Reid sent this in: Sporting News asked Nationwide Series points leader Brad Keselowski, who is 24th in the Sprint Cup standings, to compare the racing in NASCAR’s top two series. Competition Sprint Cup: You don’t notice as many backmarkers in the Cup Series. The effort that it takes to run 43rd in Cup would probably [...]
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NASCAR By The Numbers
Bill of Sporting News sent this in: 43: Sprint Cup races in which Jeff Gordon has led the most laps but did not win the race. It has happened three times this year—at Las Vegas, Texas and Darlington. Gordon has 82 victories in the Cup series in 593 starts but has not won since April [...]
Military Honored At Coca-Cola 600
Given that the Coca-Cola 600 is run annually during Labor Day weekend, it’s no surprise that the pre-race shows tend to have a military theme, or that several of the cars in the field have paint schemes honor soldiers. This year, however, Charlotte Motor Speedway and the NASCAR Sprint Cup teams have pulled out all [...]
Team Hamlin Takes 2010 Pit Crew Challenge
Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 11 team is so good, it’s even winning when Denny Hamlin’s girlfriend is driving the car. With Hamlin’s girlfriend, Charlotte Bobcats dancer Jordan Fish, steering the car and Hamlin cheering outside of it, the JGR pit crew won the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge on Wednesday at Time Warner Cable Arena. In [...]
Bowyer Placed On Probation For Dover Incident
NASCAR has placed Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 21 car in the Nationwide Series, on probation until June 16 for a rule violation he committed during the race at Dover International Speedway on May 15. Bowyer was found to have violated Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing — aggressive driving) of the [...]
Dates, Sites Chosen For NASCAR Postseason Events
May 17th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in Camping World Truck Series - News/Rumors, Featured, NASCAR, Nationwide Series - News/Rumors, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors NASCAR has announced dates and sites for its 2010 season-ending championship celebrations. Continuing a new tradition started last year, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will honor its champion at Wynn Las Vegas. This year, the awards ceremony is set for Friday, Dec. 3 and will feature the top 10 drivers in the final series standings. [...]
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 1768 Leader 12 0 1 4 9 2 +1 Kyle Busch 1699 -69 12 1 2 3 7 3 +2 Matt Kenseth 1642 -126 12 0 [...]
Busch Takes Two At Dover
Kyle Busch took advantage of a rare mistake by four-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson to pull away for an easy win Sunday in the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover International Speedway. Busch, 25, a champion in waiting, and Johnson, a proven one, waged quite a battle on the high-banked, 1-mile track, the lead see-sawing [...]
