Posts Tagged ‘NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’

NASCAR By The Numbers

NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 20, 2010) 9: Consecutive years Jimmie Johnson has won at least one pole in the Sprint Cup Series. Johnson won his first pole of the season Friday for Saturday night’s Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. He has the second-longest active streak [...]

NASCAR By The Numbers

NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 19, 2010) Today’s number is this week’s daily double: 216: Carl Edwards’ starts in the Sprint Cup Series. He is tied for 104th all time in starts and has 16 wins and 111 top-10 finishes. 199: Edwards’ starts in the Nationwide Series. Friday night [...]

Top 5 and 5 to watch: Bristol

By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service   (August 19, 2010) Here’s a look at the top five drivers in the Sprint Cup Series standings and five drivers to watch in Saturday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway. All statistical references are for Sprint Cup races at Bristol unless otherwise indicated. Driver rating is [...]

NASCAR By The Numbers

NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 17, 2010) 840: Laps led by Kurt Busch at Bristol Motor Speedway. That is the most laps Busch has led at a Sprint Cup Series track. Busch has more wins at Bristol, five, than at any other Cup track. He has 22 career Cup [...]

2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Driver Standings

Below are the unofficial driver standings for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: (After 23 races) RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 1 – Kevin Harvick 3400 Leader 23 0 3 11 16 2 – Jeff Gordon 3107 -293 23 0 0 10 13 3 +3 Denny Hamlin 3047 [...]

Harvick Grabs Michigan, Chase Berth

Kevin Harvick passed Denny Hamlin with 11 laps to go, then held on to win the Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway, reports the Associated Press. Harvick’s No. 29 team gambled by staying on the track instead of making a pit stop during a late caution. It paid off with a momentum-building victory Sunday [...]

NASCAR By The Numbers

NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (August 13, 2010) 18: Career Cup poles for Kasey Kahne, who won the pole Friday for Sunday’s Carfax 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Kahne is tied with Lee Petty, Joe Weatherly and Donnie Allison for 37th on the all-time list.

Top 5 and 5 to watch: Michigan

By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service   (August 12, 2010) Here’s a look at the top five drivers in the Sprint Cup Series standings and five drivers to watch in Sunday’s race at Michigan International Speedway. All statistical references are for Sprint Cup races at Michigan unless otherwise indicated. Driver rating is based [...]