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Charlotte Rookie Notes:

#42-Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race at Talladega Superspeedway. Montoya scored a 15th-place finish and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the 13th time this season, including two of the last three races. Montoya leads #6-David Ragan...

Most Popular Driver Award Tops Three Million Votes:

The NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver award recently surpassed the 3 million mark in votes, and voters are still logging in daily. This new tally tops last year's total of 2.8 million votes cast. Log on to the Chex Most Popular Driver Website at www.mostpopulardriver...

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

after Talladega [30 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4499 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4060, -439 3) #20-Tony Stewart 4043, -456 4) #11-Denny Hamlin 3908, -591 5) #99-Carl Edwards 33837, -662 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 3806, -693...

Stewart 2nd’s at Talladega:

#20-Tony Stewart has finished second six times but never won a Cup race at Talladega, tying Bobby Allison at Martinsville and Mark Martin at Pocono for NASCAR's near-miss record.(10-7-2007)...

No plate changes planned at Talladega:

NASCAR officials don't anticipate a last-minute change in the size of the restrictor plate hole before Saturday's qualifying or Sunday's Cup race [at Talladega Superspeedway]. Tony Stewart topped both practices, registering a speed of 194.959mph in the first session...

Hamlin parked in 1st Talladega practice:

NASCAR cracked down on bump-drafting in the first Nextel Cup practice Friday at Talladega Superspeedway, and #11-Denny Hamlin was the first culprit. Hamlin was parked late in the session, though he said his Joe Gibbs Racing was finished in that practice anyway. "They...

The story of a hero:

A year ago Monday, Susan Brown lay dying in a pool of her own blood. You see, just hours after Tony Stewart limped across the finish line to take the checkered flag at Kansas Speedway, two masked men with guns stormed into the speedway's vault and demanded what was...

Stewart Could Face Penalty for Obscenity UPDATE no penalty:

#20-Tony Stewart could face his second points deduction this season for using vulgar language after telling a cameraman to "get the f-- away from me" during an ESPN2 broadcast shortly after the first Nextel Cup practice ended Saturday morning at Kansas Speedway. NASCAR...

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

after Kansas [29 of 36 races]: 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5506 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 5500 -6 3) #07-Clint Bowyer 5492 -14 4) #20-Tony Stewart 5389 -117 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 5380 -126 6) #5-Kyle Busch 5370 -136 7) #99-Carl Edwards 5364 -142 8) #1-Martin Truex Jr. 5348 -158 ...

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

after Kansas [29 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4309 2) #20-Tony Stewart 3896 -413 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3885 -424 4) #11-Denny Hamlin 3738 -571 5) #99-Carl Edwards 3716 -593 6) #17-Matt Kenseth 3707 -602 7) #07-Clint...

Rumblings – Kansas:

It was almost as if this race took all day to run.....and confusion reigned supreme at the end. I don't know how you can have a winner sitting in the grass on the frontstretch (presumably with the engine not running....whether there was any fuel left is open to discussion...

Franchitti wins 3rd Qtr Driver of the Year Award:

Winning the Indy 500, and the IndyCar title are two very difficult tasks yet Dario Franchitti went beyond those feats as he won the voting for the 3rd Quarter, Driver of the Year - 2007. It was his second-straight honor. Although the IndyCar title went down to the ...

Stewart to promote Ryobi tools at Kansas:

When Tony Stewart goes for a repeat win in Sunday's LifeLock 400 Nextel Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, he'll do so with lithium power augmenting the 850-horsepower beneath the hood of his #20 Home Depot Chevy. Ryobi (pronounced Ree-Oh-Bee) is introducing a new...

Drivers to thank wounded soldiers:

a few NASCAR drivers will pay "Tribute to the Soldiers" this Wednesday, September 26th at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C., along with NASCAR's Brian France, Fox's Darrell Waltrip and wife Stevie, drivers David Stremme, Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch...

Petty vs. Hamlin…the quotes:

on lap 204 of the Dodge Dealers at Dover International Speedway, #11-Hamlin got into #45-Petty, sending Petty spinning on the frontstretch and into the inside wall..so in the garage minutes after both cars headed to the garage, Petty came over to Hamlin, who was in...

The Chase Standings [after Dover, race 28]:

1) #24-Jeff Gordon 5340 2) #20-Tony Stewart 5338, -2 3) #99-Carl Edwards 5337, -3 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5336, -4 5) #5-Kyle Busch 5330, -10 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 5322, -18 7) #1-Martin Truex Jr. 5294, -46 8) #31-Jeff Burton 5265, -75 9) #29-Kevin Harvick 5225, -115 10...

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

after Dover [28 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4149 2) #20-Tony Stewart 3845 -304 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3715 -434 4) #99-Carl Edwards 3689 -460 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 3662 -487 6) #17-Matt Kenseth 3644 -505 7) #5-Kyle...

Rumblings – Dover Race Notes:

Carl Edwards takes the Dodge Dealers 400 today at Dover International Speedway by a comfortable .671 seconds over teammate Greg Biffle after another teammate (Matt Kenseth) pretty much dominated. When Kenseth lost a motor on lap 374, Edwards was home free. This was...

Dover Fast Facts:

.. Edwards won the Dodge Dealers 400, his seventh victory in 113 Nextel Cup Series races. .. This is his third victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2007. .. This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Dover International Speedway. .. Greg Biffle...

Sad News – Chuck Silvey:

Chuck Silvey, who worked for Motorsports Authentics [Action Performance] for roughly 17 years died earlier this week. Silvey ran Dale Earnhardt Sr's souvenir hauler. In 1994, he was promoted to Transportation Director of Trackside and oversaw some 60 souvenir trailers...