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Unofficial Top 25 in 2016 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Kansas, race 31 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick (C2), 993 2) #2-Brad Keselowski (C11), 985, -8 3) #18-Kyle Busch (C4), 944, -49 4) #22-Joey Logano (C8), 933, -60 5) #41-Kurt Busch (C6), 914, -79 6...

Kansas Pole Notes & Facts:

-Jason Leffler won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Kansas Speedway in 2001 with a speed of 176.499 mph. -14 drivers have Coors Light poles at Kansas, led by Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne with three each. -Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick are the only...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Kansas:

#48-Jimmie Johnson'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦ 110.4 #20-Matt Kenseth'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦. 107.4 #4-Kevin Harvick'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦. 103.4 #16-Greg Biffle'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦. 96.8 #78-Martin Truex Jr'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦. 95.5 #19-Carl Edwards'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦ 95.4 #5-Kasey Kahne...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 12:

[after Charlotte, race 30 of 36, Chase race 4 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*, [3 wins], 3045 (won Charlotte) 2) #20-Matt Kenseth, [2 wins], 31 ahead of 9th 3) #18-Kyle Busch, [4 wins], +27 4) #2-Brad Keselowski, [4 wins], +25 5) #41-Kurt Busch, [1 win], +24 6) #19-Carl...

Charlotte Driver Notes & Facts:

-534 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points paying race at Charlotte Motor Speedway; 383 in more than one. -NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Charlotte with 64. -Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart lead all active...

Charlotte Pole Notes & Facts:

-Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway (World 600) in 1960 with a speed of 133.904 mph. -44 drivers have Coors Light poles at Charlotte, led by David Pearson with 14. Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in poles at CMS with...

Chase Fast Facts: Charlotte Motor Speedway:

-This is the second year in a row the fourth race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup has been held at Charlotte Motor Speedway (2015 - 2016). Charlotte was the fifth race of the Chase from 2004 - 2014. -Eight tracks have hosted Chase races all 12 previous years...

Chase Round of 12 Clinch Scenarios:

What each remaining driver needs to do to move to the round of 12. #78-Truex, Jr and #4-Harvick have already clinched a spot. Any other driver can clinch with a win. #2-Brad Keselowski - Would clinch on points with 12 Points and a new winner. If there is a repeat winner...

2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after New Hampshire, race 28 of 36] 1) #78-Martin Truex Jr.*, [3 wins], 1 win in the Round of 16 2) #4-Kevin Harvick*, [3 wins], 1 win in the Round of 16 3) #2-Brad Keselowski, [4 wins], 2087, +35 4) #18-Kyle Busch, [4 wins], 2085, +33 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, [2 wins...

Matt Kenseth going for 3rd straight win at New Hampshire:

#20- Matt Kenseth was the winner of the last 2 New Hampshire races and now he'll try to do something that nobody has ever done, win 3 straight at the track. In fact, Kenseth's never won 3 straight at any track. Only 3 different drivers have won 3 straight at a track...

Who’s Hot and Who’s Not – New Hampshire

HOT - Matt Kenseth: won last 2 New Hampshire races (no driver has ever won 3 straight at track) - Kyle Busch: led 463 laps at New Hampshire since start of 2012 (most of any driver) - Kevin Harvick: finished 4th or better in 3 of last 4 New Hampshire races (379 laps...

2016 laps lead:

Following Martin Truex, Jr's. win at Chicagoland Speedway Sunday, he has now lead the most laps this season. In addition, Truex, Kyle Busch, and Harvick have combined to lead 49% of the total laps run this season. 1) #78-Martin Truex Jr. - 1,266 2) #18-Kyle Busch - ...

Chicago Race Notes & Facts:

-There have been 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Chicagoland Speedway, one race per season since the first event in 2001. -Joe Gibbs Racing has the most wins at Chicago in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with five: Tony Stewart (two), Kyle Busch (one), Matt Kenseth...

Where the 2016 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Chicago:

[listed by driver points position] 1) #18-Kyle Busch, 1st 2) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2nd 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3rd 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 4th 5) #19-Carl Edwards, 5th 6) #78-Martin Truex Jr., 6th 7) #20-Matt Kenseth, 7th 8) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 8th 9) #22-Joey Logano, 9th ...

Chase Fast Facts: Chicago:

-This is the sixth year in a row the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup has opened at Chicagoland Speedway (2011 - 2016). New Hampshire was the first race of the Chase from 2004 - 2010. -Of the 10 tracks on the Chase schedule in 2016, Chicagoland has the fewest Chase ...

Qualified for the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup(13 years/chases)

1) #18-Kyle Busch, 9th time, 4 wins 2) #2-Brad Keselowski, 5th time in Chase, 4 wins 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 10th time, 3 wins 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 10th time, 2 wins 5) #19-Carl Edwards, 9th time, 2 wins 6) #78-Martin Truex Jr., 4th time, 2 wins 7) #20-Matt Kenseth, 12th...

Kenseth has new tire changer:

#20-Matt Kenseth will have a new member on his pit crew for the next several weeks as longtime front tire changer John Royer is out with an injury. Royer injured his hand last week in practice and was replaced by veteran changer David Mayo at Darlington. Moving forward...

Throwback schemes at Darlington:

36 teams have unveiled their throwback paint schemes for the Bojangles' Southern 500: #1-Jamie McMurray, #2-Brad Keselowski, #3-Austin Dillon, #4-Kevin Harvick, #5-Kasey Kahne, #6-Trevor Bayne, #7-Regan Snith, #10-Danica Patrick, #11-Denny Hamlin, #13-Casey Mears, #...

Michigan Race Notes & Facts:

-There have been 94 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Michigan International Speedway since the first race there in 1969. Other than 1973, which had just one race, there have been two races each season since 1969. -Eight different manufacturers have won in the NSCS...

How Kenseth helped John Krasinski land role of ‘Jim’ on ‘The Office’:

It's nearly impossible to think an actor besides John Krasinski playing the role of 'Jim Halpert' on the American version of 'The Office,' but it may not have happened without the help of Matt Kenseth. Back in 2002 ' a full three years before the NBC premiere of...