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Bowyer wins at Charlotte:

#15-Clint Bowyer won the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway for his 3rd win of year and 8th career win. #11-Hamlin finished 2nd followed by #48-Johnson, #16-Biffle, #18-Busch, #55-Martin, #99-Edwards, #5-Kahne, #20-Logano and #56...
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Where did the 12 Chase drivers finish at Charlotte?

[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 11th (20) 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3rd (5) 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2nd (9) 4) #5-Kasey Kahne, 8th (10) 5) #15-Clint Bowyer, WON (4) 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 18th (13) 7) #14-Tony Stewart, 13th (32) 8) #...
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Race Fast Facts – Charlotte

#15-Clint Bowyer won the 53rd Annual Bank of America 500, his eighth victory in 248 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his third victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2012. This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 14 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. ...
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Charlotte Notes-n-Nuggets:

' Clint Bowyer earned his eighth career win in his 248th start. ' Clint Bowyer's last win was at Richmond on Sept. 12 '” four starts in between. ' Clint Bowyer garnered his third victory of 2012 (Sonoma, Richmond). ' Clint Bowyer became the fifth driver with three...
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Smith comments on his run in the #88 at Charlotte:

Regan Smith, temporary substitute driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the #88 AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy was sidelined on lap 61 with engine failure: Q) DID YOU HAVE ANY INDICATION OF WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ENGINE? Smith: 'No, we are still looking at everything. ...
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A bunch of cars going to the rear:

per Mark Garrow of goprn.com, the following six drivers/cars will go to the rear before the start of the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charltote Motor Speedway: #39-Ryan Newman (engine - was to start 3rd); #42-Juan Pablo Montoya (engine change - 22nd...
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A couple streaks end – no Earnhardt and no North Carolina driver in the race:

Saturday night's event at Charlotte Motor Speedway brings a rarity in NASCAR '” a premier-series race without a driver named Earnhardt in the starting field. #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. is sitting out this weekend's event at Charlotte, and will also skip next Sunday's race...
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Busch’s crew finds problem with car:

The crew of Kyle Busch's #18 M&M;'s Toyota found a cracked track bar mount on the car before the race and changed the part, preventing what could have been a serious failure at speed. Crews checked the other Joe Gibbs Racing cars and determined that the issue on...
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Crew chief Gibson talks about Newman’s engine change:

#39- Ryan Newman will start at the rear of the field in Saturday's race at CHarlotte due to engine change. #39 Crew Chief, Tony Gibson was asked about it. Q) YOU QUALIFIED THIRD, BUT THIS DOESN 'T LOOK GOOD. WHAT's THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR? Gibson: 'Something happened...
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Gordon would ‘˜play hurt ‘ if he were close to title:

While #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. earned praise for his forthright handling of a concussion after Sunday's race at Talladega, 324-Jeff Gordon, Earnhardt's teammate at Hendrick Motorsports, said he may not have taken the same path. Earnhardt sought medical attention for ...
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Wrecks! Dramatic Crashes of NASCAR:

The NASCAR Hall of Fame introduced its newest exhibit, Wrecks! Dramatic Crashes of NASCAR, which opened Oct. 12. The most action-packed exhibit to date at the facility, it presents an impactful visual that puts the breathtaking, inevitable part of racing front and ...
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Infield care centers not required to do concussion checks:

NASCAR vice president of competition Steve O 'Donnell said Thursday that tracking concussions of drivers is a 'subjective call.' Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss Saturday's Bank of America 500 and next weekend's race at Kansas after suffering two concussions over the ...
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New Track Qualifying Records set in 2012

(so far) Seven qualifying track records have been set in 2012, including four races in a row during June. 1) Las Vegas, #5-Kasey Kahne, 190.456mph, March 9, 2012 - was 188.884 2) Pocono, #20-Joey Logano, 179.598mph, June 9, 2012 - was 172.533 3) Michigan, #9-Marcos...
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Dueling Davids Can Earn One Million Dollars:

At a press conference earlier Thursday, Glory Foods, along with and NASCAR drivers #34-David Ragan and #38-David Gilliland, both of Front Row Motorsports, presented $50,000 to Feeding America to benefit its child hunger relief efforts. The donation is a part of the...
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Pastrana Wins Better Half Dash:

As her beaming husband said as he watched her drive into Victory Lane, Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins Pastrana is 'pretty good with the wheeled stuff.' An eight-time X Games medalist in skateboarding, Pastrana bested 11 other 'better halves' of the NASCAR community in Thursday...
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Country Rockers Big & Rich to Rock Bank of America 500:

Charlotte Motor Speedway is set to get even louder when country rockers Big & Rich 'crank it up to eleven' at the Bank of America 500 Pre-Race Show Presented by Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Saturday, Oct. 13, as part of a thrilling week of speed...
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Gale Helps Breast Cancer Survivors Turn Martinsville Speedway’s Curbs Pink:

As a race driver, Cale Gale knows it is best to come close, but not touch the curbs at Martinsville Speedway. Thursday he got closer than he's ever been to those infamous curbs and he was smiling the entire time. Gale, who competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck...
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Talladega truck images added:

Added a few photos from Talladega including; #7-Parker Kligerman,TOYOTA / Red Horse Racing Toyota, #5-Aric Almirola, Jordan Truck Sales/Bullet Liner/FOAMETIX Ford, #31-James Buescher, Koike Aronson Ransome Chevrolet, #3-Ty Dillon, Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet...
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Biffle wins pole at Charlotte:

#16-Greg Biffle won the pole for the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a TRACK RECORD speed of 193.708mph for his 3rd pole of 2012 and 12th career pole. Biffle has never won a Speint Cup Series race from the pole. #55-Martin...
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Where did the 12 Chase drivers start at Charlotte?

[by points standings before the race] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski 20th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5th 3) #11-Denny Hamlin 9th 4) #5-Kasey Kahne 10th 5) #15-Clint Bowyer 4th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 13th 7) #14-Tony Stewart 32nd 8) #56-Martin Truex Jr. 6th 9) #16-Greg Biffle 1st 10) #...