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2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Kentucky, race 17 of 36] 1) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 633 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 622, -11 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 610, -23 4) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 608, -25 5) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 565, -68 6) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 565, -68...
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Race Fast Facts – Kentucky:

Brad Keselowski won the 2nd Annual Quaker State 400 , his seventh victory in 106 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his third victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2012. This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Kentucky Speedway. Kasey...
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Hamlin working on contract extension UPDATE:

Joe Gibbs Racing could have a new Sprint Cup contract to announce within the next week, and it's not the driver everyone has been talking about. #11-Denny Hamlin is in final negotiations with JGR and sponsor FedEx on an extension of his deal, which runs through the...
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Andretti is considering forming NASCAR team: UPDATES:

One of IndyCar's biggest names could branch out to the Sprint Cup Series as Michael Andretti told SI.com that he is hoping to start a NASCAR team. 'We were looking at NASCAR real close last year, too, but it fell apart,' Andretti said. 'We were looking at it just ...
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Roush would like to have kept Kenseth:

NASCAR team owner Jack Roush said Friday he was surprised to learn Matt Kenseth was leaving Roush Fenway Racing, and Roush wished he would have done more things to keep him. RFR announced Tuesday that Kenseth would leave the organization at the end of the season and...
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Keselowski, Montoya make contact in Friday practices:

Tempers flared during Sprint Cup practice on Friday at Kentucky Speedway after there was contact between #2-Brad Keselowski and #42-Juan Pablo Montoya. Keselowski went to the NASCAR hauler on his own volition following two run-ins on the track Montoya once the final...
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Logano says no change in his status:

#20-Joey Logano didn 't know anything more about his 2013 plans Friday than he did Tuesday morning before Roush Fenway Racing announced that Matt Kenseth was leaving its organization. Kenseth is expected to join Joe Gibbs Racing, either in a fourth car or as a replacement...
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Kentucky post-race rundown:

James Buescher brought the heat on a steamy Kentucky Speedway night and scored his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory at the facility by leading 119 of 150 laps while guiding his #31 Turner Motorsports machine to a 3.805-seconds UNOH 225 victory ahead ...
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Pit Stall Selections:

The selections of pit stalls for the Quaker State 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway have been made. Pole sitter #48-Johnson chose pit stall 1 [as do most pole sitters]. Outside pole sitter #18-Kyle Busch took pit stall 14, the first pitstall with an opening...
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Johnson wins pole at Kentucky:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the pole for the Quaker State 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway with a speed of 181.818mph, a new track record, for his 1st pole of 2012 and 26th career pole. #18-Busch will start 2nd followed by #11-Hamlin, #29-Harvick, #39-Newman...
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Qualifying Fast Facts – Kentucky:

Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 2nd Annual Quaker State 400 with a lap of 29.700 seconds, 181.818 mph. This is his 26th pole in 380 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and 11th top-10 start in 2012. This is his first pole in...
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Andretti is considering forming NASCAR team: UPDATES:

One of IndyCar's biggest names could branch out to the Sprint Cup Series as Michael Andretti told SI.com that he is hoping to start a NASCAR team. 'We were looking at NASCAR real close last year, too, but it fell apart,' Andretti said. 'We were looking at it just ...
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No Cup champion has changed teams at end of year:

Looking back at the history of the Chase, we 've had just five drivers qualify knowing they 'd be with a different organization - or not even racing - the following season. None of them were in serious contention for the title, and just one finished inside the top ...
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NASCAR announces changes to communications team:

As part of its commitment to building a best-in-class Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) team, NASCAR announced a number of key hires and changes in the areas of competition, stakeholder and content communications. Sean Doherty joins NASCAR as its director, ...
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Hamlin working on contract extension:

Joe Gibbs Racing could have a new Sprint Cup contract to announce within the next week, and it's not the driver everyone has been talking about. #11-Denny Hamlin is in final negotiations with JGR and sponsor FedEx on an extension of his deal, which runs through the...
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UPS makes only appearance on the #99:

Carl Edwards enters Kentucky 11th in the Sprint Cup Series point standings. Edwards will make his second Sprint Cup Series start at Kentucky Speedway Saturday, but he has seven Nationwide and three Camping World Truck starts there. In his previous 11 starts, Edwards...
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Kligerman — Kentucky Fast Facts:

Parker Kligerman, driver of the #29 Draw-Tite RAM for Brad Keselowski Racing: *Fifth in series championship standings, 25 points behind leader Justin Lofton. *Has four top-10 finishes in last five NCWTS races. *Scored second-place finish in first-ever Kentucky start...
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Kenseth leaving Roush: UPDATES:

#17-Matt Kenseth declined to discuss his future with Roush Fenway Racing before Sunday's race at Sonoma, where there was rampant speculation he's been talking to other race teams. Kenseth acts as his own agent, and has been with Roush his entire career. But his #17...
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Eckrich to make first appearance on #43:

For the first of three NASCAR Sprint Cup events this season, the Eckrich colors will adorn the hood and sides of the #43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford this weekend at the mile-and-a-half Kentucky Speedway. But, that will not be the only logo that driver Aric Almirola...
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Office Depot Copy & Print Depot on the #14:

Tony Stewart will feature an Office Depot Copy & Print Depot logo along with the phrase 'We Do Printing Same Day' on the rear panel of his #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy during this weekend's race at Kentucky. NASCAR fans can rely on the fast service of Office...