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Dover Qualifying Fast Facts

Dover Qualifying Fast Facts

September 19, 2008
Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Camping World RV 400 with a lap of 22.921 seconds, 157.061 mph. This is his 66th pole in 537 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his third pole and 20th top-10 start in 2008. This is his fourth pole in 32 races

Chase Stats/Notes:

Chase Stats/Notes:

September 18, 2008
#17-Matt Kenseth's 40th at Loudon plunged him 97 points further back from the lead in The Chase, now 177 points out in all. In 2006, eventual champ #48-Jimmie Johnson opened 139 down in 9th place in the 10-driver Chase. #18-Kyle Busch has been fast from the first time

Jeff Gordon Visits Capitol Hill:

Jeff Gordon Visits Capitol Hill:

September 17, 2008
#24-Jeff Gordon will be visiting Capitol Hill on September 16, 2008, to raise political awareness of the life-saving potential of umbilical cord blood transplants. Throughout the day, Gordon and Chief Executive Officer of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), Jeffrey

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

September 16, 2008
#29-Harvick has been running at the finish in 71 consecutive races, the longest current streak and a NEW modern era record, next up is #07-Bowyer at 64 consecutive races. The all-time record for the longest streak of NOT having an DNF is 84 races held by Herman Beam

Racing Resources Says “¦

Racing Resources Says “¦

September 16, 2008
* Greg Biffle won the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Biffle posted his 13th career victory in his 213th race and his first victory of the 2008 season. * Biffle became the 11th different race winner in 2008, ending a 33-race winless streak that dated

Testing at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday:

Testing at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday:

September 15, 2008
Four NASCAR teams involved in the Chase for the Sprint Cup are scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway Tuesday, Sept. 16. The #88 Hendrick Motorsports team of fourth-seeded Dale Earnhardt, Jr., is expected to join the #24 team of 10th-seeded stable mate Jeff Gordon [

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

Racing Resources Says “¦

Racing Resources Says “¦

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

Chase Stats going into RIR:

Chase Stats going into RIR:

September 5, 2008
7-Kevin Harvick +160 and 8-Tony Stewart +138 are in great shape, 9-Matt Kenseth +109, 10-Jeff Gordon +102, and 11-Denny Hamlin +93 are in pretty good shape, and 12-Clint Bowyer +17 will have a long week. Bowyer's 10th place at California gained him 5 points on 13th