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Most Popular Driver Award winner named:

And the streak goes on. Dale Earnhardt Jr. today collected his eighth consecutive NASCAR NMPA Most Popular Driver Award after receiving the most online fan votes among all eligible drivers throughout the 2010 racing season. He joins Bill Elliott as the only drivers...
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Johnson Even More Dominating on Television than the Track:

While it should come as no surprise five-time NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson received the most attention during race telecasts this past season, the degree to which he dominated is staggering when considering Johnson was interviewed an entire half-hour longer, and ...
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Sauter-Hornaday Kansas finish nominated for SPEED Performance Awards: UPDATE more nominees:

It's been over eight months since they went sliding through the fourth turn at Kansas Speedway, but as the 2010 motorsports year wraps up Johnny Sauter's save after contact from Ron Hornaday is still being recognized as one of the best moments of the year. With just...
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Supposedly a driver to be allowed to only race for points in one series:

Nationwide Series teams expect that NASCAR will allow Sprint Cup drivers to compete in as many Nationwide races as they want next year, but that they will not earn points toward the series championship. NASCAR has not announced the change, but Nationwide owners believe...
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Tiebreaker Gives Kenseth’s Crew Tissot Pit Road Season Championship:

The closely contested Tissot pit road competition, which saw four teams tied for the lead, came down to a tiebreaker to determine the season pit crew champion. Matt Kenseth's #17 crew was awarded the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award championship as a result of winning...
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Nationwide and CWTS champions honored:

For the first time in NASCAR national series history, four championships in two different series were awarded simultaneously. Brad Keselowski and Todd Bodine officially were crowned the 2010 driver champions of the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World ...
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Monday Rundown — Racing Resources:

*Kyle Busch won the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It was his 24th Truck series victory in his 85th start and his eighth win of 2010 in his 16th start. It marked his 23rd NASCAR victory of 2010 and his 85th NASCAR win overall. *Busch got his first Truck series...
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NCWTS & Nationwide champions honored:

For the first time in NASCAR national series history, four championships in two different series were awarded simultaneously. Brad Keselowski and Todd Bodine officially were crowned the 2010 driver champions of the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World ...
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TV Ratings finish on ratings high note:

According to Nielsen Media Research, despite the points race already being settled, ratings for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race from Homestead-Miami were up 10 percent year-to-year, with Friday night's live coverage on SPEED scoring a .80 (617,000 households...
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Havick, Busch Homestead incident comments:

from Toyota NSCS Homestead Post-Race Notes & Quotes: Q) What happened to take you out of the race? #18-Kyle Busch "I don't know. (Kevin) Harvick pulled a slide job on me earlier in the day and I crossed over and passed him clean, but apparently it wasn't in the time...
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Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2010 Ford 400:

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, or wonder how often your driver was focused on, here is the breakdown for Sunday's race. ESPN was the broadcast team for this event. Total number of commercials: 141 Total number of companies...
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FINAL 2010 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Homestead, race 36 of 36, Chase Race 10 of 10]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 6622; 5 Time Champion 2) #11-Denny Hamlin [8 wins], 6583, -39 3) #29-Kevin Harvick [3 wins], 6581, -41 4) #99-Carl Edwards [2 wins], 6393, -229...
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Finishing Positions for the Chase drivers at Homestead:

[by points standings before the race]: 1) #11-Denny Hamlin, 14th [2nd in pts] 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2nd [WON Championship] 3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 2nd 4) #99-Carl Edwards, WON 5) #17-Matt Kenseth, 9th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 37th 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 32nd 8) #16-Greg Biffle...
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2010 Sprint Cup Driver ‘Classic’ Points Standings:

[after Homestead, race 36 of 36....the OLD way]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #29-Kevin Harvick, 5274 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4989, -285 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4865, -409 4) #99-Carl Edwards, 4820, -454 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4669, -605 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 4647, -...
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Busch clinches 2010 Owner’s Championship:

Just as he has for much of his NASCAR career, Kyle Busch put an exclamation point on his latest triumph - the owner's championship in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series - by winning the season-ending Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The driver of the No. 18...
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Skinner not happy with season; looking for more leadership from RMM:

The 2010 Camping World Truck Series season hasn't gone to Mike Skinner's liking. In danger of going winless for the first time since 2004 as the series prepares for Friday's Ford 200 finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Skinner admittedly has enjoyed few highlights ...
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Starting Spots for the Chase drivers at Texas:

Only four of the 12 Chase drivers qualified in the top 10 for the Ford 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the starting spots for the 12 chasers: [by current points standings]: 1) #11-Denny Hamlin starts, 37th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 6th 3) #29-Kevin...
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Johnson’s Team Wins Tissot Pit Road Award in Phoenix:

Jimmie Johnson's #48 team won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Phoenix. The #48 crew [formerly the #24 crew], out of the Hendrick Motorsports stable, picked up the top prize as a result of Johnson's Lowe's Chevy spending the least ...
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Some Chassis selections for Homestead-Miami Speedway:

#2-Kurt Busch and his Steve Addington and crew will be racing their 'PRS-739' Miller Lite Dodge Charger in this weekends 2010 Sprint Cup season finale at Homestead. This is a brand new chassis that hasnt been raced to date. 'Thats the plan right now,' team engineer...
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Homestead Rookie Notes:

Colin Braun was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the WYPALL 200 at Phoenix International Raceway, scoring a seventh-place finish. Braun grabbed top rookie honors for the ninth time this season and claimed his fifth top-10 of the season. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. scored...