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Sprint All-Star Race’¦numbers and stats:

Sprint All-Star Race’¦numbers and stats:

May 15, 2012
¢ There have been 27 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Races. * The first NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race was in 1985. * 26 have been held at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In 1986, the event was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and won by Bill Elliott. That season was also the first year

Sprint All-Star Race’¦numbers and stats:

Sprint All-Star Race’¦numbers and stats:

May 15, 2012
¢ There have been 27 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Races. * The first NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race was in 1985. * 26 have been held at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In 1986, the event was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and won by Bill Elliott. That season was also the first year

Hendrick Motorsports 200th Cup Win:

Hendrick Motorsports 200th Cup Win:

May 12, 2012
With Jimmie Johnson's win Saturday night in the #48 Lowe's Kobalt Tools Chevy at Darlington Raceway, Hendrick Motorsports recorded its 200th points-paying victory in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition, marking a major milestone for the organization and car owner

At Darlington Raceway’¦numbers and stats:

At Darlington Raceway’¦numbers and stats:

May 8, 2012
* Built as a 1.25-mile paved superspeedway in 1949-50, Darlington Raceway hosted the first 500-mile race in NASCAR history and the first on asphalt on Sept. 4, 1950. * The track was re-measured to 1.375 miles in 1953. * The track was re-configured to 1.366 miles following

Keselowski wins at Talladega:

Keselowski wins at Talladega:

May 6, 2012
#2-Brad Keselowski won the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway for his 2nd win of the year, 2nd at Talladega and his 6th career win. There was one green-white-checker attempt at the end after a couple late race cautions. #18-Busch finished

Gordon pole extends streak:

Gordon pole extends streak:

May 5, 2012
#24-Jeff Gordon won the pole for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, his 71st career pole, 3rd all time. It is the 20th straight season [every season he has been full time in Cup] that Gordon has won a pole, tying the record of 20, held by David Pearson [1962

Gordon wins pole at Talladega:

Gordon wins pole at Talladega:

May 5, 2012
#24-Jeff Gordon won the pole for the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway with a speed of 191.623mph for his 1st pole of 2012, 3rd at Talladega and 71st of his career. #22-Allmendinger was 2nd fastest followed by #9-Ambrose, #43-Almirola, #

Qualifying Fast Facts – Talladega Superspeedway:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Talladega Superspeedway:

May 5, 2012
Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 43rd Annual Aaron's 499 with a lap of 49.973 seconds, 191.623 mph. This is his 71st pole in 663 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Gordon ranks third on the all-time series poles list. Gordon has now won at least one

Kasey Kahne ticket deal at Pocono:

Kasey Kahne ticket deal at Pocono:

May 4, 2012
Pocono Raceway added Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmers Insurance Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports, to its list of driver ticket packages being offered for the Pocono 400 race weekend occurring June 8-10. This is the third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver added to

Charting The Chase:

Charting The Chase:

May 2, 2012
More and more, the 2012 run up to the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is looking a lot like the season past. * Eight of the current top 10 following last weekend's Richmond race were 2011 Chase qualifiers. A year ago, nine of the top 10 exiting the season's ninth race

Facts about Talladega Superspeedway:

Facts about Talladega Superspeedway:

May 1, 2012
* Construction began on what was then known as the Alabama International Motor Speedway on May 23, 1968. * The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on Sept. 14, 1969. * The name changed to Talladega Superspeedway in 1989. * Fourth repaving completed on Sept. 19, 2006

Johnson named most influential athlete:

Johnson named most influential athlete:

April 25, 2012
From the year of the NASCAR driver to the year of the quarterback. Last year three drivers from the NASCAR circuit made [the Forbes] list of America's Most Influential Athletes, led by perennial Sprint Cup Series champ #48-Jimmie Johnson. NASCAR hasn 't exactly faded

Facts and Notes about Richmond International Raceway:

Facts and Notes about Richmond International Raceway:

April 24, 2012
� Originally known as the Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds, Richmond International Raceway held its first race in 1946 as a half-mile dirt track. � The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was April 19, 1953. � The spring 1964 race was run on a Tuesday night

Another spotter for Kahne:

Another spotter for Kahne:

April 22, 2012
#5-Kasey Kahne is still searching for the best spotter for his Hendrick Motorsports program as he will use his third different spotter of the year when he starts the STP 400 on Sunday at Kansas Speedway and plans to work with a fourth sometime next month. Kahne replaced

The Numbers for Kansas Speedway, Caution Update:

The Numbers for Kansas Speedway, Caution Update:

April 19, 2012
1 - number of drivers winning both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway in the same weekend (Joe Nemechek, 2004) 2 - wins from the pole (Joe Nemechek - 2004, Jimmie Johnson - 2008) 2 - most wins by driver (Jeff Gordon, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson