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Daytona Pole Notes & Facts:

Daytona Pole Notes & Facts:

July 1, 2016
-Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole for the July race at Daytona in 1959 with a speed of 144.997 mph. -A total of 59 drivers have posted at least one pole in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona. 38 of the 59 drivers have posted Coors Light poles
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Daytona Pole Notes & Facts:

Daytona Pole Notes & Facts:

July 1, 2016
-Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole for the July race at Daytona in 1959 with a speed of 144.997 mph. -

Daytona Driver Notes & Facts:

Daytona Driver Notes & Facts:

June 30, 2016
-Richard Petty leads the series in July race starts at Daytona with 32. Tony Stewart leads all active drivers with 17 starts - this weekend will be Stewart's final start at Daytona. -A total 176 drivers have made their first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at
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Daytona Driver Notes & Facts:

Daytona Driver Notes & Facts:

June 30, 2016
-Richard Petty leads the series in July race starts at Daytona with 32. Tony Stewart leads all active drivers with 17 starts
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Lowe’s Patriotic scheme returns:

Lowe’s Patriotic scheme returns:

June 29, 2016
Jimmie Johnson's #48 Chevy will feature a patriotic theme. Longtime sponsor Lowe's has a lengthy history of supporting the
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Top 10 Driver Ratings at Daytona:

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Daytona:

June 28, 2016
#18-Kyle Busch(1 win)'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦. 95.4 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(4)'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦.. 95.3 #11-Denny Hamlin (1)'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦..
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Race before Coke Zero 400 not an indicator of Daytona success:

Race before Coke Zero 400 not an indicator of Daytona success:

June 28, 2016
Just because #14-Tony Stewart won Sunday's Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway does not guarantee success in this Saturday
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Lap Leaders after 16 races:

Lap Leaders after 16 races:

June 28, 2016
Driver, Laps Led 1) #78-Martin Truex Jr, 819 2) #4-Kevin Harvick, 700 3) #18-Kyle Busch, 684 4) #19-Carl Edwards, 677 5) #

Sonoma Race Notes & Facts:

Sonoma Race Notes & Facts:

June 26, 2016
-There have been 27 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Sonoma Raceway since the first race there in 1989 - one race per season. -Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins at Sonoma in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with six: Jeff Gordon (five) and Jimmie Johnson (one). -Six different
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Sonoma Race Notes & Facts:

Sonoma Race Notes & Facts:

June 26, 2016
-There have been 27 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Sonoma Raceway since the first race there in 1989 - one race per season. -

Sonoma Driver Notes & Facts:

Sonoma Driver Notes & Facts:

June 24, 2016
-201 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway; 144 in more than one. -42 drivers made their first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Sonoma Raceway. -Jeff Gordon leads the series in starts at Sonoma with 23; Tony Stewart
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Sonoma Driver Notes & Facts:

Sonoma Driver Notes & Facts:

June 24, 2016
-201 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway; 144 in more than one. -42 drivers
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Top 10 driver ratings at Sonoma:

Top 10 driver ratings at Sonoma:

June 21, 2016
#41-Kurt Busch 109.3 #48-Jimmie Johnson 101.0 #14-Tony Stewart 98.1 #15-Clint Bowyer 96.7 #31-Ryan Newman 88.5 #18-Kyle
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NASCAR Hauler Parade rolls through Sacramento on June 23:

NASCAR Hauler Parade rolls through Sacramento on June 23:

June 19, 2016
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series haulers will rumble through the streets of Sacramento at the 6th annual NASCAR Hauler Parade on

Michigan Driver Notes & Facts:

Michigan Driver Notes & Facts:

June 7, 2016
-377 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway; 279 in more than one. -Bill Elliott leads the series in starts at Michigan with 61. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers with 33 starts