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Danica to JR Motorsports not a done deal; partial schedule for #88 next year?

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says a deal to put Danica Patrick in his Nationwide Series car isn't imminent, and even if it were, JR Motorsports wouldn't necessarily have the funding for the IndyCar Series' most popular driver. Multiple media outlets have reported in recent weeks...
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Clinching Scenarios: What Johnson Can Do To Lock Up The Championship:

With two races left in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, #48-Jimmie Johnson leads the standings by 73 points over second-place #5-Mark Martin and 112 points over third-place #24-Jeff Gordon. With the standings tight as the season comes to a close, everyone wants...
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Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice Friday at Phoenix:

(in order of chase points standings coming into Phoenix) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 7th fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 8th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 10th 4) #2-Kurt Busch, 25th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 9th 6) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 6th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 8) #11-Denny Hamlin, 5th...
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Carquest returns to sponsor #5 team:

Carquest Auto Parts has extended its relationship with Hendrick Motorsports and the #5 Chevy driven by Mark Martin through the 2011 NASCAR season. The two-year pact will showcase Carquest with primary sponsor placement in eight points races annually beginning in 2010...
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Some Chassis selections for Phoenix:

compiled from some pre-Phoenix press releases, some chassis selections and history: #00-David Reutimann The #00 Aaron's Dream Machine for this week is chassis #651. This is a brand new Aaron's Dream Machine. #07-Casey Mears will race Chassis #258. This is the same ...
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Clinching Scenarios: What Johnson Can Do To Lock Up The Championship:

With two races left in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, #48-Jimmie Johnson leads the standings by 73 points over second-place #5-Mark Martin and 112 points over third-place #24-Jeff Gordon. With the standings tight as the season comes to a close, everyone wants...
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NASCAR Illustrated honors Mark Martin:

#5-Mark Martin is the NASCAR Illustrated Person of the Year presented by Old Spice for 2009. Martin will officially accept the award in a prerace ceremony at the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 22, 2009. NASCAR Illustrated chose to honor the 50-year...
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Chase Notes heading into Phoenix:

#48-Jimmie Johnson's mind-numbing streak of 33 Chase races with no worse than a 15th place finish, 29 top 10s, 22 top 5s and 11 wins, ended in the early mishap at Texas. #5-Mark Martin fell 35 points of maximizing the opportunity and #24-Jeff Gordon came up 66 points...
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#1 Chevy deemed too low UPDATE:

The #1 Bass Pro Chevy driven by Martin Truex Jr. failed a post-race inspection when NASCAR officials found the height of the car was too low. The violation was discovered because the #1 Chevy was the random car selected for inspection after the Dickies 500 at Texas...
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#1 Chevy deemed too low:

The #1 Bass Pro Chevy driven by Martin Truex Jr. failed a post-race inspection when NASCAR officials found the height of the car was too low. The violation was discovered because the #1 Chevy was the random car selected for inspection after the Dickies 500 at Texas...
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Race Fast Facts – Phoenix International Raceway:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil, his 47th victory in 290 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his seventh victory and 23rd top-10 finish in 2009. This is his fourth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 13 races at Phoenix...
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Kurt Busch wins at Texas:

#2-Kurt Busch won the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway for his 2nd win of the season and 20th of his career. #18-Kyle Busch led 232 laps and was in position to win the race and set history by winning the Cup, Nationwide and Truck race same weekend/ same track, then...
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Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finish at Texas in the Dickies 500:

(in order of chase points standings coming into Texas) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 38th, wrecked lap 3 2) #5-Mark Martin, 4th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 13th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 37th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 6th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, WON 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 8th 8) #39-Ryan Newman...
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UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Texas, Chase race 8 of 10; Season race 34 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 6297, finished 38th 2) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 6224, -73, 4th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 6185, -112, 13th 4) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 6126, -171, WON 5) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins...
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UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Texas, race 34 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart (X), 4895 2) #24-Jeff Gordon (X), 4802, -93 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson (X), 4801, -94 4) #5-Mark Martin (X), 4475, -420 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (X), 4446...
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Race Fast Facts – Texas Motor Speedway:

#2-Kurt Busch won the Dickies 500, his 20th victory in 326 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2009. His last win came on March 8 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 14 races...
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Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practiced in Happy Hour at Texas:

(in order of chase points standings coming into Texas) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, was 1st fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 29th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 15th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 14th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 20th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 12th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 8) #39-Ryan Newman...
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Bobby Labonte could be 26th driver with 200th top 10:

#71-Bobby Labonte could earn his 200th series top 10, becoming the 26th driver to do so. Those who have are: Year: Date, Track, Driver 2008: 7/12, Chicago, Tony Stewart 2008: 4/12, Phoenix, Jeff Burton 2003: 6/15, Michigan, Sterling Marlin 2002: 6/16, Michigan, Jeff...
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Chase Notes / Facts:

Chad Knaus pitted #48-Jimmie Johnson at the right time and stole a sixth place at Talladega, putting tons of daylight between the #48 and the nearest contenders. Texas doesn't look promising for his challengers as Johnson has four podium finishes [1st, 2nd, 3rd] in...
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Hendrick could be break record with a 1-2-3 finish:

#48-Jimmie Johnson is almost assured of an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup title, but Hendrick Motorsports has another dominance record it can achieve. Rick Hendrick can become the first team owner in NASCAR history to sweep the top three spots in the standings...