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Qualifying Format In The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

In NASCAR Sprint Cup competition, the series will move to a 36-6-1 format where the fastest 36 cars will make the race on speed.

The next six highest ranking cars in owners points that have not already earned a starting position through qualifying and who have entered the event by the posted entry deadline will also make the field. The final starting position will be awarded to the most recent eligible past champion driver. If there is no eligible past champion driver, then a seventh car will make the field based upon owners’ points.

Provisional positions in the 36-6-1 format will be lined up by owners’ points, not speed.

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NASCAR and FOX Sports Media Group
Reach Expansive Multi-Year, Multi-Platform Rights Agreement
FOX Sports Remains Exclusive Television Home of Daytona 500;
FSMG Gains “TV Everywhere” Rights to Live Races, More Beginning Next Season

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 15, 2012) – With two full seasons left on their current television contract, NASCAR and FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) announced today an extensive new eight-year, multiplatform media rights agreement that ensures FSMG’s broadcast of NASCAR racing through 2022.

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The championship battle between Elliott Sadler and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is down to the wire with five races remaining and statistics show Charlotte could prove to be pivotal. In 11 starts, Sadler has only led one lap to Stenhouse’s 34 laps in six starts.

Despite not topping the laps-led category Sadler has proven he knows how to get around the 1.5-mile oval speedway with three top-five and four top-10 finishes.

Stenhouse won the pole at Charlotte in May of 2011.
Sadler increased his lead over Stenhouse to nine points following last month’s race in Dover. Stenhouse holds the second spot followed by Austin Dillon (-25), Sam Hornish Jr. (-60) and Justin Allgaier (-128).

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Busch Wouldn’t Be Surprise Bank of America Party Crasher
It’s difficult to think of Kyle Busch as a “spoiler” but the currently 13th-ranked driver certainly fits the profile this week. Busch has won 10 NASCAR national series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway although he’s yet to visit the track’s Victory Lane in a NASCAR Sprint Cup car.

He’s done everything but, posting second or third-place finishes in four of his last five starts. Busch has led 793 laps at Charlotte and boasts a second–best Driver Rating of 107.5. Busch’s third-place Talladega finish was his second top five in four Chase races.
Mark Joey Logano as another non-Chase qualifier with solid marks at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Logano posted top-10 finishes in four of his first five appearances at the track. Until May, when he finished 23rd, Logano had completed every lap of six Charlotte appearances.

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1 16 Greg Biffle 3M/IDG Ford 27.877 193.708
2 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 27.927 193.361
3 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 27.943 193.251
4 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hourEnergyBenefitAvonFndtnWom Toyota 27.973 193.043
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Mylowes Chevrolet 27.980 192.995
6 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 27.991 192.919
7 17 Matt Kenseth Best Buy Ford 27.996 192.885
8 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 28.001 192.850
9 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 28.008 192.802
10 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevrolet 28.031 192.644
11 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 28.032 192.637
12 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 28.043 192.561
13 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 28.094 192.212
14 22 Sam Hornish Jr.(i) Shell Pennzoil Dodge 28.174 191.666
15 47 Bobby Labonte Scott Brand Toyota 28.183 191.605

THE FINAL LAP WEEKLY – CHARLOTTE PREVIEW FEATURING Parker Kligerman / Dale Earnhardt Jr. Concussion

16 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Good Sam/Camping World Ford 28.229 191.293
17 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 28.230 191.286
18 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 28.231 191.279
19 99 Carl Edwards Kellogg’s Ford 28.236 191.245
20 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 28.238 191.232

Continue reading “2012 Charlotte Cup Series Starting Lineup – Greg Biffle On Pole”