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Charlotte Notes & Facts – poles:

- Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Charlotte in 1960 with a speed of 133.904 mph. - 42 drivers have Coors Light poles at Charlotte, led by David Pearson with 14. Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in poles, with nine, followed by Jeff Gordon...

Dillon fastest in happy hour:

#3-Austin Dillon was quickest during happy hour for the Dollar General 300 with a speed of 182.395mph. He was followed by: #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #54-Kyle Busch, #22-Joey Logano, #7-Regan Smith, #11-Elliott Sadler, #33-Kevin Harvick, #2-Brian Scott, #6-Trevor Bayne, ...

Gordon wins Charlotte pole:

#24-Jeff Gordon was the last driver to make a qualifying attempt and won the pole for the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with speed of 194.308mph for his 2nd pole of 2013, 9th pole at Charlotte and 74th of his career . #29-Harvick...

Hertz to co-sponsor the #22 at Charlotte:

The Hertz Corporation, one of the worlds leading car rental and transportation companies and a first-year sponsor with Penske Racing, will have its logo on the side of Joey Loganos #22 Ford Fusion this weekend in Charlotte serving as a co-sponsor with Shell-Pennzoil...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Charlotte:

#24-Jeff Gordon won the Pole Award for the 54th Annual Bank of America 500 with a lap of 27.791 seconds, 194.308 mph. This is his 74th pole in 720 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second pole and 16th top-10 start in 2013. This is his ninth pole in 42 races...

Starting positions for the 2013 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers at Charlotte:

[listed by current driver points position] 1) #20-Matt Kenseth, 20th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4th 3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 2nd 4) #24-Jeff Gordon, POLE 5) #18-Kyle Busch, 9th 6) #16-Greg Biffle, 3rd 7) #78-Kurt Busch, 10th 8) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 6th 9) #15-Clint Bowyer...

Students get NASCAR engineering lesson:

About 25 Charlotte middle school students got a hands-on lesson in engineering NASCAR style when they visited the headquarters of racing giant Hendrick Motorsports on Tuesday. The students, from Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, were guests of the racing operation...

TBR cars to run Breast Cancer Awareness schemes at Charlotte:

Racing for a cause near and dear to the hearts of all at Tommy Baldwin Racing, both Dave Blaney and JJ Yeleys Chevrolets will be turned pink this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Dave Blaney will be driving the #7 Breast Cancer Awareness Chevrolet for Saturday ...

Zest Extends Partnership with Roush Fenway and Stenhouse Jr.:

Roush Fenway Racing and two-time NASCAR Champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will remain 'Zestfully Clean into the 2014 season, as Zes t has extended its partnership with the team to include six primary paint schemes next year. Stenhouse - the leading rookie of the year candidate...

Bobby Labonte returns to the #47 at Charlotte:

Bobby Labonte returns to the #47 Scott Products Toyota Camry at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Bank of America 500 Saturday night. Takes time to heal broken ribs: 'It does take time to heal' Labonte said. 'But, honestly I have been mountain biking and road biking...

Bostitch featured on the #9 at Charlotte:

This Saturday night at Charlotte, Marcos Ambrose and the #9 Richard Petty Motorsports team will have a new look. The team will boast the Bostitch brand on the hood and sides of the #9 Ford. Its the first time this season that the company will support Ambrose. It also...

Bowman fastest in first practice:

#99-Alex Bowman was fastest during opening practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a speed of 182.469mph. #6-Trevor Bayne was second, followed by: #5-Brad Sweet, #18-Matt Kenseth, #33-Kevin Harvick, #11-Elliott Sadler, #22-Joey Logano, #7-Regan Smith, #20-Brian Vickers...

Charlotte Notes & Facts – poles:

- Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Charlotte in 1960 with a speed of 133.904 mph. - 42 drivers have Coors Light poles at Charlotte, led by David Pearson with 14. Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in poles, with nine, followed by Jeff Gordon...

Dillon fastest in happy hour:

#3-Austin Dillon was quickest during happy hour for the Dollar General 300 with a speed of 182.395mph. He was followed by: #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #54-Kyle Busch, #22-Joey Logano, #7-Regan Smith, #11-Elliott Sadler, #33-Kevin Harvick, #2-Brian Scott, #6-Trevor Bayne, ...

Gordon wins Charlotte pole:

#24-Jeff Gordon was the last driver to make a qualifying attempt and won the pole for the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with speed of 194.308mph for his 2nd pole of 2013, 9th pole at Charlotte and 74th of his career . #29-Harvick...

Hertz to co-sponsor the #22 at Charlotte:

The Hertz Corporation, one of the worlds leading car rental and transportation companies and a first-year sponsor with Penske Racing, will have its logo on the side of Joey Loganos #22 Ford Fusion this weekend in Charlotte serving as a co-sponsor with Shell-Pennzoil...

Qualifying Fast Facts – Charlotte:

#24-Jeff Gordon won the Pole Award for the 54th Annual Bank of America 500 with a lap of 27.791 seconds, 194.308 mph. This is his 74th pole in 720 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second pole and 16th top-10 start in 2013. This is his ninth pole in 42 races...

Starting positions for the 2013 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers at Charlotte:

[listed by current driver points position] 1) #20-Matt Kenseth, 20th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4th 3) #29-Kevin Harvick, 2nd 4) #24-Jeff Gordon, POLE 5) #18-Kyle Busch, 9th 6) #16-Greg Biffle, 3rd 7) #78-Kurt Busch, 10th 8) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 6th 9) #15-Clint Bowyer...

Students get NASCAR engineering lesson:

About 25 Charlotte middle school students got a hands-on lesson in engineering NASCAR style when they visited the headquarters of racing giant Hendrick Motorsports on Tuesday. The students, from Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, were guests of the racing operation...

TBR cars to run Breast Cancer Awareness schemes at Charlotte:

Racing for a cause near and dear to the hearts of all at Tommy Baldwin Racing, both Dave Blaney and JJ Yeleys Chevrolets will be turned pink this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Dave Blaney will be driving the #7 Breast Cancer Awareness Chevrolet for Saturday ...