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Drivers pick songs for intros at Bristol UPDATE:

Personalities among NASCAR's Sprint Cup drivers are as varied as their musical tastes. Fans will get more of an indication as to what might make their favorite drivers tick during driver introductions for the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Aug. 22. Back in the...
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Bristol Rookie Notes:

#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 16 CARFAX 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Logano scored a seventh-place finish, his fifth top-10 of the season and claimed top rookie honors for the 17th time in 2009. Logano leads #82-Scott...
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Chase Stats/Notes heading into Bristol:

While much will be made of the fuel situation in #83-Brian Vickers' win at MIS, the real story is Vickers' strong run to Chase contention over the last six races. After a 35th at Loudon, Vickers has ticked off finishes of 7th, 7th, 5th, 6th, 11th and first at MIS. ...
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Jimmie Johnson to be honored by President Obama UPDATE see video:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will be honored at the White House on Wednesday, August 19. The South Lawn event will include 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and several past champions and special guests. "NASCAR is once again honored ...
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Jimmie Johnson To Be Honored By President Obama UPDATE:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will be honored at the White House on Wednesday, August 19. The South Lawn event will include 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and several past champions and special guests. "NASCAR is once again honored ...
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Bristol Transporter Parade on Thursday:

A spectacle more than a decade in the making will bring tens of thousands of race fans to the streets of Bristol Thursday, Aug. 20 as Ford Presents the BMS Transporter Parade. The Thursday night of Bristol race week teems with traditions like Food City Family Race ...
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Jimmie Johnson To Be Honored By President Obama:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will be honored at the White House on Wednesday, August 19. The South Lawn event will include 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and several past champions and special guests. "NASCAR is once again honored ...
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Allmendinger testing Late Model:

Hearing that A.J. Allmendinger is testing some Late Model Crate [Travis Lawson's car] and Late Model cars Monday at Cherokee Speedway in preparation for the upcoming [Sept 9th] Prelude to the Dream at Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway.(8-17-2009)...
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Michigan Stats and Notes:

* Brian Vickers won the Carfax 400 at Michigan International Speedway, becoming the 13th different race winner in 23 races in 2009. His last win came at Talladega in October 2006. * Vickers became the 31st different race winner in 81 Cup races at Michigan. It was his...
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UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings
[after Michigan, race 23 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #14-Tony Stewart, 3500 [3 wins], finished 17th 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 3216, -284 [1 win], 2nd 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3197, -303 [3 wins], 33rd 4) #99-Carl Edwards, 2995, -505, 4th 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2986, -514...
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Race Fast Facts – Michigan International Speedway:

#83-Brian Vickers won the CARFAX 400, his second victory in 195 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2009. This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 12 races at Michigan International Speedway. #24-Jeff Gordon...
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NASCAR takes engines to R&D Center:

NASCAR has taken the engines of 11 cars in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway to test at its Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C. NASCAR periodically takes engines so it can see how much horsepower they produce. The engines taken...
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Chase Notes and Stats:

#18-Kyle Busch held on to fourth place and 165 precious points at The Glen, and bought himself some valuable real estate in the 2009 Race to the Chase. He gained 15 points on #42-Juan Montoya, 53 points on #9-Kasey Kahne, 65 on #39-Ryan Newman, just 10 on #16-Greg ...
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Stewart has one-two punch at Watkins Glen:

#14-Tony Stewart has now finished first or second in six straight starts at Watkins Glen. That hasn't happened much in Sprint Cup Series history, just 11 times, and only four times over the last 20 seasons: Most consecutive top-two Cup finishes at a track since 1990...
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Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

#14-Tony Stewart and #19-Elliott Sadler have the longest current streak of finishing races at 45. #78-Regan Smith is at 52 but has not run all the races [Smith has never DNF'd in a Cup race]. The all-time record for the longest streak of NOT having an DNF is 84 races...
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Top-5’s, Top-10’s:

#14-Tony Stewart leads all drivers after 22 races in 2009 with 13 Top-5 finishes, with #24-Jeff Gordon next at 10 and #48-Johnson with 9. #14-Stewart has the most Top-10's after 22 races with 18, followed by #24-Gordon with 15. Two drivers have run all the races in...
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Watkins Glen Stats and Notes:

* Tony Stewart won the rain-delayed Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at Watkins Glen International. Stewart scored his third victory in 2009. He is one of five drivers with multiple victories this season, joining Mark Martin (four), Jimmie Johnson (three), Kyle Busch (...
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Three Sponsors, three wins for Stewart:

#14-Tony Stewart has three sponsors who server as primary sponsors for a certain number of races, Old Spice, Office Depot and Burger King. Stewart has won three races in 2010 [so far], with each sponsor getting a win: Office Dept won at Pocono in June Burger King won...
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Stewart wins at Watkins Glen:

#14-Tony Stewart won the The Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen for his 3rd win of 2009, 5th win at Watkins Glen and 36th win of his career. #47-Ambrose finished 2nd for his career best, followed by #99-Edwards, #18-Busch, #16-Biffle, #42-Montoya, #2-Busch, #...
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UNOFFICIAL Driver Points Standings
[after Watkins Glen, race 22 of 36]:

1) #14-Tony Stewart, 3383 [3 wins], finished 1st 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3123, -260 [3 wins], 12th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon 3041, -342 [1 win], 37th 4) #2-Kurt Busch 2902, -481 [1 win], 7th 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2847, -536 [1 win], 10th 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 2830, -553, 3rd...