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Who’s Hot and Who’s Not – Martinsville:

HOT ' Kyle Busch: defending Martinsville winner; 7 straight top-15 finishes at track ' Jeff Gordon: 9 career Martinsville wins; 19 top 5s, 23 top 10s in last 26 Martinsville races ' Denny Hamlin: 9.5 career Avg finish at Martinsville, 3rd-best among active drivers...

Talladega TV Ratings:

NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Talladega, the sixth race in the Chase For the Cup, earned a 2.2 final rating and 3.6 million viewers on NBCSN Sunday afternoon - down 15% in ratings and 16% in viewership from last year (2.6, 4.2M) and down 27% and 28%, respectively, ...

Five Non-Chase Storylines Heading into the Goody’s Fast Relief 500:

This weekend NASCAR returns to Martinsville Speedway for the Goody's Fast Relief 500 weekend. With the a lot of focus being on the Chase for the Sprint Cup, here are five non-chase related storylines: 1. Jeff Gordon - The defending race winner finds himself back in...

Lap Leaders after 32 races:

Driver, Laps Led 1) #78-Martin Truex Jr, 1,590 2) #18-Kyle Busch, 1,371 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 1,305 4) #19-Carl Edwards, 834 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 715 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 626 7) #2-Brad Keselowski, 540 8) #11-Denny Hamlin, 467 9) #22-Joey Logano, 440 10) #24-Chase...

Chuck Norris to introduce Chase drivers at Texas:

International film and television star Chuck Norris, known universally for his ageless machoism, will introduce the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers still vying for the series championship when they arrive Sunday, Nov. 6, for the AAA Texas 500 at Texas...

Brian Scott scores career best finish at Talladega:

Before Sunday's race at Talladega, Richard Petty Motorsports had suffered through 31 races without a top-10 finish. Drivers #44-Brian Scott and #43-Aric Almirola changed that. Scott ran a perfectly crafted race and finished second to #22-Joey Logano, and Almirola came...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 8:

[after Talladega, race 32 of 36, Chase race 6 of 10] 1) #22-Joey Logano[2 wins], 4000 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson[3 wins], 4000 3) #4-Kevin Harvick[4 wins], 4000 4) #20-Matt Kenseth[2 wins], 4000 5) #19-Carl Edwards[2 wins], 4000 6) #11-Denny Hamlin[3 wins], 4000 7) #41-...

Chase Clinch Scenarios at Talladega:

#48-Jimmie Johnson and #4-Kevin Harvick have already clinched a spot in the Round of 8. With only one race remaining in this round, a new winner would be a win by Joey Logano, Austin Dillon, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski or Chase Elliott. A win by any other driver ...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 12:

[after Kansas, race 31 of 36, Chase race 5 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*, [3 wins], 3082 (won Charlotte) 2) #4-Kevin Harvick*, [4 wins] 3074 (won Kansas) 3) #20-Matt Kenseth, [2 wins], +29 ahead of 9th 4) #18-Kyle Busch, [4 wins], +27 5) #19-Carl Edwards, [2 wins], +...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2016 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Kansas, race 31 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick (C2), 993 2) #2-Brad Keselowski (C11), 985, -8 3) #18-Kyle Busch (C4), 944, -49 4) #22-Joey Logano (C8), 933, -60 5) #41-Kurt Busch (C6), 914, -79 6...

Who’s Hot and Who’s Not – Kansas Edition:

HOT - Joey Logano: won Kansas Chase race each of last 2 seasons - Martin Truex Jr.: 817 laps led on 1.5-mile tracks this season (409 more than any other driver) - Kevin Harvick: top-2 finish in 4 of last 6 Kansas races - Kyle Busch: 3 straight top-5 finishes at Kansas...

Kansas Pole Notes & Facts:

-Jason Leffler won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Kansas Speedway in 2001 with a speed of 176.499 mph. -14 drivers have Coors Light poles at Kansas, led by Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne with three each. -Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick are the only...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 12:

[after Charlotte, race 30 of 36, Chase race 4 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*, [3 wins], 3045 (won Charlotte) 2) #20-Matt Kenseth, [2 wins], 31 ahead of 9th 3) #18-Kyle Busch, [4 wins], +27 4) #2-Brad Keselowski, [4 wins], +25 5) #41-Kurt Busch, [1 win], +24 6) #19-Carl...

Charlotte Driver Notes & Facts:

-534 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points paying race at Charlotte Motor Speedway; 383 in more than one. -NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Charlotte with 64. -Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart lead all active...

NASCAR open to rewarding regular season champion UPDATE:

For the fans - and competitors - that feel there hasn't been enough of a premium awarded to the driver/team that accumulates the most points in the regular season be patient. The point system could be changing again. NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing...

Who’s Hot and Who’s Not – Dover Edition:

HOT ' Kevin Harvick: defending race winner; led 786 laps in last 4 Dover races (608 more than any other driver) ' Jimmie Johnson: 10 career NSCS wins at Dover; most an active driver has won at any track ' Kyle Larson: has never finished worse than 11th in 5 career...

Chase Round of 12 Clinch Scenarios:

What each remaining driver needs to do to move to the round of 12. #78-Truex, Jr and #4-Harvick have already clinched a spot. Any other driver can clinch with a win. #2-Brad Keselowski - Would clinch on points with 12 Points and a new winner. If there is a repeat winner...

2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after New Hampshire, race 28 of 36] 1) #78-Martin Truex Jr.*, [3 wins], 1 win in the Round of 16 2) #4-Kevin Harvick*, [3 wins], 1 win in the Round of 16 3) #2-Brad Keselowski, [4 wins], 2087, +35 4) #18-Kyle Busch, [4 wins], 2085, +33 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, [2 wins...

2016 laps lead:

Following Martin Truex, Jr's. win at Chicagoland Speedway Sunday, he has now lead the most laps this season. In addition, Truex, Kyle Busch, and Harvick have combined to lead 49% of the total laps run this season. 1) #78-Martin Truex Jr. - 1,266 2) #18-Kyle Busch - ...

Where the 2016 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Chicago:

[listed by driver points position] 1) #18-Kyle Busch, 1st 2) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2nd 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3rd 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 4th 5) #19-Carl Edwards, 5th 6) #78-Martin Truex Jr., 6th 7) #20-Matt Kenseth, 7th 8) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 8th 9) #22-Joey Logano, 9th ...