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Goodyear to examine tires:

Goodyear to examine tires:

April 18, 2016
#19-Carl Edwards avoided the tire issues that plagued his teammates and took off on the final restart to win the NASCAR
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Kenseth says he has no plans to retire in near future:

Kenseth says he has no plans to retire in near future:

April 17, 2016
Although #20-Matt Kenseth hasn't won this season and has just one top-10 finish, he's exhibited as much speed as his teammates

Bristol Pole Notes & Facts:

Bristol Pole Notes & Facts:

April 15, 2016
-Fred Lorenzen won the inaugural Coors Light pole with a speed of 79.225 mph in a Ford. -48 different drivers have poles at Bristol, led by Mark Martin and Cale Yarborough with nine each. Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman lead all active drivers with three each. -10 different
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Bristol Pole Notes & Facts:

Bristol Pole Notes & Facts:

April 15, 2016
-Fred Lorenzen won the inaugural Coors Light pole with a speed of 79.225 mph in a Ford. -48 different drivers have poles

Bristol Driver Notes & Facts:

Bristol Driver Notes & Facts:

April 11, 2016
-NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Bristol with 60. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers with 32 starts. -Joey Logano leads all active series drivers in average starting position at Bristol with a 7.929. Logano is the only active
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Bristol Driver Notes & Facts:

Bristol Driver Notes & Facts:

April 11, 2016
-NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Bristol with 60. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers
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Harvick and Kyle Busch dominating laps led:

Harvick and Kyle Busch dominating laps led:

April 7, 2016
Two drivers have combined to lead over half the 1,815 laps so far in the Sprint Cup Series. #18-Kyle Busch is tops at 486
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Most mentioned drivers of 2016

Most mentioned drivers of 2016

April 7, 2016
According to Joyce Julius, a company that tracks media mentions for sport sponsors, #4-Kevin Harvick has been the most-mentioned
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CMT showing 3-Night Special on NASCAR:

CMT showing 3-Night Special on NASCAR:

April 7, 2016
Each week millions of NASCAR fans - a massive television and digital audience - tune in to watch NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
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Kenseth surprises Steve Byrnes’ family:

Kenseth surprises Steve Byrnes’ family:

April 6, 2016
The wife and son of the late Steve Byrnes showed up at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Tuesday expecting to take a photo with

Martinsville Driver Notes & Facts:

Martinsville Driver Notes & Facts:

April 2, 2016
-NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty has the all-time most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Martinsville with 67; Dale Earnhardt Jr. has the most starts among active drivers with 32. -Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average
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Martinsville Driver Notes & Facts:

Martinsville Driver Notes & Facts:

April 2, 2016
-NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty has the all-time most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Martinsville with 67; Dale
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NASCAR’s Richest Teams and Drivers

NASCAR’s Richest Teams and Drivers

April 1, 2016
Forbes has released its annual ranking of Sprint Cup teams and drivers based on earnings. Once again, Hendrick tops the
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Auto Club Speedway penalties announced:

Auto Club Speedway penalties announced:

March 24, 2016
NASCAR has announced penalties following the race weekend at Auto Club Speedway. #10-Danica Patrick has been fined $20,000

Auto Club Race Notes & Facts:

Auto Club Race Notes & Facts:

March 21, 2016
-There have been 26 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Auto Club Speedway, the track hosted one NSCS race a season from 1997-2003, then two races per season from 2004-2010. In 2011 Auto Club Speedway returned to a single race season. -Hendrick Motorsports leads the