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Kurt Busch wins at Michigan:

#2-Kurt Busch won the twice rained-delayed 3M Performance 400 at Michigan International Speedway for his 2nd win in 2007 and 17th of his career. There was a Green-White-Checkered finish, but 2nd place, #1-Truex Jr. could not catch Busch and held on to 2nd. The rest...

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

after Michigan [23 of 36 races]: 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 3471 2) #11-Denny Hamlin 3195 -276 3) #17-Matt Kenseth 3117 -354 4) #20-Tony Stewart 3073 -398 5) #99-Carl Edwards 2970 -501 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2959 -512 7) #31-Jeff Burton 2927 -544 8) #5-Kyle Busch 2881 -590 ...

Rumblings – Michigan:

We wrapped up Michigan Speedweeks today, and Kurt Busch brought down the curtain. Busch captured the 3M Performance 406 today in dominating style. Leading 92 of the 203 circuits (surviving a G/W/C to boot) it was his second win of the season (he took Pocono two weeks...

Michigan Fast Facts:

.. Kurt Busch won the 3M Performance 400, his 17th victory in 243 Nextel Cup Series races. .. Busch moved into a tie with Marvin Panch, Curtis Turner and Dale Earnhardt Jr., for 39th on the all-time wins list. .. This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish...

Chase Notes/Stats before Michigan:

Not that anyone mentioned it Sunday, but Jeff Gordon became the first driver (barring penalty) to clinch a spot in the 2007 Chase at Watkins Glen. The significance? Now crew chief Steve Letarte and JG can really take some chances to get wins over the next four races...

McCauley Back with Kurt Busch in Busch Race:

#39-Kurt Busch had a familiar voice in his ear during Saturday's Busch Series race at Watkins Glen International. Roy McCauley, who was Busch's crew chief for Penske Racing's #2 Nextel Cup car but stepped aside earlier this year because of his wife Amy's illness, returned...

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

after Watkins Glen [22 of 36 races]: 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 3384 2) #11-Denny Hamlin 3040 -344 3) #17-Matt Kenseth 2952 -432 4) #20-Tony Stewart 2939 -445 5) #99-Carl Edwards 2824 -560 6) #31-Jeff Burton 2806 -578 7) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2789 -595 8) #5-Kyle Busch 2757 -...

Testing at Road Atlanta:

Fresh off winning Sunday's Pennsylvania 500, #2-Kurt Busch, crew chief Pat Tryson and the gang at Penske Racing hopped a team flight at 5:30am Monday to go testing at Road Atlanta. They weren't alone. Hendrick Motorsports and driver Jeff Gordon, already an accomplished...

Chase Notes/Stats before Watkins Glen:

Positions 10-12 Are in Play: #10-Clint Bowyer (+160), #11-Martin Truex (+45), and #12-Kurt Busch (+7) are very much in play with five races left in The Race to The Chase. #13-Dale Jr. (-7), and #14-Ryan Newman (-90) are in strong contention. #15-Mark Martin (-216), #...

Kurt Busch Wins at Pocono:

#2-Kurt Busch put on a dominating performance to win the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway for his first win in 52 races. Busch led 175 of the 200 laps and beat #8-Earnhardt, Jr. to the finish line by 4.132 seconds. The rest of the top-10 were #11-Hamlin, #24-Gordon...

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

after Pocono [21 of 36 races]: 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 3236 2) #11-Denny Hamlin 2870 -366 3) #17-Matt Kenseth 2825 -411 4) #31-Jeff Burton 2763 -473 5) #20-Tony Stewart 2749 -487 6) #99-Carl Edwards 2682 -554 7) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2624 -612 8) #5-Kyle Busch 2611 -625 9) #...

Rumblings – Pocono:

If it had been a fight, they'd have stopped it! Kurt Busch totally dominated (if you call leading 87.5% of the laps dominating) today at Pocono Raceway and captured the Pennsylvania 500 for his first win of the season (last we saw of him was snow angels at Bristol ...

Earnhardt, Jr. wins pole at Pocono:

#8-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won the Budweiser Pole for the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway with a speed of 169.975mph. He originally went out to make his qualifying lap, but pulled back down pit road when it began to rain. Qualifying was delayed by about 30 minutes. ...

Pocono Qualifying Notes:

... Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Bud Pole for the Pennsylvania 500, his seventh Nextel Cup Series pole in 276 career races. He turned a quick lap of 169.975 mph (52.949) ... This is Earnhardt's first pole since Sept. 29, 2002 at Kansas Speedway a span of 171 races ... ...

Pocono Ramblings:

It never hurts to have Mother Nature on your side.... Dale Earnhardt Jr took advantage of a shower cooled race track today at Pocono Raceway and took the Bud Pole for Sunday's Pennsylvania 500 with a time of 52.949 sec (169.975 mph). It's the 7th career top-spot for...

Pocono Rookie Notes:

#42-Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 29 Allstate 400 at The Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Montoya finished second and took top rookie honors for the ninth time this season. Montoya's finish was the best effort by a Raybestos...

2008 Daytona Testing Dates Announced:

Testing dates for the historic 50th running of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 17, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway have been finalized. The first wave of Sprint Cup Series teams will test in preparation for "The Great American Race" on Jan. 7-9 with Jan. 10 serving ...

Testing at Kentucky:

#2-Kurt Busch and #12-Ryan Newman tested at Kentucky Speedway on Monday July 30th and Tuesday July 21st. David Green is scheduled to test at Kentucky on Wednesday in a Hendrick Motorsports R&D car. Fans can watch from the Turn 3 Fan Center at no charge. Schedule subject...

Rumblings — The Brickyard:

Tony Stewart had a spirited battle with Kevin Harvick today at The Brickyard and bested him in turn two with ten laps to go to post his second win at his historic home-state oval. Tony's win in the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard was his second in a row, the 31st of ...

Chase stats leading up to Indy:

#1-Martin Truex's DNF at Chicagoland dropped him one spot and 79 points closer to being out of The Chase. Truex now has only an 87-point margin on 13th place #12-Ryan Newman and #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 19th dropped him 19 points closer to Newman, who posted an eighth...