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Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practiced in Happy Hour at Texas:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practiced in Happy Hour at Texas:

November 7, 2009
(in order of chase points standings coming into Texas) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, was 1st fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 29th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 15th 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 14th 5) #14-Tony Stewart, 20th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 12th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 8) #39-Ryan Newman

Jeff Gordon on pole at Texas:

Jeff Gordon on pole at Texas:

November 6, 2009
#24-Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway with a lap of 191.117mph for his 1st pole of the season and 68th career pole, Gordon has now won at least one pole every season for 17 straight seasons and has won 17 races from

Qualifying Fast Facts – Texas:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Texas:

November 6, 2009
#24-Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Dickies 500 with a lap of 28.255 seconds, 191.117 mph. This is his 68th pole in 579 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. He ha s now won a pole in 17 consecutive seasons. This is his first pole and 24th top-10 start

Bobby Labonte could be 26th driver with 200th top 10:

Bobby Labonte could be 26th driver with 200th top 10:

November 6, 2009
#71-Bobby Labonte could earn his 200th series top 10, becoming the 26th driver to do so. Those who have are: Year: Date, Track, Driver 2008: 7/12, Chicago, Tony Stewart 2008: 4/12, Phoenix, Jeff Burton 2003: 6/15, Michigan, Sterling Marlin 2002: 6/16, Michigan, Jeff

Chase Notes / Facts:

Chase Notes / Facts:

November 5, 2009
Chad Knaus pitted #48-Jimmie Johnson at the right time and stole a sixth place at Talladega, putting tons of daylight between the #48 and the nearest contenders. Texas doesn't look promising for his challengers as Johnson has four podium finishes [1st, 2nd, 3rd] in

Edwards’ Team Captures Tissot Pit Road Award in Talladega:

Edwards’ Team Captures Tissot Pit Road Award in Talladega:

November 5, 2009
Carl Edwards' crew won the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway. It was the second Tissot win of the season for the #99 crew and the ninth win for a Roush Fenway Racing team. Edwards' Ford Fusion spent the least

Hendrick could be break record with a 1-2-3 finish:

Hendrick could be break record with a 1-2-3 finish:

November 5, 2009
#48-Jimmie Johnson is almost assured of an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup title, but Hendrick Motorsports has another dominance record it can achieve. Rick Hendrick can become the first team owner in NASCAR history to sweep the top three spots in the standings

Delphi continues relationship with Hendrick Motorsports:

Delphi continues relationship with Hendrick Motorsports:

November 3, 2009
Delphi announced that it will continue its associate sponsorship of Hendrick Motorsports during the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The announcement was made at a press conference held at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas. Delphi will

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

November 1, 2009
#00-David Reutimann has the longest current streak of finishing races at 38 races of drivers who have ran all the races [after both #14-Stewart and #39-Newman wrecjed at Talladega]. The next driver with the most is: #42-Montoya with 35 and #07-Mears with 34 straight

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finished at Talladega Superspeedway:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers finished at Talladega Superspeedway:

November 1, 2009
(in points order at start of the race) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, finished 6th 2) #5-Mark Martin, 28th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 20th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 35th 5) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 19th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 30th 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 36th 8) #16-Greg Biffle, 4th 9) #11-Denny

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Talladega, Chase race 7 of 10; Season race 33 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Talladega, Chase race 7 of 10; Season race 33 of 36]:

November 1, 2009
pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 6248, finished 8th 2) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 6064, -184 3) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 6056, -192 4) #42-Juan Montoya, 6009, -239 5) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins], 5969, -279 6) #2-Kurt

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

November 1, 2009
the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Talladega, race 33 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4752 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 4745, -7 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4673, -72 4) #5-Mark Martin, 4315, -430 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4271, -474 6) #42-Juan

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice in Happy Hour at Talladega Superspeedway:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice in Happy Hour at Talladega Superspeedway:

October 30, 2009
(in current points order) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3rd fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 16th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 6th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 12th 5) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, did not practice 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 5th 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 18th 8) #16-Greg Biffle, 10th 9) #11-Denny Hamlin

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice in the first Friday practice at Talladega Superspeedway:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers practice in the first Friday practice at Talladega Superspeedway:

October 30, 2009
(in current points order) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 13th fastest 2) #5-Mark Martin, 26th 3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 16th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 25th 5) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 36th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 20th 7) #39-Ryan Newman, 19th 8) #16-Greg Biffle, 17th 9) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2nd

Johnson’s Crew Claims Tissot Pit Road Award in Martinsville:

Johnson’s Crew Claims Tissot Pit Road Award in Martinsville:

October 28, 2009
Jimmie Johnson's crew took top honors at Martinsville Speedway, winning the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Sunday's Sprint Cup race. It was the fourth Tissot win of the season for the #48 crew, which has played a key role in Johnson's dominating performance in