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Watkins Glen Stats and Notes:

* Tony Stewart won the rain-delayed Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at Watkins Glen International. Stewart scored his third victory in 2009. He is one of five drivers with multiple victories this season, joining Mark Martin (four), Jimmie Johnson (three), Kyle Busch (...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings
[after Watkins Glen, race 22 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart, 3383 [3 wins], finished 1st 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3123, -260 [3 wins], 12th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon 3041, -342 [1 win], 37th 4) #2-Kurt Busch 2902, -481 [1 win], 7th 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2847, -536 [1 win], 10th 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 2830, -553, 3rd...

Kenseth competing in Memphis race:

Add one more Cup superstar to the list of NASCAR Nationwide Series racers on their way to Memphis Motorsports Park this fall. Matt Kenseth, this year's Daytona 500 winner and the 2003 Sprint Cup Series champion, will be behind the wheel of the #16 for Roush Fenway ...

Commercial breakdown for Pocono:

Total number of commercials: 189 Total number of companies or entities advertised: 83 Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 29 Start time to record race/commercial periods on Sunday: 2:01 PM End time to record race/commercial ...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings
[after Pocono, race 21 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart, 3188 [2 wins], finished 10th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2991, -197 [3 wins], 13th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon 2989, -199 [1 win], 8th 4) #2-Kurt Busch 2751, -437 [1 win], 9th 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2713, -475 [1 win], 1st 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 2665, -523, 18th...

#17 team has some help at Pocono:

#17-Matt Kenseth's Crew chief Drew Blickensderfer has a little extra help this week at Pocono Raceway: two high school students from Minnesota, who are helping to prep the DeWalt Tools Ford. Matthew Ludwig, 17, and Justin Dwyer, 18, were national winners in the Ford...

Racing Resources Says…

Carl Edwards won the Kroger 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. It was his 22nd series win in his 161st start. It was his first win at ORP in his fifth start; Edwards won the Truck race at ORP in 2003. Edwards scored his second win of 2009; his last win ...

Another Marlin Racing:

Sporting the red #711 that her grandfather made famous in the 1960s, and with her two-time Daytona 500 champion dad coaching her over her radio headset, Sutherlin Marlin chased down her destiny Saturday night. Sutherlin, 19, finished 8th in a 40-lap Supertruck feature...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Chicago, race 19 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart 2884 [2 wins], finished 4th 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 2709 -175 [1 win], 2nd 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2672 -212 [2 wins], 8th 4) #2-Kurt Busch 2526 -358 [1 win], 17th 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 2457 -427, 5th 6) #99-Carl Edwards 2438 -446, 14th 7) #39-Ryan Newman...

Milwaukee Mile race featuring Kenseth cancelled:

The Aug. 29 Wisconsin All-Star 100 at the Milwaukee Mile has been cancelled, Steve Jones, the track's general manager said Wednesday. The third annual event was to feature Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth, a native of Cambridge, racing against some of the top drivers...

USG on board with Kenseth:

#17-Matt Kenseth will run the USG Sheetrock paint scheme this weekend at Chicagoland. It will be the second of three races for USG on the car this season. The #17 carried the blue and red earlier this year in Las Vegas and will carry the colors again later this year...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Daytona, race 7 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart 2719 [2 wins], finished 1st 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 2539 -180 [1 win], 28th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2525 -194 [2 wins], 2nd 4) #2-Kurt Busch 2414 -305 [1 win], 5th 5) #99-Carl Edwards 2317 -402, 4th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 2302 -417, 3rd 7) #39-Ryan Newman...

R&L returns to sponsor Kenseth:

The #17 Ford of Matt Kenseth will carry the green and gold colors of R+L carriers this weekend at Daytona. The scheme will highlight R+L Global Services. It will be the second of four races this season with R+L Carriers as the primary on the #17 Ford. Kenseth has carried...

Kenseth looking to Sweep:

#17-Matt Kenseth will be looking to complete a rare sweep of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at Daytona International Speedway. He will look to join Fireball Roberts (1962), Cale Yarborough (1968), LeeRoy Yarbrough (1969) and Bobby Allison as the only Daytona...

Chris Wimmer holds off Kenseth to win All-Star Challenge:

Chris Wimmer not only won Tuesday nights All-Star Challenge, he also earned praise from NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader Tony Stewart. Wimmer passed Cambridge native and 2003 Cup champion Matt Kenseth with 11 laps left to clinch victory in the 100-lap super late...

Chase Notes going into Michigan:

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup cut-off bubble is as tight as ever. One single point is the difference between competing for a championship and missing out altogether. Mark Martin is 13th, one point behind Denny Hamlin in 12th. Only once in the Chase era (2004-...

Carhartt returns to the #17:

The #17 Ford Fusion of Matt Kenseth will again carry Carhartt paint scheme this weekend at Michigan. Kenseth took the checkered flag at California in the last Carhartt race. Carhartt will serve as the primary two more times this season at New Hampshire in Sept. and...

Sprint Cup Series Notes from Pocono:

* Tony Stewart won the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. He started first but dropped to the rear under penalty because he went to a backup car after crashing in Saturday practice. This is the fourth time a driver started at the rear and won in 2009. Six of the past eight...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Pocono, race 14 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart 2043 [1 win], finished 1st 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 1973, -71 [1 win], 4th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1940, -103 [2 wins], 7th 4) #39-Ryan Newman 1840, -203, 5th 5) #2-Kurt Busch 1819, -224 [1 win], 37th 6) #99-Carl Edwards 1762, -281, 2nd 7) #16-Greg Biffle...

Chase Stats and Notes:

#2-Kurt Busch has led a resurgent Penske Racing over the first 13 races, improving from 21st at this time last year to a strong 4th, with a strong 226-point cushion inside the Top 12. Next comes #39-Ryan Newman, who has improved from 14th to 5th, and is the circuit...