Top 10 NASCAR Standings This Week
Kurt Busch leads with 5850 points followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr 5826 and Jeff Gordon 5776 in the top three. Elliott Sadler 5693, Mark Martin 5664, Tony Stewart 5646, Matt Kenseth 5635, Jimmie Johnson 5623, Ryan Newman 5579, and Jeremy Mayfield 5501 complete the top ten with shifts from the previous ranking.
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Kurt Busch
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Jeff Gordon
Elliott Sadler
Mark Martin
Tony Stewart
Matt Kenseth
Jimmie Johnson
Ryan Newman
Jeremy Mayfield
Truex Leads Busch Series After Sixth Place SpongeBob Run
Martin Truex Jr holds the top spot in the standings following a sixth place finish in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300. Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, Jason Leffler, and Ron Hornaday round out the top five as titles race progresses with current points totals and recent movements.
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Martin Truex Jr
Kyle Busch
Greg Biffle
Jason Leffler
Ron Hornaday
David Green
Jason Keller
Mike Bliss
Kenny Wallace
Ashton Lewis
Craftsman Truck Standings Top 10 Leaders
Bobby Hamilton leads with 3098 points, followed by Dennis Setzer 3019 and Ted Musgrave 2933. Carl Edwards sits fourth with 2925, Matt Crafton fifth at 2762, Chad Chaffin sixth 2740, David Starr seventh 2726, Travis Kvapil eighth 2717, Steve Park ninth 2640, and Jack Sprague tenth at 2637.
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Bobby Hamilton
Dennis Setzer
Ted Musgrave
Carl Edwards
Matt Crafton
Chad Chaffin
David Starr
Travis Kvapil
Steve Park
Jack Sprague
Manufacturer update at Martinsville shows Ford leads with eight wins
In 19 races at Martinsville Ford has eight victories since 1995, Chevrolet seven, and Pontiac three. Next up is the Subway 500 at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Also listed are He Dared To Rock 250 at 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Kroger 200 at 1 p.m. Saturday on TNT Speed Channel.
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Subway 500 at Martinsville Race Preview
Jeff Gordon defends title as the Martinsville event cards a 263 mile 500 lap race set for Sunday at 1 p.m. Tony Stewart holds the qualifying speed record while Gordon owns the race mark. The track has new asphalt and concrete improving grip for faster runs.
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Jeff Gordon
Tony Stewart
Martinsville
Sam's Town Race Dares Rock at Memphis Park for St Jude
In Memphis Motorsports Park at 3 30 p m Saturday the Sam s Town race titled He Dared To Rock benefits St Jude Children s Research Hospital Defending champion is Bobby Hamilton Jr The race record is Kevin Harvick 92 352 mph set Oct 29 2000 The qualifying record is Jeff Green 120 267 mph set Oct 28 Fast fact notes Bill Elliott will race among Nextel Cup drivers Isaac Hayes serves as grand marshal and will sing the national anthem.
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis Motorsports Park
Bobby Hamilton Jr
Kevin Harvick
Jeff Green
Bill Elliott
Isaac Hayes
Earnhardt Jr and Busch duel for lead in Banquet 400 race
Top two Chase leaders Dale Earnhardt Jr and Kurt Busch clash for position at Kansas Speedway on October 10. Busch endured his worst Chase finish with a sixth place at Kansas, highlighting the tight race for the Nextel Cup.
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Kansas
Busch leads Chase as field narrows in final races
Concord report notes Kurt Busch tops the standings with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon close, Johnson predicts Gordon will win another championship as the Nextel Cup format tightens the points race. The piece highlights Johnson’s shift from front-runner to defender of a shrinking pool of contenders.
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Jimmie Johnson
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Jeff Gordon
Jeff
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Kurt Busch
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Chase Busch Leads Chase Title Charge With Cautious Spinof Threats
Kurt Busch holds a 24 point lead over Dale Earnhardt as he avoids trouble in the first five Chase races. He dodged multiple crashes at UAW GM 500 and Kansas, surviving a Lap 1 incident and a Harvick oil spill while noting two paths to avoid bad luck and praising his maturation since Bristol.
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Harvick
Jeremy Mayfield
Matt Kenseth
Look Ahead Track Facts and NASCAR Venues
Look Ahead compiles racing facts with Martinsville dating Sept 25 1949 as the first race and Talladega 2.66 mile oval as the longest. Bristol tops banking at 36 degrees. Scheduled events include Martinsville Oct 24 Subway 500 Atlanta Oct 31 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Phoenix Nov 7 Checker Auto Parts 500 Darlington Nov 14 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Homestead Nov 21 Ford 400.
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
Phoenix International Raceway
Darlington Raceway
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Chase drivers vie for Martinsville pick in fantasy league
Pep Chandell notes top Chase contenders at Martinsville Speedway. Kurt Busch leads in points and dominates Bristol, having won four of the last six at half mile tracks and the 2002 Subway 500 at Martinsville. Dale Earnhardt Jr. rides six top ten finishes in six races, Jeff Gordon shows five wins, and Mark Martin adds two Martinsville victories and poles.
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Martinsville Speedway
Kurt Busch
Bristol Motor Speedway
Busch
Martinsville
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Mark Martin
Charlotte
Martin
Truex Jr. to make first Nextel Cup start at Atlanta
Busch Series driver Martin Truex Jr. will attempt his first Nextel Cup start in the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on October 31. He will drive the No. 1 Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt Inc. with Richard Labbe as crew chief.
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Martin Truex Jr
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Truex Jr
Dale Earnhardt Inc
New Hampshire International Speedway
Richard “Slugger
Labbe
Kevin “Bono” Manion
Truex
Craftsman Trucks Race at Martinsville Kroger 200
The Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway runs at 1 p.m. Saturday. Defending champion Jon Wood is noted with a race record of 92.352 mph set October 18, 2003, while Mike Bliss held a record 94.275 mph as of April 16. Martinsville is a charter series venue, hosting nine seasons. only Bud Pole winner Rich Bickle later won a Truck race there in 1997.
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Martinsville Speedway
Jon Wood
Mike Bliss
Bud
Rich Bickle
Martinsville
Chase Scorecard for Martinsville Chase contenders
Busch sits fourth at Charlotte with 5 850 points and a 4.2 first five race average. Earnhardt Jr leads Chase with 5 826 points and a 5.0 average. Gordon excels at Martinsville with 8.4 average and a Martinsville win last year. Johnson has five Martinsville top tens in five races. Mayfield posts the worst Chase start.
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Charlotte
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Earnhardt Jr
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Gordon
Elliott Sadler
Sadler
Jimmie Johnson
Johnson
Jeremy Mayfield
Mayfield
Labonte set for 53rd Martinsville start surpassing Waltrip
Terry Labonte is poised for a 53rd Martinsville start, improving to third in starts at the Virginia short track behind Richard Petty and Dave Marcis. He has yet to win at Martinsville, the series shortest track with the longest history, dating to 1949. Jeff Gordon won from the pole in 2003 both races starting from first position.
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Terry Labonte
Martinsville
Darrell Waltrip
Martinsville Speedway
Richard Petty
Dave Marcis
Labonte
Virginia
Posilion
Jeff Gordon
Jimmie Johnson Says Martinsville Race Will Involve Consequences
In a bold Martinsville quote Jimmie Johnson warns that teammates and rivals will surround him in the race and any error could pull him into the outcome. He emphasizes accountability and the tight, high-stakes nature of short-track racing at Martinsville Speedway.
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