Proceed with caution on changes to the Chase By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 4, 2010) Be careful, NASCAR. Brian France, the sanctioning body’s chairman and CEO, said Friday at Daytona that NASCAR was contemplating changes to the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup format that could be “significant.” If that’s the [...]
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July 4th, 2010 
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Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 4, 2010) 5: Finishes of 30th or worse in Sprint Cup races for Jimmie Johnson in the first half of the 2010 season. It is the most such finishes in the first 18 races of a season in Johnson’s career. Johnson has finished 30th [...]
2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Driver Standings
Below are the unofficial driver standings for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: (After 18 races) RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 1 – Kevin Harvick 2684 Leader 18 0 2 8 13 2 +3 Jeff Gordon 2472 -212 18 0 0 9 10 3 -1 Jimmie Johnson 2459 [...]
NASCAR By The Numbers
July 3rd, 2010 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive NASCAR Number By Roger Kuznia Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 3, 2010) 4: Active Sprint Cup tracks where Jimmie Johnson does not have a win. The four are Chicagoland, Homestead, Michigan and Watkins Glen. His best finish at Chicagoland, site of next Saturday’s Cup race, and Homestead is second, and his best result at [...]
Friday Sprint Cup notebook
July 2nd, 2010 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive Notebook: NASCAR contemplates significant changes to the Chase By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 2, 2010) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—NASCAR is contemplating significant changes to its Chase for the Sprint Cup format, with an eye toward maximizing the impact of its playoff system, NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France said Friday. “We’re looking [...]
NASCAR By The Numbers
July 2nd, 2010 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive NASCAR Number By Roger Kuznia Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 2, 2010) 6: Finishing position of Martin Truex Jr. in the 2010 Daytona 500, Truex’s first top-10 finish at Daytona International Speedway in 10 Sprint Cup starts. Truex has only two top-10 finishes in 11 Cup starts at Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR’s other restrictor-plate track.
Daytona Cup practice sessions marred by two accidents
July 1st, 2010 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 1, 2010) DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. —Kyle Busch gave Denny Hamlin the slightest of taps, triggering a multicar accident in the final Sprint Cup practice Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. The Joe Gibbs Racing teammates chatted and Busch left with a smile while Hamlin went to check out [...]
Coke Zero 400 will be vastly different than Daytona 500
July 1st, 2010 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive By Jim Pedley Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 1, 2010) Based on recent history, one would think that Jamie McMurray has got to be a solid candidate to win this Saturday’s Coke Zero 400 Sprint Cup race. It is, after all, to be held on the same Daytona International Speedway track where [...]
