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Warmer temperatures could force pack racing at Dega:

Heat on Sunday & could be an issue not just for the drivers, but for the race cars as well. Engines overheating are a concern because NASCAR has mandated changes to the cooling systems to prevent tandem-style drafting, just as they did for the Daytona 500 in February...
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Charting The Chase:

More and more, the 2012 run up to the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is looking a lot like the season past. * Eight of the current top 10 following last weekend's Richmond race were 2011 Chase qualifiers. A year ago, nine of the top 10 exiting the season's ninth race...
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2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Richmond, race 9 of 36] 1) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 338 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [0 wins], 333, -5 3) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 329, -9 4) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 328, -10 5) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 316, -22 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson [0 wins], 314, -24...
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Drivers with most points, last 10 races:

#56-Martin Truex Jr. is the hottest driver in NASCAR. The Michael Waltrip Racing driver has scored more points than any driver in the last 10 races and Sunday he led 173 laps at Kansas before finishing 0.7 seconds behind race winner #11-Denny Hamlin. Truex is second...
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2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Kansas, race 8 of 36] 1) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 312 2) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 297, -15 3) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 295, -17 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [0 wins], 291, -21 5) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 289, -23 6) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 287, -25...
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Race Fast Facts – Kansas Speedway:

#11-Denny Hamlin won the 2nd Annual STP 400, his 19th victory in 231 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2012. This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in nine races at Kansas Speedway. #56-Martin Truex Jr...
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Kansas Notes-n-Nuggets:

' Denny Hamlin earned his 19th Cup Series victory in his 231st start and joins Tony Stewart as the second repeat winner of 2012. ' This is Denny Hamlin's first victory at Kansas in his ninth start. ' Denny Hamlin is the ninth different driver to win in 13 races ...
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Truex Jr., MWR talk new deal:

Team owner Michael Waltrip said on Saturday at Kansas Speedway the organization is negotiating with #56-Martin Truex Jr. and primary sponsor NAPA on an extension. Truex Jr.'s contract expires at the end of the 2012 season. 'NAPA is very happy right now,' Waltrip said...
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Rain halts tire test at Dover:

Even the top stock-car racers in the world won 't drive 160 mph in the rain. So while Wednesday's intermittent showers did not deter the usual crowd of white-haired retirees from taking their favorite spots at the slot machines and blackjack tables in the adjacent ...
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Drivers with most points, last 10 races:

#56-Martin Truex Jr. credits the entire Michael Waltrip Racing organization for his impressive start to the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. He's especially appreciative of the chance to work with teammate #55-Mark Martin again. The veteran driver's feedback may...
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2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Texas, race 7 of 36] 1) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 273 2) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 254, -19 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [0 wins], 254, -19 4) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 253, -20 5) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 249, -24 6) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 242, -31 7...
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Texas Notes-n-Nuggets:

' Greg Biffle earned his 17th career Cup Series victory in his 337th start. ' It was Greg Biffle's second Texas win; he is the sixth multiple-race winner at the track. ' Greg Biffle's previous win came at Kansas in Oct. 2010, 49 races ago. ' The victory was Greg...
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Truex Jr. wins pole at Texas:

#56-Martin Truex Jr. won the pole for the Samsung Mobile 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway with speed of 190.633mph for his 1st pole of 2012 and 7th career pole. #17-Kenseth was 2nd fastest followed by #16-Biffle, #55-Martin, #5-Kahne, #39-Newman, #...
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History and Notes 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 22 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one per...
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Special NASCAR Unites schemes to run UPDATES & Images:

as part of the NASCAR Foundation's NASCAR Unites program, a few drivers will run special paint schemes at various races including #47-Bobby Labonte, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #55-Mark Martin, #56-Martin Truex Jr. and #99-Carl Edwards at Charlotte in May; #2-Brad Keselowski...
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2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Martinsville, race 6 of 36] 1) #16-Greg Biffle [0 wins], 226 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [0 wins], 220, -6 3) #14-Tony Stewart [2 wins], 214, -12 4) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 214, -12 5) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 214, -12 6) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 214...
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Vickers will drive #55 at road course races:

Michael Waltrip Racing announced that it has added two more events to Brian Vickers ' 2012 Sprint Cup schedule in the #55 Toyota Camry. Vickers, who led 125 laps and finished fifth in his debut with MWR at Bristol Motor Speedway two weeks ago, will pilot the #55 at...
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2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Auto Club, race 5 of 36] 1) #16-Greg Biffle [0 wins], 195 2) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 188, -7 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [0 wins], 178, -17 4) #14-Tony Stewart [2 wins], 177, -18 5) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 175, -20 6) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 173, -...
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2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Bristol, race 4 of 36] 1) #16-Greg Biffle [0 wins], 157 2) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 148, -9 3) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 145, -12 4) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 139, -18 5) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 137, -20 6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [0 wins], 137, -20...
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Race Fast Facts – Bristol:

#2-Brad Keselowski won the 52nd Annual Food City 500, his fifth victory in 93 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 2012. This is his second consecutive victory and second top-10 finish in five races at Bristol Motor ...