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UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Phoenix race 35 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Phoenix race 35 of 36]:

November 9, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5097 [7 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 5041 -56 [8 wins] 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4878 -219 [8 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 4666 -431 [2 wins] 5) #16-Greg Biffle 4638 -459 [2 wins] 6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4565 -532 [1 win] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 4516 -581 8) #

Where did the 12 Chase drivers

Where did the 12 Chase drivers

November 9, 2008
finish at Phoenix 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, WON from the pole 2) #99-Carl Edwards 4th the following drivers are eliminated from the Chase 3) #16-Greg Biffle 14th 4) #31-Jeff Burton 9th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon 41st DNF/engine 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 12th 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 7th

Where do the 12 Chase drivers

Where do the 12 Chase drivers

November 7, 2008
start at Phoenix 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson on the pole, 1st 2) #99-Carl Edwards 16th 3) #16-Greg Biffle 31st 4) #31-Jeff Burton 24th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon 7th 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 28th 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 19th 8) #20-Tony Stewart 29th 9) #17-Matt Kenseth 34th 10) #18-Kyle

Johnson needs to average 7th to clich championship:

Johnson needs to average 7th to clich championship:

November 2, 2008
Gutsy strategy earned Carl Edwards the win at the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, and made it difficult for points leader Jimmie Johnson to clinch at Phoenix. Edwards' victory slashed his deficit to Johnson, who finished 15th, by 77 - from 183 to 106. Johnson

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Texas race 34 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Texas race 34 of 36]:

November 2, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 6366 [6 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 6260 -106 [8 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 6223 -143 [2 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 6154 -212 [2 wins] 5) #24-Jeff Gordon 6111 -255 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 6099 -267 [1 win] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 6087 -279 8) #17-Matt Kenseth

Where do the 12 Chase Drivers start at Texas?

Where do the 12 Chase Drivers start at Texas?

October 31, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 7th 2) #99-Carl Edwards, 16th 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 19th 4) #31-Jeff Burton, 38th 5) #29-Kevin Harvick, 23rd 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1st 7) #07-Clint Bowyer, 3rd 8) #20-Tony Stewart, 8th 9) #17-Matt Kenseth, 6th 10) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 5th 11) #

Texas Rookie Notes:

Texas Rookie Notes:

October 30, 2008
#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the October 26 Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, scoring a 24th-place finish. Hornish Jr. grabbed top rookie honors for the third consecutive race and for the 10th time in 2008. Sam Hornish Jr.

Racing Resources Says “¦

Racing Resources Says “¦

October 28, 2008
* Carl Edwards won the Pep Boys 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He posted his 14th career victory in his 154th career race [9.1% winning %]. It was his seventh victory in 2008, second only to Kyle Busch, who has eight wins. * Edwards posted his third career weekend

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 33 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 33 of 36]:

October 26, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 6248 [6 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 6065 -183 [7 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 6063 -185 [2 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 6030 -218 [2 wins] 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 5941 -307 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 5936 -312 7) #07-Clint Bowyer 5934 -314 [1 win] 8) #20-Tony Stewart

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 33 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 33 of 36]:

October 26, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4784 [6 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 4686 -98 [7 wins] 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4581 -203 [8 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 4404 -380 [2 wins] 5) #16-Greg Biffle 4343 -441 [2 wins] 6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4307 -477 [1 win] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 4224 -560 8) #

Jeff Burton promotes safe teen driving:

Jeff Burton promotes safe teen driving:

October 25, 2008
On Thursday, a group of Luella High School underclassmen got positive reinforcement about driving safety from veteran NASCAR driver Jeff Burton. Burton visited the school enroute to the Atlanta Motor Speedway. He will run his #31 AT&T Mobility Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Chase Stats going into Atlanta:

Chase Stats going into Atlanta:

October 24, 2008
In the very first Chase in 2004, Kurt Busch [then in the #97 Ford] built his lead to 96 points as he went to Atlanta for race #7. At Atlanta, Busch blew an engine and Jimmie Johnson (entering the race down 207) won the race, and the Chase was on, although Busch ended

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

October 21, 2008
* Jimmie Johnson won the Tums QuikPak 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Johnson posted his 39th career victory in his 251st career race. * Johnson posted his second win in the Chase. It was his sixth win of the 2008 season, including four of the last eight. Johnson posted

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Martinsville race 32 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Martinsville race 32 of 36]:

October 19, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 6073 [6 wins] 2) #16-Greg Biffle 5924 -149 [2 wins] 3) #31-Jeff Burton 5921 -152 [2 wins] 4) #99-Carl Edwards 5875 -198 [6 wins] 5) #07-Clint Bowyer 5831 -242 [1 win] 6) #29-Kevin Harvick 5817 -256 7) #24-Jeff Gordon 5798 -275 8) #20-Tony Stewart

Where did the 12 Chase Drivers finish at Martinsville?

Where did the 12 Chase Drivers finish at Martinsville?

October 19, 2008
(the chase standings before Martinsville) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, WON 2) #31-Jeff Burton, 17th 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 12th 4) #99-Carl Edwards, 3rd 5) #07-Clint Bowyer, 9th 6) #29-Kevin Harvick, 7th 7) #20-Tony Stewart, 26th 8) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4th 9) #18-Kyle Busch, 29th