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Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Contender Round:

[after Dover, race 29 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 wins], 3000 points 2) #22-Joey Logano [4 wins], 3000 3) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 3000 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 3000 5) #24-Jeff Gordon [4 wins], 3000 6) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 3000 7) #88-Dale Earnhardt...

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

[after Dover, race 29 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C5), 1022 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(C7), 978, -44 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(C1), 958, -64 4) #22-Joey Logano(C2), 956, -66 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson(C4), 914, -...

Dover Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- 381 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway; 274 in more than one. - Ricky Rudd leads the series in starts at Dover with 56. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 43 starts; followed by Joe Nemechek ...

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

[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 4th 2) #22-Joey Logano, 16th 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 1st 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 8th 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 25th 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 2nd 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 6th 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 18th 9) #20-...

Quicken Loans Extends Relationship with RCR and Newman:

Detroit- based Quicken Loans, the nation's second largest retail mortgage lender, announced it will return as a sponsor of Richard Childress Racing (RCR) in 2015, serving as a primary sponsor of driver Ryan Newman and the #31 Quicken Loans Chevy for selected races (...

Dover Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

- David Pearson won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Dover in 1969 with a speed of 130.430 mph. - 38 drivers have Coors Light poles at Dover, led by David Pearson with six. Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman lead all active drivers in poles with four each. - Nine drivers...

Where drivers need to finish to advance to next round of Chase:

#2- Brad Keselowski and #22-Joey Logano have each locked themselves into the Contender Round with victories in the first two Chase races. Below are the finishes each driver needs in Sunday's race at Dover to guarantee a spot in the Contender Round, regardless of the...

Fan-designed paint scheme for Newman at Dover:

Ryan Newman's #31 Chevy boasts a fan-designed paint scheme for this weekend's race at Dover. Blake Pass of Blue Ridge, Ga., is the grand prize winner of the Paint Your Way to Dover contest with his ghost-flame inspired design. More than 1,000 schemes were submitted...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Dover:

#48-Jimmie Johnson 122.5 #20-Matt Kenseth 108.3 #18-Kyle Busch 105.3 #99-Carl Edwards 100.0 #16-Greg Biffle 98.9 #24-Jeff Gordon 94.5 #15-Clint Bowyer 92.1 #41-Kurt Busch 91.6 #78-Martin Truex Jr. 89.3 #31=Ryan Newman 88.1 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2013...

NASCAR confiscated tires after Chicago UPDATE:

NASCAR confiscated tires from the #2-Brad Keselowski, #4-Kevin Harvick, #31-Ryan Newman and #78-Martin Truex Jr.- teams last week at Chicagoland Speedway. Although there was speculation that teams were attempting to bleed air from the tires to gain grip, Sprint Cup...

Where did the 16 Chase Drivers finish at New Hampshire?

[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 7th (1) 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 26th (13) 3) #22-Joey Logano, 1st (7) 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 3rd (3) 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 9th (11) 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 37th (4) 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 8th (5) 8) #...

2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after New Hampshire, race 28 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 total wins in 2014, 1 in Chase], 2097 points 2) #22-Joey Logano [4 wins, 1 in Chase] 2096, -1 Drivers above will advance to the next round of the Chase 3) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins] 2090, -7 [41 points ahead...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after New Hampshire, race 28 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(X), 975 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(X), 951 -24 3) #22-Joey Logano(X), 916 -59 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(X), 915 -60 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X), 873 -102 6) #4-Kevin Harvick(X), 872 -103 7) #20-Matt Kenseth(X), 854 -121...

NASCAR confiscated tires after Chicago:

NASCAR confiscated tires from the #2-Brad Keselowski, #4-Kevin Harvick, #31-Ryan Newman and #78-Martin Truex Jr.- teams last week at Chicagoland Speedway. Although there was speculation that teams were attempting to bleed air from the tires to gain grip, Sprint Cup...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at New Hampshire:

[listed by driver points position] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 1st 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 13th 3) #22-Joey Logano, 7th 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 3rd 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 11th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4th 7) #18-Kyle Busch, 5th 8) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 6th 9) #41-Kurt Busch, 15th...

New Hampshire Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

' Mark Martin won the inaugural Coors Light pole at New Hampshire in 1993 with a speed of 126.871 mph. ' 18 drivers have Coors Light poles at New Hampshire, led by Ryan Newman with seven. ' Five drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at New Hampshire: Ken...

Some NASCAR Numbers:

109: The number of green-flag passes made by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin in Sunday's MyAFibStory.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, tied for most in the first Chase race. Busch rallied from a lap down to finish eighth after a pit road...

Where did the 16 Chase Drivers finish at Chicago?

[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 1st (25) 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd (8) 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 11th (13) 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 12th (7) 5) #22-Joey Logano, 4th (28) 6) #4-Kevin Harvick, 5th (12) 7) #99-Carl Edwards, 20th (...

2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:

[after Chicago, race 27 of 36] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 wins], 2059 points Will advance to next Chase round 2) #24-Jeff Gordon [3 wins] 2052, -7 3) #22-Joey Logano [3 wins] 2049, -10 4) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins] 2047, -12 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [3 wins] 2042, -...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Chicago, race 27 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(X)957 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(X) 916, -41 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(X) 877, -80 4) #22-Joey Logano(X) 869, -88 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X) 834, -123 6) #20-Matt Kenseth(X) 831, -126 7) #4-Kevin Harvick(X) 829, -128 8) #31...