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NASCAR Numbers:

2,083: Laps led by Kevin Harvick through the first 35 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races this year, far and away a career best. Harvick added 264 laps to his total on Sunday in winning the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, his fourth victory...

If Newman wins championship he could set a record’¦no wins:

Of the final four championship contenders, #31-Ryan Newman is the only one who has not won a race. NASCAR has never had a winless champion in its top series. Ever. He has led just 41 laps all season and has just four top-five finishes, the lowest for a potential champion...

SportsCenter To Follow NASCAR Championship Contenders All Week:

With the revised Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship having determined the four drivers who have a chance to win what will be the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship for each, ESPN SportsCenter will follow the four contenders all week as they prepare...

Larson Comments on Newman’s Move:

#42-Kyle Larson called #31-Ryan Newman's last-lap actions Sunday 'a little upsetting' but said he understood Newman's desperation and 'can't fault him for being aggressive there.' Needing to pass Larson to secure the final spot in the championship round, Newman dive...

Race Fast Facts – Phoenix:

#4-Kevin Harvick won the 27th Annual Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, his 27th victory in 501 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. With the victory, Harvick clinched a spot in the Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This is his fourth victory and 19th top-10...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finished at Phoenix:

[listed by driver chase points position before the race](started) 1) #22-Joey Logano, 6th (4) - advanced 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 5th (1) - advanced 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 11th (20) - advanced 4) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd (7) 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 3rd (5) 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 15th...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings before reset:

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36] first four drivers head to the Championship race at Homestead 1) #4-Kevin Harvick [4 wins, 1 in round 3] 4102 2) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win] 4112 [+10] 3) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 4111 [+9] 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 4103 [1 points ahead of 4th...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36] driver that finishes highest at Homestead will win the Sprint Cup Championship at Homestead 1) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win] 5000 2) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 5000 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 5000 4) #4-Kevin Harvick [4 wins] 5000 drivers below eliminated...

Average Finish at Homestead of the Four Chase Drivers:

1) #4-Kevin Harvick, 8.1, 0 wins 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 11.2, 2 wins 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 17.0, 0 wins 4) #22-Joey Logano, 20.8, 0 wins (ESPN Sports Center)(11-9-2014)...

Unofficial Chase Standings using 2013 Sprint Cup Chase rules:

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36] 1) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 2368 2) #4-Kevin Harvick [4 wins] 2342, -29 3) #2-Brad Keselowski [6 wins], 2320, -48 4) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins] 2312, -56 5) #31-Ryan Newman, 2311, -57 6) #20-Matt Kenseth, 2296, -72 7) #99-Carl Edwards [...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(EC), 1217 2) #22-Joey Logano(C2), 1188, -29 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(EC), 1145, -72 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(EC), 1138, -79 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C4), 1124...

Phoenix Notes & Facts – Sunday – race:

- There have been 36 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Phoenix International Raceway, one per season from 1988-2004 and two each season since. - There have been 23 different NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race winners at Phoenix, eight have won more than once, led by Eliminator...

Phoenix Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- 194 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix; 139 in more than one. - Mark Martin leads series in starts at Phoenix with 34; followed by Jeff Gordon with 31. - Mark Martin leads the series in runner-up finishes at Phoenix with...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Phoenix:

[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #22-Joey Logano, 4th 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, POLE 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 20th 4) #24-Jeff Gordon, 7th 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 5th 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 13th 7) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2nd 8) #4-Kevin Harvick, 3rd...

Phoenix Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

- Geoffrey Bodine won the first pole in 1988 at a speed of 123.203 mph (29.220 sec.). - There have been 20 different Coors Light pole winners, led by Ryan Newman with four. - Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards are the only drivers to win consecutive poles. Newman...

Clinch Scenarios For Phoenix International Raceway:

Below are the finishes each driver needs in Sunday's race at Phoenix International Raceway to guarantee a spot in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway, regardless of the finish of any other driver: #22-Joey Logano and #11-Denny Hamlin...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finished at Texas:

[listed by driver chase points position before the race](started) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon, 29th(2) 2) #31-Ryan Newman, 15th (7) 3) #22-Joey Logano, 12th (10) 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 25th (1) 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 10th (20) 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 9th (11) 7) #2-Brad Keselowski...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Texas, race 34 of 36] drivers who win in round 3 automatically advance to the Championship race at Homestead 1) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 4072 [+13] 2) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win] 4072 [+13] 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 4070, -2 [+11] 4) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins] 4060, -12...

Unofficial Chase Standings using 2013 Sprint Cup Chase rules:

[after Texas, race 34 of 36] 1) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 2329 2) #4-Kevin Harvick [3 wins] 2294, -35 3) #2-Brad Keselowski [6 wins], 2280, -49 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 2278, -51 5) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins] 2270, -59 6) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win] 2267, -62 7) #20-Matt Kenseth...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 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) #24-Jeff Gordon(C4), 1175 2) #22-Joey Logano(C1), 1149, -26 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(EC), 1108, -67 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(C7), 1098, -77 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C8), 1076...