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Where the 2009 Chase Drivers start at Auto Club Speedway:

1) #5-Mark Martin, starts 10th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4th 3) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 5th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 21st 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 25th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 1st 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 11th 8) #16-Greg Biffle, 3rd 9) #39-Ryan Newman, 37th 10) #99-Carl Edwards, 12th 11...
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Auto Club practice rank for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

1) #5-Mark Martin, was 3rd fastest 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2nd 3) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 1st 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 18th 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 6th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 27th 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 22nd 8) #16-Greg Biffle, 23rd 9) #39-Ryan Newman, 8th 10) #99-Carl Edwards, 10th...
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Four cars taken back to R&D Center…UPDATE:

As per NASCAR protocol, Tony Stewart's race winning #14 Chevy along with a random car, this week it is Kurt Busch's #2 Dodge ride, were selected for postrace inspection and further analysis back at the Research and Development Center in Concord, NC. But as an added...
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NASCAR History:

Oct. 5 -- 1996: Mark Martin wins the All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 at Charlotte for his 25th career Nationwide Series victory. Bobby Labonte is second and Sterling Marlin third. Martin is the all-time leader with 48 wins. Kevin Harvick is second with 34.(NASCAR.com)...
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Four cars taken back to R&D Center…including…

As per NASCAR protocol, Tony Stewart's race winning #14 Chevy along with a random car, this week it is Kurt Busch's #2 Dodge ride, were selected for postrace inspection and further analysis back at the Research and Development Center in Concord, NC. But as an added...
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Chevy Clinches Manufacturers’ Title:

#14-Tony Stewart's victory of the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway clinched the 2009 Manufacturers Championship for Chevrolet in NASCARs premier division. With seven races left on the 2009 Sprint Cup tour, Chevrolet has now collected its 33rd Manufacturers crown...
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NASCAR History:

Oct. 4 -- 1997: Tony Stewart finishes third in the All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 Nationwide Series race at Charlotte for his first top-10 finish in NASCAR. Jimmy Spencer wins the race and Mark Martin is second. Stewart competes in five Nationwide races in 1997, the ...
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UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Kansas, Chase race 3 of 10; Season race 29 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 5551, finished 7th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 5533, -18, 9th 3) #42-Juan Montoya 5500, -51, 4th 4) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins] 5484, -67, WON 5) #2-Kurt Busch [1 win], 5460, -91, ...
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UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Kansas, race 29 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart, 4260 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4065, -195 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4037, -223 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3923, -337 5) #5-Mark Martin, 3802, -458 6) #2-Kurt...
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Race Fast Facts – Kansas Speedway:

#14-Tony Stewart won the Price Chopper 400, his 37th victory in 385 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fourth victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2009. This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in nine races at Kansas Speedway. There were a track record...
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John Darby explains what happened with #48 & #5:

NASCAR officials, after a two-day post-race inspection at the Concord R&D center, have warned the #5-Mark Martin and #48-Jimmie Johnson teams [see earlier post below for more details], and crew chiefs Alan Gustafson and Chad Knaus, about going too close to the edge...
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Martin on pole at Kansas:

#5-Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway with a lap of 175.758mph for his 7th pole of the season and 48th career pole. #88-Earnhardt Jr. was 2nd fastest followed by #25-Keselowski, #26-McMurray, #14-Stewart, #9-Kahne...
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Qualifying Fast Facts – Kansas Speedway:

* Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods with a lap of 30.724 seconds, 175.758 mph. * This is his 48th pole in 751 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. * This is his seventh pole of 2009, the highest single-season total...
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#48 and #5 cars ‘too close’ in tolerances at R&D center? UPDATE 2:

Claire B. Lang reported on Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio Channel 128 "Dialed In" show Thursday night that the #48 and #5 Chevy's teams of Hendrick Motorsports were told they cars were too close to NASCAR tolerances at the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, NC this week. ...
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Chase Stats going into Kansas:

Chase history tells us true contenders rarely fall far out of range of the lead, and #5-Mark Martin and #48-Jimmie Johnson have certainly set a blistering pace over the first two races. Only #42-Juan Pablo Montoya (-65) and #2-Kurt Busch (-75) have managed to stay ...
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Martin brings ‘hot’ car to Kansas:

#5-Mark Martin's crew chief Alan Gustafson, has chosen Chassis No. 5-527 for this Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway. This is the same chassis Martin drove to Victory Lane at Darlington Raceway in May and Chicagoland Speedway in July. Martin most recently raced the car...
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Notes and Facts from Dover:

* Jimmie Johnson won the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway -- the 19th straight Chase race won by a Chase driver. This was Johnson's seventh career win from the pole. It was his 44th career victory in his 283rd start. Johnson tied Bill Elliott for 14th on NASCAR...
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NASCAR History:

Sept. 27 -- 1981: In his fifth start, 22-year-old Mark Martin records his first top-five, finishing third in the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville. After the first race of the 2009 Chase, Martin has 253 top-fives and 40 wins. He has the eighth-most top-fives in the ...
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Race Fast Facts – Dover:

Jimmie Johnson won the AAA 400, his 44th victory in 283 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fourth victory and 17th top-10 finish in 2009. This is his fifth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 16 races at Dover International Speedway. Mark Martin (second) posted...
Visit UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings<BR> [after Dover, Chase race 2 of 10; Season race 28 of 36]: page

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Dover, Chase race 2 of 10; Season race 28 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 5400, finished 2nd at Dover 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 5390, -10, 1st 3) #42-Juan Montoya 5335, -65, 4th 4) #2-Kurt Busch [1 win], 5325, -75, 5th 5) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins] 5294...