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Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Charlotte:

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Charlotte:

October 9, 2014
[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #22-Joey Logano, 13th 2) #18-Kyle Busch, POLE 3) #99-Carl Edwards, 10th 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 5th 5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3rd 6) #4-Kevin Harvick, 7th 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd 8) #20-Matt Kenseth, 22nd 9) #5-Kasey Kahne

Qualifying Fast Facts – Charlotte:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Charlotte:

October 9, 2014
Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 55th Annual Bank of America 500 with a lap of 27.357 seconds, 197.390 mph. This is his 16th pole in 360 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his third pole and 16th top-10 start in 2014. This is his second pole in

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Charlotte:

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Charlotte:

October 7, 2014
#48-Jimmie Johnson 112.7 #18-Kyle Busch 106.3 #5-Kasey Kahne 101.7 #20-Matt Kenseth 97.1 #11-Denny Hamlin 92.6 #16-Greg Biffle 89.9 #99-Carl Edwards 89.8 #24-Jeff Gordon 89.7 #22-Joey Logano 88.0 #2-Brad Keselowski 85.4 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2014

NASCAR Numbers:

NASCAR Numbers:

October 7, 2014
8: The series-best number of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series poles won this year by Kevin Harvick, who added his eighth of the season last Friday at Kansas Speedway. The bad news? The only pole Harvick has converted into a victory this year came at Darlington back in April

Chase Average Finish (4 races):

Chase Average Finish (4 races):

October 7, 2014
Car#-Driver, Avg Fin #22-Joey Logano 2.5 #42-Kyle Larson 3.25 #18-Kyle Busch 7.0 #4-Kevin Harvick 8.25 #78-Martin Truex Jr 9.25 #24-Jeff Gordon 10.75 #2-Brad Keselowski 11.5 #31-Ryan Newman 11.75 #20-Matt Kenseth 12.25 #99-Carl Edwards 13.25 (NASCAR)(10-7-2014)

Sad News – Dan Ford:

Sad News – Dan Ford:

October 6, 2014
Robert Daniel 'Dan' Ford, 78, of Huntersville, NC, died Friday, October 3, 2014, at his residence. He was drafted by the Army serving at White Sands, NM, building tracking systems for NASA. After he was honorably discharged, he went to work for Holman & Moody

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finished at Kansas:

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finished at Kansas:

October 5, 2014
[listed by driver chase points position before the race](started) 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 36th (6) 2) #22-Joey Logano, WON (4) 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 12th (1) 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 40th (31) 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 14th (5) 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 3rd (7) 7) #88-Dale Earnhardt

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

October 5, 2014
[after Kansas, race 30 of 36] drivers who have won in round 2, automatically advance to round 3 after Talladega 1) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins, 1 win round 2] 3048 2) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win] 3042, -6 3) #99-Carl Edwards [2 wins] 3039, -9 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 3039, -9 5) #

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

October 5, 2014
[after Kansas, race 30 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(C7), 1053 2) #22-Joey Logano(C1), 1004, -51 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(C11), 984, -69 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(C10), 967, -86 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C6), 938

Kansas Notes & Facts – Sunday – race:

Kansas Notes & Facts – Sunday – race:

October 5, 2014
- There have been 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, one NSCS event from 2001 - 2010 and two races per year since 2011. - Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at Kansas with five: Jeff Gordon (three) and Jimmie Johnson (two). - Chevrolet

Contender Round starts at Kansas:

Contender Round starts at Kansas:

October 5, 2014
The second segment of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, known as the Contender Round, kicks off Sunday, October 5, 2014, with the Hollywood 400 at Kansas Speedway. The Contender Round spans three events (Kansas, Charlotte, Talladega) and the four winless drivers

Kansas Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

Kansas Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

October 4, 2014
- 116 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas; 86 in more than one. - Five drivers have started all 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway - Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman. -

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Kansas:

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Kansas:

October 3, 2014
[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski, 6th 2) #22-Joey Logano, 4th 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, POLE 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 32nd 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 5th 6) #18-Kyle Busch, 7th 7) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 8th 8) #20-Matt Kenseth, 27th 9) #31-

Kansas Notes & Facts – Thursday – track history:

Kansas Notes & Facts – Thursday – track history:

October 2, 2014
- Groundbreaking was held on May 25, 1999. - The official opening of Kansas Speedway was in 2001, with the first events being an ARCA race and a NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race on the same day - June 2. - The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was on Sept. 30,

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Kansas:

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Kansas:

October 1, 2014
#48-Jimmie Johnson 117.4 (CH) #20-Matt Kenseth 107.4 (CH) #16-Greg Biffle 104.7 #24-Jeff Gordon 101.1 (CH) #4-Kevin Harvick 99.1 (CH) #14-Tony Stewart 97.3 #99-Carl Edwards 97.1 (CH) #5-Kasey Kahne 93.0 (CH) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 91.5 (CH) #42-Kyle Larson 89.4 (CH