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Race Fast Facts – Kansas

Race Fast Facts – Kansas

October 21, 2012
Matt Kenseth won the 12th Annual Hollywood Casino 400, his 24th victory in 468 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. With the win, Kenseth moves into a tie for 26th on the all-time series wins list with Kurt and Kyle Busch. This is his third victory and 18th top-10 finish

Chevy clinches 2012 manufacturer’s championship:

Chevy clinches 2012 manufacturer’s championship:

October 20, 2012
Chevy clinches 2012 manufacturer's championship: With #3-Austin Dillon's second place finish in the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, Chevy has clinched the Manufacturers' Championship in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The 2012 achievement marks the 15th time the

Kansas Goodyear Tire Notes:

Kansas Goodyear Tire Notes:

October 16, 2012
Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same tire set-up at Kansas this weekend . . . this is the first race for NASCAR teams on the re-surfaced Kansas track . . . Goodyear held a tire test at the speedway on August 28-29 . . . teams and drivers

Tire testing at Texas UPDATE and IMAGES:

Tire testing at Texas UPDATE and IMAGES:

October 10, 2012
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is scheduled to have a Goodyear Tire Test at Texas Motor Speedway on Tuesday October 9th, 2012. This event will be FREE and open to the public. Drivers scheduled to test; #16-Greg Biffle, #18-Kyle Busch, #42-Juan Pablo Montoya & #27

Tire testing at Texas:

Tire testing at Texas:

October 9, 2012
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is scheduled to have a Goodyear Tire Test at Texas Motor Speedway on Tuesday October 9th, 2012. This event will be FREE and open to the public. Drivers scheduled to test; #16-Greg Biffle, #18-Kyle Busch, #42-Juan Pablo Montoya & #27

Runway Incident Delays Departure of NASCAR Charter:

Runway Incident Delays Departure of NASCAR Charter:

September 27, 2012
A 737 charter jet filled with NASCAR drivers, crew and media members slipped off the runway while taxiing for takeoff at Concord (NC) Regional Airport today, becoming stuck in the mud and delaying its departure for Dover International Speedway. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

New Hampshire Goodyear Tire Notes:

New Hampshire Goodyear Tire Notes:

September 20, 2012
This is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that NASCAR Sprint Cup teams ran at New Hampshire in July . . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear test at the track on May 8-9 . . . drivers at that test were Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Bobby Labonte

National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel Statement about #27 penalty:

National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel Statement about #27 penalty:

September 10, 2012
The National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel today heard and considered the appeal of the #27 Richard Childress NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team. The penalties concern Section 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing; Section 12-4K: If, in the judgment of NASCAR Officials

RCR considering Kurt Busch:

RCR considering Kurt Busch:

September 8, 2012
The owner of Richard Childress Racing has discussed putting 2004 Sprint Cup champion Kurt Busch in a fourth car next season if sponsorship can be found. 'I have talked to Kurt about running a full season with a fourth team if we had sponsorship,' Childress told ESPN

#27 team penalty appeal date/time set UPDATE:

#27 team penalty appeal date/time set UPDATE:

September 6, 2012
The date and time to hear the Richard Childress Racing appeal of penalties to #27-Paul Menard's NASCAR Sprint Cup team has been set. The appeal will be held on Monday, Sept. 10 at 2:00pm/et. RCR's appeal allows the team members to continue to work at the track until

2012 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Wild-Card Race:

2012 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Wild-Card Race:

September 2, 2012
[after Atlanta, race 25 of 36] A look at the race for the two wild-card positions for the Chase based on wins and being inside the top 20 in points. Driver [wins] standings, behind 10th first two would make the chase as wild cards: #5-Kasey Kahne [2 wins] 11th -18

Atlanta Notes-n-Nuggets:

Atlanta Notes-n-Nuggets:

September 2, 2012
' Denny Hamlin earned his 21st victory in his 248th start. ' Denny Hamlin's last win was last week at Bristol. ' Denny Hamlin won consecutive races for the second time in his career. ' Denny Hamlin picked up his fourth win of 2012, the most of any driver. ' Denny

#27 team penalty appeal date/time set:

#27 team penalty appeal date/time set:

September 1, 2012
The date and time to hear the Richard Childress Racing appeal of penalties to #27-Paul Menard's NASCAR Sprint Cup team has been set. The appeal will be held on Monday, Sept. 10 at 2:00pm/et. RCR's appeal allows the team members to continue to work at the track until

Shane WIlson back at the track; #27 appeal on Wed:

Shane WIlson back at the track; #27 appeal on Wed:

August 31, 2012
Former #27-Kevin Harvick crew chief Shane Wilson is already back in the Sprint Cup garage. Wilson, who was removed from Harvick's Richard Childress Racing team prior to last week's race at Bristol Motor Speedway, began working with the RCR team of #27-Paul Menard on

Quaker State colors for Menard:

Quaker State colors for Menard:

August 31, 2012
The #27 Quaker State/Menards Chevy of Paul Menard will sport a different look this weekend when the Sprint Cup Series rolls into Atlanta Motor Speedway, carrying a special paint scheme of 'Quaker State green' and 'Menards yellow.'(RCR), see images of the scheme on