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Racing Resources Says “¦

Racing Resources Says “¦

October 28, 2008
* Carl Edwards won the Pep Boys 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He posted his 14th career victory in his 154th career race [9.1% winning %]. It was his seventh victory in 2008, second only to Kyle Busch, who has eight wins. * Edwards posted his third career weekend

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 33 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 33 of 36]:

October 26, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 6248 [6 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 6065 -183 [7 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 6063 -185 [2 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 6030 -218 [2 wins] 5) #29-Kevin Harvick 5941 -307 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 5936 -312 7) #07-Clint Bowyer 5934 -314 [1 win] 8) #20-Tony Stewart

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 33 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 33 of 36]:

October 26, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4784 [6 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 4686 -98 [7 wins] 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4581 -203 [8 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 4404 -380 [2 wins] 5) #16-Greg Biffle 4343 -441 [2 wins] 6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4307 -477 [1 win] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 4224 -560 8) #

Winning streaks in jeopardy:

Winning streaks in jeopardy:

October 26, 2008
Drivers with a streak of consecutive seasons with at least one win a year thru 2007 and need to win in the last four races to keep their streak going seasons streak, driver, last win/track listed: 14, Jeff Gordon, Charlotte, October 2007 6, Matt Kenseth, Homestead,

Chase Stats going into Atlanta:

Chase Stats going into Atlanta:

October 24, 2008
In the very first Chase in 2004, Kurt Busch [then in the #97 Ford] built his lead to 96 points as he went to Atlanta for race #7. At Atlanta, Busch blew an engine and Jimmie Johnson (entering the race down 207) won the race, and the Chase was on, although Busch ended

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

October 21, 2008
* Jimmie Johnson won the Tums QuikPak 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Johnson posted his 39th career victory in his 251st career race. * Johnson posted his second win in the Chase. It was his sixth win of the 2008 season, including four of the last eight. Johnson posted

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Martinsville race 32 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Martinsville race 32 of 36]:

October 19, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 6073 [6 wins] 2) #16-Greg Biffle 5924 -149 [2 wins] 3) #31-Jeff Burton 5921 -152 [2 wins] 4) #99-Carl Edwards 5875 -198 [6 wins] 5) #07-Clint Bowyer 5831 -242 [1 win] 6) #29-Kevin Harvick 5817 -256 7) #24-Jeff Gordon 5798 -275 8) #20-Tony Stewart

Where did the 12 Chase Drivers finish at Martinsville?

Where did the 12 Chase Drivers finish at Martinsville?

October 19, 2008
(the chase standings before Martinsville) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, WON 2) #31-Jeff Burton, 17th 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 12th 4) #99-Carl Edwards, 3rd 5) #07-Clint Bowyer, 9th 6) #29-Kevin Harvick, 7th 7) #20-Tony Stewart, 26th 8) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4th 9) #18-Kyle Busch, 29th

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Martinsville race 32 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Martinsville race 32 of 36]:

October 19, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4609 [6 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 4496 -113 [6 wins] 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4426 -183 [8 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 4295 -314 [2 wins] 5) #16-Greg Biffle 4204 -405 [2 wins] 6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4172 -437 [1 win] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 4100 -509 8) #

Where did the 12 Chase Drivers finish at Martinsville in March 2008?

Where did the 12 Chase Drivers finish at Martinsville in March 2008?

October 19, 2008
(the chase standings before Martinsville) 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4th 2) #31-Jeff Burton, 3rd 3) #16-Greg Biffle, 20th 4) #99-Carl Edwards, 9th 5) #07-Clint Bowyer, 10th 6) #29-Kevin Harvick, 12th 7) #20-Tony Stewart, 5th 8) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd 9) #18-Kyle Busch, 38th

Chase stats after Charlotte:

Chase stats after Charlotte:

October 17, 2008
#48-Jimmie Johnson's drive to a third straight title is going pretty much according to plan, as he takes a 69-point lead to Martinsville, a track where he has failed to make the top 10 in only one of 13 starts! He also hasn't finished worse than fourth since the spring

Martinsville Rookie Notes:

Martinsville Rookie Notes:

October 16, 2008
#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the October 11 Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Hornish Jr. scored a 22nd-place finish and took top rookie honors for the eighth time this season. He was the top Raybestos Rookie in both races

R+L on the #17 at Martinsville:

R+L on the #17 at Martinsville:

October 14, 2008
The #17 will sport the green and yellow colors of R+L Carriers this weekend at Martinsville Speedway. Team 17 will be unloading chassis RK-574. Matt Kenseth raced this car at both Richmond races this year. Each time, he was relegated to less than stellar finishes due

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Charlotte race 31 of 36]:

UNOFFICIAL Chase Driver Points Standings [after Charlotte race 31 of 36]:

October 11, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5878 [5 wins] 2) #31-Jeff Burton 5809 -69 [2 wins] 3) #16-Greg Biffle 5792 -86 [2 wins] 4) #99-Carl Edwards 5710 -168 [6 wins] 5) #07-Clint Bowyer 5693 -185 [1 win] 6) #29-Kevin Harvick 5671 -207 7) #20-Tony Stewart 5650 -228 [1 win] 8) #24-Jeff

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Charlotte race 31 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Charlotte race 31 of 36]:

October 11, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4414 [5 wins] 2) #18-Kyle Busch 4350 -64 [8 wins] 3) #99-Carl Edwards 4331 -83 [6 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 4183 -231 [2 wins] 6) #16-Greg Biffle 4072 -342 [2 wins] 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4002 -412 [1 win] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 3954 -460 8) #