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Newman uncertain of future with Richard Childress Racing UPDATE:

Ryan Newman and car owner Richard Childress both offered little on Newman's future with Richard Childress Racing on Wednesday. Newman signed a three-year contact to drive for the team beginning with the 2014 season. This is Newman's third year with the organization...

Kansas Driver Notes & Facts:

-124 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas; 95 in more than one. -Five drivers have started all 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway - Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman. -Joey...

Bristol Driver Notes & Facts:

-NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Bristol with 60. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers with 32 starts. -Joey Logano leads all active series drivers in average starting position at Bristol with a 7.929. Logano is the only active...

Voting open for Sprint All-Star Race:

NASCAR fans once again have the power to put a driver of their choice in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. The Sprint Fan Vote is now open, and will send one of 30 drivers into the annual star-studded event on May 21 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Fans can vote their...

Auto Club Speedway penalties announced:

NASCAR has announced penalties following the race weekend at Auto Club Speedway. #10-Danica Patrick has been fined $20,000 and placed on NASCAR probation through the completion of the next four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship Points Races. She violated section...

What drivers are up in the standings over a year ago? down?

Change is evident when the Sprint Cup series points standings is examined compared to this time last year. #41-Kurt Busch, #19-Carl Edwards and #3-Austin Dillon are among the drivers who have gained the most in the standings since last year, while #15-Clint Bowyer ...

Atlanta Post-Event Penalties announced:

NASCAR released the Post-Event Penalty & Warning Report from Atlanta on Wednesday, among the penalties announced: #78 Furniture Row Racing crew chief Cole Pearn has been fined $50,000, suspended from the next NSCS championship event [Las Vegas] and remains on NASCAR...

RCR cars have parts impounded:

Richard Childress Racing's three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars had trouble in pre-race inspection Sunday. After multiple trips through the line, NASCAR pulled the #3 of Austin Dillon, #27 of Paul Menard and #31 of Ryan Newman out of inspection and confiscated the braces...

Eligible Drivers and Format Announced for 2016 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona:

NASCAR announced the 25 eligible drivers and the format for the season-opening 75-lap Sprint Unlimited at the new Daytona International Speedway motorsports stadium on Saturday, Feb. 13. The event, which will be broadcast live on FOX, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM...

Drivers that gained/lost most positions in the standings:

If you go by how drivers finished in each of the first two seasons under the new Chase for the Sprint Cup format, you'd find some interesting surprises. Most positions gained (2014 vs. 2015 and number of spots gained): The biggest gainer from 2014 to 2015, by far, ...

Greg Ives receives MOOG “Problem Solver of the Year” Award:

Greg Ives, crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the Hendrick Motorsports-owned #88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS, received Federal-Mogul Motorparts' prestigious MOOG "Problem Solver of the Year" Award - including a handcrafted MOOG ball joint trophy and a check for $100...

2015 Pit Road Penalties:

Who was caught speeding on pit road the most this season? Who's pit crew jumped over the wall too soon the most? Who drove through three or more pit boxes most often? With the season complete, the numbers can be tallied. With NASCAR's new camera monitoring system of...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2015 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Homestead, race 36 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick(C1), 1321 2) #22-Joey Logano(EC), 1299, -22 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(EC), 1217, -104 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (EC), 1198, -123 5) #78-Martin Truex ...

Teams receive warnings at Phoenix:

Six Sprint Cup teams - including championship contender #18-Kyle Busch's team - received warnings for inspection issues last weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, NASCAR announced Wednesday. Busch's team received its third warning after it failed pre-race inspection...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2015 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Texas, race 34 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick (C3), 1234 2) #22-Joey Logano (C8), 1217 -17 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (EC), 1147 -87 4) #2-Brad Keselowski (C6), 1138 -96 5) #78-Martin Truex Jr. (C4...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2015 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #22-Joey Logano (C8), 1213 2) #4-Kevin Harvick (C4), 1192 -21 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (EC), 1109 -104 4) #2-Brad Keselowski (C6), 1094 -119 5) #78-Martin Truex...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2015 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Kansas, race 31 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #22-Joey Logano (C1), 1157 2) #4-Kevin Harvick (C5), 1125, -32 3) #2-Brad Keselowski (C7), 1041, -116 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (C11), 1025, -132 5) #11-Denny Hamlin...

Spotter change for Menard:

Billy O'Dea is taking over spotting duties for the #27 Menard's Chevy and driver Paul Menard effective immediately. The veteran spotter has worked at Richard Childress Racing for 18 seasons, most recently with Ty Dillon. He was Kevin Harvick's spotter for nine years...

Where the 2015 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Dover:

[listed by driver points position] 1) #20-Matt Kenseth, 1st 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2nd 3) #19-Carl Edwards, 3rd 4) #22-Joey Logano, 4th 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 5th 6) #31-Ryan Newman, 6th 7) #41-Kurt Busch, 7th 8) #2-Brad Keselowski, 8th 9) #78-Martin Truex Jr., 9th 10...

2015 Contender Round Clinch Scenarios “ Dover:

Here are the Contender Round clinch scenarios for Dover, regardless of the finish of any other driver"¦ #11-Denny Hamlin and #20-Matt Kenseth have already clinched a spot in the Contender Round. #19-Carl Edwards needs 12 points. (32nd and no laps, 33rd and at least...