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UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Kansas race 29 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Kansas race 29 of 36]:

September 28, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5575 [5 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 5565 -10 [6 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 5545 -30 [2 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 5454 -121 [1 win] 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 5439 -136 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 5432 -143 7) #07-Clint Bowyer 5411 -164 [1 win] 8) #88-Dale Earnhardt

Where do the 12 Chase Drivers start at Talladega?

Where do the 12 Chase Drivers start at Talladega?

September 28, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 20th 2) #99-Carl Edwards, 12th the best of the Chasers 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 22nd 4) #31-Jeff Burton, 17th 5) #29-Kevin Harvick, 39th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 26th 7) #07-Clint Bowyer, 35th 8) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 15th [but goes to rear after engine

Where do the 12 Chase Drivers start at Kansas:

Where do the 12 Chase Drivers start at Kansas:

September 26, 2008
1) #99-Carl Edwards 34th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1st 3) #16-Greg Biffle 18th 4) #31-Jeff Burton 37th 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 36th 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 24th 7) #20-Tony Stewart 41st 8) #24-Jeff Gordon 13th 9) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 11th 10) #17-Matt Kenseth 3rd 11) #11-Denny

Kansas Rookie Notes:

Kansas Rookie Notes:

September 23, 2008
* Landon Cassill was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Camping World RV Sales 200 at Dover International Speedway. Cassill was credited with a 25th-place and earned Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the sixth time this season. * Landon Cassill leads Bryan

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September 23, 2008
* Greg Biffle won the Camping World RV 400 at Dover International Speedway. It was the 14th career victory in his 214th race. Biffle posted his second straight victory of the 2008 season and became the first Chase driver to sweep the first two races of the Chase (since

UNOFFICIAL Chase Drivers Points Standings [after Dover race 28 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Chase Drivers Points Standings [after Dover race 28 of 36]:

September 21, 2008
1) #99-Carl Edwards 5390 [6 wins] 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5380 -10 [4 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 5380 -10 [2 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 5308 -82 [1 win] 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 5289 -101 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 5284 -106 [1 win] 7) #20-Tony Stewart 5277 -113 8) #24-Jeff Gordon

UNOFFICAL Classic Drivers Points Standings [after Dover race 28 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Classic Drivers Points Standings [after Dover race 28 of 36]:

September 21, 2008
1) #99-Carl Edwards 3978 [6 wins] 2) #18-Kyle Busch 3978 -33 [8 wins] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3916 -95 [4 wins] 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3739 -272 [1 win] 5) #31-Jeff Burton 3682 -329 [1 win] 6) #16-Greg Biffle 3660 -351 [2 wins] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 3572 -439 8) #20

UNOFFICAL Chase Drivers Points Standings [after New Hampshire race 27 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Chase Drivers Points Standings [after New Hampshire race 27 of 36]:

September 14, 2008
1) #99-Carl Edwards 5220 [6 wins] 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5220 [4 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 5190 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5170 5) #31-Jeff Burton 5170 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 5148 7) #20-Tony Stewart 5147 8) #18-Kyle Busch 5146 9) #07-Clint Bowyer 5137 10) #29-Kevin Harvick

UNOFFICAL Classic Drivers Points Standings [after New Hampshire race 27 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Classic Drivers Points Standings [after New Hampshire race 27 of 36]:

September 14, 2008
(the old way) 1) #18-Kyle Busch 3944 [8 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 3841 -103 [6 wins] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3756 -188 [4 wins] 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3648 -296 [1 win] 5) #31-Jeff Burton 3544 -400 [1 win] 6) #16-Greg Biffle 3470 -474 [1 win] 7) #20-Tony Stewart 3432

Only four drivers:

Only four drivers:

September 14, 2008
only four drivers have completed in all 28 Sprint Cup races held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway since the first race in 1993: #24-Jeff Gordon [3 wins], #31-Jeff Burton [4], #43-Bobby Labonte [0] and #78-Joe Nemechek [1].(9-14-2008)

Chase Notes after Richmond:

Chase Notes after Richmond:

September 11, 2008
#17-Matt Kenseth had to rally after being in 16th place at the halfway mark of The Race to The Chase, but he joined #48-Jimmie Johnson in making his fifth straight Chase. Are the first 26 races relevant to Chase performace? Yes and No. Kurt Busch was seventh best in

Letterman’s Top 12 perks of being a NASCAR driver:

Letterman’s Top 12 perks of being a NASCAR driver:

September 11, 2008
The 12 Chase for the Sprint Cup contenders took center stage on the "Late Show with David Letterman" on Tuesday night in New York City. Their task: to read off the "Top 12 Perks of Being a NASCAR Driver" on the CBS telecast. In order, here's what the Chasers had to

UNOFFICAL Chase Drivers Points Standings [after Richmond race 26 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Chase Drivers Points Standings [after Richmond race 26 of 36]:

September 7, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 5080 [8 wins x 10 bonus pts] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 5050 [6 wins, 5 wins x 10 pts = 50pts*] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5040 [4 wins] 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5010 [1 win, 2nd, 3rd, 3-4ths] 5) #07-Clint Bowyer 5010 [1 win, 2nd, 3rd, 4th] 6) #11-Denny Hamlin

UNOFFICAL Classic Drivers Points Standings [after Richmond race 26 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Classic Drivers Points Standings [after Richmond race 26 of 36]:

September 7, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 3878 [8 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 3671 -207 [6 wins] 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3576 -302 [4 wins] 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3488 -390 [1 win] 5) #31-Jeff Burton 3384 -494 [1 win] 6) #20-Tony Stewart 3285 -593 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 3283 -595 8) #16-Greg

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September 7, 2008
* Jimmie Johnson won the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Sunday. Johnson posted his 37th career victory in his 245th race. Johnson posted his fourth victory of the 2008 season. Johnson also won at Phoenix, Indy and the second California race