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Not in top 35 of 2009 owners points:
#02-David Gilliland (56th in owners pts/1 attempt)
#08-Derrike Cope (50/7)
#09-Mike Bliss (2009 Race Winner as owner)(38/33)
#13-Max Papis (42/18)
#21-Bill Elliott [past cham 1988](44/11)
#36-Michael McDowell (40/33)
#37-Tony Raines (46/26)
#66-Dave Blaney (41/33)
#70-Mike Skinner (63/1)
#71-Bobby Labonte [past champ 2000] (37/33)
#78-Regan Smith (42/17)
#82-Scott Speed (36/33)
#87-Joe Nemechek (39/33)
In the event qualifying is rained out or cancelled:
the eight who would make it [8]: #'s 09,71,21,82,87,36,66,37
missing the race would be [5]: #'s 13,78,08,02,70 -
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Texas Motor Speedway:
No changes, but the spread between 35th and 36th now up to 135 points (was 123)
34) #7-Gordon/Robby Gordon: 2565, +185
35) #34-Andretti/Earnhardt Ganassi: 2515, 135 points ahead of 36th
these teams/drivers must qualify by speed but are close to the top-35:
36) #82-Speed/Red Bull: 2380, 135 points out of 35th
(no other teams are within 500 owners points of 35th)
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UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Talladega, Chase race 7 of 10; Season race 33 of 36]:
pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 6248, finished 8th
2) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 6064, -184
3) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 6056, -192
4) #42-Juan Montoya, 6009, -239
5) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins], 5969, -279
6) #2-Kurt Busch [1 win], 5936, -312
7) #16-Greg Biffle, 5908, -340
8) #39-Ryan Newman, 5846, -402
9) #9-Kasey Kahne [2 wins], 5834, -414
10) #99-Carl Edwards, 5811, -437
11) #11-Denny Hamlin [3 wins], 5800, -448
12) #83-Brian Vickers [1 win], 5692, -556 -
UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC - the OLD way - Driver Points Standings
[after Talladega, race 33 of 36]:
pos, car#, driver, points, behind
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4752
2) #14-Tony Stewart, 4745 -7
3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4673 -72
4) #5-Mark Martin, 4315 -430
5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4271 -474
6) #42-Juan Montoya, 4260 -485
7) #2-Kurt Busch, 4248 -497
8) #16-Greg Biffle, 4157 -588
9) #39-Ryan Newman, 4118 -627
10) #9-Kasey Kahne, 4094 -651
11) #99-Carl Edwards, 4091 -654
12) #18-Kyle Busch, 4043 -702
13) #17-Matt Kenseth, 3986 -759
14) #33-Clint Bowyer, 3932 -813
15) #83-Brian Vickers, 3890 -855
16) #00-David Reutimann, 3854 -891
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November 2008 Pole Winner: #24-Jeff Gordon, 188.469 mph, finished 2nd
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April 2009 Pole Sitter: #00-David Reutimann, 190.517mph, finished 11th
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Track Pole Record: #25-Brian Vickers, 196.235, 11/3/2006
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Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 6 months, 0 days, 4/08/2002
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Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 23 years, 0 months, 12 days, 11/05/2006
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November 2008 Race Winner: #99-Carl Edwards, 144.219mph, started 16th
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April 2009 Race Winner: #24-Jeff Gordon, 145.372mph, started 2nd
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Track Race Record: Carl Edwards, Nov 2005, 151.055mph
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Slowest Race Record: Jeff Burton, 1997, 125.102mph
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Worst Starting Spot to Win: #17-Matt Kenseth, 2000, started 31st
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Oldest Race Winner: Dale Jarrett, 44 years, 4 months, 6 days, 4/1/2001
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Youngest Race Winner: Ryan Newman, 25 years, 3 months, 22 days, 3/30/2003
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Most Wins: 3 - Carl Edwards
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Most Poles: 2 - Ryan Newman, Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Most Top 5s: 7 - Jeff Gordon
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Most Top 10s: 9 - Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson
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Most Cautions: 12 - 4/2/2000 and 11/5/2006
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Fewest Cautions: 5 - 11/2/2008
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Most Caution Laps: 73, 4/6/1997
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Fewest Caution Laps: 26, 11/2/2008
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Most Running at the Finish: 40 - 11/6/2005 & 11/2/2008
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Fewest Running at the Finish: 29 - twice, most recently 4/5/1998
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Most Lead Changes: 29 - 4/2/2000
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Most Leaders: 17 - 4/2/2000
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Fewest Lead Changes: 16 - 11/2/2008
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Fewest Leaders: 6 - 4/6/2008
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Most Wins by Manufacturer: 9 - Ford
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Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1 [of 334] - Jeff Burton 4/15/2007
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Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 278 [of 334] - Tony Stewart, 11/5/2006
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At Texas Motor Speedway:
• Construction on Texas Motor Speedway began in 1995.
• The first NASCAR race at Texas was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on April 5, 1997.
• The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas was on April 6, 1997.
• In 1998, Turn 4 at Texas was reshaped to ease the transition from the turns to the front straightaway.
• A second renovation started after the 1998 race and eliminated dual banking and gave the track its current configuration.
• There have been 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Texas Motor Speedway, one per season 1997 through 2004 and two races per year since 2005.
• Four drivers have competed in all 17 Texas races: Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte and Mark Martin.
• Jeremy Mayfield won the first timed qualifying on April 4, 1998. Qualifying for the inaugural race in 1997 was canceled.
• Jeff Burton won the first NASCAR Sprint Cup race.
• 12 drivers have scored poles at Texas, led by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte and Ryan Newman with two each.
• 14 drivers have won races, led by Carl Edwards, with three. Jeff Gordon won at Texas for the first time, in April. Gordon has won at every track he has run except Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• 13 of 17 races have been won from a top-10 starting position. Only one has been won from the pole (Kasey Kahne in 2006).
• Matt Kenseth started 31st en route to his victory at Texas in 2002, the deepest in the field that a race winner has started.
• Both Jeff Burton (1997) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2000) scored their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at Texas.
• Five of the last six races have had a margin of victory under one second.
• Jimmie Johnson (8.5) and Matt Kenseth (9.7) each average a top-10 finish.
• There have been 26 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Texas.
• 71 drivers in NASCAR’s three national series (all-time) have their home state recorded as Texas. - Races won from starting pos 1: 1
- Races won from starting pos 2: 3
- Races won from starting pos 3: 2
- Races won from starting pos 4: 2
- Races won from starting pos 5: 2
- Races won from starting pos 7: 1
- Races won from starting pos 8: 2
- Races won from starting pos 16: 1
- Races won from starting pos 19: 1
- Races won from starting pos 30: 1
- Races won from starting pos 31: 1
- Races won from the top 5: 10 of 17
- Races won from the top 10: 13 of 17
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Pole Winners at Texas
4/2009: David Reutimann, Toyota, 190.517, finished 11th
11/2008: Jeff Gordon, #24 Chevy, 188.469 mph, finished 2nd
4/2008: Dale Earnhardt Jr., #88 Chevy, 190.907, finished 12th
11/2007: Martin Truex Jr., #1 Chevy, 193.105, finished 3rd
4/2007: none, rained out
11/2006: Brian Vickers, #25 Chevy, 196.235mph, finished 27th [record]
4/2006: Kasey Kahne, #9 Dodge, 190.315, finished 1st
11/2005: Ryan Newman, #12 Dodge, 192.947, finished 25th
4/2005: Ryan Newman, #12 Dodge, 193.882, finished 16th
2004: Bobby Labonte, #18 Chevy, 193.903, finished 25th
2003; Bobby Labonte, #18 Chevy, 193.514, finished 37th
2002: Bill Elliott, #9 Dodge, 194.224, finished 9th
2001; Dale Earnhardt Jr, #8 Chevy, 190.678, finished 8th
2000: Terry Labonte, #5 Chevy, 192.137, finished 8th
1999: Kenny Irwin Jr, #28 Ford, 190.154, finished 15th
1998: Jeremy Mayfield, #12 Ford, 185.906, finished 23rd
1997: none, rained out -
Race Winners at Texas
4/2009: Jeff Gordon, #24-Chevy, 145.372mph, started 2nd
11/2008: Carl Edwards, #99 Ford, 144.219mph, started 16th
4/2008: Carl Edwards, #99 Ford, 144.814mph, started 2nd
11/2007: Jimmie Johnson, #48 Chevy, 131.219, started 8th
4/2007: Jeff Burton, #31 Chevy, 143.359, started 2nd
11/2006: Tony Stewart, #20 Chevy, 134.891, started 8th
4/2006: Kasey Kahne, #9 Dodge, 137.943, started 1st
11/2005: Carl Edwards, #99 Ford, 151.055, started 30th
4/2005: Greg Biffle, #16 Ford, 130.055, started 5th
2004: Elliott Sadler, #38-Ford, 138.845, started 19th
2003: Ryan Newman, #12-Dodge, 131.517, started 3rd
2002: Matt Kenseth, #17 Ford, 142.453, started 31st
2001: Dale Jarrett, #88 Ford, 141.804, started 3rd
2000: Dale Earnhardt Jr, #8 Chevy, 131.152, started 4th
1999: Terry Labonte, #5 Chevy, 144.276, started 4th
1998: Mark Martin, #6 Ford, 136.771, started 7th
1997: Jeff Burton, #99 Ford, 125.111, started 5th
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