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Finishing spots for the Chase drivers at Texas:

(by standings order before the race) 1) #99-Carl Edwards, finished 2nd 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 1st 3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 13th 4) #2-Brad Keselowski, 24th 5) #17-Matt Kenseth, 4th 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 14th 7) #18-Kyle Busch, did not race 8) #22-Kurt Busch, 30th 9) #88...

2011 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Chase Points Standings:

[after Texas, race 34 of 36 and Chase race 8 of 10] 1) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 2316 2) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins], 2313, -3 3) #29-Kevin Harvick [4 wins], 2283, -33 4) #17-Matt Kenseth [3 wins], 2278, -38 these drivers are more then a race out: 5) #2-Brad Keselowski...

Texas Notes-n-Nuggets:

â¢ Tony Stewart earned his 43rd career victory in his 462nd race. â¢ This is Tony Stewart's second victory at Texas Motor Speedway in his 20th race. â¢ This is Tony Stewart's fourth victory of 2011, tying Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick for most. All four race wins...

Starting spots for the Chase drivers at Texas:

(by standings order before the race) 1) #99-Carl Edwards, starts 7th 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 5th 3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 21st 4) #2-Brad Keselowski, 8th 5) #17-Matt Kenseth, 3rd 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 11th 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 17th 8) #22-Kurt Busch, 14th 9) #88-Dale Earnhardt...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Texas:

Greg Biffle won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 7th Annual AAA Texas 500 with a lap of 27.873 seconds, 193.736 mph. This is his ninth pole in 328 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his third pole and 13th top-10 start in 2011. His previous poles came at Michigan...

Starting spots for the Chase drivers at Texas:

(by standings order before the race) 1) #99-Carl Edwards, starts 7th 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 5th 3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 21st 4) #2-Brad Keselowski, 8th 5) #17-Matt Kenseth, 3rd 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 11th 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 17th 8) #22-Kurt Busch, 14th 9) #88-Dale Earnhardt...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Texas:

Greg Biffle won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 7th Annual AAA Texas 500 with a lap of 27.873 seconds, 193.736 mph. This is his ninth pole in 328 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his third pole and 13th top-10 start in 2011. His previous poles came at Michigan...

At Texas Motor Speedway:

• Construction began in 1995. • The first NASCAR race was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on April 5, 1997. • The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was on April 6, 1997. • There have been 21 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one...

At Texas Motor Speedway:

• Construction began in 1995. • The first NASCAR race was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on April 5, 1997. • The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was on April 6, 1997. • There have been 21 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one...

Roush Fenway expects to have 3 teams in 2012:

Roush Fenway Racing expects to shrink from four full-time Sprint Cup cars to three in 2012. "The most likely scenario is three,'' RFR president Steve Newmark said before Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway. "We're still plugging away at the fourth, but we all recognize...

Roush Fenway expects to have 3 teams in 2012:

Roush Fenway Racing expects to shrink from four full-time Sprint Cup cars to three in 2012. "The most likely scenario is three,'' RFR president Steve Newmark said before Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway. "We're still plugging away at the fourth, but we all recognize...

2011 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Chase Points Standings:

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36 and Chase race 7 of 10] 1) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 2273 2) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 2265, -8 3) #29-Kevin Harvick [4 wins], 2252, -21 4) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 2246, -27 5) #17-Matt Kenseth [3 wins], 2237, -36 6) #48-Jimmie...

Finishing spots for the Chase drivers at Martinsville:

(by standings order before the race) 1) #99-Carl Edwards, started 1st, finished 9th 2) #17-Matt Kenseth, 2nd, 31st 3) #2-Brad Keselowski, 3rd, 17th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 4th, 1st 5) #29-Kevin Harvick, 5th, 4th 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 6th, 27th 7) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 7th, ...

2011 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Chase Points Standings:

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36 and Chase race 7 of 10] 1) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 2273 2) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 2265, -8 3) #29-Kevin Harvick [4 wins], 2252, -21 4) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 2246, -27 5) #17-Matt Kenseth [3 wins], 2237, -36 6) #48-Jimmie...

Finishing spots for the Chase drivers at Martinsville:

(by standings order before the race) 1) #99-Carl Edwards, started 1st, finished 9th 2) #17-Matt Kenseth, 2nd, 31st 3) #2-Brad Keselowski, 3rd, 17th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 4th, 1st 5) #29-Kevin Harvick, 5th, 4th 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 6th, 27th 7) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 7th, ...

Talladega Notes-n-Nuggets:

â¢ Clint Bowyer scores his fifth Cup Series win in his 213th start. â¢ Clint Bowyers also scores his second win at Talladega in his 12th start at the track. â¢ Clint Bowyer has finished first or second in the past three Talladega races. â¢ Richard Childress Racing...

Race Fast Facts – Talladega:

#33-Clint Bowyer won the 43rd Annual Good Sam Club 500 , his fifth victory in 213 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2011. This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in 12 races at Talladega Superspeedway. #31...

Finishing spots for the Chase drivers at Talladega:

(by standings order before the race) 1) #99-Carl Edwards, started 9th, finished 11th 2) #29-Kevin Harvick, 13th, 32nd 3) #17-Matt Kenseth, 11th, 18th 4) #18-Kyle Busch, 34th, 33rd 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 12th, 7th 6) #2-Brad Keselowski, 17th, 4th 7) #22-Kurt Busch, 14th...

2011 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Chase Points Standings:

[after Talladega, race 32 of 36 and Chase race 6 of 10] 1) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 2237 2) #17-Matt Kenseth [3 wins], 2223, -14 3) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 2219, -18 4) #14-Tony Stewart [2 wins], 2218, -19 5) #29-Kevin Harvick [4 wins], 2211, -26 6) #18-Kyle ...

Closest Sprint Cup Race Finishes:

Margin Winner Runner-up Track Date .002 Ricky Craven, Kurt Busch, Darlington, March 16, 2003 .002 Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Talladega, April 7, 2011 .005 Jamie McMurray, Kyle Busch, Daytona, July 7, 2007 .005 Dale Earnhardt, Ernie Irvan, Talladega, July 25, 1993...