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#41 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Team Penalized:

The #41 Stewart Haas Racing team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has been penalized for a rules infraction discovered in post-race inspection July 6 at Daytona International Speedway. The infraction is a P2 level penalty (levels explained here) and violates...

NASCAR Numbers:

545: The number of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races between the two most recent victories for the #43. John Andretti took the Petty Enterprises car to Victory Lane at Martinsville in April 1999, more than 15 years before Aric Almirola put the vaunted car number back...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Daytona, race 18 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 651 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 624, -27 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 596, -55 4) #2-Brad Keselowski [2 wins], 586, -65 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 580, -71 6) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins], 546, -105 7) #99...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Daytona, race 18 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 3rd in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 2nd 3) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2 wins, 4th 4) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 6th 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 2 wins, 7th 6) #4-Kevin...

Top 10 driver ratings at Daytona:

#18-Kyle Busch 97.1 #20-Matt Kenseth 92.9 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 92.0 #14-Tony Stewart 90.0 #48-Jimmie Johnson 89.0 #41-Kurt Busch 88.9 #24-Jeff Gordon 88.0 #11-Denny Hamlin 85.5 #15-Clint Bowyer 83.5 Jeff Burton 83.1 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2013 races...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Kentucky, race 17 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 618 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 594, -24 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 594, -24 4) #2-Brad Keselowski [2 wins], 560, -58 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 555, -63 6) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 536, -82 7) #22...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Kentucky, race 17 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 2nd in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 3) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2 wins, 4th 4) #99-Carl Edwards, 2 wins, 6th 5) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 7th 6) #4-Kevin...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Kentucky:

#48-Jimmie Johnson 125.9 #18-Kyle Busch 125.2 #20-Matt Kenseth 109.3 #2-Brad Keselowski 104.8 #5-Kasey Kahne. 98.2 #11-Denny Hamlin 98.1 #99-Carl Edwards 94.5 #24-Jeff Gordon 91.8 #78-Martin Truex Jr. 90.7 #41-Kurt Busch 90.6 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Sonoma, race 16 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 580 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 560, -20 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 555, -25 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 515, -65 5) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 512, -68 6) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 509, -71 7) #22-Joey...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Sonoma, race 16 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 2nd in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 3) #99-Carl Edwards, 2 wins, 6th 4) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 7th 5) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 9th 6) #24-Jeff ...

Ten Different winners in ten last races at Sonoma UPDATE

: There have now been ten different winners in the last ten races at Sonoma starting with Tony Stewart in 2005. Since, the winners have been Jeff Gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya (not racing this weekend), Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Clint Bowyer...

Nine Different winners in nine last races at Sonoma:

There have been nine different winners in the last nine races at Sonoma starting with Tony Stewart in 2005. Since, the winners have been Jeff Gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya (not racing this weekend), Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Clint Bowyer and...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Sonoma:

#9-Marcos Ambrose 108.0 #41-Kurt Busch 107.8 #14-Tony Stewart 102.4 #24-Jeff Gordon 101.6 #48-Jimmie Johnson 97.3 Juan Pablo Montoya 95.5 (will not race) #15-Clint Bowyer 95.2 #18-Kyle Busch 88.0 #31-Ryan Newman 88.0 #99-Carl Edwards 86.8 Note: Driver Ratings compiled...

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4: Now that Jimmie Johnson has gotten his long-awaited victory at Michigan International Speedway, the six-time champion has reduced the number of active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tracks at which he hasn't won to four. The remaining venues-Kentucky, Watkins Glen, Chicagoland...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Michigan, race 15 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 537 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 522, -15 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 514, -23 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 513, -24 5) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 490, -47 6) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 462, -75 7) #22-...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Michigan, race 15 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 2nd in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 3) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 7th 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 9th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1 win, 1st 6) #2-Brad Keselowski...

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2: The number of NASCAR Sprint Cup races Dale Earnhardt Jr. has won this year, significant because it's the first time since his watershed six-victory 2004 season that Earnhardt has been to Victory Lane more than once in the same year. 3: The finishing position of ...

Race Fast Facts – Pocono Raceway:

#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the 33rd Annual Pocono 400, his 21st victory in 519 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2014. This is Earnhardt's first multiple-win season since 2004, when he won six times. This is his first...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Pocono, race 14 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 498 2) #20-Matt Kenseth, 482, -16 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 476, -22 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 475, -23 5) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 448, -50 6) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 443, -55 7) #99-Carl...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Pocono, race 14 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2 wins, 4th in points 3) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 9th 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 12th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1 win, 1st 6) #2-Brad Keselowski...