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New spotter for Jeff Gordon:

#24-Jeff Gordon will have a new spotter starting this weekend at Pocono Raceway, a move the team believes will help the four-time NASCAR champion snap the longest losing streak of his career. Hendrick Motorsports hired Jeff Dickerson Wednesday, moving quickly to grab...

ORP Facts and Notes:

Kyle Busch won the Kroger 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park. It was Busch's eighth Nationwide win in 2010 and his 38th overall. He trails all-time wins leader Mark Martin by 10. He is the second driver to win in eight of the first 20 races of the season; Jack Ingram won...

Racing Resources — Monday Rundown:

*Ron Hornaday won the AAA Insurance 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park. It was Hornaday's 46th Truck series victory in his 262nd start and his first win in 2010. His last win came at Nashville 22 races earlier. *Ernie Cope was the winning crew chief. Cope was Kevin Harvick...

Brickyard Facts and Notes:

'Â¢ Jamie McMurray won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, becoming the third driver to win the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard in the same year. Dale Jarrett (1996) and Jimmie Johnson (2006) also did it. It was McMurray's fifth Cup win in 278 starts. '...

Race & Commercial Breakdown of the Brickyard 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 Sundays race. ESPN was the broadcast team for this event. Total number of commercials: 118 Total number of companies...

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Indianapolis, race 20 of 36]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 2920 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2736, -184 3) #11-Denny Hamlin [5 wins], 2660, -260 4) #48Jimmie Johnson [5 wins], 2659, -261 5) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 2658, -262 6) #18...

Hamlin is 2nd quarter driver of the year:

It was virtually no contest as Denny Hamlin was voted second quarter winner of the Driver Of The Year Award. Hamlin bounced back from knee surgery about one month before the second quarter began, and won three NASCAR Sprint Cup races and one NASCAR Nationwide series...

Kyle Busch gets new spotter:

#18-Kyle Busch has changed spotters, with Jeff Dickerson no longer serving as his eyes in the sky. Eddie D'Hondt is spotting for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver this weekend on an interim basis. Dickerson had been Busch's spotter since early in his first Cup season in ...

FleetLocate on the #18 at ORP:

One of the busiest NASCAR drivers in the sport today, FleetLocate, Joe Gibbs Driven's newest product entry, may be well served for an unintended use in keeping tabs on the talented Kyle Busch. Busch will pilot the #18 FleetLocate Toyota in the NASCAR Nationwide Series...

ORP Rookie Notes:

Brian Scott was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 at Gateway International Raceway. Scott claimed a sixth-place finish, his fifth top-10 of the season and grabbed top rookie honors for the ninth time in 2010. Threee Raybestos...

Busch returns to #18 at ORP:

Kyle Busch returns to the driver's seat of the #18 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Busch made his first NASCAR start at ORP in 2001. ORP is a place Busch where has been successful, having won two Nationwide events (2004 and 2008) and never finishing lower...

Coleman will qualify for Busch at ORP:

Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Brad Coleman will practice and qualify the #18 Fleet Locate Toyota for 2009 defending series champion Kyle Busch this weekend in Indianapolis. Busch, a two-time NASCAR Nationwide winner at ORP, will be busy down the ...

Kahne to Drive for Kyle Busch Motorsports at Pocono:

Kasey Kahne, who is undefeated in two career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts, will pilot the #18 Toyota of Scranton (Pa.) Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) in the inaugural Pocono Mountains 125 Truck Series event July 31 at Pocono Raceway. Kahne...

Ickler picks up sponsor for Gateway UPDATE image added:

Brian Ickler comes to Gateway with just one start ever. Last year, Ickler started 22nd and finished a solid 15th in just his 10th career Truck Series event. He'll look to score his first Truck Series victory at Gateway and do so with a local company supporting him. ...

Kahne in #18 for KBM at Pocono: UPDATE confirmed:

In response to a fan who asked Kasey Kahne if he was running the truck race at Pocono, Kahne replied via Twitter "yes i am. Driving for kyle in the 18. Looking forward to it.(7-11-2010) UPDATE: Kasey Kahne, who is undefeated in two career NASCAR Camping World Truck...

Johnson wins threepeats with an ESPY:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the ESPY as Driver of the Year. Johnson beat out 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Kyle Busch, four-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday Jr., 2009 IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti and six-time NHRA Top Fuel champion...

What some drivers are doing on the ‘off-weekend’:

Though some drivers are taking advantage of the open weekend with a much-deserved vacation, others are racing. Here's a sampling of what's on tap for a few NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competitors: #29-Kevin Harvick, #12-Brad Keselowski, #99-Carl Edwards, #98-Paul Menard...

Rusty Wallace apologizes to Kyle Busch:

ESPN broadcaster Rusty Wallace apologized Monday for an expletive he directed toward Kyle Busch during Friday night's Nationwide broadcast from Chicagoland Speedway. The comment could be heard after Busch finished his Victory Lane interview. Said Wallace in a statement...

Rusty apologizes for remark:

Rusty Wallace apologizes for comment at Kyle Busch during Nationwide race ESPN broadcaster Rusty Wallace apologized Monday for an expletive he directed toward Kyle Busch during Friday night's Nationwide broadcast from Chicagoland Speedway. The comment could be heard...

Chicago News & Notes:

Kyle Busch won the Dollar General 300 Friday at Chicagoland Speedway. It was Busch's 37th Nationwide Series win in his 188th start. He passed Kevin Harvick for second on the series all-time wins list and trails Mark Martin by 11 for most wins in series history. Busch...