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MWR, RCR to test at New Hampshire:

Michael Waltrip Racing and Richard Childress Racing will be looking for the inside track on the Camping World RV Sales 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on July 13 when they visit New Hampshire Motor Speedway for a test and tune session on July 1 and 2. Defending July...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Sonoma, race 16 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 580 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 560, -20 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 555, -25 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 515, -65 5) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 512, -68 6) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 509, -71 7) #22-Joey...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Sonoma, race 16 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 2nd in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 3) #99-Carl Edwards, 2 wins, 6th 4) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 7th 5) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 9th 6) #24-Jeff ...

Goodyear completes Indy, Chicago and Kentucky tests:

With its at-track session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this past Monday and Tuesday, Goodyear completed a busy stretch of testing in preparation for this summer's NASCAR schedule. Participating in the test at Indianapolis were #16-Greg Biffle, #15-Clint Bowyer, #...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Sonoma:

#9-Marcos Ambrose 108.0 #41-Kurt Busch 107.8 #14-Tony Stewart 102.4 #24-Jeff Gordon 101.6 #48-Jimmie Johnson 97.3 Juan Pablo Montoya 95.5 (will not race) #15-Clint Bowyer 95.2 #18-Kyle Busch 88.0 #31-Ryan Newman 88.0 #99-Carl Edwards 86.8 Note: Driver Ratings compiled...

Testing at Indy UPDATE:

There are six Sprint Cup Series drivers expected to participate testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday and Tuesday, June 16 & 17. #14-Stewart, #31-Newman, #16-Biffle, #22-Logano, #18-Busch and #15-Bowyer. As is customary in these things, the event will...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Michigan, race 15 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 2nd in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 3) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 7th 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 9th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1 win, 1st 6) #2-Brad Keselowski...

Michigan Goodyear Tire Notes – new tire at MIS:

Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run different tire set-ups at Michigan this weekend . . . in Sprint Cup, teams will run the same left-side tire code they ran twice at this track last season . . . this is the first time they have run this right...

Newman has to make alternate plans to get to MIS:

#31- Ryan Newman thought he had a flight to Michigan arranged for Friday morning. There was only one problem: The Sprint Cup driver planning on letting him hitch a ride left him at the airport. That driver? #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt tweeted Friday morning ...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Pocono, race 14 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2 wins, 4th in points 3) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 9th 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 12th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1 win, 1st 6) #2-Brad Keselowski...

Newman & Dillon test at VIR:

#31-Ryan Newman and #3-Austin Dillon participated in an RCR team test at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va., on Wednesday (today). Last week, all three RCR Cup teams tested at Pocono Raceway in preparation for this weekend's event.(RCR)(6-4-2014)...

Top 10 driver ratings at Pocono

#48-Jimmie Johnson - 109.3...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Dover, race 13 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2 wins, 4th in points 2) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 6th 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 12th 4) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1 win, 2nd 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 1 win, 3rd 6) #88-Dale Earnhardt...

Dover Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

'¢ David Pearson won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Dover in 1969 with a speed of 130.430 mph. '¢ 37 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...

Testing at Pocono this week UPDATES:

Twelve drivers are scheduled to test at Pocono Raceway on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Drivers scheduled to test: #51-Justin Allgaier, #7-Michael Annett, #15-Clint Bowyer, #66-Jeff Burton, #3-Austin Dillon, #42-Kyle Larson, #1-Jamie McMurray, #27-Paul Menard, #31-Ryan Newman...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Dover:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson'¦'¦'¦.121.1 2) #20-Matt Kenseth'¦'¦'¦'¦107.9 3) #18-Kyle Busch'¦'¦'¦'¦..106.0 4) #99-Carl Edwards'¦'¦'¦'¦101.3 5) #16-Greg Biffle'¦'¦'¦'¦.101.0 6) #24-Jeff Gordon'¦'¦'¦'¦..93.7 7) #41-Kurt Busch'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦92.5 8) #15-Clint Bowyer'¦'¦'¦'¦.91.6 9...

Testing at Pocono this week UPDATE:

Twelve drivers are scheduled to test at Pocono Raceway on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Drivers scheduled to test: #51-Justin Allgaier, #7-Michael Annett, #15-Clint Bowyer, #66-Jeff Burton, #3-Austin Dillon, #42-Kyle Larson, #1-Jamie McMurray, #27-Paul Menard, #31-Ryan Newman...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Charlotte, race 12 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 432 2) #20-Matt Kenseth, 421, -11 3) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 408, -24 4) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 408, -24 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 394, -38 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson [1 win], 388, -44 7) #22-Joey ...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Charlotte, race 12 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 7th in points 2) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 12th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1 win, 1st 4) #18-Kyle Busch, 1 win, 3rd 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 1 win, 4th 6) #88-Dale Earnhardt ...

Charlotte Notes & Facts – Thursday – poles:

- Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway (World 600) in 1960 with a speed of 133.904 mph. - 41 drivers have Coors Light poles at Charlotte, led by David Pearson with 14. Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon lead all active drivers in...