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Qualifying Fast Facts – Richmond:

#24-Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 56th Annual Federated Auto Parts 400 with a track qualifying record lap of 20.674 seconds, 130.599 mph. Matt Kenseth held the previous track record, set earlier this season in April. This is his 73rd pole in 715...
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Richmond Nationwide Qualifying Notes:

Brian Scott won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 33rd Annual Virginia 529 College Savings 250 with a lap of 21.717 seconds, 124.327 mph. This is his second pole in 134 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. His last pole came at Chicago in Sept. 2011, 63 races ago. This...
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Scott on Nationwide pole at Richmond:

#2-Brian Scott won the Coors Light Pole for the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of 124.327mph. #18-Matt Kenseth will start second. The rest of the top 10: #3-Austin Dillon, #22-Brad Keselowski, #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #...
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1000th Nationwide race this week at Richmond:

On February 13, 1982, Dale Earnhardt crossed the finish line first in the Goodys 300 at Daytona International Speedway to win the inaugural race in what is now known as the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Twenty-three champions and 136 race winners later, NASCARs No. 2 series...
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Chase clinch scenarios at Richmond:

Below are the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup clinch scenarios for Saturday nights Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway, the final race before the Chase field is set. Six drivers have clinched top-10 spots in the Chase: #48-Jimmie Johnson...
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1000th Nationwide race this week at Richmond:

On February 13, 1982, Dale Earnhardt crossed the finish line first in the Goodys 300 at Daytona International Speedway to win the inaugural race in what is now known as the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Twenty-three champions and 136 race winners later, NASCARs No. 2 series...
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Chase clinch scenarios at Richmond:

Below are the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup clinch scenarios for Saturday nights Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway, the final race before the Chase field is set. Six drivers have clinched top-10 spots in the Chase: #48-Jimmie Johnson...
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2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Atlanta, race 25 of 36] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 837 2) #15-Clint Bowyer, 809, -28 3) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 795, -61 4) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 795, -42 5) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 739, -42 6) #20-Matt Kenseth [5 wins], 768, -69 Drivers above ...
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2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Atlanta, race 25 of 36] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 837 2) #15-Clint Bowyer, 809, -28 3) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 795, -61 4) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 795, -42 5) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 739, -42 6) #20-Matt Kenseth [5 wins], 768, -69 Drivers above ...
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Atlanta Goodyear Tire Notes:

Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be running the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Atlanta this weekend . . . this is the same left-side tire code (D-4384) that these teams have run the last two seasons at this track . . . ...
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Clinch Scenarios For Atlanta:

Two races remain in the regular season - yet only three drivers know with absolute certainty that theyre competing for a championship over the final 10 races. #48-Jimmie Johnson and #15-Clint Bowyer have each clinched a top-10 spot in the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR ...
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Atlanta Goodyear Tire Notes:

Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be running the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Atlanta this weekend . . . this is the same left-side tire code (D-4384) that these teams have run the last two seasons at this track . . . ...
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Clinch Scenarios For Atlanta:

Two races remain in the regular season - yet only three drivers know with absolute certainty that theyre competing for a championship over the final 10 races. #48-Jimmie Johnson and #15-Clint Bowyer have each clinched a top-10 spot in the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR ...
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Testing updates:

Several NASCAR Sprint Cup teams - from those on the Chase bubble to title contenders - tested Monday and will do so Tuesday at Cup tracks. NASCAR allows teams four tests at tracks that host Cup races. Many teams saved at least some, if not all of their tests, for this...
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Top 12 Driver Ratings at Atlanta:

#48-Jimmie Johnson"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦.. 108.3 #24-Jeff Gordon"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 104.8 #14-Tony Stewart"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 100.2 (will not race) #99-Carl Edwards"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦.. 99.8 #11-Denny Hamlin"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦.. 99.7 #20-Matt Kenseth"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 96....
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Testing updates:

Several NASCAR Sprint Cup teams - from those on the Chase bubble to title contenders - tested Monday and will do so Tuesday at Cup tracks. NASCAR allows teams four tests at tracks that host Cup races. Many teams saved at least some, if not all of their tests, for this...
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Top 12 Driver Ratings at Atlanta:

#48-Jimmie Johnson"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦.. 108.3 #24-Jeff Gordon"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 104.8 #14-Tony Stewart"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦. 100.2 (will not race) #99-Carl Edwards"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦.. 99.8 #11-Denny Hamlin"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦.. 99.7 #20-Matt Kenseth"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦ 96....
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2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Bristol, race 24 of 36] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 821 2) #15-Clint Bowyer, 803, -18 3) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 768, -53 4) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 760, -61 5) #18-Kyle Busch [3 wins], 739, -82 6) #20-Matt Kenseth [5 wins], 736, -85 7) #88-Dale Earnhardt...
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Bristol Battles as Seen Through the Eyes of NASCAR Artist Sam Bass:

NASCAR artist Sam Bass is known for his work capturing the emotion and historic moments in our sport. As he prepares to head to Bristol Motor Speedway, the program cover he designed for them is no different. 'Bristol has such a rich history of great rivalries over ...
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Kenseth wins Bristol:

#20-Matt Kenseth won the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 5th win of 2013 and 29th career win . Kenseth led the most lap with 149 of 500. #5-Kahne finished 2nd followed by #42-Montoya, #55-Vickers, #22-Logano, #27-Menard...