Posts Tagged ‘NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’

Denny Hamlin grabs top seeding in Chase with Richmond win

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (September 11, 2010) RICHMOND, Va.—He’s back—and just in time. Denny Hamlin claimed the top seed in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with a convincing victory in Saturday night’s Air Guard 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Hamlin warded off a strong challenge from Joe Gibbs Racing [...]

2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Driver Standings

Below are the unofficial driver standings for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 1 – Kevin Harvick 3585 Leader 25 0 3 11 16 2 – Jeff Gordon 3366 -219 25 0 0 10 13 3 – Kyle Busch 3325 -260 25 2 [...]

Stewart overjoyed with first win of the season

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (September 5, 2010) HAMPTON, Ga.—In a statement race for each of the top three finishers, Tony Stewart made perhaps the loudest noise with a convincing win in Sunday night’s Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Stewart broke a winless streak of 31 races when he beat [...]

Atlanta Preview Show

Marc Fein and Marty Snider look ahead to Sunday night’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway with some help from three-time AMS winner Kurt Busch.

NASCAR By the Numbers

NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 22, 2010) 5: Top-five finishes for David Reutimann this season in Sprint Cup Series races. Reutimann finished second Saturday night at Bristol to give him as many top fives in 24 races this season as he had in the first 99 races of his [...]

2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Driver Standings

Below are the unofficial driver standings for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: (After 24 races) RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 1 – Kevin Harvick 3521 Leader 24 0 3 11 16 2 – Jeff Gordon 3242 -279 24 0 0 10 13 3 +5 Kyle Busch 3170 [...]

Kyle Busch completes Bristol triple with Sprint Cup win

Kyle Busch completes Bristol triple with Sprint Cup win By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 21, 2010) BRISTOL, Tenn.—Check off a major accomplishment from Kyle Busch’s bucket list. Busch fended off strong challenges from David Reutimann and Jamie McMurray to win Saturday’s Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway and complete [...]

Bottom’s up: Johnson wins Bristol pole

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 20, 2010) BRISTOL, Tenn.—Qualifying hasn’t been an issue for Jimmie Johnson lately. Finishing races has. In Saturday’s Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Johnson will get another chance to convert a top-notch starting position into a strong finish—something he hasn’t been able to do [...]