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Qualifying Fast Facts – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

October 15, 2009
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America with a lap of 28.070 seconds, 192.376 mph. This is his 22nd pole in 286 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his third pole and 23rd top-10 start in 2009. Johnson

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers start at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers start at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

October 15, 2009
(by the drivers Chase standing) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, starts 1st on the pole 2) #5-Mark Martin, 2nd 3) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 18th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 5th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 9th 6) #2-Kurt Busch, 15th 7) #16-Greg Biffle, 23rd 8) #99-Carl Edwards, 28th 9) #11-Denny

Chase Stats going into Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Chase Stats going into Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

October 15, 2009
#5-Mark Martin has pounded out 5716 points in four races of Chase VI, but three-time champ #48-Jimmie Johnson is setting the most torrid pace in Chase history, with 5728 points thus far. Johnson is 10 points ahead of his 2008 pace, which was record-setting at the time

Dale Jr. still leads drivers in sales:

Dale Jr. still leads drivers in sales:

October 14, 2009
Danica Patrick has won just 1 of 81 IRL races (1.23%). But Dale Earnhardt Jr. has Patrick easily beat on that winning percentage. "Little E" has won 1 of the last 129 Sprint Cup races (0.77%) and he's 0 for the last 51. Yet, Earnhardt seems to be humming along in the

Auto Club Notes and Facts:

Auto Club Notes and Facts:

October 12, 2009
* Jimmie Johnson won the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway. It marked the third straight victory by Johnson in the fall race at California. He scored his fourth Cup win in 14 races at California, the most by any driver. * A Chase driver won the 21st straight Chase race

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Auuto Club, Chase race 4 of 10; Season race 30 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Auuto Club, Chase race 4 of 10; Season race 30 of 36]:

October 11, 2009
pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [5 wins], 5728, finished 1st 2) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 5716, -12, 4th 3) #42-Juan Montoya 5670, -58, 3rd 4) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins], 5644 -84, 5th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 5623 -105

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

October 11, 2009
the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after Auto Club, race 30 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1 #14-Tony Stewart,4420 2 #24-Jeff Gordon 4240, -180 3 #48-Jimmie Johnson 4232, -188 4 #11-Denny Hamlin 3980, -440 5 #5-Mark Martin 3967, -453 6 #42-Juan Montoya

Race Fast Facts – Auto Club Speedway:

Race Fast Facts – Auto Club Speedway:

October 11, 2009
Jimmie Johnson won the Pepsi 500, his 45th victory in 285 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his fifth victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2009. This is his fourth victory and 10th top-10 finish in 14 races at Auto Club Speedway. He is the first driver to win four

NASCAR takes Johnson and Martin’s car back for more inspection:

NASCAR takes Johnson and Martin’s car back for more inspection:

October 11, 2009
For the third consecutive week, NASCAR officials will take Jimmie Johnson's and Mark Martin's cars to the Research & Development Center in Concord, N.C., for further inspection. The Hendrick Motorsports teammates hold down the top two spots in the Chase standings,

Chase Stats going into Auto Club Speedway:

Chase Stats going into Auto Club Speedway:

October 10, 2009
Last week, we opined it was "go time" for #14-Tony Stewart if it he wanted to get into serious contention. Smoke must have been paying attention as he marched to victory at Kansas and catapulted 39 points and one position closer to first place #5-Mark Martin. He now

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers start at Auto Club Speedway:

Where the 2009 Chase Drivers start at Auto Club Speedway:

October 9, 2009
1) #5-Mark Martin, starts 10th 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4th 3) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 5th 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 21st 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 25th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 1st 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 11th 8) #16-Greg Biffle, 3rd 9) #39-Ryan Newman, 37th 10) #99-Carl Edwards, 12th 11

Auto Club practice rank for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

Auto Club practice rank for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

October 9, 2009
1) #5-Mark Martin, was 3rd fastest 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2nd 3) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 1st 4) #14-Tony Stewart, 18th 5) #2-Kurt Busch, 6th 6) #11-Denny Hamlin, 27th 7) #24-Jeff Gordon, 22nd 8) #16-Greg Biffle, 23rd 9) #39-Ryan Newman, 8th 10) #99-Carl Edwards, 10th

Four cars taken back to R&D Center…UPDATE:

Four cars taken back to R&D Center…UPDATE:

October 6, 2009
As per NASCAR protocol, Tony Stewart's race winning #14 Chevy along with a random car, this week it is Kurt Busch's #2 Dodge ride, were selected for postrace inspection and further analysis back at the Research and Development Center in Concord, NC. But as an added

NASCAR History:

NASCAR History:

October 5, 2009
Oct. 5 -- 1996: Mark Martin wins the All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 at Charlotte for his 25th career Nationwide Series victory. Bobby Labonte is second and Sterling Marlin third. Martin is the all-time leader with 48 wins. Kevin Harvick is second with 34.(NASCAR.com)

Four cars taken back to R&D Center…including…

Four cars taken back to R&D Center…including…

October 5, 2009
As per NASCAR protocol, Tony Stewart's race winning #14 Chevy along with a random car, this week it is Kurt Busch's #2 Dodge ride, were selected for postrace inspection and further analysis back at the Research and Development Center in Concord, NC. But as an added