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Testing Policy Opened Up For 2013

Beginning next season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, there will be up to four tests per organization available to teams at tracks at which the series competes. Since 2009, teams could only test at tracks that did not hold NASCAR national series events.

“We feel like it’s time to open that up and allow the teams to manage their testing and get back to facilities that host our events,” said Pemberton. “We made the decision at the end of 2008 to restrict testing, primarily for economic reasons. Now we believe it will be best for the garage and for the tracks to have some testing return in 2013.”

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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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Oct. 8, 2012: Commentary

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. wasn’t happy — far from it.

That’s understandable. In a split second, Earnhardt’s hopes for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship were swept away in the final corner at Talladega.

A victim of a 25-car last-lap crash, Earnhardt finished 20th in Sunday’s Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 and fell to 11th in the Chase standings, 51 points behind leader Brad Keselowski and a pocket full of miracles away from his first Cup title.

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Bass Pro Shops® Goes Big-Game Hunting with Stewart-Haas Racing

America’s Most Popular Outdoor Retailer To Be Primary Co-Sponsor of Tony Stewart Beginning in 2013

TALLADEGA, Ala. (Oct. 5, 2012) – In a press conference today at Talladega Superspeedway, Springfield, Mo.-based Bass Pro Shops, America’s most popular outdoor retailer, announced it will join Mobil 1 as the primary co-sponsor of Tony Stewart and the No. 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) beginning in 2013.

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