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Homestead starting spots for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

(in order of chase points standings coming into Homestead) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, on the pole, 1st 2) #5-Mark Martin, 4th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 20th 4) #2-Kurt Busch, 12th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 5th 6) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 23rd 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 8th 8) #11-Denny Hamlin...

Homestead practice ranks for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

(in order of chase points standings coming into Phoenix) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 21st fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 14th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 17th 4) #2-Kurt Busch, 1st 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 6th 6) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 2nd 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 11th 8) #11-Denny Hamlin, ...

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finish at Phoenix:

(in order of chase points standings coming into Phoenix) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, WON 2) #5-Mark Martin, starts 4th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 9th 4) #2-Kurt Busch, 6th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 25th 6) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 8th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 14th 8) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3rd...

Homestead Rookie Notes:

#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the November 15 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Logano posted a 21st-place finish and took top rookie honors for the 25th time this season. Logano leads #82-Scott Speed by 36 ...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Phoenix, Chase race 9 of 10; Season race 35 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [7 wins], 6492, finished 1st 2) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 6384, -108, 4th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 6323, -169, 9th 4) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 6281, -211, 6th 5) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins], ...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Phoenix, race 35 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X), 4996 2) #14-Tony Stewart(X), 4983, -13 3) #24-Jeff Gordon(X), 4940, -56 4) #5-Mark Martin(X), 4635, -361 5) #11-Denny Hamlin(X), 4611, -...

Tony Stewart’s “the Stewie” awards return:

SIRIUS XM Radio announced that Tony Stewart will host the third annual Stewie Awards, the acclaimed awards show that honors the most memorable moments of the NASCAR season. The Stewies, which first debuted in 2007 and features Stewarts entertaining and irreverent take...

2009 Chase Drivers Phoenix Happy Hour practice standing:

(in order of chase points standings coming into Phoenix) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1st fastest overall 2) #5-Mark Martin, 2nd 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 7th 4) #2-Kurt Busch, 5th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 11th 6) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 17th [best ave speed 128.421] 7) #16-Greg Biffle...

Another sponsor for Newman? UPDATE:

Stewart Haas Racing is scheduled to make a sponsorship announcement regarding #39-Ryan Newman in 2010 on Sunday morning. One possibility is Bass Pro Shops, though no announcement has been made of a decision by that company to leave Earnhardt Ganassi [and supposedly...

Danica to JR Motorsports? Maybe Not:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says a deal to put Danica Patrick in his Nationwide Series car isn't imminent, and even if it were, JR Motorsports wouldn't necessarily have the funding for the IndyCar Series' most popular driver. Multiple media outlets have reported in recent weeks...

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice Friday at Phoenix:

(in order of chase points standings coming into Phoenix) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 7th fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 8th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 10th 4) #2-Kurt Busch, 25th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 9th 6) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 6th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 8) #11-Denny Hamlin, 5th...

Some Chassis selections for Phoenix:

compiled from some pre-Phoenix press releases, some chassis selections and history: #00-David Reutimann The #00 Aaron's Dream Machine for this week is chassis #651. This is a brand new Aaron's Dream Machine. #07-Casey Mears will race Chassis #258. This is the same ...

Phoenix Rookie Notes:

#82-Scott Speed was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the November 8 Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway finishing 18th and took top rookie honor for the eighth time this season. #20-Joey Logano leads Speed by 36 points (237-201) in the Raybestos Rookie standings...

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finish at Texas in the Dickies 500:

(in order of chase points standings coming into Texas) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 38th, wrecked lap 3 2) #5-Mark Martin, 4th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 13th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 37th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 6th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, WON 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 8th 8) #39-Ryan Newman...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Texas, Chase race 8 of 10; Season race 34 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 6297, finished 38th 2) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 6224, -73, 4th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 6185, -112, 13th 4) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 6126, -171, WON 5) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Texas, race 34 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart (X), 4895 2) #24-Jeff Gordon (X), 4802, -93 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson (X), 4801, -94 4) #5-Mark Martin (X), 4475, -420 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (X), 4446...

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practiced in Happy Hour at Texas:

(in order of chase points standings coming into Texas) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, was 1st fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 29th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 15th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 14th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 20th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 12th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 8) #39-Ryan Newman...

Francis Ferko at TMS:

Former Plano, Tex. resident Francis Ferko, who sued NASCAR and ISC earlier this decade for a second race at Texas Motor Speedway, now calls Chicago home. He's attended two Sprint Cup events this year. His seven-year-old grandson, Alex Ferko, is scheduled to meet Cup...

NASCAR takes ABC to task for ‘boring’ race:

Almost everybody who watches TV sports is an instant critic. One exception: Sports leagues themselves, who almost never publicly criticize the networks that cover them. And when it comes to ESPN, and its various TV platforms including ABC, the last criticism you'd ...

Bobby Labonte could be 26th driver with 200th top 10:

#71-Bobby Labonte could earn his 200th series top 10, becoming the 26th driver to do so. Those who have are: Year: Date, Track, Driver 2008: 7/12, Chicago, Tony Stewart 2008: 4/12, Phoenix, Jeff Burton 2003: 6/15, Michigan, Sterling Marlin 2002: 6/16, Michigan, Jeff...