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By The Numbers: Homestead-Miami Speedway:

1 - Tony Stewart, in his last appearance this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, is the only driver in series history to win at the famed 1.5-mile speedway in his first appearance (1999). 2 - Number of Coors Light poles at Homestead-Miami Speedway by the series leaders...

Phoenix warnings/fines announced:

NASCAR has announced penalties and warnings following the Can-Am 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on November 13, 2016. Adam Stevens, the crew chief for #18-Kyle Busch, was fined $10,000 for lug nut(s) not properly installed after the ...

Top-Ten Lap Leaders after 35 races:

Driver, Laps Led 1) #78-Martin Truex Jr, 1,795 2) #18-Kyle Busch, 1,374 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 1,305 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 943 5) #19-Carl Edwards, 869 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 729 7) #22-Joey Logano, 690 8) #2-Brad Keselowski, 540 9) #11-Denny Hamlin, 516 10) #24-Chase...

Koda the Cheetah to make Championship pick Tuesday UPDATE – Edwards:

To kick off Ford Championship Weekend, at 10:30am/et on Tuesday, November 15th, Zoo Miami, in partnership with Homestead-Miami Speedway, will host an event that will feature 'Koda,' a 4-year old cheetah from South Africa. For the second straight year, Koda will serve...

Phoenix Facts and Notes:

- Joey Logano: 3rd win this season (17th of career); qualifies for Championship 4 for 2nd time in 3 seasons (finished 4th in 2014) - Logano: 2 of 3 wins this season have been in Chase cutoff races (won at Talladega); 7th career Chase race win (all in last 3 seasons...

Kenseth’s race win and championship hopes evaporate in late accident:

In one moment, #20-Matt Kenseth was leading Sunday's Can-Am 500 at Phoenix and seemed destined to race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship next Sunday at Homestead. A moment later, he was wrecked and out of the Chase. Kenseth led the field to green on the...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 8:

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36, Chase race 9 of 10] 1) #22-Joey Logano*, [3 wins], 4118 (won Phoenix) 2) #19-Carl Edwards*,[3 wins], 4071 (won Texas) 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson*,[4 wins], 4078 (won Martinsville) 4) #18-Kyle Busch,[4 wins], 4113, +6 eliminated from the Chase...

Chase Drivers at Phoenix:

After Sunday's Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field will shrink from eight to four. Here's how all of the drivers have fared at the one-mile Arizona track. 1. #48-Jimmie Johnson (clinched Championship 4 berth with win...

Race for final Chase spots may cause hurt feelings:

Six drivers vying for two spots in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship 4 Round at Homestead-Miami Speedway just might be a recipe for bad blood - particularly since three of the six drive for the same organization. 'There's an opportunity for two or three...

Saturday 1st practice rank for the Chase drivers at Phoenix:

(in current Chase standings order) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 11th 2) #19-Carl Edwards, 19th 3) #22-Joey Logano, 5th 4) #18-Kyle Busch, 8th 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 13th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 10th 7) #4-Kevin Harvick, 6th 8) #41-Kurt Busch, 9th...

Friday practice rank for the Chase drivers at Phoenix:

(in current Chase standings order) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 7th 2) #19-Carl Edwards, 13th 3) #22-Joey Logano, 2nd 4) #18-Kyle Busch, 19th 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 10th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4th 7) #4-Kevin Harvick, 15th 8) #41-Kurt Busch, 8th...

Championship 4 Clinch Scenarios for Phoenix:

#48-Jimmie Johnson and #19-Carl Edwards are locked into the Championship 4 after winning races in the Round of 8. #22-Joey Logano (0 Wins, 4074 Points) - Would clinch on points with a second-place finish and at least one lap led. With a win, would clinch a next round...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2016 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Texas, race 34 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick (C7), 1083 2) #2-Brad Keselowski (EC), 1056, -27 3) #22-Joey Logano (C3), 1051, -32 4) #18-Kyle Busch (C4), 1030, -53 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (C6), 1017, -...

KBM’s Gragson to get early start to 2017:

Kyle Busch Motorsport's newest addition to its Camping World Truck Series lineup is going to get an early start to his career the next two weeks. NASCAR Next member Noah Gragson, who will replace William Byron in a full-time KBM Truck in 2017, will run the final two...

Who’s Hot and Who’s Not – Texas Edition:

HOT ' Jimmie Johnson: won 3 of last 4 Texas races (won last 2 Chase races); 6 wins at Texas are 3 more than any other driver ' Kyle Busch: 2 wins, 6 finishes of 4th or better in last 7 Texas races (won earlier this year) ' Kevin Harvick: finished 2nd and 3rd in ...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 8:

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36, Chase race 7 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*,[4 wins], 4044 (won Martinsville) 2) #11-Denny Hamlin,[3 wins], 4039, +6 ahead of 5th 3) #20-Matt Kenseth,[2 wins], 4039, +6 4) #18-Kyle Busch,[4 wins], 4037, +4 5) #22-Joey Logano,[2 wins...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2016 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick (C6), 1048, 2) #2-Brad Keselowski (EC), 1029, -19 3) #22-Joey Logano (C5), 1010, -38 4) #18-Kyle Busch (C4), 993, -55 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (C2), ...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 8:

[after Texas, race 34 of 36, Chase race 8 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*,[4 wins], 4074 (won Martinsville) 2) #19-Carl Edwards,[3 wins], 4049 (won Texas) 3) #22-Joey Logano,[2 wins], 4074, +1 ahead of 5th 4) #18-Kyle Busch,[4 wins], 4074, +1 5) #20-Matt Kenseth,[2 wins...

Who’s Hot and Who’s Not – Martinsville:

HOT ' Kyle Busch: defending Martinsville winner; 7 straight top-15 finishes at track ' Jeff Gordon: 9 career Martinsville wins; 19 top 5s, 23 top 10s in last 26 Martinsville races ' Denny Hamlin: 9.5 career Avg finish at Martinsville, 3rd-best among active drivers...

Halloween M&M;’s scheme for Busch at Martinsville:

Halloween is here and, as has been typical for Kyle Busch the #18 M&M;'S Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), the colorful candy maker will go racing with a special Halloween scheme Sunday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway to celebrate Halloween the following day...