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2013 Sprint Cup Chase Wild Card Standings:

2013 Sprint Cup Chase Wild Card Standings:

September 1, 2013
[after Atlanta, race 25 of 36] Current Wild Cards: WC1) #5-Kahne [2 wins], 12th in points (10 points out of 10th WC2) #56-Truex Jr. [1 win], 13th in points (15 points out of 10th) other wild card contenders #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 14th in points (20 pts out of 10th

Atlanta Goodyear Tire Notes:

Atlanta Goodyear Tire Notes:

August 29, 2013
Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be running the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Atlanta this weekend . . . this is the same left-side tire code (D-4384) that these teams have run the last two seasons at this track . . .

Atlanta Goodyear Tire Notes:

Atlanta Goodyear Tire Notes:

August 29, 2013
Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be running the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Atlanta this weekend . . . this is the same left-side tire code (D-4384) that these teams have run the last two seasons at this track . . .

2013 Sprint Cup Chase Wild Card Standings:

2013 Sprint Cup Chase Wild Card Standings:

August 24, 2013
[after Bristol, race 24 of 36] Current Wild Cards: WC1) #56-Truex Jr. [1 win], 14th in points (22pts out of 10th) WC2) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 15th in points (26pts out of 10th) other wild card contenders #14-Tony Stewart [1 win] 19th in pts (91 out of 10th) #2-Brad

2013 Sprint Cup Chase Wild Card Standings:

2013 Sprint Cup Chase Wild Card Standings:

August 24, 2013
[after Bristol, race 24 of 36] Current Wild Cards: WC1) #56-Truex Jr. [1 win], 14th in points (22pts out of 10th) WC2) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 15th in points (26pts out of 10th) other wild card contenders #14-Tony Stewart [1 win] 19th in pts (91 out of 10th) #2-Brad

Chassis selections for this weeks race:

Chassis selections for this weeks race:

August 21, 2013
see the list of many teams [that report or post them] and what chassis were selected by the team to run in the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway: #1-Jamie McMurray: chassis not reported on race preview. #2-Brad Keselowski : Primary

Chassis selections for this weeks race:

Chassis selections for this weeks race:

August 21, 2013
see the list of many teams [that report or post them] and what chassis were selected by the team to run in the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway: #1-Jamie McMurray: chassis not reported on race preview. #2-Brad Keselowski : Primary

2013 Sprint Cup Chase Wild Card Standings:

2013 Sprint Cup Chase Wild Card Standings:

August 18, 2013
[after Michigan, race 23 of 36] Current Wild Cards: WC1) #5-Kasey Kahne [2 wins], 11th in points (4 points out of 10th) WC2) #56-Truex Jr. [1 win], 12th in pts (10 out of 10th) other wild card contenders #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 13th in pts (17 out of 10th) #39-Ryan

2013 Sprint Cup Chase Wild Card Standings:

2013 Sprint Cup Chase Wild Card Standings:

August 18, 2013
[after Michigan, race 23 of 36] Current Wild Cards: WC1) #5-Kasey Kahne [2 wins], 11th in points (4 points out of 10th) WC2) #56-Truex Jr. [1 win], 12th in pts (10 out of 10th) other wild card contenders #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 13th in pts (17 out of 10th) #39-Ryan

Qualifying Fast Facts – Watkins Glen:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Watkins Glen:

August 10, 2013
Marcos Ambrose won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 28th Annual Cheez-It 355 at The Glen with a lap of 68.777 seconds, 128.241 mph. His qualifying lap set a track qualifying record that was previously held by Juan Pablo Montoya (127.02 mph in 2012). Ten drivers surpassed

Qualifying Fast Facts – Watkins Glen:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Watkins Glen:

August 10, 2013
Marcos Ambrose won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 28th Annual Cheez-It 355 at The Glen with a lap of 68.777 seconds, 128.241 mph. His qualifying lap set a track qualifying record that was previously held by Juan Pablo Montoya (127.02 mph in 2012). Ten drivers surpassed

Tire test held at Atlanta:

Tire test held at Atlanta:

August 7, 2013
A total of 13 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams took part in a Goodyear tire test on Tuesday at Atlanta Motor Speedway in preparation for the AdvoCare 500 NASCAR night race weekend August 30th to September 1st. Among speeds seen today in Atlanta include 189.150 mph by

Tire test held at Atlanta:

Tire test held at Atlanta:

August 7, 2013
A total of 13 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams took part in a Goodyear tire test on Tuesday at Atlanta Motor Speedway in preparation for the AdvoCare 500 NASCAR night race weekend August 30th to September 1st. Among speeds seen today in Atlanta include 189.150 mph by

Busch on NNS pole at Indianapolis:

Busch on NNS pole at Indianapolis:

July 27, 2013
#54-Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole for the Indiana 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a speed of 179.644mph, a new track record (in the series second race at the track). #12-Sam Hornish,Jr. will start second. The rest of the top 10: #6-Trevor Bayne, #11-Elliott

Busch wins at NNS Race at Indianapolis:

Busch wins at NNS Race at Indianapolis:

July 27, 2013
#54-Kyle Busch won the Indiana 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for his 7th win of the year and 59th of his Nationwide career. #2-Brian Scott finished second followed by #22-Joey Logano, #20-Brian Vickers (who won the final Nationwide Dash4Cash), #21-Kevin Harvick