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Championship Favorite Harvick Hopes To Become Second Driver To Win Consecutive Crowns:

Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title-winner #4-Kevin Harvick enters Sunday's Ford EcoBoost 400 Championship Round race as the favorite to take home his second straight series crown. If he finishes ahead of fellow Championship 4 drivers Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and...

Phoenix Race Notes & Facts – Sunday:

Ã· There have been 38 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Phoenix International Raceway, one per season from 1988-2004 and two each season since. Ã· Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at Phoenix with nine, followed by Roush Fenway Racing with seven. Ã...

Phoenix Driver Notes & Facts – Saturday:

Ã· 200 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix; 144 in more than one. Ã· Mark Martin leads series in starts at Phoenix with 34; Jeff Gordon (second all-time) leads all active drivers with 33. Ã· Jeff Gordon leads all active...

Phoenix Pole Notes & Facts – Friday:

Ã· Geoffrey Bodine won the first pole at Phoenix in 1988 at a speed of 123.203 mph (29.220 sec.). Ã· There have been 21 different Coors Light pole winners, led by Ryan Newman with four. Ã· Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards are the only drivers to win ...

Johnson Approaches Earnhardt On All-Time Wins List:

#48- Jimmie Johnson passed #2-Brad Keselowski with four laps remaining in Sunday's AAA Texas 500 to win his third consecutive race at Texas Motor Speedway and block an automatic qualifying berth in the Championship Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup from ...

CAT Mining featured on the #31 at PIR:

Ryan Newman will drive ther #31 Caterpillar Chevy at Phoenix, promoting the official Caterpillar Global Mining Twitter account this weekend. @CatMining provides updates and information about Caterpillar and its support of the mining industry as it faces some of its...

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...

Teams complete open test at Phoenix:

NASCAR held an open testing session at Phoenix International Raceway Wednesday, and nearly 1,000 race fans were in attendance to watch some of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' best on the track. Drivers who participated in the testing session included Chase for the Sprint...

Charlotte Driver Notes & Facts – Friday:

Ã· 531 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points paying race at Charlotte Motor Speedway; 379 in more than one. Ã· NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Charlotte with 64. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers...

Charlotte Pole Notes & Facts – Thursday

-Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway (World 600) in 1960 with a speed of 133.904 mph...

#18 JGR team makes pit crew change UPDATES:

The #18 Joe Gibbs Racing team and longtime front tire changer Nick Odell have parted ways. Odell was changing this past weekend in the Chase opener at Chicagoland in a race in which Kyle Busch finished ninth. This is an unusual development considering the timing and...

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...

Tire Changer Nick Odell to the #24?

Ex #18 Joe Gibbs Racing tire changer Nick Odell is close to a deal with Hendrick Motorsports and the #24 team. After the news last Monday that Odell had been released by JGR, almost every team on pit road had some level of interest in talking with him. After sitting...

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...

Keselowski gets penalized on restart UPDATE:

NASCAR drivers have said they wanted NASCAR to take a firm stance on restarts, and #2-Brad Keselowski found out Sunday just how closely NASCAR will rule on restarts in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Keselowski was penalized for jumping the restart as the second-place...

2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

Challenger Round [after New Hampshire, race 28 of 36, Chase race 2 of 10] 1) #20-Matt Kenseth [5 wins], 2099 (Won New Hampshire*) 2) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 2093 (Won Chicago*) 3) #19-Carl Edwards [2 wins], 2089, 33 ahead of 13th 4) #22-Joey Logano [3 wins], 2089...

New Hampshire Driver Notes & Facts – Saturday:

Ã· 14 different drivers have made their first NSCS start at NHMS all-time, but only one of the 14 is an active championship contending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver: Joey Logano (9/14/08). Ã· Eight active drivers have multiple wins at NHMS: Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon...

New Hampshire Pole Notes & Facts – Friday:

Ã· Mark Martin won the inaugural Coors Light pole at New Hampshire in 1993 with a speed of 126.871 mph. Ã· 19 drivers have Coors Light poles at New Hampshire, led by Ryan Newman with seven. Ã· Four active drivers have multiple poles at New Hampshire: Ryan Newman...