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Most-Mentioned drivers of 2015:

According to Joyce Julius, a company that tracks media mentions for sport sponsors, #4-Kevin Harvick was the most-mentioned NASCAR driver on TV this year (the same position he held last season) while#11-Hamlin had the most interview time. Sprint Cup champion #18-Busch...

Oddsmakers have Harvick the 2016 Championship favorite:

#18- Kyle Busch may have just won NASCAR's Sprint Cup, but when setting odds for the 2016 season, the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook went with last year's champion, #4-Kevin Harvick, as the 5-to-1 favorite, while installing Busch and two others as co-second favorites...

Gordon leads in 2015 television time:

As the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Season offered excitement on the track, it also provided nearly $1-billion in media value during race broadcasts according to Repucom, a trusted advisor in sports and entertainment intelligence. Repucom takes into account audience...

SHR announces new crew chiefs for Stewart, Patrick:

Stewart- Haas Racing has made new appointments within its competition department as the championship-winning race team wastes no time preparing for the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Michael Bugarewicz has been promoted from race engineer on the #4 team to crew...

Best average finishes of 2015:

Even if you win the most races in a year, you're not guaranteed a championship or the best average finish over the season's 36 races. Just ask #22-Joey Logano, who finished 2015 with the second best avg finish after winning six times. NASCAR Talk takes a look at the...

Homestead TV Ratings UPDATE:

NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Homestead, the final race in the Chase For the Sprint Cup, had a 4.4 overnight rating on NBC and NBCSN Sunday - up 52% from last year (2.9) and up 63% from 2013 (2.7), both on ESPN. Kyle Busch's win, which clinched the Sprint Cup, scored...

Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup: Facts and Notes:

Ã· Homestead-Miami Speedway has been a part of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup since the playoff's inception in 2004. This season the track will host its 12th Chase event. Ã· The winner of the Homestead-Miami Chase race has gone on to win the championship during...

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Championship Fast Facts:

#18-Kyle Busch has won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship, becoming the 31st different series champion, and the first to win the title after missing the first 11 races of the season. Busch won the Ford EcoBoost 400 claiming the title. Busch joins Kevin...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2015 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Homestead, race 36 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick(C1), 1321 2) #22-Joey Logano(EC), 1299, -22 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(EC), 1217, -104 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (EC), 1198, -123 5) #78-Martin Truex ...

Championship Favorite Harvick Hopes To Become Second Driver To Win Consecutive Crowns:

Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title-winner #4-Kevin Harvick enters Sunday's Ford EcoBoost 400 Championship Round race as the favorite to take home his second straight series crown. If he finishes ahead of fellow Championship 4 drivers Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and...

Unbreakable: Kyle Busch Aims To Finish Championship Run Nine Months After Daytona Accident:

#18- Kyle Busch's season has been so improbable, even M. Night Shyamalan couldn't make it up. A mere nine months after breaking his right leg and fracturing his left foot in an accident at Daytona, Busch will race for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship at Homestead...

Homestead Driver Notes & Facts – Saturday:

Ã· 120 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead; 92 in more than one. Ã· Jeff Gordon leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in starts at Homestead with 16. Ã· There have been 10 different NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winners...

Chase Drivers Heads Up Verses The Competition:

#4-Kevin Harvick has finished ahead of #24-Jeff Gordon, #18-Kyle Busch and #78-Martin Truex Jr. in 17 Sprint Cup races in 2015. Kyle Busch has finished as the lead driver of the "Championship Four" in eight races, while Gordon and Truex Jr. has each been the top driver...

NBC Sports presents dual coverage of Sprint Cup Championship:

In an unprecedented offering, NBC Sports Group will present dual national coverage of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship race from Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 22. While NBC provides the primary broadcast of Jeff Gordon's quest to close out his Hall of...

Teams receive warnings at Phoenix:

Six Sprint Cup teams - including championship contender #18-Kyle Busch's team - received warnings for inspection issues last weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, NASCAR announced Wednesday. Busch's team received its third warning after it failed pre-race inspection...

Current Odds to Win 2015 Sprint Cup Championship:

Driver, Odds #4-Kevin Harvick, 3/2 #18-Kyle Busch, 11/4 #78-Martin Truex Jr. 3/1 #24-Jeff Gordon, 7/2 (Vegas Insider, see more links to odds on the Homestead Race Info page)...

Jeff Gordon featured on Sports Illustrated cover:

#24- Jeff Gordon is featured on this week's national cover of Sports Illustrated ahead of the final race of his storied career. Gordon, 44, will race against #18-Kyle Busch, #4-Kevin Harvick and #78-Martin Truex Jr. on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway in pursuit ...

Chase drivers to appear on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” tonight:

The four NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship 4 drivers, #24-Jeff Gordon, #78-Martin Truex Jr., #4-Kevin Harvick and #18-Kyle Busch are scheduled to appear on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" Tuesday night, November 17th, scheduled for 11:35pm/et on NBC. Also scheduled...

NASCAR Sprint Cup Laps Led Leaders:

(after Phoenix, 35 of 36 races) 1. #4-Kevin Harvick, 2,248 2. #22-Joey Logano, 1,359 3. #2-Brad Keselowski, 1,098 4. #20-Matt Kenseth, 927 (33 races) 5. #41-Kurt Busch, 788 (32 races) 6. #18-Kyle Busch, 695 (24 races) 7. #78-Martin Truex Jr., 564 8. #48-Jimmie Johnson...

Phoenix Driver Notes & Facts – Saturday:

Ã· 200 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix; 144 in more than one. Ã· Mark Martin leads series in starts at Phoenix with 34; Jeff Gordon (second all-time) leads all active drivers with 33. Ã· Jeff Gordon leads all active...