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Some series wives participating in ‘Racing for Awareness’ competition:

Toyota Racing kicked off 'Racing For Awareness' last Friday, a friendly competition among women affiliated with the Toyota NASCAR program to design t-shirts that will support breast cancer awareness. Among the participants are Sara Peters, wife of driver Timothy Peters...

Good Sam/Camping World To Sponsor Bayne & Wood Brothers in three upcoming races:

The red, yellow, and blue paint scheme of Good Sam/Camping World will return to the Wood Brothers ' #21 Ford Fusion next week in the AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In addition to the Atlanta race, the pairing will also appear at Chicagoland Speedway, the home...

Hamlin wins an extra $10,000 for charity:

Call it the $10,000 dance. The signature driver introductions before Saturday's Night Race had a little extra pizzazz as the 43 competitors vied to be chosen as the top act through a fan vote with legendary ring announcer Michael Buffer MC 'ing the festivities. Before...

Stewart comments on wreck:

The revamped Bristol Motor Speedway, where the banking in the upper groove of the racetrack was reduced to the same degree as the middle of the track surface, gave the .533-mile concrete bullring its luster of yesteryear with plenty of bent sheet metal that left plenty...

Kurt Busch teams up with Finch-Ballew to run Atlanta truck race:

Kurt Busch will drive a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevy in next Friday night's Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, as part of a joint venture involving Billy Ballew Motorsports and Phoenix Racing. The truck is an 11-time winner in recent...

Hamlin wins at Bristol:

#11-Denny Hamlin won the Irwin Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 3rd win of year and 20th career win. It is also the 200th win for the car #11, the most all time, 2 wins over the #43 car. #48-Johnson finished 2nd followed by #...

2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Bristol, race 24 of 36] 1) #16-Greg Biffle [2 wins], 849, +119 over 11th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 838, -11, +108 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 834, -15, +104 4) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 823, -26, +93 5) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 797, -52, +...

2012 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Wild-Card Race:

[after Bristol, race 24 of 36] A look at the race for the two wild-card positions for the Chase based on wins and being inside the top 20 in points. Driver [wins] standings, behind 10th first two would make the chase as wild cards: #5-Kasey Kahne [2 wins] 11th -16 ...

Race Fast Facts – Bristol

#11-Denny Hamlin won the 52nd Annual IRWIN Tools Night Race, his 20th victory in 247 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his third victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2012. This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 14 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. #...

Bristol Notes-n-Nuggets:

' Denny Hamlin pulled down his 20th career win, and third this season, in his 247th race. ' There are now four drivers, including Denny Hamlin, with a Cup-high three wins in 2012. ' It's Denny Hamlin's first Bristol win in his 14th race ' previous best finish a...

Win 200 for #11:

#11-Denny Hamlin's win in the Irwin Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway was car #11's 200th win in the Sprint Cup Series. This win is now 2 wins ahead of the iconic #43 for all-time wins in Sprint Cup Series history for a car number. Richard...

Breakdown of wins by driver in the #11:

Cale Yarborough (55) Ned Jarrett (49) Darrell Waltrip (43) Denny Hamlin (20) Junior Johnson (11) Bill Elliott (6) Geoff Bodine (4) Terry Labonte (4) Bobby Allison (3) Buddy Baker (2) A.J. Foyt (1) Mario Andretti (1) Parnelli Jones (1).(NASCAR)(8-25-2012)...

Expect A Few Drivers To Clinch Chase Spot At Bristol UPDATE:

When a driver clinches his spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, they receive a commemorative black and yellow hat with the 2012 Chase logo emblazoned on it. So far, no one's in possession of that hat. Ten drivers in all have a mathematical chance at clinching...

Penske says Logao a candidate for the #22 ride:

The owner of Penske Racing acknowledged on Saturday that Joey Logano is a candidate to drive the #22 in 2013. Roger Penske also didn 't rule out expanding from two to three cars and including Sam Hornish Jr., who has been in the #22 since AJ Allmendinger was suspended...

Bayne disappointed he didn’t get Cup ride:

#21-Trevor Bayne admitted Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway he has mixed emotions about Ricky Stenhouse Jr. being Matt Kenseth's replacement at Roush Fenway Racing because he believes they both deserve a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ride. 'At first when they said that [...

Glory Foods to sponsor Ragan at Bristol:

The orange and purple colors of Glory Foods debut on David Ragan's #34 Ford Fusion this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Bristol, Tenn. for the running of the Irwin Tools Night Race. Bristol marks the first race for Glory Foods since announcing the ...

Ford going for first repeat in 7 years:

Ford drivers have won the last two Sprint Cup races - #9-Marcos Ambrose at Watkins Glen and #16-Greg Biffle at Michigan. A third straight Blue Oval victory in Saturday night's Irwin Tools Night Race would mark the first time Ford has won three straight Cup races in...

More Bristol Motor Speedway Notes:

' In 1961, the year Bristol Motor Speedway opened, its two NASCAR events didn 't take place in March and August as they do now, but in July and October. In '62 the races were in April and July and in '63 the spring race moved to March while the second race remained...

Bayne full-time in 2013: UPDATE:

Bayne full-time in 2013: UPDATE: Roush Fenway Racing announced Friday morning that Trevor Bayne will run in the Nationwide Series full-time in 2013 and will continue his part-time schedule with Wood Brothers in the Cup Series.(8-24-2012) UPDATE: Trevor Bayne admitted...

Edwards and Shell? UPDATE:

a bit of speculation that bears watching in the next few weeks concerns Carl Edwards. There is one unconfirmed report that Ford executives ' who remember played a key financial role in keeping Edwards from jumping to Toyota last summer ' may want to put Edwards in...