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...Jeff Burton won the Bank Of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday. He posted his 21st career victory in his 506th career race. It was his first win in the 2008 Chase and fifth top-10 finish in the five races so far in the Chase. ...Burton posted his second...

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Charlotte race 31 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5878 [5 wins] 2) #31-Jeff Burton 5809 -69 [2 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 5792 -86 [2 wins] 4) #99-Carl Edwards 5710 -168 [6 wins] 5) #07-Clint Bowyer 5693 -185 [1 win] 6) #29-Kevin Harvick 5671 -207 7) #20-Tony Stewart 5650 -228 [1 win] 8) #24-Jeff...

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Charlotte race 31 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4414 [5 wins] 2) #18-Kyle Busch 4350 -64 [8 wins] 3) #99-Carl Edwards 4331 -83 [6 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 4183 -231 [2 wins] 6) #16-Greg Biffle 4072 -342 [2 wins] 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4002 -412 [1 win] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 3954 -460 8) #...

Where did the 12 Chase Drivers finish at Charlotte?

(the order before Charlotte) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 6th 2) #99-Carl Edwards, 33rd 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 7th 4) #31-Jeff Burton, 1st 5) #07-Clint Bowyer, 12th 6) #29-Kevin Harvick, 13th 7) #20-Tony Stewart, 11th 8) #24-Jeff Gordon, 8th 9) #17-Matt Kenseth, 41st 10) #88...

Chase Stats/Notes:

In the four previous Chases, only eventual champ Tony Stewart had a bigger lead (+75) in 2005 than Jimmie Johnson (+72) carries into Lowe's Motor Speedway this weekend. Greg Biffle has scored the second most points in the four Chase races, and was second in the spring...

Army to Newman? UPDATE Official, IMAGES:

sources said Army is close to finalizing a deal to be a partial co-sponsor of Ryan Newman's [#39 Chevy] car at Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009.(ESPN.com)(9-12-2008) UPDATE: Another piece of the Stewart-Haas Racing puzzle will be fit into place Thursday when the race team...

Dan Stillman named Wypall Crew Chief of the Race in Talladega:

Dan Stillman, crew chief of the #01 DEI/Principal Financial Group Chevy driven by Regan Smith, was named the Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race for Sunday's strong performance in the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. After qualifying in the fourth position...

Stewart finally wins at Talladega:

#20-Tony Stewart won the Amp 500 at Talladega Superspeedway for his 1st win of 2008, his 1st win ever in a Cup race at Talladega after six 2nd place finishes and his 33rd career win [ties him for 17th all time wins with Fireball Roberts]. It was Stewart's first win...

Three Race Tracks Tony Stewart has never won a Cup race at:

There are three current race tracks the Cup Series runs on that #20-Tony Stewart has not won at [a Cup race]: California 0 for 15 with a best finish of 4th in 1999 & 2001 Las Vegas 0 for 10 with a best finish of 2nd in 2000 Darlington 0 for 16 with a best finish of...

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Talladega race 30 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5718 [5 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 5646 -72 [6 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 5641 -77 [2 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 5619 -99 [1 win] 5) #07-Clint Bowyer 5566 -152 [1 win] 6) #29-Kevin Harvick 5547 -171 7) #20-Tony Stewart 5515 -203 [1 win] 8) #24-Jeff...

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Talladega race 30 of 36]:

1) #99-Carl Edwards 4267 [6 wins] 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4254 -13 [5 wins] 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4185 -82 [8 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 3993 -274 [1 win] 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3947 -320 [1 win] 6) #16-Greg Biffle 3921 -346 [2 wins] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 3830 -437 8) #20...

Where did the 12 Chase Drivers finish at Talladega?

(the order before Talladega) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 9th 2) #99-Carl Edwards, 29th 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 24th 4) #31-Jeff Burton, 4th 5) #29-Kevin Harvick, 20th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 38th 7) #07-Clint Bowyer, 5th 8) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 28th 9) #17-Matt Kenseth, 26th...

Talladega Superspeedway Race Fast Facts:

The 28 Lap Leaders in the AMP Energy 500 sets the all-time Sprint Cup record for different leaders in a race. Tony Stewart won the AMP Energy 500, his 33rd victory in 350 Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2008. This is his...

Childress Honored:

NASCAR team owner Richard Childress has been named the third quarter recipient of the National Motorsports Press Association Pocono Spirit Award. Childress was recognized for his partnership with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in creating The Childress...

Chase Notes:

Want to hang close in the Chase? Podium finishes. The top three in the Chase have claimed eight of the nine podium finishes (1-2-3) so far. Only Matt Kenseth has broken the string with a second at Dover. The one-race range to first place goes back only to sixth position...

Army to Newman? UPDATE:

sources said Army is close to finalizing a deal to be a partial co-sponsor of Ryan Newman's [#39 Chevy] car at Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009.(ESPN.com)(9-12-2008) UPDATE: Sources close to the situation confirmed today that the U.S. Army would not be renewing their sponsorship...

Menard to leave DEI UPDATE 2:

Paul Menard will leave Dale Earnhardt Inc. at the end of the season to drive for Yates Racing, The Associated Press has learned. Menard is expected to announce Tuesday that both he and his sponsorship will move to Yates, a person familiar with Menard's decision told...

Eight 2007 race winners yet to win in 2008:

with seven races to go, eight drivers have not won a race in 2008, jeopardizng some long streaks: season streak wins, driver, last race won, when won 14, Jeff Gordon, Charlotte, October 2007 8, Tony Stewart, Watkins Glen, August 2007 6, Matt Kenseth, Homestead, November...

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Kansas race 29 of 36]:

1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5575 [5 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 5565 -10 [6 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 5545 -30 [2 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 5454 -121 [1 win] 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 5439 -136 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 5432 -143 7) #07-Clint Bowyer 5411 -164 [1 win] 8) #88-Dale Earnhardt...

Biffle could be first to win championship in all 3 series:

#16-Greg Biffle thought about it back in 2000 when he won the NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Series championship. What if he could move on to the Busch (now Nationwide) Series and win that championship? And, what if, after winning the 2002 Nationwide title, he could move ...