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Michigan Chase Clinch Scenarios:

#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #2-Brad Keselowski, #24-Jeff Gordon, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #99-Carl Edwards, #22-Joey Logano and #4-Kevin Harvick have clinched a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, assuming they attempt to qualify for the remaining four races. If there...

Michigan Chase Clinch Scenarios UPDATE:

#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #2-Brad Keselowski, #24-Jeff Gordon, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #99-Carl Edwards, #22-Joey Logano and #4-Kevin Harvick have clinched a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, assuming they attempt to qualify for the remaining four races. If there...

Kurt Busch interested in Indy 500 again next year:

Kurt Busch created a memory that he has said will last forever when he competed in the Indianapolis 500 this past May, finishing sixth in The Greatest Spectacle in Racing. On Sunday at Watkins Glen, Busch reaffirmed his desire to give it a second shot. The Outlaw finished...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Michigan:

#16-Greg Biffle 107.8 #20-Matt Kenseth 104.5 #48-Jimmie Johnson 102.9 #99-Carl Edwards 102.2 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 97.5 #14-Tony Stewart 95.8 #24-Jeff Gordon 91.2 #18-Kyle Busch 91.1 #41-Kurt Busch 90.0 #42-Kyle Larson 89.7 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-...

Race Fast Facts – Watkins Glen International:

AJ Allmendinger won the 29th Annual Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, his first victory in 213 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2014. This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in six races at Watkins Glen International...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Grid:

[after Watkins Glen, race 22 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(X), 3 wins, 1st in points 2) #2-Brad Keselowski(X), 3 wins, 4th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X), 3 wins, 7th 4) #24-Jeff Gordon(X), 2 wins, 2nd 5) #22-Joey Logano(X), 2 ...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Watkins Glen, race 22 of 36] 1) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [3 wins], 773 2) #24-Jeff Gordon [2 wins], 768, -5 3) #20-Matt Kenseth, 703, -70 4) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 696, -77 5) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins], 671, -102 6) #99-Carl Edwards [2 wins], 658, -115 7) #...

Chase clinch scenarios at Watkins Glen:

Drivers with multiple wins and who cannot fall out of the top 30 in points have clinched a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, assuming they attempt to qualify for the remaining races. After Pocono, seven fit that category: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #2-Brad ...

Stewart-Haas; McDowell to test at New Hampshire:

With the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship moving to an elimination-style format for the first time, the stakes have never been higher for the annual Sylvania 300 on Sept. 21 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. One race team could have the inside track for a strong...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Watkins Glen:

#14-Tony Stewart 120.4 #9-Marcos Ambrose 120.1 #18-Kyle Busch 113.3 Juan Pablo Montoya 110.5 #2-Brad Keselowski 102.8 #48-Jimmie Johnson 100.6 #47-AJ Allmendinger 94.7 #99-Carl Edwards 94.6 #78-Martin Truex Jr. 92.8 #41-Kurt Busch 91.8 Note: Driver Ratings compiled...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Grid:

[after Pocono, race 21 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(X), 3 wins, 2nd in points 2) #2-Brad Keselowski(X), 3 wins, 3rd 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X), 3 wins, 6th 4) #24-Jeff Gordon(X), 2 wins, 1st 5) #22-Joey Logano(X), 2 wins, ...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Pocono, race 21 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [2 wins], 757 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [3 wins], 740, -17 3) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 687, -70 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 668, -89 5) #31-Ryan Newman, 642, -115 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 633, -124 7) #22-Joey Logano...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Pocono:

#11-Denny Hamlin 109.0 #48-Jimmie Johnson 108.7 #41-Kurt Busch 105.5 #24-Jeff Gordon 101.8 #14-Tony Stewart 98.9 #99-Carl Edwards 96.0 #42-Kyle Larson 96.0 #31-Ryan Newman 95.8 #2-Brad Keselowski 92.8 #5-Kasey Kahne 91.5 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2014...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Grid:

[after Indianapolis, race 20 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski(X), 3 wins, 3rd in points 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X), 3 wins, 5th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon(X), 2 wins, 1st 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(X), 2 wins, 2nd 5) #99-Carl Edwards(X), 2...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Indianapolis, race 20 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [2 wins], 717 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 693, -24 3) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 666, -51 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 661, -56 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 628, -89 6) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 609, -108 7) #...

Bad day for former (and one current) open-wheelers:

Five drivers in Sunday's race also have raced in the Indianapolis 500. But that certainly didn't give them an edge in a stock car. #14-Tony Stewart, who has two previous victories in the 400-mile race, was the highest-finishing driver in 17th with an IndyCar background...

Last 13 races at NHMS, 13 different winners UPDATE:

Over the course of the last 13 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, 13 different drivers have won, tying the record with Texas Motor Speedway from 1998 through 2007. The 13 drivers are: #41-Kurt Busch (1 win in 2014), #16-Greg Biffle (0), #22-Joey Logano(2), Mark...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after New Hampshire, race 19 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 670 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 658, -12 3) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 634, -36 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 621, -49 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 598, -72 6) #99-Carl Edwards [2 wins], 574, -96 ...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Grid:

[after New Hampshire, race 19 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 3 wins, 3rd in points 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 5th 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 2nd 4) #99-Carl Edwards, 2 wins, 6th 5) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 9th 6) #...

New Hampshire Notes & Facts – Sunday – race:

- 150 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway; 122 in more than one. - Four drivers have competed in all 38 races at New Hampshire: Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte and Joe Nemechek. - Two of the 38...