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UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

November 15, 2009
the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Phoenix, race 35 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X), 4996 2) #14-Tony Stewart(X), 4983, -13 3) #24-Jeff Gordon(X), 4940, -56 4) #5-Mark Martin(X), 4635, -361 5) #11-Denny Hamlin(X), 4611, -

Hornaday makes history winning 4th Championship UPDATE more:

Hornaday makes history winning 4th Championship UPDATE more:

November 14, 2009
Kevin Harvick took his #4 Longhorn Silverado to victory lane at Phoenix International Raceway for the fourth time in the last five years. At the same time, he celebrated with dual burnouts down the front straightaway alongside his Kevin Harvick, Inc. driver Ron Hornaday

2009 Chase Drivers Phoenix Happy Hour practice standing:

2009 Chase Drivers Phoenix Happy Hour practice standing:

November 14, 2009
(in order of chase points standings coming into Phoenix) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 1st fastest overall 2) #5-Mark Martin, 2nd 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 7th 4) #2-Kurt Busch, 5th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 11th 6) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 17th [best ave speed 128.421] 7) #16-Greg Biffle

Clinching Scenarios: What Johnson Can Do To Lock Up The Championship:

Clinching Scenarios: What Johnson Can Do To Lock Up The Championship:

November 13, 2009
With two races left in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, #48-Jimmie Johnson leads the standings by 73 points over second-place #5-Mark Martin and 112 points over third-place #24-Jeff Gordon. With the standings tight as the season comes to a close, everyone wants

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice Friday at Phoenix:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice Friday at Phoenix:

November 13, 2009
(in order of chase points standings coming into Phoenix) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 7th fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 8th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 10th 4) #2-Kurt Busch, 25th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 9th 6) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 6th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 8) #11-Denny Hamlin, 5th

Clinching Scenarios: What Johnson Can Do To Lock Up The Championship:

Clinching Scenarios: What Johnson Can Do To Lock Up The Championship:

November 12, 2009
With two races left in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, #48-Jimmie Johnson leads the standings by 73 points over second-place #5-Mark Martin and 112 points over third-place #24-Jeff Gordon. With the standings tight as the season comes to a close, everyone wants

Phoenix Rookie Notes:

Phoenix Rookie Notes:

November 12, 2009
#82-Scott Speed was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the November 8 Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway finishing 18th and took top rookie honor for the eighth time this season. #20-Joey Logano leads Speed by 36 points (237-201) in the Raybestos Rookie standings

Chase Notes heading into Phoenix:

Chase Notes heading into Phoenix:

November 12, 2009
#48-Jimmie Johnson's mind-numbing streak of 33 Chase races with no worse than a 15th place finish, 29 top 10s, 22 top 5s and 11 wins, ended in the early mishap at Texas. #5-Mark Martin fell 35 points of maximizing the opportunity and #24-Jeff Gordon came up 66 points

#1 Chevy deemed too low UPDATE:

#1 Chevy deemed too low UPDATE:

November 10, 2009
The #1 Bass Pro Chevy driven by Martin Truex Jr. failed a post-race inspection when NASCAR officials found the height of the car was too low. The violation was discovered because the #1 Chevy was the random car selected for inspection after the Dickies 500 at Texas

Harvick’s Crew Wins Tissot Pit Road Award in Texas:

Harvick’s Crew Wins Tissot Pit Road Award in Texas:

November 10, 2009
Kevin Harvick's crew claimed the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Sunday's (Nov. 8) NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. It was the first Tissot win of the season for Harvick's #29 crew, which became the 18th different winner of the 2009

#1 Chevy deemed too low:

#1 Chevy deemed too low:

November 9, 2009
The #1 Bass Pro Chevy driven by Martin Truex Jr. failed a post-race inspection when NASCAR officials found the height of the car was too low. The violation was discovered because the #1 Chevy was the random car selected for inspection after the Dickies 500 at Texas

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finish at Texas in the Dickies 500:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finish at Texas in the Dickies 500:

November 8, 2009
(in order of chase points standings coming into Texas) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 38th, wrecked lap 3 2) #5-Mark Martin, 4th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 13th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 37th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 6th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, WON 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 8th 8) #39-Ryan Newman

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Texas, Chase race 8 of 10; Season race 34 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Texas, Chase race 8 of 10; Season race 34 of 36]:

November 8, 2009
pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 6297, finished 38th 2) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 6224, -73, 4th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 6185, -112, 13th 4) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 6126, -171, WON 5) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

November 8, 2009
the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Texas, race 34 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart (X), 4895 2) #24-Jeff Gordon (X), 4802, -93 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson (X), 4801, -94 4) #5-Mark Martin (X), 4475, -420 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (X), 4446

Jeff Gordon hands over keys to his Corvette:

Jeff Gordon hands over keys to his Corvette:

November 8, 2009
On Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, #24-Jeff Gordon handed over the keys to his personal Corvette to new owner Richard Sivulich, the winner of the 2009 The Jeff Gordon Foundation Corvette Raffle. Sivulich, of Highland, Ind.., traveled to Texas to meet Gordon and receive