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Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

October 14, 2007
after Charlotte [31 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4689 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4191, -498 3) #20-Tony Stewart 4189, -500 4) #99-Carl Edwards 4017, -662 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 4011, -672 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 3981, -708

Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway

Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway

October 14, 2007
It may be Jimmie Johnson's house, but somebody must have loaned the keys to his teammate! Jeff Gordon took tonight's Bank of America 505.5 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in a cloud of speedy dry. With the DuPont Chevy sputtering all the way, Gordon took down his 6th win

Some Chase Notes:

Some Chase Notes:

October 11, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon stormed to the lead at Talladega and to the point in The Chase, but Saturday night poses a big challenge for Gordon as he guns for championship number five. Gordon has finishes of 30-2-30-38-36-24-41 in his last seven starts at Lowe's Motor Speedway

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

October 7, 2007
after Talladega [30 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4499 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4060, -439 3) #20-Tony Stewart 4043, -456 4) #11-Denny Hamlin 3908, -591 5) #99-Carl Edwards 33837, -662 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 3806, -693

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

Rumblings – Talladega Race Notes:

October 7, 2007
Jeff Gordon played possum most of the race and led exactly one lap today at Talladega Superspeedway (the last one) and won the UAW-Ford 500 in yet another wild 'Dega finish.....he bested his teammate Jimmie Johnson by .066 seconds. Gordon completed the sweep (he won

Chase Notes going into Talladega:

Chase Notes going into Talladega:

October 2, 2007
#07-Clint Bowyer is peaking at the right time. He has only three podium finishes all season, but two have come in the three Chase races. Talladega presents a mental roadblock, as Bowyer has finishes of 40-35-35 in three starts. #2-Kurt Busch (-177), #31-Jeff Burton

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

September 30, 2007
after Kansas [29 of 36 races]: 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5506 2) #24-Jeff Gordon 5500 -6 3) #07-Clint Bowyer 5492 -14 4) #20-Tony Stewart 5389 -117 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 5380 -126 6) #5-Kyle Busch 5370 -136 7) #99-Carl Edwards 5364 -142 8) #1-Martin Truex Jr. 5348 -158

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

September 30, 2007
after Kansas [29 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4309 2) #20-Tony Stewart 3896 -413 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3885 -424 4) #11-Denny Hamlin 3738 -571 5) #99-Carl Edwards 3716 -593 6) #17-Matt Kenseth 3707 -602 7) #07-Clint

Childress likely sticking to three full-time teams:

Childress likely sticking to three full-time teams:

September 28, 2007
Richard Childress said Friday he would likely not expand to four Sprint Cup entries for 2008 because he can't find the "right situation." Childress fields three Nextel Cup cars - for #29-Kevin Harvick, #31-Jeff Burton and #07-Clint Bowyer - and wanted to add a fourth

100th Cup win for Roush:

100th Cup win for Roush:

September 24, 2007
#99-Carl Edwards hit another historical marker Sunday winning his seventh career Nextel Cup race at Dover International Speedway and claiming win number 100 for Jack Roush and Roush Fenway Racing in NASCAR's elite series [4th all-time]. Roush's first Nextel Cup win

The Chase Standings [after Dover, race 28]:

The Chase Standings [after Dover, race 28]:

September 23, 2007
1) #24-Jeff Gordon 5340 2) #20-Tony Stewart 5338, -2 3) #99-Carl Edwards 5337, -3 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5336, -4 5) #5-Kyle Busch 5330, -10 6) #07-Clint Bowyer 5322, -18 7) #1-Martin Truex Jr. 5294, -46 8) #31-Jeff Burton 5265, -75 9) #29-Kevin Harvick 5225, -115 10

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Driver Points Standings

September 23, 2007
after Dover [28 of 36 races]: (Traditional Points...the old way, not the Chase) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon 4149 2) #20-Tony Stewart 3845 -304 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3715 -434 4) #99-Carl Edwards 3689 -460 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 3662 -487 6) #17-Matt Kenseth 3644 -505 7) #5-Kyle

Rumblings – Dover Race Notes:

Rumblings – Dover Race Notes:

September 23, 2007
Carl Edwards takes the Dodge Dealers 400 today at Dover International Speedway by a comfortable .671 seconds over teammate Greg Biffle after another teammate (Matt Kenseth) pretty much dominated. When Kenseth lost a motor on lap 374, Edwards was home free. This was

Sad News – Chuck Silvey:

Sad News – Chuck Silvey:

September 21, 2007
Chuck Silvey, who worked for Motorsports Authentics [Action Performance] for roughly 17 years died earlier this week. Silvey ran Dale Earnhardt Sr's souvenir hauler. In 1994, he was promoted to Transportation Director of Trackside and oversaw some 60 souvenir trailers

Court papers confirm AT&T-NASCAR settlement:

Court papers confirm AT&T-NASCAR settlement:

September 17, 2007
NASCAR, AT&T and Sprint have filed paperwork in U.S. District Court in Atlanta confirming they have settled the lawsuit over logos on the #31 Richard Childress Racing car. All sides announced Sept. 8 that a settlement had been reached, allowing the AT&T logos on the