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March 17, 2014

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

Before we travel too far down the path of wrong thinking, there’s one thing followers of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing should understand — namely, that there is little statistical significance to the fact that four different drivers have won the first four races of the season. Continue reading “Don’t read too much into four different winners in the first four Sprint Cup races”

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Mar. 10, 2014

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

LAS VEGAS — If there’s any doubt remaining that NASCAR’s new Chase format has caused a paradigm shift in the attitudes of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, listen to the three men who have won the first three races.

It wasn’t Las Vegas that made a gambler of Dale Earnhardt Jr. It was the newfound freedom that now is an integral part of every victory. Continue reading “New Chase format has given Sprint Cup racing an attitude adjustment”

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Here’s how the points reset works when the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ begins Sept. 16 at Chicagoland Speedway. Each of the 12 qualifiers begins the 10-race competition with 2,000 points.

The top-10 qualifiers then are awarded three bonus points for each victory. Example, based on current standings (locked in drivers):

Jimmie Johnson (three wins) would start the Chase with 2,009 points, Greg Biffle (two wins) 2,006 points and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (one win) 2,003 points.

The two Wild Card qualifiers receive no bonus points regardless of how many times they have won during the regular season.

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No. 48 My Lowe’s Chevrolet Victorious at Eighth Annual NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew ChallengeTM

 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 17, 2012) – The No. 48 My Lowe’s Chevrolet captured the championship title for the eighth annual NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew ChallengeTM held at Time Warner Cable Arena. Mirroring the 2011 final round, the No. 48 pit crew defeated the back-to-back reigning champions, the No. 11 FedEx Toyota, with a time of 22.239 seconds.

            The My Lowe’s Chevrolet pit crew consists of jack man TJ Ford from Charlotte, N.C.; gas man Brandon Harder from Oak Harbor, Ohio; front-tire changer Dave Collins from Riverside, Calif.; front-tire carrier RJ Barnette from Pinson, Ala.; rear-tire changer Calvin Teague from Taylorsville, N.C.; and rear-tire carrier Matt Tyrrell from Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Continue reading “No. 48 My Lowe’s Chevrolet Wins At Eighth Annual NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge”