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2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Kansas, race 11 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 394 2) #20-Matt Kenseth, 379, -15 3) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 373, -21 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 368, -26 5) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 367, -27 6) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins], 346, -48 7) #48-Jimmie Johnson...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Kansas, race 11 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 6th in points 2) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 19th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1 win, 1st 4) #18-Kyle Busch, 1 win, 3rd 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1 win, 4th 6) #99-Carl Edwards...

Second Round of Qualifying

for the 5-hour Energy 400 Benefiting Special Operations Warrior Foundation Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is over after 10 scheduled minutes. 23 drivers ran faster than the track record of 191.748mph, set by Matt Kenseth last April and #4-Harvick broke the...

First Round of Qualifying

for the 5-hour Energy 400 Benefiting Special Operations Warrior Foundation Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is over, after 25 minutes. 10 drivers broke the track record of 191.748mph, set by Matt Kenseth last April. #41-Busch 193.611 #42-Larson 193.223 #16...

Kansas Notes & Facts – Thursday – drivers:

' Seven drivers have started all 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway - #24-Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton(not entered), #4-Kevin Harvick, #41-Kurt Busch, Mark Martin(not entered), #20-Matt Kenseth and #31-Ryan Newman. ' Martin Truex Jr., Kasey Kahne and...

NASCAR Numbers Heading to Kansas:

4: The number of finishes outside the top 20 for Jimmie Johnson in the first 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. That's the most since 2009, when Johnson also had four results outside the top 20 in the first 10 races. But, oh, by the way, Johnson went on to win the ...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Kansas:

#48-Jimmie Johnson'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦ 118.9 #20-Matt Kenseth'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦.. 109.6 #16-Greg Biffle'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦.. 106.9 #24-Jeff Gordon'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦.. 99.6 #14-Tony Stewart'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦. 97.5 #99-Carl Edwards'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦ 96.6 #4-Kevin ...

Race Fast Facts – Talladega Superspeedway:

#11-Denny Hamlin won the 45th Annual Aaron's 499 , his 24th victory in 300 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2014. With the win, Hamlin is all but locked into the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. In 2013, he missed...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Talladega, race 10 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon, 347 2) #20-Matt Kenseth, 344, -3 3) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 343, -4 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 328, -19 5) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 328, -19 6) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins], 305, -42 7) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 304...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Talladega, race 10 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 6th in points 2) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 19th 3) #18-Kyle Busch, 1 win, 3rd 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1 win, 4th 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 1 win, 5th 6) #2-Brad Keselowski...

Some driver comments about knockout qualifying at Talladega:

comments made by a few drivers regarding the new group qualifying being used for the first time at Talladega on Saturday, May 3rd (FOX at 1:00pm/et): #20-Matt Kenseth: 'I guess the truth is none of us really know. Obviously the bigger the group is and the farther ...

Talladega Notes & Facts – Friday – drivers:

- Dave Marcis leads the series in starts at Talladega with 61. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 42 starts; followed by Joe Nemechek with 38. - Buddy Baker and Tony Stewart are tied for the series' most runner-up finishes at Talladega with six each. - NASCAR...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Talladega:

#17-Ricky Stenhouse Jr'¦'¦'¦.94.7 #20-Matt Kenseth'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦.91.6 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr'¦'¦'¦..91.5 Jeff Burton'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦89.1 #78-Kurt Busch'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦87.4 #55-Brian Vickers'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦87.3 #48-Jimmie Johnson'¦'¦'¦'¦..85.1 #2-Brad Keselowski'¦'¦'¦'¦..84.4 #34-David...

Race Fast Facts – Richmond International Raceway:

Joey Logano won the 60th Annual Toyota Owners 400, his fifth victory in 192 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2014. This win locks in his spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, barring Logano doesn't fall out...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Richmond, race 9 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon, 341 2) #20-Matt Kenseth, 336, -5 3) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 313, -28 4) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 310, -31 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 309, -32 6) #22-Joey Logano [2 wins], 292, -49 7) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 ...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Richmond, race 9 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 6th in points 2) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 20th 3) #99-Carl Edwards, 1 win, 3rd in points 4) #18-Kyle Busch, 1 win, 4th 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1 win, 5th 6) #2-Brad...

Matt Bowling wins Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown:

Matt Bowling won the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown on Thursday night at South Boston Speedway, fighting off Matt Waltz in the seventh edition of the charity race. The event benefits the Denny Hamlin Foundation and raises awareness and funding to support Cystic ...

More stats at NASCAR’s Spring Break:

After eight races, three of the top five drivers in the series standings are winless - #24-Jeff Gordon, #20-Matt Kenseth and #48-Jimmie Johnson. Those three drivers have won 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships (and 185 wins) collectively. Two drivers with race...

Tire Testing at Kansas:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams converged on Kansas Speedway for a Goodyear tire test Tuesday in preparation for the track's first night race next month. Goodyear allowed one car per organization to the single-day test, held in advance of the May 10 event at the 1...

Race Fast Facts – Darlington Raceway:

#4-Kevin Harvick won the 65th Annual Bojangles' Southern 500, his 25th victory in 474 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in 2014. This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 18 races at Darlington Raceway. ...