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Keselowski on Nationwide pole at New Hampshire:

#22-Brad Keselowski won the Coors Light Pole for the Sta-Green 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with a speed of 130.304mph. #54-Kyle Busch will start second followed by : #20-Matt Kenseth, #42-Kyle Larson, #2-Brian Scott, #9-Chase Elliott, #33-Paul Menard, #6-Trevor...

New Hampshire Nationwide Qualifying Notes:

Brad Keselowski won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 25th Annual Sta-Green 200 with a lap of 29.230 seconds, 130.304 mph. This is his 17th pole in 211 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. This is his third pole and fifth top-10 start in 2014. This is his fourth pole in...

Scott fastest in Nationwide practice:

#2-Brian Scott was fastest during opening practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with a speed of 130.042mph. #42-Kyle Larson was second, followed by: #54-Kyle Busch, #22-Brad Keselowski, #20-Matt Kenseth, #7-Reagn Smith, #33-Paul Menard, #60-Chris Buescher, #11-Elliott...

Interstate Batteries sponsoring Kenseth at New Hampshire:

This weekend, [Matt Kenseth] returns to the New England track where he is the most recent winner with more confidence and a desire to get back to his winning ways, beginning with his turn in the #20 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Nationwide...

NASCAR Numbers:

545: The number of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races between the two most recent victories for the #43. John Andretti took the Petty Enterprises car to Victory Lane at Martinsville in April 1999, more than 15 years before Aric Almirola put the vaunted car number back...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Daytona, race 18 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 651 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 624, -27 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 596, -55 4) #2-Brad Keselowski [2 wins], 586, -65 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 580, -71 6) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins], 546, -105 7) #99...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Daytona, race 18 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 3rd in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 2nd 3) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2 wins, 4th 4) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 6th 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 2 wins, 7th 6) #4-Kevin...

Top 10 driver ratings at Daytona:

#18-Kyle Busch 97.1 #20-Matt Kenseth 92.9 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 92.0 #14-Tony Stewart 90.0 #48-Jimmie Johnson 89.0 #41-Kurt Busch 88.9 #24-Jeff Gordon 88.0 #11-Denny Hamlin 85.5 #15-Clint Bowyer 83.5 Jeff Burton 83.1 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2013 races...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Kentucky, race 17 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 618 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 594, -24 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 594, -24 4) #2-Brad Keselowski [2 wins], 560, -58 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 555, -63 6) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 536, -82 7) #22...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Kentucky, race 17 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 2nd in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 3) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2 wins, 4th 4) #99-Carl Edwards, 2 wins, 6th 5) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 7th 6) #4-Kevin...

Joe Gibbs Racing extends Kenseth’s contact; Dollar General expands sponsorship:

Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) and Dollar General announce an expanded partnership with a multi-year agreement for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and beyond. In addition, JGR announces the contract extension of driver Matt Kenseth that will keep him behind the wheel...

Keselowski on Nationwide pole at Kentucky:

#22-Brad Keselowski won the Coors Light Pole for the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign 300 at Kentucky Speedway with a speed of 175.313mph. #54-Kyle Busch will start second followed by: #33-Paul Menard, #20-Matt Kenseth, #2-Brian Scott, #9-Chase Elliott, #5-Kevin Harvick...

Kentucky Notes & Facts – Thursday – drivers:

' 53 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway; 42 in more than one. ' Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Kentucky with 243 laps led in three starts. Jimmie Johnson has...

Menard fastest in first test session:

#33-Paul Menard was fastest during the opening test session at Kentucky Speedway with a speed of 173.969mph. #2-Brian Scott was second, followed by: #12-Ryan Blaney, #9-Chase Elliott, #22-Brad Keselowski, #7-Regan Smith, #5-Kevin Harvick, #20-Matt Kenseth, #3-Ty Dillon...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Kentucky:

#48-Jimmie Johnson 125.9 #18-Kyle Busch 125.2 #20-Matt Kenseth 109.3 #2-Brad Keselowski 104.8 #5-Kasey Kahne. 98.2 #11-Denny Hamlin 98.1 #99-Carl Edwards 94.5 #24-Jeff Gordon 91.8 #78-Martin Truex Jr. 90.7 #41-Kurt Busch 90.6 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005...

Home Depot leaving NASCAR at end of 2014:

Home Depot, which has been a primary NASCAR sponsor since 1999 on the #20 car, will leave the sport after its contract with Joe Gibbs Racing ends this season, said sources familiar with Home Depot's plans.(Sports Business Journal), Matt Kenseth drives the #20 Toyota...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Sonoma, race 16 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 580 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 560, -20 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 555, -25 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 515, -65 5) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 512, -68 6) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 509, -71 7) #22-Joey...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Sonoma, race 16 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 2nd in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 3) #99-Carl Edwards, 2 wins, 6th 4) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 7th 5) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 9th 6) #24-Jeff ...

M&M’s to move to Edwards if he goes to Gibbs? UPDATE3 M&M’s move denied:

Rumors persist that Carl Edwards' sponsor at Joe Gibbs Racing will be none other than the M&Ms/Mars brand. While even the Edwards to JGR piece of the puzzle has yet to be confirmed, the most recent speculation has the current Roush Fenway Racing driver with America...

M&M’s to move to Edwards if he goes to Gibbs? UPDATE4 M&M’s move denied:

Rumors persist that Carl Edwards' sponsor at Joe Gibbs Racing will be none other than the M&Ms/Mars brand. While even the Edwards to JGR piece of the puzzle has yet to be confirmed, the most recent speculation has the current Roush Fenway Racing driver with America...