Top 10 Nextel Cup Standings After Pocono 500
Jimmie Johnson leads the Nextel Cup standings with 2,062 points followed by Greg Biffle and Elliott Sadler. Carl Edwards jumps to fourth after climbing from ninth, while Kevin Harvick rises to seventh aided by an Pocono finish. Ricky Rudd set to tie or surpass Michigan starts record at MIS.
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Jimmie Johnson
Greg Biffle
Elliott Sadler
Carl Edwards
Mark Martin
Ryan Newman
Kevin Harvick
Rusty Wallace
Jeff Gordon
Tony Stewart
Busch Series Tallies After Federated 300 Standings
Reed Sorenson leads with 2 026 points after the Federated Auto Parts 300, followed by Martin Truex Jr. with 1 975 and Clint Bowyer tied at 1 975. Kenny Wallace sits fifth with 1 870, Ashton Lewis sixth, Denny Hamlin seventh, David Stremme eighth, Greg Biffle ninth, and Jason Keller tenth with 1 678 points.
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Reed Sorenson
Martin Truex Jr
Clint Bowyer
Carl Edwards
Kenny Wallace
Ashton Lewis
Denny Hamlin
David Stremme
Greg Biffle
Jason Keller
Craftsman Truck Standings After Chex 400 Race
Ted Musgrave leads the Craftsman Truck Series standings with 1,321 points after the Chex 400. Ricky Craven sits with 1,304, Bobby Hamilton 1,259, Ron Hornaday 1,255, and Dennis Setzer 1,234. Top 10 also includes Jimmy Spencer 1,184 Matt Crafton 1,178 Terry Cook 1,153 Johnny Benson 1,128 and Jack Sprague 1,119.
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Ted Musgrave
Ricky Craven
Bobby Hamilton
Ron Hornaday
Dennis Setzer
Jimmy Spencer
Matt Crafton
Terry Cook
Johnny Benson
Jack Sprague
Batman Begins 400 and Meijer 300 Racing on Speed Channel
NASCAR fans get a packed SPEED CHANNEL weekend with Batman Begins 400 at 1 30 p m Sunday and Meijer 300 presented by Oreo at 7 30 p m Saturday highlighting PDA coverage and race action.
Batman Begins 400 at Michigan International Speedway
Race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn Michigan starts Sunday at 2 PM ET. Defending champ Ryan Newman surged from a lap down to win last year's DHL 400. Dale Earnhardt Jr. owns the qualifying speed record of 191.149 mph set August 18 2000. Cale Jarrett set the 1999 race speed mark at 173.997 mph. Michigan’s 2 mile oval has hosted the race since 1969 with Cale Yarborough as the early winner.
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Ryan Newman
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Cale Jarrett
Cale Yarborough
Busch racers set for Meijer 300 at Kentucky Superspeedway
The Meijer 300 presented by Oreo in Kentucky features defending champ Kyle Busch, with Nextel Cup drivers Sterling Marlin Rusty Wallace Greg Biffle Carl Edwards and Michael Waltrip on the Friday night entry list. Track record is Bobby Hamilton Jr at 136.123 mph set June 14 2003 while qualifying record stands Martin Truex Jr at 180.102 mph set June 20 2004.
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Oreo
Kentucky
Paramount Insurance 200 At Michigan International Speedway
Chad Chaffin enters as defending champion for the Paramount Insurance 200 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday at 3 30 p m ET. Brendan Gaughan set a race speed record of 154 044 mph on July 26 2003 while Jason Leffler holds the qualifying mark of 178 037 mph from July 25 2003. The weekend marks the track's largest renovation in 37 years with new ticket gates concessions and suites.
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Paramount Insurance
Michigan International Speedway
Chad Chaffin
Brendan Gaughan
Jason Leffler
NASCAR faces driver drought as youth movement stalls
The Nextel Cup scene battles a shortage of talented young drivers as top teams rely on veteran Cup racers and driver development programs to fill rides. Jimmie Johnson and others warn of a tight future while JGR and Hendrick push young talents through Busch and Truck series to prepare for Cup.
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Busch
Reid
Nashville
Reed Sorenson
Nascar
Jack Roush
Rick Hendrick
Hendrick
Roush
Roush Racing
Geoff Smith
Kurt Busch
Carl Edwards
Smith
Lorin Ranier
Chip Ganassi Racing
Sorenson
Ranier
Spotlight on Spencer in the Truck Series at Michigan
NASCAR veteran Spencer discusses his move to the Craftsman Truck Series after 16 Cup seasons. He sits sixth in Truck points entering the Paramount Insurance 200 at Michigan, with two top fives and four top tens in nine starts, and comments on trucks racing, the Dover incident between Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart, and learning to tune setups for 500 mile races.
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Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Ray Evernham
Kasey Kahne
Jeremy Mayfield
Paul Wolfe
Nashville
Evernham
Anthony Foyt
Nascar
Michigan International Speedway
Wayne Auten
Jeff Gordon
Tony Stewart
Dover
Fantasy League Picks Highlight Bill Elliott at Michigan
Fantasy league owners may consider Bill Elliott in this week’s lineup as he races a part time schedule in 2005. Elliott is optimistic heading into the Batman Begins 400 at Michigan International Speedway, where he has seven career Michigan wins.
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Bill Elliott
Elliott
Michigan
Kahne eyes Indy 500 bid amid busy Cup schedule
Kasey Kahne hinted he would welcome an Indy 500 opportunity soon, though a Charlotte Nextel Cup race same day complicates a dual entry. Toyota entry rumors are dismissed as unfounded, with insiders predicting no 2007 Cup move. John McGill denies DCT Motorsports sale chatter while driver Stanton Barrett sits 20th in Busch standings entering Kentucky race.
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Kasey Kahne
Kahne
USAC
Charlotte
Indy
John McGill
DCT Motorsports
Stanton Barrett
Barrett
Kentucky
Runor Mill
McGill
Toyota
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