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State Water Heaters debuts on #41

Kurt Busch will park his typical black-and-red Chevy SS for Saturday night's Bank of America 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in favor of an orange-and-black model. The #41 Chevy will sport new colors when State Water Heaters, a leading...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Kansas, race 30 of 36] drivers who have won in round 2, automatically advance to round 3 after Talladega 1) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins, 1 win round 2] 3048 2) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win] 3042, -6 3) #99-Carl Edwards [2 wins] 3039, -9 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 3039, -9 5) #...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Kansas, race 30 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C7), 1053 2) #22-Joey Logano(C1), 1004, -51 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(C11), 984, -69 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(C10), 967, -86 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C6), 938...

Kansas Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- 116 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas; 86 in more than one. - Five drivers have started all 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway - Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman. - ...

Regan Smith re-signs with JR Motorsports, but still eying Cup career:

Though Regan Smith re-upped for a season of Saturdays, he still wants to be a Sunday driver. In the midst of a championship battle against teammate Chase Elliott, the driver of the #7 JR Motorsports Chevy recently agreed to another one-year deal with the Nationwide...

The Four drivers eliminated from Chase’¦what happened:

Four drivers fell by the wayside in NASCAR's first ever Chase elimination race at Dover International Speedway. #47-AJ Allmendinger, #41-Kurt Busch, #16-Greg Biffle and #43-Aric Almirola failed to advance to the three-race Contender Round, which will eliminate three...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finished at Dover:

[listed by driver chase points position before the race] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2nd 2) #22-Joey Logano, 4th 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 13th 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3rd 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 17th 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 10th 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1st 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 11th...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Dover, race 29 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 total wins in 2014, 1 in Chase], 2140 points 2) #22-Joey Logano [4 wins, 1] 2136, -4 3) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins] 2123, -17 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins] 2121, -19 5) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins, 1] 2117, -23 6) #18...

Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Dover, race 29 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C5), 1022 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(C7), 978, -44 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(C1), 958, -64 4) #22-Joey Logano(C2), 956, -66 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson(C4), 914, -...

Dover Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- 381 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway; 274 in more than one. - Ricky Rudd leads the series in starts at Dover with 56. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 43 starts; followed by Joe Nemechek ...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Dover:

[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 4th 2) #22-Joey Logano, 16th 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 1st 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 8th 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 25th 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 2nd 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 6th 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 18th 9) #20-...

Where drivers need to finish to advance to next round of Chase:

#2- Brad Keselowski and #22-Joey Logano have each locked themselves into the Contender Round with victories in the first two Chase races. Below are the finishes each driver needs in Sunday's race at Dover to guarantee a spot in the Contender Round, regardless of the...

Career start #500 for Kurt Busch:

This weekend, Kurt Busch, the driver of the #41 Haas Automation Chevy for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) will become a member of another elite club of drivers as he makes his 500th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Dover. Busch began his Sprint Cup Series career in 2000...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Dover:

#48-Jimmie Johnson 122.5 #20-Matt Kenseth 108.3 #18-Kyle Busch 105.3 #99-Carl Edwards 100.0 #16-Greg Biffle 98.9 #24-Jeff Gordon 94.5 #15-Clint Bowyer 92.1 #41-Kurt Busch 91.6 #78-Martin Truex Jr. 89.3 #31=Ryan Newman 88.1 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2013...

Where did the 16 Chase Drivers finish at New Hampshire?

[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 7th (1) 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 26th (13) 3) #22-Joey Logano, 1st (7) 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 3rd (3) 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 9th (11) 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 37th (4) 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 8th (5) 8) #...

2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after New Hampshire, race 28 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 total wins in 2014, 1 in Chase], 2097 points 2) #22-Joey Logano [4 wins, 1 in Chase] 2096, -1 Drivers above will advance to the next round of the Chase 3) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins] 2090, -7 [41 points ahead...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at New Hampshire:

[listed by driver points position] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 1st 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 13th 3) #22-Joey Logano, 7th 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 3rd 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 11th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4th 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 5th 8) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 6th 9) #41-Kurt Busch, 15th...

Some NASCAR Numbers:

109: The number of green-flag passes made by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin in Sunday's MyAFibStory.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, tied for most in the first Chase race. Busch rallied from a lap down to finish eighth after a pit road...

Where did the 16 Chase Drivers finish at Chicago?

[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 1st (25) 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd (8) 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 11th (13) 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 12th (7) 5) #22-Joey Logano, 4th (28) 6) #4-Kevin Harvick, 5th (12) 7) #99-Carl Edwards, 20th (...

2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after Chicago, race 27 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 wins], 2059 points Will advance to next Chase round 2) #24-Jeff Gordon [3 wins] 2052, -7 3) #22-Joey Logano [3 wins] 2049, -10 4) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins] 2047, -12 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [3 wins] 2042, -...