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Sad News – Chuck Silvey:

Chuck Silvey, who worked for Motorsports Authentics [Action Performance] for roughly 17 years died earlier this week. Silvey ran Dale Earnhardt Sr's souvenir hauler. In 1994, he was promoted to Transportation Director of Trackside and oversaw some 60 souvenir trailers...

Ramblings – Dover Qualifying Notes:

Jimmie Johnson captured the Bud Pole today for Sunday's Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover International Speedway....round two of the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Jimmie's time of 23.261 (154.765 mph) was over a tenth of a second quicker than Juan Pablo Montoya, and gives Johnson...

Dover Qualifying Fast Facts:

.. Jimmie Johnson won the Bud Pole for the Dodge Dealers 400 with a lap of 23.261 seconds, 154.765 mph. .. This is his 11th Bud Pole in 211 career Nextel Cup races. .. This is his second Bud Pole and 19th top-10 start in 2007, including each of the past eight races...

The Chase Standings [after NHIS, race 27]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5210 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 5210 3) #20-Tony Stewart 5200 -10 4) #07-Clint Bowyer 5195 -15 5) #5-Kyle Busch 5175 -35 6) #1-Martin Truex Jr. 5170 -40 7) #17-Matt Kenseth 5156 -54 8) #99-Carl Edwards 5147 -63 9) #11-Denny Hamlin 5128 -82 10) #29-Kevin...

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

after New Hampshire [27 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4019 2) #20-Tony Stewart 3707 -312 3) #11-Denny Hamlin 3608 -411 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3589 -430 5) #17-Matt Kenseth 3576 -443 6) #99-Carl Edwards 3499 -520 7...

Ramblings – New Hampshire:

Clint Bowyer kicked off the Chase in style today.... Bowyer took the Bud Pole today at New Hampshire International Speedway for Sunday's Sylvania 300 with a time of 29.206 (130.412 mph) for his second career top-spot and second of the season (he led 'em to the green...

Richmond Qualifying Fast Facts:

.. Clint Bowyer won the Bud Pole for the Sylvania 300 with a lap of 29.206 seconds, 130.412 mph. .. This is his second Bud Pole in 27 career Nextel Cup races. .. This is his second Bud Pole and eighth top-10 start in 2007. .. This is Bowyer's first start better than...

From the home office in Wahoo, Nebraska…

THE "LATE SHOW" TOP TWELVE "Top Twelve Reasons I Love Racing" For the first time in the history of the Late Show with David Letterman broadcasts, tonight's Late Show Top Ten is instead a Top Twelve, presented by the 12 NASCAR drivers in the Chase for the Nextel Cup...

Raines Back in the #33 at Dover:

Tony Raines will be behind the wheel of the #33 RoadLoans.com Chevy for the RoadLoans.com 200 at Dover.(Kevin Harvick Inc PR)(9-10-2007)...

Bowyer to make third start at NHIS:

Clint Bowyer will pilot the #2 Camping World Chevy in Saturday's New Hampshire 200 at the 1.058-mile race track in Loudon (N.H.). Bowyer will make his third start of the season in the Kevin Harvick Inc, #2 Camping World Chevy. Bowyer is scheduled to drive the #2 truck...

Chevy Clinches 31st Manufacters Championship:

#48-Jimmie Johnson's victory of the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway clinched the 2007 Manufacturers' Championship for Chevrolet in NASCAR's premier division. With ten races left in the season, Chevrolet has collected its 31st Manufacturers' ...

Johnson wins at Richmond:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway for his 6th win in 2007 and 29th of his career, locking him into the lead of the drivers points at the start of the Chase. The race for the chase ended up with #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr...

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

after Richmond [26 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 3849 2) #20-Tony Stewart 3537 -312 3) #11-Denny Hamlin 3490 -359 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3439 -410 5) #17-Matt Kenseth 3430 -419 6) #99-Carl Edwards 3372 -477 7) #31-Jeff Burton 3328 -521 8) #5-...

RoadLoans shares its NASCAR ride with PTG Studios in Richmond:

RoadLoans announced it would share its sponsorship on the #33 Chevy RoadLoans Busch Series car with PTG Studios, an educational programming company, for the Emerson Radio 250 Busch Series Race at Richmond [to be driven by Kevin Harvick]. The companies announced earlier...

How Dale Jr. can make the Chase:

#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. still has a shot to qualify for the Chase for the Nextel Cup. A longshot, granted. I want [our fans and sponsors] to know that no matter what, me and the team are giving everything we got, Earnhardt said. We're not going to lose focus or give...

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

after California [25 of 36 races]: 1) #24- Jeff Gordon 3679 cliched chase 2) #20-Tony Stewart 3362 -317, cliched chase 3) #11-Denny Hamlin 3335 -344, cliched chase 4) #99Carl Edwards 3330 -349, cliched chase 5) #17-Matt Kenseth 3309 -370, cliched chase 6) #48-Jimmie...

Rumblings – California:

It was a hot one....but JJ was nothin' but cool at the end! Jimmie Johnson dominated late tonight at California Speedway and went on to win the Sharp Aquos 500 (tho you wouldn't have known the race sponsor by watching the event on ESPN) over Carl Edwards. Johnson led...

Sharp Aquos 500 Fast Facts:

.. Jimmie Johnson won the Sharp AQUOS 500, his 28th victory in 208 Nextel Cup Series races. .. This is his Series-leading fifth victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2007. .. This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in 10 races at California Speedway. .. Carl...

Four Cup Drivers Participate in Final Day of Goodyear Tire Test at Atlanta:

Nextel Cup Series drivers #29-Kevin Harvick, #25-Casey Mears, #9-Scott Riggs and #36-Jeremy Mayfield completed the second of a two-day tire test today at Atlanta Motor Speedway. "This track is just awesome like always," Jeremy Mayfield said after climbing from his ...

Four drivers test Goodyear tires at Atlanta:

Nextel Cup Series drivers #29-Kevin Harvick [Chevy], #25-Casey Mears [Chevy], #9-Scott Riggs [Dodge] and #36-Jeremy Mayfield [Toyota] participated in the first of a two-day tire test today at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Goodyear tested tires on both the Car of Tomorrow...