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Chase Stats after Richmond:

Matt Kenseth never could get his #17 car right at Richmond, and that opened the door for his two Chasers, #83-Brian Vickers and #18-Kyle Busch. While he never challenged for the win, Busch brought home a fifth, but the shocker was Vickers, who stayed within range of...

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup facts:

22 different drivers have made the Chase, including Brian Vickers and Juan Pablo Montoya, who each made their first Chase this season. There will be 3,152 laps and 4,095.48 miles run during the 2009 Chase. Only one driver has made all six Chases for the NASCAR Sprint...

Richmond Facts and Notes:

* Denny Hamlin won the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. * Kyle Busch finished fifth and missed the Chase by just eight points behind Brain Vickers, who earned the 12th and final playoff spot. * Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to qualify for...

Did Not Finish Streak and stats UPDATE:

#14-Tony Stewart and #19-Elliott Sadler have the longest current streak of finishing races at 49 of drivers who have ran all the races. #43-Reed Sorenson actually has a longer streak, at 52 races since he DNF'd at Talladega in April 2008, he didn't race at Infineon...

Joe Gibbs Racing wins 75th Sprint Cup Series race:

With the victory by #11-Denny Hamlin on his hometrack of Richmond International Raceway, Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) has now totaled 75 victories in NASCAR's elite racing series. Joe Gibbs Racing, founded by Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Joe Gibbs in 1992, claimed...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC Driver Points Standings
[after Richmond, race 26 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 3806, finished 17th at Atlanta 2) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 3627, -179, 3rd 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 3534, -272, 11th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 3491, -315, WON 5) #2-Kurt...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Richmond, race 26 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #5-Mark Martin [4 wins], 5040, finished 4th at Richmond 2) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 5030, 17th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 5030, -10, 11th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 5020, -20, WON 5) #9-Kasey Kahne...

PRS Guitars donates guitars to drivers:

This years Chevy Rock & Roll 400 marks the fifth year that one winning NASCAR driver will walk away with a four foot tall, fifty pound trophy custom designed and built by PRS [Paul Reed Smith] Guitars from Stevensville, Maryland. In addition, this year six drivers ...

Rachtman returns to Richmond:

Throughout most of 2009 TV/Radio personality Riki Rachtman could be seen on numerous shows airing on VH1 more notably his feature spot on Daisy of Love. Riki was the voice of reason as Daisy De La Hoya sifted through a houseful of men as she tried to find Mr. Right...

NASCAR History:

Sept. 11 -- 1999: In his 25th start, Tony Stewart wins his first Cup race in dominating style. Stewart leads 333 of 400 laps and beats Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Bobby Labonte by 1.115 seconds in the Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 at Richmond. It is the most laps...

Where did the Chase Drivers/Contenders Qualify at Richmond:

(by current points standing, 1st four have clinched a spot) 1) #14-Tony Stewart starts 25th 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 7th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3rd (the following have not clinched a spot in The Chase 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 10th 6) #9-Kasey Kahne, ...

Stewart wins Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway:

Tony Stewart won the fifth annual Gillette Young Guns Prelude to the Dream all-star dirt late model race Wednesday night at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, marking the third time in four years Stewart has won the event. Stewart passed Kenny Wallace on lap 13 of ...

Chase stats going in to Richmond:

Eleven drivers going for 8 spots Saturday night at Richmond. Only one other time, 2006, have 8 spots been up for grabs. Only two others times has the gap between the final Chase spot and the first contender been less than 20 points, the difference between 12th place...

Richmond Rookie Notes:

#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 6 Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Logano posted a 22nd-place finish and grabbed top rookie honors for the 18th time this season. Logano leads #82-Scott Speed by 25 points (214-189) in...

Drivers do presidential PSA:

President Obama delivered a national address directly to students on the importance of staying in school on Tuesday, Sept., 8 at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va. As part of the initiative, a public service announcement was aired featuring Juan Pablo Montoya, ...

Prelude to the Dream TONIGHT:

If you can't make the drive to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 9 to see the fifth annual Gillette Young Guns Prelude to the Dream in person, don't worry. Beginning Monday, Sept. 7, race fans across the nation will have their first opportunity...

Foyt & Evernham to be inducted in to NC Auto Racing HoF:

The North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame ("NCARHOF") in Mooresville, NC, announced that its thirteenth annual induction ceremony will be held on October 14, 2009 at the Charles Mack Citizen Center in downtown Mooresville, NC. A.J. Foyt, seven-time Indy car champion...

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

#14-Tony Stewart and #19-Elliott Sadler have the longest current streak of finishing races at 48. Eight drivers have run all the 2009 races and not had a DNF: #14-Stewart, #39-Newman, #9-Kahne, #00-Reutimann, #07-Mears, #19-Sadler, #44-Allmendinger & #43-Sorenson. #...

Top-5’s, Top-10’s:

#14-Tony Stewart leads all drivers after 25 races in 2009 with 13 Top-5 finishes, #24-Jeff Gordon is next at 11 and #48-Johnson with 9. #14-Stewart has the most Top-10's after 25 races with 18, followed by #24-Gordon with 17. Two drivers have run all the races in 2009...

Race Fast Facts – Atlanta Motor Speedway:

#9-Kasey Kahne won the Pep Boys Auto 500, his 11th victory in 205 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2009. This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in 12 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. #29-Kevin Harvick...