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Indy 500 Winner Dario Franchitti invited to run in Prelude to the Dream; Pastrana to run race:

Indy 500 Winner Dario Franchitti invited to run in Prelude to the Dream; Pastrana to run race:

June 2, 2010
Dario Franchitti, winner of the 2010 Indianapolis 500 and a spot on the prestigious Borg-Warner trophy, can etch his name onto another coveted piece of hardware if he decides to compete in the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream June 9 at the legendary Eldora

Drivers testing at VIR:

Drivers testing at VIR:

June 1, 2010
many Sprint Cup drivers are scheduled to test at Virginia International Raceway on Tuesday, June 1st including #2-Kurt Busch, #43-A.J. Allmendinger, #78-Regan Smith, #29-Kevin Harvick, #31-Jeff Burton, #77-Sam Hornish Jr., #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, #38-Kevin Conway, #

Mattias Ekstrom tests at VIR for Red Bull UPDATE:

Mattias Ekstrom tests at VIR for Red Bull UPDATE:

May 29, 2010
Red Bull Racing Team tested Tuesday at Virginia International Raceway, with both the #82 and #83 Red Bull Toyotas turning laps around the southern Virginia road course. Filling in for Brian Vickers, Sweden's Mattias Ekstrom piloted the #83 car to provide the team testing

Some Chassis selections for Charlotte:

Some Chassis selections for Charlotte:

May 28, 2010
#1-Jamie McMurray: Crew Chief Kevin "Bono" Manion has decided to bring Chassis #905 to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. This chassis last ran just two weeks prior at Dover where McMurray qualified 11th and finished 32nd after mechanical failure. The No. 1 Bass

Some Chassis selections for Dover:

Some Chassis selections for Dover:

May 15, 2010
#1-Jamie McMurray: Kevin 'Bono' Manion has decided to bring chassis #1004. This is a brand new chassis and was tested in the recent Charlotte Motor Speedway test in March of 2010. #2-Kurt Busch will be racing the "PRS-712" Miller Lite Dodge Charger in this weekend

Many teams to run Autism Speaks logo at Dover:

Many teams to run Autism Speaks logo at Dover:

May 13, 2010
For the fourth consecutive year, Dover International Speedway has teamed up with Autism Speaks to create awareness for the special cause through the entitlement of the Monster Mile's spring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race titled the "Autism Speaks 400 presented by Hershey

Active Winless streaks:

Active Winless streaks:

May 12, 2010
Many drivers are coming to Dover in the throes of some very serious winless streaks. #39-Ryan Newman recently ended a run of 0-for-77 and #29-Kevin Harvick ended an 0-for-115 streak. The active driver who has made the most starts and not won a race is #66-Dave Blaney

Darlington Notes & Facts:

Darlington Notes & Facts:

May 10, 2010
'¢ Denny Hamlin won the Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Saturday. He started eighth to win his 11th Sprint Cup Series victory in his 162nd race. His last series victory was at Texas, three races ago. All 11 wins have come with crew chief Mike Ford.

Active Winless streaks:

Active Winless streaks:

May 6, 2010
Many drivers are coming to Darlinton Raceway Race in the throes of some very serious winless streaks. #39-Ryan Newman recently ended a run of 0-for-77 and #29-Kevin Harvick ended an 0-for-115 streak. The active driver who has made the most starts and not won a race

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

May 1, 2010
[after Richmond, race 10 of 36]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #29-Kevin Harvick [1 win], 1467 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins] 1457, -10 3) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 1358, -109 4) #17-Matt Kenseth, 1348, -119 5) #16-Greg Biffle, 1334, -133 6) #24-Jeff Gordon,

Active Winless streaks:

Active Winless streaks:

May 1, 2010
Many drivers are coming to Richmond International Race in the throes of some very serious winless streaks. #39-Ryan Newman recently ended a run of 0-for-77 and #29-Kevin Harvick ended an 0-for-115 streak. The active driver who has made the most starts and not won a

Talladega Facts and Notes:

Talladega Facts and Notes:

April 26, 2010
'¢ Kevin Harvick won the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. It was his 12th series victory in his 331st career start. His previous win came at Daytona, 116 races ago, in February 2007. It was Harvick's sixth top-10 finish in nine races in 2010 and his first Cup

Race Fast Facts – Talladega Superspeedway:

Race Fast Facts – Talladega Superspeedway:

April 25, 2010
#29-Kevin Harvick won the Aaron's 499 (41st Running), his 12th victory in 331 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. There were a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series record 88 lead changes. The previous record was 75 (5/6/1984). There were a series record 29 different leaders. The previous

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings:

2010 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings:

April 25, 2010
[after Talladega, race 9 of 36]: rank, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins] 1323 2) #29-Kevin Harvick [1 win], 1297, -26 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 1237, -86 4) #17-Matt Kenseth, 1224, -99 5) #18-Kyle Busch, 1163, -160 6) #5-Mark Martin, 1154, -169

Early Chase Notes:

Early Chase Notes:

April 25, 2010
Three drivers that made the 2009 Chase, #42-Juan Pablo Montoya (24th, -153), #9-Kasey Kahne (22nd, -121) #83-Brian Vickers (19th, -107) are more than 100 points out of 12th place. Add two other 20'09 Chasers currently on the outside, but much closer, #39-Ryan Newman