1 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
3 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot Chevrolet
4 16 Greg Biffle 3M Filtrete Ford
5 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge
6 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet
7 00 David Reutimann TUMS Toyota
8 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
9 98 Paul Menard Moen / Menards Ford
10 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
11 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Silver Ford
12 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Ford
13 43 A J Allmendinger Geek Squad / Best Buy Ford
14 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
15 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet
16 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Ford
17 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota
18 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota
19 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation Chevrolet
20 09 Bobby Labonte Phoenix Construction Chevrolet
21 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
22 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge
23 47 Marcos Ambrose Clorox / Kleenex Toyota
24 83 Reed Sorenson Red Bull Toyota
25 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy / National Guard Chevrolet
26 6 David Ragan UPS Freight Ford
27 29 Kevin Harvick Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet
28 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota
29 21 Bill Elliott Motorcraft/QuickLaneTire&AutoCenter Ford
30 12 Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge
31 13 Max Papis GEICO Toyota
32 71 Landon Cassill TRG Motorsports Chevrolet
33 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota
34 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Black Ford
35 36 Casey Mears Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
36 26 David Stremme Air Guard / gtwgps.com Ford
37 32 Mike Bliss Braun Racing Toyota
38 7 Robby Gordon MAPEI / Menards Toyota
39 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota
40 37 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford
41 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
42 34 Kevin Conway # Extenze Ford
43 38 Travis Kvapil Long John Silver’s Ford

Earnhardt Jr. Moves Into The Top 12

After a six week stint hovering outside the top 12, Dale Earnhardt Jr. finally moved back into a coveted Chase position with a fourth-place finish at Daytona. He is now 11th.

His momentum might carry him even higher. Earnhardt has finished inside the top 10 in three of the last four races, and in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, last Friday returned to Victory Lane for the first time since 2008.

Chandra and Jimmie Johnson welcomed a baby girl Wednesday, July 7 at 1:44 p.m. ET in Charlotte, NC. She weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz. and measured 19.5″ long. Dad offered that she is absolutely beautiful and affectionately referred to her as “Baby J” as the proud parents have yet to decide on a name. While commenting that sleep was at a minimum last night, he is extremely happy about getting to spend time with his girls before leaving for the race weekend in Chicago.

Series Hits Half Way Points

With 18 races complete, the series has reached its halfway point, and it has been a storyline-filled first half.

Two news tweaks were introduced over the first half. The spoiler was re-introduced to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car, starting with race No. 5 at Martinsville Speedway. Also, the multiple attempts at a green-white-checkered finish rule was implemented at the season’s start. Thus far, seven races have ended with a GWC finish, three of them with multiple attempts.

The competition over the first 18 races has been tight, especially so at Talladega, which saw a NASCAR record 88 lead changes among 29 drivers.

Here are some more competition numbers:
7 different race winners
12 different Coors Light Pole winners
46 drivers led at least one lap
31 drivers have scored at least one Top 10 this year
Average Margin of Victory of 1.294 seconds
11 races with an MOV under 1 second
Average of 12 leaders per race
Average of 28 lead changes per race
Average of 43 green flag passes for the lead all along the track (highest through 18 races since the inception of Loop Data in 2005)
Average of 3,613 green flag passes per race (highest through 18 races since the inception of Loop Data in 2005)
50% of the cars finished on the lead lap
78% of the cars were running at the finish

SHOW #117 – We recap the wreck-fest at Daytona where nearly half the field was wiped out, preview Chicagoland, ask the question is Kevin Harvick a legit championship contender and more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop

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