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1 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 22.641 159.004
2 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge 22.644 158.983
3 27 Paul Menard Pittsburgh Paints / Menards Chevrolet 22.689 158.667
4 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 22.705 158.555
5 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 22.706 158.548
6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 22.712 158.507
7 43 A J Allmendinger Best Buy Ford 22.723 158.430
8 47 Bobby Labonte grilling.com / Kingsford Toyota 22.738 158.325
9 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 22.744 158.284
10 16 Greg Biffle 3M / Cubitron Ford 22.761 158.165

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11 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 22.801 157.888
12 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 22.826 157.715
13 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 22.829 157.694
14 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 22.831 157.680
15 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 22.832 157.673

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Johnson In Unchartered Territory
Jimmie Johnson, he of seemingly never-ending Chase success, is currently 10th in points. That’s his lowest Chase position ever. His previous low was ninth, three different times.

An 18th-place finish at New Hampshire put him 29 points behind the points leader, Tony Stewart. Johnson need only look at his own past history to know that this lead is not insurmountable. In 2006, he was 136 points behind then leader Jeff Burton after two Chase races – and came back to win his first championship.

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Harvick Owns Lucky No. 2
Though Kevin Harvick lost the points lead at New Hampshire, he might like this position a little better once hearing these numbers.

During the Chase era (2004-Present), the points leader after the second Chase race has never gone on to win the championship. In four of the seven previous Chases, though, the driver in second after two Chase races did go on to win the championship – including Jimmie Johnson in each of the last three seasons.

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Keselowski Climb Continues
In only nine races, Brad Keselowski has moved from 23rd in points to his current position of third. A few reasons for his startling launch up the points standings…
– Of course, the reset helped. After Richmond, all Chase drivers had their points total reset to 2,000 points, with the top 10 drivers tacking on three bonus points for each win during the regular season.
– Still, over the last nine races, his stats look like this: two wins, six top fives and eight top 10s.
– Keselowski’s worst finish was a still-solid 12th at Richmond.

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After two practice sessions for the inaugural Better Half Dash at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Jacquelyn Butler, the girlfriend of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Ragan, topped the charts at the conclusion the second session, held Wednesday.

“It feels good to be the quickest right now, because I’m a very competitive person,” said Butler. “David always drags me with him to Summer Shootout and I think it definitely helps having watched a lot of Legend and Bandolero racing.”

(Photo: Charlotte Motor Speedway)

Butler has been preparing for this event with the help of Ragan and even has some previous racing experience.

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