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Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Texas, race 34 of 36] drivers who win in round 3 automatically advance to the Championship race at Homestead 1) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 4072 [+13] 2) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win] 4072 [+13] 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 4070, -2 [+11] 4) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins] 4060, -12...

Unofficial Chase Standings using 2013 Sprint Cup Chase rules:

[after Texas, race 34 of 36] 1) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 2329 2) #4-Kevin Harvick [3 wins] 2294, -35 3) #2-Brad Keselowski [6 wins], 2280, -49 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 2278, -51 5) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins] 2270, -59 6) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win] 2267, -62 7) #20-Matt Kenseth...

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...

Texas Notes & Facts – Sunday – race:

' There have been 27 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one NSCS event from 1997 - 2004 and two races per year since 2005. ' 18 different drivers have won at Texas Motor Speedway, led by Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson with three each. ' Seven...

Grandstands sold out for Phoenix Cup race:

Phoenix International Raceway President Bryan R. Sperber announced today that the track's grandstands are sold out for the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Nov. 9. 'The excitement generated by the new Chase for the Sprint Cup...

Texas Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

' 138 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas; 111 in more than one. ' Jeff Gordon is the only drive to have made all 27 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway. ' Jimmie Johnson leads the series in runner-up ...

Kenseth on Harvick wreck: ‘I couldn’t feel any worse’:

#20- Matt Kenseth and #4-Kevin Harvick met Friday morning at Texas Motor Speedway for their first conversation since a mistake by Kenseth left Harvick on the brink of title elimination. Though he can't do anything to fix it, Kenseth hopes his error somehow would be...

Kenseth wins Texas pole:

#20-Matt Kenseth won the Coors Light pole for the AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway with speed of 199.299mph for his 2nd pole of 2014, 1st at Texas and 13th of his career. #24-Gordon is on the outside pole, followed by #48-Johnson, #41...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Texas:

[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd 2) #31-Ryan Newman, 7th 3) #22-Joey Logano, 10th 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 1st 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 20th 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 11th 7) #4-Kevin Harvick, 5th 8) #2-Brad Keselowski, 26th...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Texas:

Matt Kenseth won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 10th Annual AAA Texas 500 with a lap of 27.095 seconds, 199.299 mph. This is his 13th pole in 542 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second pole and 10th top-10 start in 2014. This is his first pole in 25...

Austin Dillon fastest in happy hour:

#33-Austin Dillon was quickest during happy hour for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge with a speed of 185.516mph. He was followed by: #22-Joey Logano, #6-Trevor Bayne, #62-Brendan Gaughan, #31-Dylan Kwasniewski, #54-Kyle Busch, #3-Ty Dillon, #20-Matt Kenseth, #2-Brian...

Homestead testing UPDATE2:

Five teams will test at Homestead-Miami Speedway next Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 28-29): Stewart Haas Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, Team Penske, Roush Fenway Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing.(NASCAR)(10-24-2014) UPDATE: Six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams and more than...

Homestead testing UPDATE:

Five teams will test at Homestead-Miami Speedway next Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 28-29): Stewart Haas Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, Team Penske, Roush Fenway Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing.(NASCAR)(10-24-2014) UPDATE: Six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams and more than...

NASCAR Numbers:

33: Kevin Harvick's point deficit to Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup leader Jeff Gordon after contact from Matt Kenseth rocketed Harvick into the outside wall on Lap 228 at Martinsville. Last in the Chase standings, Harvick likely faces a must-win scenario at Texas...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Texas:

#20-Matt Kenseth 106.1 #48-Jimmie Johnson 103.6 #16-Greg Biffle 102.2 #18-Kyle Busch. 102.2 #14-Tony Stewart 99.2 #99-Carl Edwards 96.9 #11-Denny Hamlin 93.8 #15-Clint Bowyer 92.7 #24-Jeff Gordon 92.3 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr 90.4 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005...

Harvick not happy with Kenseth after Martinsville wreck:

#4- Kevin Harvick put #20-Matt Kenseth on notice at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday. Harvick told reporters following the Goody's 500, 'He will not win this championship. I can promise you that.' On Lap 228, Kenseth bounced off the back of Denny Hamlin, slowed and...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finished at Martinsville:

[listed by driver chase points position before the race](started) 1) #22-Joey Logano, 5th (2) 2) #4-Kevin Harvick, 33rd (33) 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 3rd (9) 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 8th (5) 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 6th (3) 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 20th (11) 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36] drivers who win in round 3 automatically advance to the Championship race at Homestead 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins] 4044 [+7] 2) #31-Ryan Newman, 4041, -3 [+4] 3) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 4040, -4 [+3] 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 4039, -...

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), ...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Martinsville:

[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #22-Joey Logano, 2nd 2) #4-Kevin Harvick, 33rd 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 9th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 5th 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 3rd 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 11th 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 13th 8) #2-Brad Keselowski, 6th...