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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) #
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Fox Bestows ‘˜The Byrnsie Awards’ to spotter Chris Osborne:

Fox Bestows ‘˜The Byrnsie Awards’ to spotter Chris Osborne:

June 27, 2016
FOX NASCAR presented Chris Osborne, Matt Kenseth's spotter, with the second-annual 'The Byrnsie Award' during Sunday's
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No Aero Changes for Daytona:

No Aero Changes for Daytona:

June 25, 2016
NASCAR will return to Daytona International Speedway next week with the same basic aerodynamic package that it used for

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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Seven winners in seven races:

Seven winners in seven races:

June 14, 2016
The last seven Cup points races each have had a different winner: #19-Carl Edwards (Richmond), #2-Brad Keselowski (Talladega

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
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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

Cars that have gone to NASCAR’s R&D; Center:

Cars that have gone to NASCAR’s R&D; Center:

May 31, 2016
Each race, NASCAR takes at least two Sprint Cup cars back to its R&D; Center for further inspection. The winner of each races goes except for the Daytona 500 winner (inspection is completed at the track because the winning car remains in Daytona for a year after
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Cars that have gone to NASCAR’s R&D; Center:

Cars that have gone to NASCAR’s R&D; Center:

May 31, 2016
Each race, NASCAR takes at least two Sprint Cup cars back to its R&D; Center for further inspection. The winner of each

Charlotte Driver Notes & Facts:

Charlotte Driver Notes & Facts:

May 28, 2016
-NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Charlotte with 64. -Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart lead all active drivers in NSCS starts at Charlotte with 33 each. -65 drivers in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history have made their first series career
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Charlotte Driver Notes & Facts:

Charlotte Driver Notes & Facts:

May 28, 2016
-NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Charlotte with 64. -Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart lead
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Larson closing in on first NASCAR Sprint Cup win:

Larson closing in on first NASCAR Sprint Cup win:

May 27, 2016
#42- Kyle Larson is close - and he knows it. Two weeks ago at Dover, he ran a near second to #20-Matt Kenseth in the AAA

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 133.904 mph. -43 drivers have Coors Light poles at Charlotte, led by David Pearson with 14. Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in poles at CMS with