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Ryan Newman Wins 50th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole:

In winning the Coors Light Pole Award at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, #39-Ryan Newman, a native of South Bend, Ind., became the ninth driver with at least 50 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series poles. With a speed of 187.531 mph (47.992 seconds), Newman won his first Indianapolis...

Indy Goodyear Tire Notes:

While teams in both NASCAR series in action at Indianapolis this week will run the same right-side tire code, they will be on different left-side codes . . . in the Sprint Cup Series, this is the first time teams have run this left-side code at Indianapolis, though...

Indy Goodyear Tire Notes:

While teams in both NASCAR series in action at Indianapolis this week will run the same right-side tire code, they will be on different left-side codes . . . in the Sprint Cup Series, this is the first time teams have run this left-side code at Indianapolis, though...

Top 12 Driver Rating at Indianapolis:

#48-Jimmie Johnson"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 106.3 (4 wins) #14-Tony Stewart"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 102.8 (2 wins) #55-Mark Martin"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 102.5 #24-Jeff Gordon"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 101.8 (4 wins) #16-Greg Biffle"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 98.6 #18-Kyle Busch"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ ...

Top 12 Driver Rating at Indianapolis:

#48-Jimmie Johnson"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 106.3 (4 wins) #14-Tony Stewart"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 102.8 (2 wins) #55-Mark Martin"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 102.5 #24-Jeff Gordon"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 101.8 (4 wins) #16-Greg Biffle"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 98.6 #18-Kyle Busch"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ ...

#55 team looking for owners championship:

For the first time since the Chase for the Sprint Cup format was introduced in 2004, theres a distinct possibility that there might be different players in the drivers and owners championships. With Brian Vickers win at Loudon, the #55 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota...

#55 team looking for owners championship:

For the first time since the Chase for the Sprint Cup format was introduced in 2004, theres a distinct possibility that there might be different players in the drivers and owners championships. With Brian Vickers win at Loudon, the #55 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota...

New Hampshire Qualifying Notes:

Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 24th Annual CNBC Primes The Profit 200 with a lap of 28.873 seconds, 131.916 mph. This is his 30th pole in 258 NASCAR Nationwide Series races, tying Mark Martin for the all-time series pole record. This is his fourth...

New Hampshire Qualifying Notes:

Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 24th Annual CNBC Primes The Profit 200 with a lap of 28.873 seconds, 131.916 mph. This is his 30th pole in 258 NASCAR Nationwide Series races, tying Mark Martin for the all-time series pole record. This is his fourth...

Daytona Facts and Notes – Wednesday:

- Richard Petty leads the series in July race starts at Daytona with 32. Terry Labonte leads all active drivers with 29 starts; followed by Mark Martin with 26. - 33 different drivers have won the July race at Daytona International Speedway, led by NASCAR Hall of Famer...

Daytona Facts and Notes – Wednesday:

- Richard Petty leads the series in July race starts at Daytona with 32. Terry Labonte leads all active drivers with 29 starts; followed by Mark Martin with 26. - 33 different drivers have won the July race at Daytona International Speedway, led by NASCAR Hall of Famer...

Some numbers from 2012:

#2-Brad Keselowski, #48-Jimmie Johnson and #11-Denny Hamlin led the series in wins, at 5 each. Johnson had the most top fives (18) and most top 10s (24) in the field but also had more DNFs (6) than any other driver in the Chase dozen. Most races led? That number ...

Johnson mentioned most during TV coverage:

According to research conducted by Joyce Julius & Associates, Inc. ' which has monitored every NASCAR race telecast over the last 28 seasons, #48 Jimmie Johnson received the most attention during this year's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series broadcasts. Statistics reflect...

Career Sprint Cup Start 500 for Stewart:

The Ford EcoBoost 400 will mark #14-Tony Stewart's 500th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 14th Sprint Cup start at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing, will become one of 32 drivers...

Martin leads tour of his museum for MWR:

On its way to Texas last Thursday the Michael Waltrip Racing team made a stop in Batesville, Ark. to visit Mark Martin's museum at his car dealership. The seven-year-old museum is packed full of photos, uniforms, newspapers clippings, trophies, cars and memorabilia...

Phoenix International Raceway News and Notes:

* Construction was completed in January 1964. The facility consisted of a one-mile oval and a 2.5-mile road course. * Alan Kulwicki won the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix on Nov. 6, 1988. * The first spring race was held on April 23, 2005 and also the...

At Texas Motor Speedway:

* Construction began in 1995. * The first NASCAR race was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on April 5, 1997. * The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was on April 6, 1997. * There have been 23 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one per season from 1997...

Martin, Vickers, Waltrip continue to share #55 in 2013: UPDATE:

Mark Martin, Brian Vickers and Michael Waltrip will continue to share the driving duties in Michael Waltrip Racing's #55 Toyota in 2013. MWR announced Friday that Martin will drive in 24 NASCAR Sprint Cup points races, plus the Budweiser Shootout in Daytona and the...

Martin, Vickers, Waltrip continue to share #55 in 2013:

Mark Martin, Brian Vickers and Michael Waltrip will continue to share the driving duties in Michael Waltrip Racing's #55 Toyota in 2013. MWR announced Friday that Martin will drive in 24 NASCAR Sprint Cup points races, plus the Budweiser Shootout in Daytona and the...

Vickers making final start of 2013:

#55 MyClassicGarage.com Toyota driver Brian Vickers makes his eighth and final appearance of the 2012 Sprint Cup season on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. The Michael Waltrip Racing driver owns three top-five and four top-10 finishes in just seven races in the #55...