22-Joey Logano, 1st (7) 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 3rd (3) 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 9th (11) 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 37th (4) 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 8th (5) 8) #...

2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after New Hampshire, race 28 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 total wins in 2014, 1 in Chase], 2097 points 2) #22-Joey Logano [4 wins, 1 in Chase] 2096, -1 Drivers above will advance to the next round of the Chase 3) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins] 2090, -7 [41 points ahead...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after New Hampshire, race 28 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(X), 975 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(X), 951 -24 3) #22-Joey Logano(X), 916 -59 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(X), 915 -60 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X), 873 -102 6) #4-Kevin Harvick(X), 872 -103 7) #20-Matt Kenseth(X), 854 -121...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at New Hampshire:

[listed by driver points position] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 1st 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 13th 3) #22-Joey Logano, 7th 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 3rd 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 11th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4th 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 5th 8) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 6th 9) #41-Kurt Busch, 15th...

Some NASCAR Numbers:

109: The number of green-flag passes made by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin in Sunday's MyAFibStory.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, tied for most in the first Chase race. Busch rallied from a lap down to finish eighth after a pit road...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at New Hampshire:

#14-Tony Stewart 110.0 #24-Jeff Gordon 107.7 #11-Denny Hamlin 103.6 #48-Jimmie Johnson 102.1 #42-Kyle Larson 99.1 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 97.3 #15-Clint Bowyer 95.9 #18-Kyle Busch 94.7 #2-Brad Keselowski 93.8 #5Kasey Kahne 92.6 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005...

Where did the 16 Chase Drivers finish at Chicago?

[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 1st (25) 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd (8) 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 11th (13) 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 12th (7) 5) #22-Joey Logano, 4th (28) 6) #4-Kevin Harvick, 5th (12) 7) #99-Carl Edwards, 20th (...

2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after Chicago, race 27 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 wins], 2059 points Will advance to next Chase round 2) #24-Jeff Gordon [3 wins] 2052, -7 3) #22-Joey Logano [3 wins] 2049, -10 4) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins] 2047, -12 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [3 wins] 2042, -...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Chicago, race 27 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(X)957 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(X) 916, -41 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(X) 877, -80 4) #22-Joey Logano(X) 869, -88 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X) 834, -123 6) #20-Matt Kenseth(X) 831, -126 7) #4-Kevin Harvick(X) 829, -128 8) #31...

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

[listed by driver points position] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 25th 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 8th 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 13th 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 7th 5) #22-Joey Logano, 28th 6) #4-Kevin Harvick, 12th 7) #99-Carl Edwards, 3rd 8) #18-Kyle Busch, 1st 9) #11-Denny Hamlin, ...

Chicago Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

- Todd Bodine won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Chicago in 2001 with a speed of 183.717 mph. - 10 drivers have Coors Light poles at Chicago, led by Jimmie Johnson with two. - Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting...

Goodyear Tire Notes for Chicago:

While teams in all three NASCAR series in action at Chicagoland this week will run the same left-side tire code, Sprint Cup teams will run their own right-side tire code . . . Sprint Cup teams have run this left-side code (D-4392) at Chicagoland since 2011 . . . they...

Johnson feeling better UPDATE:

Hendrick Motorsports said Tuesday defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson is feeling 'much better' after suffering from dehydration at Richmond. A spokeswoman also said crew chief Chad Knaus found nothing wrong in the car that would have caused Johnson's dehydration...

Who has been too fast on pit road?

Chase drivers are among those who have been penalized the most for speeding on pit road this season. With each position critical, any extra time on pit road can cost positions. A penalty could prove devastating to a team's title hopes. No driver has won a Cup race ...