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jimmie_johnson481. 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet, 25.858 sec, 139.222 mph
2. 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Toyota, 25.895 sec, 139.023 mph
3. 22 Joey Logano Shell/Pennzoil Ford, 25.910 sec, 138.942 mph
4. 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota, 25.927 sec, 138.851 mph
5. 24 Jeff Gordon AARP Drive 2 End Hunger Chevrolet, 25.969 sec, 138.627 mph
6. 15 Clint Bowyer 5-Hour Energy Toyota, 25.975 sec, 138.595 mph
7. 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, 25.989 sec, 138.520 mph
8. 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet, 26.003 sec, 138.446 mph

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9. 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet, 26.031 sec, 138.297 mph
10. 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Toyota, 26.074 sec, 138.069 mph Continue reading “2013 NASCAR Cup Series Phoenix Starting Lineup – Jimmie Johnson On Pole”

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nascar_nationwide_cowboys_dillon_hornish_103113_2Two to go in the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series title race and the favorite in the championship battle is still undecided. Austin Dillon leads Sam Hornish Jr. by a mere six points. This weekend’s race at Phoenix International Raceway could be Hornish’s best and last chance to close the gap. Hornish has one victory (2011) and three top-10 finishes in six starts at the one-mile tri-oval.

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disney_xd_nascar_joey_logano_lab_rats_july_2013_8Ten Chase competitors will make the on-stage cut for next month’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Awards Banquet in Las Vegas. A third-place finish on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway enabled Joey Logano to reach the current top 10, bypassing 2004 series champion Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards. Logano, competing in his first Chase, is five points ahead of Busch. Edwards, 20 markers behind Busch in 11th; Ryan Newman (-22) and Kasey Kahne (-37) have work to do in the final two events.

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dale_earnhardt_jr_pocono_060913_nscsKyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle – fourth through eighth and 52 to 73 points behind Jimmie Johnson – all face Chase elimination at Phoenix. Their more realistic goal this season is to net a top-five championship finish. Earnhardt holds the hottest hand among the five with two of his three runner-up Chase finishes coming in the past three races. The two-time Phoenix winner no doubt wishes he could toss out the 35th at Chicagoland Speedway. Junior has finished among the top 10 20 times in 2013 – one fewer than his career season highs of 2003-04.