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Testing at Kansas Wednesday & Thursday: UPDATE:

Testing at Kansas Wednesday & Thursday: UPDATE:

October 17, 2012
Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series teams will get additional track time at Kansas Speedway this week to test setups following the track repaving. Sprint Cup teams will test 2:00-6:00pm/et on Wednesday and 9:30am-12:30pm/et on Thursday. Nationwide teams will test Thursday

Kansas Goodyear Tire Notes:

Kansas Goodyear Tire Notes:

October 16, 2012
Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same tire set-up at Kansas this weekend . . . this is the first race for NASCAR teams on the re-surfaced Kansas track . . . Goodyear held a tire test at the speedway on August 28-29 . . . teams and drivers

Where did the 12 Chase drivers finish at Charlotte?

Where did the 12 Chase drivers finish at Charlotte?

October 13, 2012
[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 11th (20) 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3rd (5) 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2nd (9) 4) #5-Kasey Kahne, 8th (10) 5) #15-Clint Bowyer, WON (4) 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 18th (13) 7) #14-Tony Stewart, 13th (32) 8) #

Where did the 12 Chase drivers start at Charlotte?

Where did the 12 Chase drivers start at Charlotte?

October 11, 2012
[by points standings before the race] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski 20th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5th 3) #11-Denny Hamlin 9th 4) #5-Kasey Kahne 10th 5) #15-Clint Bowyer 4th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 13th 7) #14-Tony Stewart 32nd 8) #56-Martin Truex Jr. 6th 9) #16-Greg Biffle 1st 10) #

Talladega TV Ratings:

Talladega TV Ratings:

October 9, 2012
ESPN's live telecast of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, Oct. 7, attracted an average audience of 5,113,374 that saw Matt Kenseth drive to victory in the 500-mile race. The telecast earned a 3.7 household coverage rating (3.2

At Charlotte Motor Speedway:

At Charlotte Motor Speedway:

October 9, 2012
* Construction began on Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1959. * The track's first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on June 19, 1960. * The track was repaved midseason in 1994. * The track name changed from Charlotte Motor Speedway to Lowe's Motor Speedway in 1999. It changed

Kenseth wins at Talladega:

Kenseth wins at Talladega:

October 7, 2012
#17-Matt Kenseth won the Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 race at Talladega Superspeedway for his 2nd win of year and 23rd career win. #24-Gordon finished 2nd followed by #18-Busch,#34-Ragan, #78-Smith, #16-Biffle, #2-Keselowski, #93-Kvapil, #39-Newman, and #31-Burton

Where did the 12 Chase drivers finish at Talladega?

Where did the 12 Chase drivers finish at Talladega?

October 7, 2012
[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 6th (22) 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 17th (17) 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 14th (23) 4) #15-Clint Bowyer, 23rd (3) 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 22nd (4) 6) #5-Kasey Kahne, 12th (1) 7) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 20th

Race Fast Facts – Talladega

Race Fast Facts – Talladega

October 7, 2012
Matt Kenseth won the 44th Annual Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 , his 23rd victory in 466 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and 17th top-10 finish in 2012. This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 26 races at Talladega Superspeedway

Taqlladega Notes-n-Nuggets:

Taqlladega Notes-n-Nuggets:

October 7, 2012
' Matt Kenseth earned his 23rd Sprint Cup Series win in his 466th start. ' The last win for Matt Kenseth previous to this was at Daytona in Feb (28 starts between). ' Matt Kenseth has finished third or better in all four restrictor-plate races of 2012. ' It's the

Kenseth will get a new spotter at Joe Gibbs Racing:

Kenseth will get a new spotter at Joe Gibbs Racing:

October 7, 2012
Mike Calinoff will end his long run as spotter for former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Matt Kenseth at season's end, remaining with Roush Fenway Racing when Kenseth jumps to Joe Gibbs Racing next season. Calinoff has remained mum about his plans for 2013, but

Best Buy sponsoring Stenhouse at Charlotte:

Best Buy sponsoring Stenhouse at Charlotte:

October 4, 2012
Roush Fenway Racing's Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will pilot the #6 Best Buy Ford in the October 13th Sprint Cup event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Stenhouse, along with RFR teammate Matt Kenseth, will form a formidable pair of Best Buy Fords, with Kenseth's #17 Fusion also

Bally Technologies Licenses NASCAR Brand Slot Machine:

Bally Technologies Licenses NASCAR Brand Slot Machine:

October 1, 2012
Players, start your engines! Bally Technologies has licensed NASCAR. NASCAR is the first world-class licensed brand that Bally has carried across its games and systems businesses, in the form of the slot machine game and Elite Bonusing Suite's Virtual Racing NASCAR

Where did the 12 Chase drivers finish at Dover?

Where did the 12 Chase drivers finish at Dover?

September 30, 2012
[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4th (11) 2) #2-Brad Keselowski, WON (10) 3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 8th (1) 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 20th (24) 5) #5-Kasey Kahne, 15th (9) 6) #15-Clint Bowyer, 9th (2) 7) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 11th (25

Kenseth goes pink at Talladega:

Kenseth goes pink at Talladega:

September 27, 2012
Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 for Roush Fenway Racing, will sport a pink Ford Fusion when he rolls into Talladega Superspeedway for the Oct. 5-7 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 weekend. The pink ride came about through a partnership between Roush Fenway Racing,

Facts and Notes for Dover International Speedway:

Facts and Notes for Dover International Speedway:

September 25, 2012
� The official opening of Dover International Speedway, then called Dover Downs International Speedway, was in 1969. � The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on July 6, 1969. � The first two races at Dover were 300 miles. The race length was changed

DIS Track Services and Fire Rescue Team honored:

DIS Track Services and Fire Rescue Team honored:

September 25, 2012
Troy Willrick, Director of Emergency Services, and the entire Daytona International Speedway Track Services and Fire Rescue Team were honored at the second annual SPORTYS held on Saturday night at Full Sail University in Orlando. The DIS Track Services and Fire Rescue

Where did the 12 Chase drivers finish at New Hampshire?

Where did the 12 Chase drivers finish at New Hampshire?

September 23, 2012
[by points standings before the race (start pos)] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 6th (15th) 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2nd (20) 3) #14-Tony Stewart, 7th (3) 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, WON (32) 5) #5-Kasey Kahne, 5th (6) 6) #15-Clint Bowyer, 4th (12) 7) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 13th (

New Hampshire Notes-n-Nuggets:

New Hampshire Notes-n-Nuggets:

September 23, 2012
' Denny Hamlin scored his 22nd career win in his 251st start, tie for 29th all time with Terry Labonte and Matt Kenseth. ' Denny Hamlin scored his season-high fifth win of the season; he's won three of the past five races. ' Denny Hamlin scored his second win in

Fifth Third returns to #17 to sponsor Stenhouse in 2013 UPDATE:

Fifth Third returns to #17 to sponsor Stenhouse in 2013 UPDATE:

September 23, 2012
Fifth Third Bank will sponsor Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Fifth Third is sponsoring the same car it backed earlier this season, but with a different driver [Matt Kenseth]. Stenhouse will drive the #17 Fifth Third Ford Fusion next season