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2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Pocono, race 21 of 36] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 772 2) #15-Clint Bowyer, 695, -77 3) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 688, -84 4) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 675, -97 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 656, -116 6) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins], 646, -126 7) #20-Matt Kenseth...

Kahne wins Pocono:

#5-Kasey Kahne won the GoBowling.com 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway for his 2nd win of 2013 and 16th career win . He took the lead from #24-Gordon with less 2 laps to go and pulled away to a margin of victory of 1.392 seconds. He also led the most laps...

Race Fast Facts – Pocono:

Kasey Kahne won the 40th Annual GoBowling.com 400 , his 16th victory in 345 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2013. His first win was at Bristol in March. This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in 20...

Teams compromising on test sessions:

If anything fosters cooperation between race teams in a single organization, its the testing policy NASCAR instituted this season. With four tests available at tracks that host NASCAR events, drivers and crew chiefs must agree on which four tracks are optimum for testing...

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Pocono, race 21 of 36] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 772 2) #15-Clint Bowyer, 695, -77 3) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 688, -84 4) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 675, -97 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 656, -116 6) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins], 646, -126 7) #20-Matt Kenseth...

Kahne wins Pocono:

#5-Kasey Kahne won the GoBowling.com 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway for his 2nd win of 2013 and 16th career win . He took the lead from #24-Gordon with less 2 laps to go and pulled away to a margin of victory of 1.392 seconds. He also led the most laps...

Race Fast Facts – Pocono:

Kasey Kahne won the 40th Annual GoBowling.com 400 , his 16th victory in 345 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2013. His first win was at Bristol in March. This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in 20...

Teams compromising on test sessions:

If anything fosters cooperation between race teams in a single organization, its the testing policy NASCAR instituted this season. With four tests available at tracks that host NASCAR events, drivers and crew chiefs must agree on which four tracks are optimum for testing...

Eleven New Track Records set in 2013:

1) Bristol, #18-Kyle Busch, 129.535mph, March 15, 2013 - was 128.709 from March 2003 2) Martinsville, #48-Jimmie Johnson, 98.400, April 5, 2013 - was 98.083 from October 2005 3) Texas, #18-Kyle Busch, 196.299, April 12, 2013 - was 196.235 from November 2006 4) Kansas...

Johnson wins Pocono pole:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the pole for the GoBowling.com 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway with a TRACK RECORD speed of 180.654mph for his 2nd pole of 2013 and 31st of his career. #18-Busch is on the outside pole, followed by #99-Edwards, #39-Newman, #78-Busch...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Pocono:

Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 40th Annual GoBowling.com 400 with a track qualifying record lap of 49.819 seconds, 180.654 mph. This is the 11th track qualifying record that has been broken so far this season by the Gen-6 race car in the NASCAR...

Eleven New Track Records set in 2013:

1) Bristol, #18-Kyle Busch, 129.535mph, March 15, 2013 - was 128.709 from March 2003 2) Martinsville, #48-Jimmie Johnson, 98.400, April 5, 2013 - was 98.083 from October 2005 3) Texas, #18-Kyle Busch, 196.299, April 12, 2013 - was 196.235 from November 2006 4) Kansas...

Johnson wins Pocono pole:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the pole for the GoBowling.com 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway with a TRACK RECORD speed of 180.654mph for his 2nd pole of 2013 and 31st of his career. #18-Busch is on the outside pole, followed by #99-Edwards, #39-Newman, #78-Busch...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Pocono:

Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 40th Annual GoBowling.com 400 with a track qualifying record lap of 49.819 seconds, 180.654 mph. This is the 11th track qualifying record that has been broken so far this season by the Gen-6 race car in the NASCAR...

Logano in a third Penske car at Watkins Glen:

Joey Logano will drive the #48 car at Watkins Glen next week. OK, so its not that #48 car. But when Penske Racing president Tim Cindric tweeted this week that Logano would drive a #48 car in the Watkins Glen Nationwide Series race, it certainly raised some eyebrows...

Logano in a third Penske car at Watkins Glen:

Joey Logano will drive the #48 car at Watkins Glen next week. OK, so its not that #48 car. But when Penske Racing president Tim Cindric tweeted this week that Logano would drive a #48 car in the Watkins Glen Nationwide Series race, it certainly raised some eyebrows...

Newmans Win Brings Special Deal For Martinsville Speedway Fans:

#39- Ryan Newman is back in victory lane and Martinsville Speedway fans will be the big winners this week. Newman rolled to a big NASCAR Sprint Cup victory over Jimmie Johnson Sunday afternoon. It was Newmans first victory since he won the Goodys 500 in the spring ...

Top 12 Driver Rating at Pocono:

#11-Denny Hamlin"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 113.8 #48-Jimmie Johnson"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 110.0 #78-Kurt Busch"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 103.8 #24-Jeff Gordon"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 100.0 #14-Tony Stewart"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 98.8 #99-Carl Edwards"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 97.8 #39-Ryan Newman...

Newmans Win Brings Special Deal For Martinsville Speedway Fans:

#39- Ryan Newman is back in victory lane and Martinsville Speedway fans will be the big winners this week. Newman rolled to a big NASCAR Sprint Cup victory over Jimmie Johnson Sunday afternoon. It was Newmans first victory since he won the Goodys 500 in the spring ...

Top 12 Driver Rating at Pocono:

#11-Denny Hamlin"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 113.8 #48-Jimmie Johnson"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 110.0 #78-Kurt Busch"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 103.8 #24-Jeff Gordon"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 100.0 #14-Tony Stewart"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 98.8 #99-Carl Edwards"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 97.8 #39-Ryan Newman...