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the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Texas, race 34 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart (X), 4895 2) #24-Jeff Gordon (X), 4802, -93 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson (X), 4801, -94 4) #5-Mark Martin (X), 4475, -420 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (X), 4446...
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Race Fast Facts – Texas Motor Speedway:

#2-Kurt Busch won the Dickies 500, his 20th victory in 326 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2009. His last win came on March 8 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 14 races...
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Wingo to stay at Roush:

#26 Crew chief Donnie Wingo appears to be headed back to Roush Fenway Racing next season in a capacity still to be determined. Wingo's future with the organization has been uncertain since it was revealed in late July that driver Jamie McMurray's #26 team would go ...
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Newman meets with NASCAR over Talladega wreck:

#39-Ryan Newman met with media at Texas on Friday and dicussed some issues: Q. Obviously a lot of frustration and concern for you last weekend. I believe you mentioned thinking about things from an engineering standpoint. Looking at it from an engineering standpoint...
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Goodyear News Release — Daytona test:

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company brought 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers to the Daytona International Speedway for a test this past Monday and Tuesday for Daytona 500. The goal was to build upon the information gathered during a test at Daytona on September 22-23 and...
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Two-Day Goodyear Tire Test For 2010 Daytona 500 Wraps Up:

On Monday and Tuesday [Nov 2-3], 17 drivers with 18 cars were in attendance for a two-day Goodyear tire test at Daytona International Speedway in advance of the 2010 Daytona 500. The list of drivers testing tire compounds for Goodyear included #17-Matt Kenseth, #88...
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Notes/Facts after Talladega Superspeedway:

# Jamie McMurray won the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. This marked McMurray's first win in 15 races at Talladega. # McMurray became the 14th different race winner in 2009. # This was the first victory by a Ford since Matt Kenseth won at California in February...
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the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Talladega, race 33 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4752 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 4745, -7 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4673, -72 4) #5-Mark Martin, 4315, -430 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4271, -474 6) #42-Juan...
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New Ford engine not in full time use until mid-2010:

Although Ford is getting its new FR9 engine ready for Sprint Cup competition this weekend, it's unlikely all Ford teams will be using the new engine full time until the middle of the 2010, engine builder Doug Yates said Tuesday. The engine will make its debut this ...
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Chase stats going into Talladega:

#48-Jimmie Johnson's torrid run in Chase VI continued Sunday with another podium finish at Martinsville. Since finishing 24th at Talladega in the fourth Chase race in 2006, Johnson has accomplished the following over the last 32 chase races: * No finish worse than ...
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the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Martinsville, race 32 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1). #14-Tony Stewart, 4682 2). #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4602, -80 3). #24-Jeff Gordon 4565, -117 4). #5-Mark Martin, 4231, -451 5). #11-Denny Hamlin, 4217, -465 ...
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New Ford Engine to debut at Talladega:

After months of anticipation, Ford Racing announced that the FR9 engine will make its debut under the hood of Matt Kenseths #17 DeWalt Ford Fusion and David Ragans #6 UPS Ford Fusion in next weeks Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Im very excited about the...
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#16 team fined for engine violation: UPDATE:

NASCAR announced that the crew chief, owner and driver of the #16 NASCAR Nationwide Series team have been fined and penalized for violations involving sealed engine rules. Crew chief Eddie Pardue has been fined $30,000 for violating Section 12-1 (actions detrimental...
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Lofton to standby for Kenseth:

hearing that ARCA Champion Justin Lofton will standby to race for #16-Matt Kenseth this weekend at Memphis if needed. Ricky Stenhouse will practice and qualify for Kenseth, but Lofton would be put in the car for the race so that Stenhouse can retain his rookie eligibility...
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Tire test at LMS:

Goodyear completed a two-day tire test Tuesday at Lowe's Motor Speedway with #47-Marcos Ambrose (Toyota), #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevy), #17-Matt Kenseth (Ford) and #19-Elliott Sadler (Dodge).(Roanoke Times)(10-20-2009)...
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Notes/Facts after Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

* Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. This marked the sixth victory by Johnson at Lowe's, tying him with Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison for the most by any driver at that racetrack. Johnson did it in 17 races while Waltrip took 34...
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Johnson has largest points lead after 5 Chase races:

after five Chase races [of 10], #48-Jimmie Johnson has the largest points lead after five races of any of the 6 Chases [2004-2009]. The points leaders after five races in each of the four seasons: 2009: Jimmie Johnson 90 points ahead of Mark Martin 2008: Jimmie Johnson...
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the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Lowe's, race 31 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1). #14-Tony Stewart, 4544 2). #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4427, -117 3). #24-Jeff Gordon 4405, -139 4). #5-Mark Martin, 4084, -460 5). #2-Kurt Busch, 4058, -486 6). #11-...
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Race Fast Facts – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America, his 46th victory in 286 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his sixth victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2009. This is his sixth victory and 13th top-10 finish in 17 races at Lowe's Motor Speedway...
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New Ford engine at Talladega UPDATE:

Ford will delay the debut of its new Sprint Cup engine, Doug Hervey, who oversees Ford's North American racing operations, said Saturday. The engine was scheduled to have debuted next week at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Instead, Ford will debut the restrictor-plate version...