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Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

* Jimmie Johnson won the Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! at Dover International Speedway. * Johnson became the fourth repeat race winner in 13 races this season, joining Kyle Busch (three), Mark Martin (two) and Matt Kenseth (two). Brad Keselowski, Jeff...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Dover, race 13 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart 1853 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 1807, -46 [1 win] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1789, -64 [2 wins] 4) #2-Kurt Busch 1762, -91 [1 win] 5) #39-Ryan Newman 1680, -173 6) #18-Kyle Busch 1634, -219 [3 wins] 7) #11-Denny Hamlin 1630, -223 8) #17-Matt Kenseth 1625, -228...

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series Stats

* David Reutimann won the rain-shortened Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway after a strategic move that resulted in his first series victory. Reutimann was 14th when the rain came, but elected not to pit and took over the lead before the final...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Charlotte, race 12 of 36]:

1) #24-Jeff Gordon 1722 [1 win] 2) #14-Tony Stewart 1678, -44 3) #2-Kurt Busch 1607, -115 [1 win] 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1594, -128 [1 win] 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 1575, -147 6) #18-Kyle Busch 1540, -182 [3 wins] 7) #39-Ryan Newman 1538, -184 8) #31-Jeff Burton 1472, -250...

Kenseth’s expecting:

#17-Matt Kenseth and his wife, Katie, are due to have a baby soon, Kenseth said Thursday at Lowes Motor Speedway. The child will be the first for the couple, though Kenseth has a son from a previous relationship. Matt Kenseth said the baby is due in about a month and...

Tony Stewart wins the All-Star Race:

#14-Tony Stewart won the All-Star Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway, passing #17-Matt Kenseth with 2 laps to go, to capture his first All-Star race victory, becoming only the 2nd owner/driver to ever win the All-Star Race [Geoff Bodine was the other in 1994]. Kenseth held...

Victory Junction Celebrates its Ceremonial Groundbreaking in Kansas:

Victory Junction celebrated its ceremonial ground breaking on Wednesday, with over 500 guests in attendance, at their new location in Kansas City, Kansas. The year-round, medical camp for children with chronic medical conditions and serious illnesses will be located...

Racing Resources Says…

* Matt Kenseth won the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway. It was his 25th victory in his 235th series start. * Kenseth took over sole possession of fifth on the series all-time win list. He became just the fifth driver to score 25 Nationwide victories, ...

UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings [after Darlington, race 11 of 36]:

1) #24-Jeff Gordon 1601 [1 win] 2) #14-Tony Stewart 1572, -29 3) #2-Kurt Busch 1546, -55 [1 win] 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1465, -136 [1 win] 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 1445, -156 6) #31-Jeff Burton 1384, -217 7) #18-Kyle Busch 1380, -221 [3 wins] 8) #39-Ryan Newman 1363, -238...

Kenseth on pole at Darlington:

#17-Matt Kenseth won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway with a Track Record lap of 179.514mph for his 1st pole of 2009 and 4th of his career and first in 125 races, last pole was at Kansas in Oct 2005. The pole is the first for Ford...

Some Chase Notes:

Driver Tony Stewart 's strong second place at Richmond moved him up to third in the standings, comfortably for now at +246 over 13th place. Owner Stewart saw his second car piloted by #39-Ryan Newman come in fourth and crack the Top 12 for the first time this season...

Valvoline to Pay Tribute to Inman, Crew Chiefs at Darlington:

Valvoline will pay tribute to legendary crew chief Dale Inman, and all crew chiefs, with a special paint scheme on the Richard Petty Motorsports #43 Dodge Charger for Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Darlington Raceway. The Valvoline Dodge, piloted by Reed...

Racing Resources Says…

Kyle Busch won the Lipton Tea 250 at Richmond International Raceway. It was Busch's 24th Nationwide Series victory in his 147th start. It was his 49th NASCAR victory. He ranks 14th in all-time NASCAR wins across all series. Busch tied Tommy Houston and Matt Kenseth...

UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Richmond, race 10 of 36]:

1) #24-Jeff Gordon 1441 [1 win] 2) #2-Kurt Busch 1431 -10 [1 win] 3) #14-Tony Stewart 1402 -39 4) #11-Denny Hamlin 1321 -120 5) #18-Kyle Busch 1314 -127 [3 wins] 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1290 -151 [1 win] 7) #31-Jeff Burton 1257 -184 8) #33-Clint Bowyer 1212 -229 9) #...

NASCAR takes 6 Nationwide engines after Richmond race:

NASCAR took six engines from Nationwide Series teams to test on the dynamometer, series director Joe Balash said Friday night following the Lipton Tea 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Engines represented six engine builders as they were taken from the cars of...

Goodyear Completes Another Tire Test at Indy:

Goodyear returned to Indianapolis Motor Speedway Wednesday for a continuation test to gather data in preparation for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the track July 24-26. Testing this week were #9-Kasey Kahne (Dodge), #17-Matt Kenseth (Ford), #39-Ryan Newman (...

After rain leaves, drivers test tires at Indy:

Rain again disrupted a Goodyear test today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but once the track dried shortly after noon, four NASCAR teams were able to get in nearly six hours of tire testing. The purpose of the one-day session, which was a continuation of last week...

Goodyear returns to Indy to test tires this week:

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this Wednesday to continue its testing program for this years Brickyard 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the track this July 24-26. This week's one-day session is a continuation from...

UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Talladega, race 9 of 36]:

1) #2-Kurt Busch, 1299 [1 win] 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1294, -5 [1 win] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1235, -64 [1 win] 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 1232, -67 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 1193, -106 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 1124,-175 [2 wins] 7) #99-Carl Edwards, 1119, -180 8) #33-Clint Bowyer, 1098...

Chase Notes going into Talladega:

#5-Mark Martin left Las Vegas five races ago with a blown engine and a season already in jeopardy. Saturday night's win at Phoenix capped an amazing five-race run since, moving up 21 spots in the standings over that span. Martin is now breathing down the neck of #17...