Jimmie Johnson is the first competitor to qualify for the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The five-time Sprint Cup champion is the only driver to have qualified for all 10 editions of NASCAR’s post season, and the earliest to clinch a Chase spot since Jeff Gordon also clinched at Watkins Glen in 2007. Now Johnson has a surprisingly daunting task ahead of him: Solve the riddle that is Michigan International Speedway. Michigan is one of five active tracks at which Johnson has not won. The others are all tracks that the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visits once per season: Chicagoland, Watkins Glen, Kentucky and Homestead.
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2013 NASCAR Cup Series Watkins Glen Starting Lineup – Marcos Ambrose On Pole, Track Record
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1 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley/CTC Jumpstart Ford 68.777 128.241
2 15 Clint Bowyer PEAK/Duck Dynasty Toyota 68.929 127.958
3 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 69.197 127.462
4 47 AJ Allmendinger Scott Products Toyota 69.213 127.433
5 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 69.231 127.400
6 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s/Monopoly Chevrolet 69.245 127.374
7 27 Paul Menard Menards/Splash Chevrolet 69.369 127.146
8 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 69.372 127.141
9 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 69.388 127.111
10 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot Husky Toyota 69.428 127.038
11 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 69.486 126.932
12 35 Michael McDowell Dockside Logistics Ford 69.546 126.823
13 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet 69.551 126.813
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14 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation 30th Anniversary Chevrolet 69.577 126.766
15 55 Brian Vickers(i) Toyota Camry 30th Anniversary Toyota 69.715 126.515
Is This Jeff Gordon’s Weekend For First 2013 NASCAR Victory?
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NASCAR Sprint Cup’s all-time road-race winner Jeff Gordon, with nine victories, continues his mid-season climb into championship contention. Gordon has won four times at The Glen, most recently in 2001. His second-place finish at Pocono Raceway advanced the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion to ninth in the standings – one spot behind Pocono winner and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kasey Kahne. All four of the Hendrick drivers – Johnson, Kahne, Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. – occupy a top-10 spot and provisional Chase berths.
NASCAR Holds Rules and Competition Media Briefing
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Fact Sheet – NASCAR Media Briefing
NASCAR R&D Center; Concord, NC
July 15, 2013
NASCAR has an oft-stated goal to constantly improve our core product. To that end, NASCAR has launched a wide-ranging initiative to transform its Competition model in the following areas: Governance, Rules, Deterrence / Penalties and Officiating / Inspection.
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2013 NASCAR CUP RACE #19 RESULTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE – BRIAN VICKERS WINS
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1 13 55 Brian Vickers(i) Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
2 4 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota
3 9 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
4 1 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford
5 17 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford
6 43 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
7 18 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
8 6 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford
9 12 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota
10 5 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet
11 8 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
12 11 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Monopoly Chevrolet
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