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Charlotte Pole Notes & Facts:

Charlotte Pole Notes & Facts:

May 26, 2016
-Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway (World 600) in 1960 with a speed of 133
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Recipients of Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope grants announced:

Recipients of Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope grants announced:

May 24, 2016
Six- time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson, along with Mike Wells, President & CEO of Wells Enterprises, Inc
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NASCAR Comments about All-Star race confusion:

NASCAR Comments about All-Star race confusion:

May 22, 2016
NASCAR attempted a new Sprint All-Star Race format to increase passing in the final green-lap dash to the finish and succeeded
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Top 10 All-Star Driver Ratings:

Top 10 All-Star Driver Ratings:

May 17, 2016
#18-Kyle Busch 104.3 #48-Jimmie Johnson 100.1 #41-Kurt Busch 87.6 #20-Matt Kenseth 87.4 #4-Kevin Harvick 84.9 #5-Kasey Kahne

Dover Race Notes & Facts:

Dover Race Notes & Facts:

May 15, 2016
-There have been 92 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway, one race in 1969 and 1970, two races per year since 1971. -386 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway; 282 in more than
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Dover Race Notes & Facts:

Dover Race Notes & Facts:

May 15, 2016
-There have been 92 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway, one race in 1969 and 1970, two races
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Osborne wins NMPA Spirit Award:

Osborne wins NMPA Spirit Award:

May 11, 2016
Chris Osborne, spotter for Matt Kenseth and Daniel Suarez, has been named the recipient of the National Motorsports Press
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Kansas Goodyear Tire Notes:

Kansas Goodyear Tire Notes:

May 5, 2016
NASCAR Sprint Cup teams will run a completely different tire set-up than those in the Camping World Truck Series at Kansas

Kansas Driver Notes & Facts:

Kansas Driver Notes & Facts:

May 5, 2016
-124 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas; 95 in more than one. -Five drivers have started all 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway - Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman. -Joey
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Kansas Driver Notes & Facts:

Kansas Driver Notes & Facts:

May 5, 2016
-124 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas; 95 in more than one. -Five drivers have
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NASCAR will examine Talladega accidents; Dale Jr’s steering wheel:

NASCAR will examine Talladega accidents; Dale Jr’s steering wheel:

May 2, 2016
NASCAR is looking into what led cars to get airborne Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway and will investigate what caused

Talladega Pole Notes & Facts:

Talladega Pole Notes & Facts:

April 30, 2016
-Bobby Isaac won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Talladega in 1969 with a speed of 199.466 mph. Isaac won the first three poles at the 2.66-mile superspeedway. -38 drivers have Coors Light poles at Talladega, led by Bill Elliott with eight. -Seven active drivers
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Talladega Pole Notes & Facts:

Talladega Pole Notes & Facts:

April 30, 2016
-Bobby Isaac won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Talladega in 1969 with a speed of 199.466 mph. Isaac won the first three
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Sprint Cup Drivers Council To Donate Stewart’s Fine To Autism Delaware:

Sprint Cup Drivers Council To Donate Stewart’s Fine To Autism Delaware:

April 27, 2016
The Sprint Cup Drivers Council will donate the $35,000 it raised last week to pay Tony Stewart's fine to Autism Delaware

Richmond Driver Notes & Facts:

Richmond Driver Notes & Facts:

April 23, 2016
-NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Richmond with 63. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers with 33 starts. -50 different drivers have won at Richmond International Raceway, led by Richard Petty with 13. Kyle Busch leads all active