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JR Motorsports Championship Notes Package:

Chase Elliott, the driver of the #9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevy, clinched the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship after scoring a fifth-place finish today at Phoenix International Raceway. The rookie driver from Dawsonville, Ga., will carry an insurmountable 52-...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 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) #24-Jeff Gordon(C4), 1175 2) #22-Joey Logano(C1), 1149, -26 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(EC), 1108, -67 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(C7), 1098, -77 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C8), 1076...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 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) #24-Jeff Gordon(C1), 1159 2) #22-Joey Logano(C3), 1117, -42 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1070, -89 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(C7), 1056, -103 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C8), ...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Talladega, race 32 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C8), 1115 2) #22-Joey Logano(C1), 1077, -38 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(C3), 1043, -72 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1023, -92 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C2), 1022...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Charlotte, race 31 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C6), 1096 2) #22-Joey Logano(C1), 1044, -52 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(C12), 1009, -87 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(C10), 996, -100 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C3...

Chase Average Finish (4 races):

Car#-Driver, Avg Fin #22-Joey Logano 2.5 #42-Kyle Larson 3.25 #18-Kyle Busch 7.0 #4-Kevin Harvick 8.25 #78-Martin Truex Jr 9.25 #24-Jeff Gordon 10.75 #2-Brad Keselowski 11.5 #31-Ryan Newman 11.75 #20-Matt Kenseth 12.25 #99-Carl Edwards 13.25 (NASCAR)(10-7-2014)...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Kansas, race 30 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C7), 1053 2) #22-Joey Logano(C1), 1004, -51 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(C11), 984, -69 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(C10), 967, -86 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C6), 938...

Kansas Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- 116 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas; 86 in more than one. - Five drivers have started all 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway - Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman. - ...

Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Dover, race 29 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C5), 1022 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(C7), 978, -44 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(C1), 958, -64 4) #22-Joey Logano(C2), 956, -66 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson(C4), 914, -...

Dover Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- 381 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway; 274 in more than one. - Ricky Rudd leads the series in starts at Dover with 56. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 43 starts; followed by Joe Nemechek ...

Dover Goodyear Tires Notes:

While teams in both NASCAR national series in action at Dover this week will run the same right-side tire code, each will run a distinct left-side code . . . in Sprint Cup, this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that has been run at Dover since ...

Dover Goodyear Tires Notes:

While teams in both NASCAR national series in action at Dover this week will run the same right-side tire code, each will run a distinct left-side code . . . in Sprint Cup, this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that has been run at Dover since ...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Dover:

#48-Jimmie Johnson 122.5 #20-Matt Kenseth 108.3 #18-Kyle Busch 105.3 #99-Carl Edwards 100.0 #16-Greg Biffle 98.9 #24-Jeff Gordon 94.5 #15-Clint Bowyer 92.1 #41-Kurt Busch 91.6 #78-Martin Truex Jr. 89.3 #31=Ryan Newman 88.1 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2013...

NASCAR confiscated tires after Chicago UPDATE:

NASCAR confiscated tires from the #2-Brad Keselowski, #4-Kevin Harvick, #31-Ryan Newman and #78-Martin Truex Jr.- teams last week at Chicagoland Speedway. Although there was speculation that teams were attempting to bleed air from the tires to gain grip, Sprint Cup...

NASCAR confiscated tires after Chicago:

NASCAR confiscated tires from the #2-Brad Keselowski, #4-Kevin Harvick, #31-Ryan Newman and #78-Martin Truex Jr.- teams last week at Chicagoland Speedway. Although there was speculation that teams were attempting to bleed air from the tires to gain grip, Sprint Cup...

Teams showing support for Pollex at NHMS:

NASCAR teams are showing their support for Sherry Pollex this weekend, as #78-Martin Truex Jr.'s longtime girlfriend continues her fight with ovarian cancer. A number of cars at New Hampshire Motor Speedway will feature a teal ribbon with Pollex's name. Teal is the...

Truex, Jr. wins Second Quarter NMPA Spirit Award:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. has been selected as the second quarter recipient of the National Motorsports Press Association's Spirit Award. Truex Jr. and longtime girlfriend Sherry Pollex were honored for their fifth annual Catwalk for a Cause ...

Some clinch scenarios at Richmond:

Only #31-Ryan Newman controls his own destiny, no matter who wins at Richmond. If there is a repeat 2014 winner (or a Kenseth victory), Newman is guaranteed a spot in the Chase if he finishes 41st or better; or 42nd with at least one lap led; or 43rd and the most laps...

Truex Jr. not happy with Kyle Busch:

After starting sixth based on his qualifying effort on Friday for the Oral-B USA 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta, #78-Martin Truex Jr. had to contend with handling issues with his #78 Furniture Row/World Vision Chevy during the 335-lap race. 'I couldn't drive...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Atlanta:

#24-Jeff Gordon 105.6 #48-Jimmie Johnson 104.8 #14-Tony Stewart 100.2 #99-Carl Edwards 100.0 #20-Matt Kenseth 96.5 #11-Denny Hamlin 96.2 #41-Kurt Busch 94.5 #18-Kyle Busch 94.4 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 93.3 #78-Martin Truex Jr. 91.4 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from...