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2010 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

May 1, 2010
[after Richmond, race 10 of 36]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #29-Kevin Harvick [1 win], 1467 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins] 1457, -10 3) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 1358, -109 4) #17-Matt Kenseth, 1348, -119 5) #16-Greg Biffle, 1334, -133 6) #24-Jeff Gordon,

Active Winless streaks:

Active Winless streaks:

May 1, 2010
Many drivers are coming to Richmond International Race in the throes of some very serious winless streaks. #39-Ryan Newman recently ended a run of 0-for-77 and #29-Kevin Harvick ended an 0-for-115 streak. The active driver who has made the most starts and not won a

Talladega Facts and Notes:

Talladega Facts and Notes:

April 26, 2010
'¢ Kevin Harvick won the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. It was his 12th series victory in his 331st career start. His previous win came at Daytona, 116 races ago, in February 2007. It was Harvick's sixth top-10 finish in nine races in 2010 and his first Cup

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings:

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings:

April 25, 2010
[after Talladega, race 9 of 36]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins] 1323 2) #29-Kevin Harvick [1 win], 1297, -26 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 1237, -86 4) #17-Matt Kenseth, 1224, -99 5) #18-Kyle Busch, 1163, -160 6) #5-Mark Martin, 1154, -169

Active Winless streaks:

Active Winless streaks:

April 25, 2010
Many drivers are coming to Talladega SuperSpeedway in the throes of some very serious winless streaks. #39-Ryan Newman recently ended a run of 0-for-77. The active driver who has made the most starts and not won a race is #66-Dave Blaney, who is 0-for-340 and counting

Restirctor Plate size could change at Talladega UPDATE no change:

Restirctor Plate size could change at Talladega UPDATE no change:

April 24, 2010
NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said Friday morning that a decision on the size of the restrictor-plate that will be used in Sunday's Aaron's 499 will be made after practice this afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway. Sunday's race will be the first

Texas Facts and Notes:

Texas Facts and Notes:

April 20, 2010
'¢ Denny Hamlin won the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. It was Hamlin's 10th series victory in his 159th start. He joins Jimmie Johnson as only the second multiple-race winner of the season. It was Hamlin's first win at Texas in his 10th start there. '

Stewart takes blame for Texas wreck:

Stewart takes blame for Texas wreck:

April 20, 2010
#14-Tony Stewart led five times for 74 laps in Monday's rain-postponed Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, but Stewart's 400th career Sprint Cup start ended badly when he was involved in a late-race multi-car accident that left

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings:

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings:

April 19, 2010
[after Texas, race 8 of 36]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, [3 wins] 1248 2) #17-Matt Kenseth, 1140, -108 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 1120, -128 4) #29-Kevin Harvick, 1107, -141 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1028, -220 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 1020, -228 7) #88-

Bowyer replacing Townley: UPDATE 5:

Bowyer replacing Townley: UPDATE 5:

April 16, 2010
Clint Blower will replace #21-John West Townley for the rest of the day at Phoenix. Townley wrecked midway through the day's only practice session.(4-9-2010) UPDATE: Jamie Little reported during ESPN2's qualifying coverage that Townley has been fired from the team

Texas Rookie Notes:

Texas Rookie Notes:

April 16, 2010
#38-Kevin Conway was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 10 Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix, posting a 33rd-place finish. Conway leads #46-Terry Cook by 41 points (66-25) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the April 18 Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas

Mark Martin plans to keep racing…into 2012:

Mark Martin plans to keep racing…into 2012:

April 16, 2010
#5-Mark Martin met with media and discussed Kasey Kahne signing with HMS, his future involvement in the sport, and more, the Chevy Racing transcript in part: ON KASEY KAHNE SIGNING WITH HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS "I'm excited, man. This is the absolute best scenario. I'm

Active Winless streaks:

Active Winless streaks:

April 16, 2010
Many drivers [with a logical chance of winning a race] are coming to Fort Worth this weekend in the throes of some very serious winless streaks. One year ago, Jeff Gordon was being choked by a 48-race drought [his current streak is 36 races since he won], the longest

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings:

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings:

April 10, 2010
[after Phoenix, race 7 of 36]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins] 1073 2) #17-Matt Kenseth 1037, -36 3) #16-Greg Biffle 981, -92 4) #29-Kevin Harvick 961, -112 5) #24-Jeff Gordon 948, -125 6) #33-Clint Bowyer 885, -188 7) #31-Jeff Burton

Sprint updates All-Star race votes:

Sprint updates All-Star race votes:

April 9, 2010
Sprint announced the top vote recipients for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Fan Vote, which allows fans to place a driver into the field of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. As of April 5, the top 10 drivers in the Sprint All-Star Fan Vote standings (in alphabetical