New Spotter GPS Navigator Features Personal Directions From NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 14, 2009) – NASCAR and Transplant GPS, in conjunction with JR Motorsports, today announced the introduction of the Spotter™ GPS Navigator, Dale Jr. Edition, the latest in Global Positioning System products featuring one of the most popular NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The Spotter GPS Navigator will launch with a pre-sale opportunity on Amazon.com on April 14 and be available at retail locations nationwide and NASCAR.COM Superstore on May 15. BestBuy.com. NASCAR.COM Superstore, ShopJRNation.com and RightWayGPS.com are also taking pre-sale orders.

The Spotter possesses all the features standard in a high quality personal navigation device (PND) but sets itself apart from other devices in that it was designed specifically for NASCAR fans. The Spotter provides pre-loaded points of interest unique to NASCAR, including NASCAR tracks, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race shops and other NASCAR attractions.

The device provides turn-by-turn directions in Dale Jr.’s voice and unique style, including such commands as “hang a left”, “park it. We’re here” and “You drive, I’ll ride shotgun”. The Spotter offers users a selection of vehicles for the GPS pointer, including Dale Jr.s’ AMP Energy car, National Guard car or Team Hauler.

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On the Move: Others Closing In On The Top 12 – And Possible Chase Berth

Here’s the beauty of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup: Drivers may be out of the top 12 right now but by no means are they out of championship contention.

The top 12 drivers in points after Race No. 26 at Richmond will qualify for NASCAR’s “playoffs,” meaning the Chase, which consists of the season’s last 10 races.
A number of drivers are on the move in the standings, such as:

• Juan Pablo Montoya, whose seventh-place finish at Texas boosted him to 13th in the points this week. Montoya is bidding to make the Chase for the first time.

• Greg Biffle, an expected championship contender, finished third at Texas and is up to 15th in points.

• The disastrous start experienced by Dale Earnhardt Jr. is finally being balanced by some consistency. Earnhardt is up to a solid 16th in the standings.

• Ryan Newman, the other half of the new Stewart-Haas team, is likewise coming around after a very slow start. He’s up to 17th.

• And then there’s Mark Martin, the series veteran who returned from semi-retirement to full-time driving this year for Hendrick Motorsports. Martin had a top-10 run at Texas and he’s now 18th in points.

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The Top 5 in NASCAR Sprint Cup: Where The Elite Meet

A classic battle has shaped up, at the top of the standings in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It’s a “battle royal” if there ever was one: Four of the top five drivers in the current standings are former NASCAR Sprint Cup champions.
This is just about as good as it gets for this early in the season.

• You have four-time champion (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001) Jeff Gordon leading the pack and coming off his first win since November 2007, at Texas Motor Speedway.

• Three-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson is second in points, after finishing second to Gordon in Texas.

• 2004 champion Kurt Busch is third in the standings.

• And two-time (2002 and 2005) champion Tony Stewart is fifth in points – in his first year as a driver-owner.

The total number of points separating Gordon from Stewart: 216.

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Jeff Gordon is back on his game after capturing the checkered flag at Texas Motors Speedway last Sunday, officially ending his 47-race winless streak that dated back to Oct. 13, 2007.

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Gordon has done a lot over his 18-year NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career, but he is using this season to settle some unfinished business.

Gordon leads all active drivers in wins at different tracks, including 21 of 22 tracks on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. The one track left on the active schedule where he hasn’t won is Homestead-Miami Speedway. Winning there would be big, but Gordon has set his eyes on a bigger prize.

Most notably on his list of “have yet to dos” is winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship in the Chase format.

His two highest finishes in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup were third in the 2004 Chase, and second in the 2007 Chase.
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NNS Recap: Guitar Hero: Logano Wins At Nashville

Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(April 11, 2009)(Photo: CIA Stock Photo)

LEBANON, Tenn. — Joe Gibbs Racing’s Joey Logano slipped past teammate Kyle Busch with nine laps to go and hung on to win the Nashville 300 Nationwide Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.

The victory was Logano’s first of the season and second of his young career. The 18-year-old also won last year at Kentucky Speedway.

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