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Chase Drivers at Phoenix:

After Sunday's Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field will shrink from eight to four. Here's how all of the drivers have fared at the one-mile Arizona track. 1. #48-Jimmie Johnson (clinched Championship 4 berth with win...

Race for final Chase spots may cause hurt feelings:

Six drivers vying for two spots in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship 4 Round at Homestead-Miami Speedway just might be a recipe for bad blood - particularly since three of the six drive for the same organization. 'There's an opportunity for two or three...

Saturday 1st practice rank for the Chase drivers at Phoenix:

(in current Chase standings order) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 11th 2) #19-Carl Edwards, 19th 3) #22-Joey Logano, 5th 4) #18-Kyle Busch, 8th 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 13th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 10th 7) #4-Kevin Harvick, 6th 8) #41-Kurt Busch, 9th...

Phoenix Driver Notes & Facts:

-206 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix; 150 in more than one. -Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon lead series in starts at Phoenix with 34 each; Ryan Newman leads all active drivers with 28 starts. -Rusty Wallace leads the series...

Friday practice rank for the Chase drivers at Phoenix:

(in current Chase standings order) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 7th 2) #19-Carl Edwards, 13th 3) #22-Joey Logano, 2nd 4) #18-Kyle Busch, 19th 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 10th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4th 7) #4-Kevin Harvick, 15th 8) #41-Kurt Busch, 8th...

Championship 4 Clinch Scenarios for Phoenix:

#48-Jimmie Johnson and #19-Carl Edwards are locked into the Championship 4 after winning races in the Round of 8. #22-Joey Logano (0 Wins, 4074 Points) - Would clinch on points with a second-place finish and at least one lap led. With a win, would clinch a next round...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2016 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) #4-Kevin Harvick (C7), 1083 2) #2-Brad Keselowski (EC), 1056, -27 3) #22-Joey Logano (C3), 1051, -32 4) #18-Kyle Busch (C4), 1030, -53 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (C6), 1017, -...

Who’s Hot and Who’s Not – Texas Edition:

HOT ' Jimmie Johnson: won 3 of last 4 Texas races (won last 2 Chase races); 6 wins at Texas are 3 more than any other driver ' Kyle Busch: 2 wins, 6 finishes of 4th or better in last 7 Texas races (won earlier this year) ' Kevin Harvick: finished 2nd and 3rd in ...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 8:

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36, Chase race 7 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*,[4 wins], 4044 (won Martinsville) 2) #11-Denny Hamlin,[3 wins], 4039, +6 ahead of 5th 3) #20-Matt Kenseth,[2 wins], 4039, +6 4) #18-Kyle Busch,[4 wins], 4037, +4 5) #22-Joey Logano,[2 wins...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2016 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) #4-Kevin Harvick (C6), 1048, 2) #2-Brad Keselowski (EC), 1029, -19 3) #22-Joey Logano (C5), 1010, -38 4) #18-Kyle Busch (C4), 993, -55 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (C2), ...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 8:

[after Texas, race 34 of 36, Chase race 8 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*,[4 wins], 4074 (won Martinsville) 2) #19-Carl Edwards,[3 wins], 4049 (won Texas) 3) #22-Joey Logano,[2 wins], 4074, +1 ahead of 5th 4) #18-Kyle Busch,[4 wins], 4074, +1 5) #20-Matt Kenseth,[2 wins...

Who’s Hot and Who’s Not – Martinsville:

HOT ' Kyle Busch: defending Martinsville winner; 7 straight top-15 finishes at track ' Jeff Gordon: 9 career Martinsville wins; 19 top 5s, 23 top 10s in last 26 Martinsville races ' Denny Hamlin: 9.5 career Avg finish at Martinsville, 3rd-best among active drivers...

Five Non-Chase Storylines Heading into the Goody’s Fast Relief 500:

This weekend NASCAR returns to Martinsville Speedway for the Goody's Fast Relief 500 weekend. With the a lot of focus being on the Chase for the Sprint Cup, here are five non-chase related storylines: 1. Jeff Gordon - The defending race winner finds himself back in...

Lap Leaders after 32 races:

Driver, Laps Led 1) #78-Martin Truex Jr, 1,590 2) #18-Kyle Busch, 1,371 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 1,305 4) #19-Carl Edwards, 834 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 715 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 626 7) #2-Brad Keselowski, 540 8) #11-Denny Hamlin, 467 9) #22-Joey Logano, 440 10) #24-Chase...

Chuck Norris to introduce Chase drivers at Texas:

International film and television star Chuck Norris, known universally for his ageless machoism, will introduce the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers still vying for the series championship when they arrive Sunday, Nov. 6, for the AAA Texas 500 at Texas...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 8:

[after Talladega, race 32 of 36, Chase race 6 of 10] 1) #22-Joey Logano[2 wins], 4000 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson[3 wins], 4000 3) #4-Kevin Harvick[4 wins], 4000 4) #20-Matt Kenseth[2 wins], 4000 5) #19-Carl Edwards[2 wins], 4000 6) #11-Denny Hamlin[3 wins], 4000 7) #41-...

Kenseth & Johnson to race Hincapie Gran Fondo cycle race:

More than 2,300 cyclists will take to the backroads of Greenville County on Saturday when the fifth annual Gran Fondo Hincapie gets underway [in Greenville, SC]. The riders come from at least 18 different countries and 39 U.S. states, and they include at least two ...

Talladega Driver Notes & Facts:

-442 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega; 307 in more than one. -Dave Marcis and Terry Labonte lead the series in starts at Talladega with 61 each. Tony Stewart leads all active drivers with 34 starts; followed by Matt Kenseth...

Chase Clinch Scenarios at Talladega:

#48-Jimmie Johnson and #4-Kevin Harvick have already clinched a spot in the Round of 8. With only one race remaining in this round, a new winner would be a win by Joey Logano, Austin Dillon, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski or Chase Elliott. A win by any other driver ...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 12:

[after Kansas, race 31 of 36, Chase race 5 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*, [3 wins], 3082 (won Charlotte) 2) #4-Kevin Harvick*, [4 wins] 3074 (won Kansas) 3) #20-Matt Kenseth, [2 wins], +29 ahead of 9th 4) #18-Kyle Busch, [4 wins], +27 5) #19-Carl Edwards, [2 wins], +...