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Herring running first Nationwide race of year:

Herring running first Nationwide race of year: Saturday will be driver #18-Drew Herring's first NASCAR Nationwide Series start of the 2012 season. The 25-year-old Benson, N.C. native has eight Nationwide Series starts under his belt with a career best finish of seventh...
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Keselowski wins at Chicago:

#2-Brad Keselowski won the GEICO 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway for his 4th win of year and 8th career win. Pole sitter, #48-Johnson, dominated much of the race but was passed by Keselowski after final pit stops and finished 2nd. He was followed...
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Chase Drivers Finishing Position at Chicago:

[by points standings before the race]: 1) #11-Denny Hamlin, 16th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2nd 3) #14-Tony Stewart, 6th 4) #2-Brad Keselowski, 1st 5) #16-Greg Biffle, 13th 6) #15-Clint Bowyer, 10th 7) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 8th 8) #17-Matt Kenseth, 18th 9) #29-Kevin ...
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2012 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Chicago, race 27 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [4 wins], 2056 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 2053, -3 3) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 2048, -8 4) #11-Denny Hamlin [4 wins], 2041, -15 5) #5-Kasey Kahne [2 wins, 11th in points], 2041, -15 6) #15-Clint Bowyer [2 ...
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Race Fast Facts – Chicago

Brad Keselowski won the 12th Annual GEICO 400, his eighth victory in 116 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fourth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2012. He has 7 top 5s and 10 top 10s in the last 11 races. This is his first victory and second top-10 finish...
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Chicagoland Notes-n-Nuggets:

' Brad Keselowski earned his eigth career win in his 116th start. ' The fourth win by Brad Keselowski ties Denny Hamlin for most in Cup in 2012. ' It's Brad Keselowski's first-ever Chase win. ' Brad Keselowski is the 21st different driver to win a Chase race. ' ...
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Kyle Busch will run more Nationwide races after missing Chase:

Kyle Busch has added one Nationwide Series race to his 2012 schedule and may add a few more after missing the Chase in NASCAR's premier series. Busch was a late addition to Saturday's Nationwide race at Chicagoland Speedway. He replaced his brother, Kurt Busch, who...
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Earnhardt Jr changes engines; will start from back:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start from the rear in Sunday's GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, the first race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, after his #88 Hendrick Motorsports team opted to change engines after Saturday's qualifying session. Issues the team found...
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Johnson wins pole at Chicago:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the pole for the GEICO 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway with a speed of 182.865mph for his 2nd pole of 2012 and 27th career pole. #43-Almirola will start 2nd followed by #17-Kenseth, #88-Earnhardt, Jr., #99-Edwards, #5-Kahne...
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Qualifying Fast Facts – Chicago:

Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 12th Annual GEICO 400 with a lap of 29.530 seconds, 182.865 mph. This is his 27th pole in 390 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. He moves into a tie for 24th all-time with Terry Labonte. This is his second pole and...
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Petty expects to stay with Ford; Ambrose and Almirola to return:

Richard Petty is busy lining up his team for 2013 (and, hopefully, beyond), and he is moving in waters that remain choppy and with changeable tides. Discussions about Richard Petty Motorsports ' future continue, but the landscape as it currently is painted appears ...
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Sponsors returning to #17 team in 2013: UPDATE:

Roush Fenway Racing confirmed that 2011 Nationwide Series champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr., will pilot its historic #17 Ford Fusion next season in the Sprint Cup Series. One of the emerging talents in NASCAR, Stenhouse steps into a championship-caliber program in the # ...
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Edwards on SportsCenter after each Chase race:

ESPN's flagship news and information program SportsCenter will air immediately following the nine Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup events airing on ESPN with expanded post-race coverage, including exclusive interviews with the race winners. ESPN NASCAR analyst Ricky...
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Kyle Busch may run more Nationwide races to end season:

Kyle Busch may run more Nationwide races to end season: #54-Kyle Busch has added one Nationwide Series race to his 2012 schedule and may add a few more after missing the Chase in NASCAR's premier series. Busch was a late addition to Saturday's Nationwide race at Chicagoland...
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PEAK sponsoring Bowyer for 3 races in 2013; associate on all MWR cars:

Michael Waltrip Racing announced that PEAK Motor Oil will become a primary sponsor on Clint Bowyer's #15 Toyota for three races in each of the next three NASCAR Sprint Cup seasons. MWR will also feature PEAK Motor Oil as an associate sponsor on the #56 NAPA AUTO PARTS...
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Diet Mountain Dew cutting back sponsorship of Earnhardt, Jr.:

#88- Dale Earnhardt Jr. won 't have Diet Mountain Dew as a sponsor for as many races in 2013 as he did in 2012, but he's not worried about Hendrick Motorsports finding sponsors for those races. NASCAR's most popular driver will have sponsorship from the Army National...
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No crew chief changes expected at Roush next season:

Team owner Jack Roush said on Friday at Chicagoland Speedway that he anticipates Jimmy Fennig remaining the crew chief for the #17 team with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. when he replaces Matt Kenseth. Kenseth is leaving the organization to drive the #20 at Joe Gibbs Racing ...
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Sponsors returning to #17 team in 2013:

Roush Fenway Racing confirmed that 2011 Nationwide Series champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr., will pilot its historic #17 Ford Fusion next season in the Sprint Cup Series. One of the emerging talents in NASCAR, Stenhouse steps into a championship-caliber program in the # ...
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The Numbers for Chicagoland Speedway:

1 - win from the pole (Kyle Busch, 7/12/08) 1 - number of times qualifying canceled due to weather (7/12/08) 3 - most wins by driver (Tony Stewart) 4 - fewest cautions (7/10/10) 6 - fewest leaders (7/11/09) 6 - number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend...
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Bass Pro to sponsor Stewart?

Bass Pro Shops is expected to be a co-primary sponsor for Tony Stewart's NASCAR Sprint Cup effort next season. Office Depot, which supported Stewart since the inception of Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009, will withdraw its sponsorship at the end of the season. The company...