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Changes include horsepower reduction, ban on team-faciliated testing

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CONCORD, N.C. – It’s the time of year when Jimmie Johnson typically is running roughshod over the competition, so it really wasn’t surprising to find the Hendrick Motorsports driver guiding a World War II tank over two automobiles in the infield at Charlotte Motor Speedway Tuesday afternoon.

The event was to promote next month’s Bank of America 500 (October 11, 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC) at CMS, and a special "Let the Troops Race" program.

Johnson’s appearance took place shortly before NASCAR officials unveiled the sanctioning body’s 2015 rules package, which includes among other things a reduction in horsepower and down force as well as a ban on team-faciliated private testing.

As a six-time Sprint Cup champion, Johnson was the perfect sounding board to ask about the changes.

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"In one respect it’s great," Johnson said of the testing ban. "We don’t have to spend more time away from home (to) go testing. As long as you’re in great shape, you’re going to be happy with that rule."

But, he added, HMS, which includes drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne as well as Johnson, has been one to utilize other facilities often in an attempt to remain competitive.

Now, he said, such on-track information will have to be obtained at the track leading into a race weekend.

"We’ve been one that has used Nashville and a lot of other tracks to advance our cars," he said. "We’re going to have to do it the old fashioned way, at the track. Use practice sessions as test sessions and also fall back on our tools and instruments that we have in-house at Hendrick Motorsports."

Others also chimed in Tuesday once the ’15 rules were announced.

Michael Waltrip Racing‘s Brian Vickers was quoted in his team’s weekly pre-race release as saying less down force, which will be obtained in part by a reduction in the height of the rear spoiler on the car, "should make the driver a greater part of the success equation."

"There is a ton to absorb with the announcement today, but I think all of the changes are in the right direction," Vickers said. "The testing ban is the right decision. It saves car owners some money and increases the quality of life for all the crew that don’t get to spend a lot of time with their family."

Doug Yates, CEO of Roush Yates Engines, said changes to the motors would mean "a lot of work ahead."

To drop horsepower from its current 850 range to the NASCAR target of 725, the use of tapered spacers such as those currently found in the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series will be implemented.

For Daytona and Talladega, restrictor plates will continue to be used to control speeds.

"The engine configuration as we know it is going to change considerably and what that means is a different camshaft," Yates said. "They’re going from flat tappet to roller lifter, which is a step in the right direction for longevity, but as far as the cam design, the cylinder head, intake manifold and exhaust system – all of those things that are related to air-flow – is going to have to be developed and tested over the winter to have a package that’s ready to go race next March in Atlanta.

"At the same time, they’re reducing the horsepower target 125 and they’re also reducing the RPM from 9,500 today to 9,000 RPM going forward, so there are a lot of changes and a lot of work ahead."

Back at CMS, Johnson was asked about constant changes to rules and if perhaps NASCAR should leave well enough alone for now.

"It’s debatable," he said. "I was in a great conversation with (Clint) Bowyer … he brought up a good point. Every time there is change, there is more competition. When the rules sit still for a long period of time, (competition on the track) kind of falls into a follow-the-leader type of event. With more change, there will be that race again to find out who can figure out the mousetrap first.

"I’m not against that. And at the end of the day, if the cars really have a lot of give-up in them and they are abusing tires and wearing tires out, (then) that’s going to create the best racing for us.”

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Other tweaks include testing, adjustable track bar

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CONCORD, N.C. — A reduction in horsepower, a shorter rear spoiler and an optional driver adjustable track bar are among the nearly five dozen changes that encompass the 2015 rules package for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams.

After nearly a year of testing and collaboration to arrive at the package, NASCAR officials informed teams of the 2015 changes this week.

In addition to the changes in "hard parts," NASCAR has banned all private testing by teams for next season. Organizations will be allowed to participate in NASCAR/Goodyear tests only.

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Teams currently are allowed to test at non-sanctioned facilities as often as they choose, and have a minimum number of tests allowed at tracks that host Sprint Cup Series races.

There also will not be a preseason test at Daytona International Speedway leading into the season-opening Daytona 500. Teams were expected to be at the 2.5-mile track in January for the annual Preseason Thunder program.

There could also be qualifying and racing in the rain at Sprint Cup Series events contested on road courses if weather is an issue; and the new qualifying format unveiled this year could see some minor tweaks going forward.

"Last year when we did the chassis change, we wanted to do the engine power optimization, but it was too much, too fast for the engine builders," Gene Stefanyshyn told NASCAR.com.

Stefanyshyn, senior vice president of innovation and racing development, said speeds increased slightly with the implementation of the 2014 package, "so this year, even though we’ve got the power down, we’re re-balancing the car."

The horsepower reduction, from 850 to 725, will be obtained in part through the use of tapered spacers, which are currently used in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Flat valve lifters will be replaced with roller valve lifters; lower differential gear ratios (targeting 9,000 RPM) will be in use and the rear spoiler height will be reduced from 8 inches to 6 inches.

An adjustable driver track bar will be optional (the device was tested this summer at Michigan International Speedway); while the size of the radiator pan has been decreased from 43 inches to 38 inches.

Stefanyshyn said speeds will likely decrease by no more than 3-4 mph in most instances with the changes.

"You take the power out, but we’re also taking drag off (by trimming the spoiler) to re-balance this whole thing," he said. "It’s not going to be as dramatic as most people think. We’re hoping … it will make the racing better, closer. Our goals are always that, right? To provide better entertainment for our fans."

The move to eliminate testing, he said, was at the request of teams. Any team that is caught skirting the rule will face a P6 penalty, the most severe.

"They say ‘it cost a ton of money, takes a ton of time, a ton of resources,’ " Stefanyshyn said. "They say, ‘We test at tracks we don’t race at, they’re not rubbered in. When all is said and done, what is whole value of thing?’

"They all say that, but they all go (test) because the other guy is going. So how can we control all you guys, where you go? They said, ‘Hey, put down a severe penalty.’ So it’s a P6. It’s a big one.

"We won’t put a bodyguard with each team and follow them around but … thinking that people will let you know (if anyone breaks the rule)."

Teams will still test, but those tests will likely be run in conjunction with Goodyear tire tests and NASCAR.

"What we’re trying to do is get Goodyear, NASCAR and team testing, which are separate now, and bring all three of us together," he said. "If we organize it well and do it in a smart way, say ‘Goodyear’s got to do their stuff, let’s help them; NASCAR and the teams, if we want to look at this low downforce world, let’s work together; and then you teams, you’ve got your time.’

"That’s the thinking but we have to figure all that out."

Previously announced for 2015 were the move to automated pit road officiating, a new parts approval process and the implementation of an electronic rule book.

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Monday, September 22
4:30 p.m., NASCAR America, NBC Sports Network
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Tuesday, September 23
5 p.m., NASCAR America, NBC Sports Network
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Noon, NASCAR K&N Pro Series Race at Kern (re-air), FOX Sports 1
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5 p.m., NASCAR America, NBC Sports Network
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2 p.m., NASCAR Nationwide Series Practice, ESPN2
3:30 p.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, ESPN2
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4 a.m. (Sat.), The 10 Greatest Families in NASCAR History (re-air), FOX Sports 1
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10 a.m., NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Race at New Hampshire, FOX Sports 1
11 a.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice, FOX Sports 1
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1:30 p.m., Empty Cup: Quest for the 1992 NASCAR Championship (re-air), FOX Sports 2
2 p.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Final Practice, FOX Sports 2
3:30 p.m., NASCAR Nationwide Series Race at Dover, ESPN
10 p.m., NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Las Vegas, FOX Sports 1

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9 a.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Final Practice (re-air), FOX Sports 1
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1 p.m., NSCS Countdown, ESPN
2 p.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race at Dover, ESPN
5 p.m., Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Race at Austin, FOX Sports 1
7 p.m., NASCAR Victory Lane, FOX Sports 1
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3 a.m. (Mon.), NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Dover (re-air), FOX Sports 1
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Six-time Sprint Cup champion set new record in last year’s Chase race

Jimmie Johnson has a history of dominance at Dover International Speedway. The six-time Sprint Cup Series champion holds the record for the most career wins at the Monster Mile with nine. He broke a tie with Richard Petty and Bobby Allison in last year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the track and then extended his mark with his win at the 1-mile venue in the spring. In the last 11 Sprint Cup Series races at Dover, Johnson has six wins and has led triple-digit laps all but one time.

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Gordon: ‘This place just doesn’t like us this year for whatever reason’

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LOUDON, N.H. — Jeff Gordon‘s two trips to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this season were marked by strong performances, but each time, trouble within the last 15 laps derailed potentially strong results.

The finishes in each race were identical — 26th place as the final driver on the lead lap. Sunday, though, the stakes were far greater.

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Gordon’s quest for a fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship suffered a moderate setback Sunday afternoon as a cut right-front tire sent his Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 Chevrolet into the Turn 1 wall while running sixth in the 292nd of 303 laps.

Gordon and New Hampshire have historically had a good relationship, with the four-time series champ collecting three wins and four Coors Light Pole Awards over the course of his career at the 1.058-mile track. This year, not so much. In July, Gordon was about to line up second for a green-white-checkered overtime finish before his car sputtered out of gas.

"This place just doesn’t like us this year for whatever reason," Gordon said. "Both races this year we just had a lot of strange things happen to us. Today we were fighting hard like we have been all day long, putting a great car out there. It’s hard to get track position on the No. 22 (race winner Joey Logano) and the No. 4 (Kevin Harvick) and even the No. 2 (Brad Keselowski) there, but I mean, I was real happy with the car.

"I thought we had an awesome race car, but it doesn’t matter if you blow a right-front tire. I’m pretty sure we cut something. I felt it go down about three-quarters of the way down the front straightaway and there is just nothing you can do. Just go along for the ride and hope the damage isn’t too bad, which we were very fortunate to still end up on the lead lap, I guess."

The outcome, on the heels of the second-place finish last weekend in the Chase opener at Chicagoland, moved Gordon from a promising second place in the standings to a slightly more treacherous seventh as the first round of postseason eliminations looms after next weekend’s race at Dover.

Gordon’s track record at the Monster Mile has plenty of career highlights as well — four wins and four poles — but similarly, his result there in June left a sour taste; he faded from fifth to 15th place with an ill-handling car on the 35-lap green-flag run to the finish.

While Sunday’s mishap hasn’t placed Gordon in a must-win situation, the emphasis on avoiding catastrophe is palpable. Gordon sits 21 points ahead of 13th-place Denny Hamlin in the Chase standings with only Dover remaining before the postseason field trims down to 12 drivers for the first three-race cut.

"Well, the problem is you just can’t have things like that happen," Gordon said. We have a strong enough team. We went from being very comfortable going into next week’s race to now not being very comfortable. We just have to go and perform and try to make sure things like this don’t happen."

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Kyle Busch in good shape to advance; Kenseth and Hamlin will battle at Dover

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One week after all three of its teams came out of Chicagoland Speedway with top-10 finishes, Joe Gibbs Racing heads into the final race of the Challenger Round in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with two teams suddenly looking very vulnerable.

Only a Herculean effort by driver Kyle Busch and his crew kept the No. 18 team from finding itself in a similar position.

"Completely the opposite," JGR’s Jimmy Makar, senior vice president of racing operations, said following Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway when asked to compare the results of the first two Chase races.

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Busch, seventh the previous week, somehow managed to salvage an eighth-place finish at NHMS in spite of severe damage to the front of his Toyota. Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin weren’t as fortunate.

Fueling issues kept Hamlin on pit road for an extended period during the race, which in turn left him deep in the field and in the middle of trouble when a four-car accident unfolded on Lap 180 of the scheduled 300-lap race.

Kenseth had run in the top 10 for much of the day, eventually climbing as high as third, before contact with Paul Menard sent the No. 20 entry into the wall with less than 30 laps remaining.

Kenseth wound up 21st on the day, Hamlin finished 37th.

With four drivers trimmed from the field of 16 after this week’s race at Dover International Speedway, Kenseth will be looking to, at the very least, hold his ground. The 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion enters Sunday’s AAA 400 (ESPN, 2 p.m. ET), eighth in points and only eight ahead of Hamlin in the No. 13 spot.

Kenseth’s record at Dover is solid, with a pair of victories (2006, ‘11) and 20 top-10 finishes in 31 career starts at the fast, high-banked one-mile track. He finished third there earlier this year.

Hamlin and his No. 11 team sit six points out of the 12th spot, held for now by Richard Childress Racing driver Ryan Newman.

But Hamlin’s far from alone — only 12 points separate those between Kenseth (2,057) and 16th-place Aric Almirola (2,045). A week ago, the gap was a far more imposing 34 points between the two positions.

He has yet to win at the Monster Mile, but Hamlin has finished inside the top 10 on six occasions, including a fifth-place result this past June.

"Kyle was able to get up on the wheel and do what he could, fought hard for all his positions and they ended up with a respectable finish out of it," Makar said.

"Matt didn’t have time to get back; it was just a bad situation with just a few laps to go. He … didn’t have time to actually race back with a couple of laps to go. It was just a tough situation for him."

"Denny, I tell you, just snake bit there. We still don’t know what happened to the fuel system. It was some freak thing, something we’ll have to look at when we get back (to the shop). But right now … it’s nothing really obvious."

Hamlin’s issues put the driver "in a bad spot, a bad place on the race track" Makar said. And with everything else that happened after Hamlin’s fuel issues, there were no guarantees he would have escaped those unscathed.

"But he had a good, fast race car. It’s a shame they weren’t able to race all day like that," Makar said.

The strange turn of events for the three teams certainly weren’t expected, given their solid start a week earlier.

Now, they regroup and head to Dover, hoping to remain relevant.

"I was really surprised," said Makar. "But I think it’s going to be interesting next week. We’ve got to go race hard and get a good finish with everybody and hopefully we can move on."

Four more drivers will be trimmed from the field following the Contender Round (Kansas, Charlotte and Talladega), leaving eight to battle through the Eliminator Round (Martinsville, Texas and Phoenix).

The final four will advance into the Championship Round, scheduled for Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 16.

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Kes maintains top standings position while Logano now trails by one point

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LOUDON, N.H. – Brad Keselowski almost pulled off an amazing comeback, rallying first from a loss of track position due to pit strategy and then bouncing back after nearly bouncing off the wall.

There were no more tricks in the magic hat for the Team Penske driver or crew chief Paul Wolfe during the closing stages of Sunday’s Sylvania 300, however.

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"We had a lot of adversity," said Keselowski, who saw a two-race win streak end when teammate Joey Logano took the checkered flag. "I made a few mistakes that got us behind, but Paul … and the crew did a great job of getting us back in position.

"It was kind of an up-and-down day and I guess we ended on an OK note."

The pole winner and fastest in two of the three practice rounds leading into Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Keselowski was battling Logano for the lead on a Lap-269 restart when Logano’s Ford got loose and the two made brief contact, allowing Kevin Harvick to shoot past and into the lead.

"I got ran into," the 2012 Sprint Cup champion said after his seventh-place finish. "I think that’s pretty self-explanatory, but I don’t know if I was the fastest car."

Subsequent restarts brought on by a flurry of late cautions kept him within sight of the leader, but a final green, white, checkered push didn’t play out as hoped.

Having won a week earlier at Chicagoland Speedway, Keselowski is already guaranteed a spot in the Contender Round, a three-race stretch that consists of stops in Kansas, Charlotte, and Talladega. That being the case, Wolfe said, it allowed the No. 2 team to "try something a little different."

"We’re in a position where we can be aggressive with getting our win last week," he said. "We did that some today. … If we knew we had to get a top-five finish, we might have played it a little different, been a little more conservative.

"That’s the beauty, I guess, of this new (format); it gives you options of different things you can do and we’re just taking advantage of it."

After leading the first 37 laps, the team opted for a four-tire stop under a competition caution at Lap 37, and the move put Keselowski back in traffic 16th on the restart. He fell as far back as 22nd before finally beginning to slowly inch his way forward, and was back inside the top 10 just past the 100-lap mark.

Almost 100 laps later, he was still in the top 10, but spun out while battling Matt Kenseth for position.

"I knew we were probably going to be the only car on four (tires); it just didn’t seem to work today," Wolfe said of the early call. "I guess the track temp wasn’t up enough for four tires to really be a big gain there. We had a bad start and it took us forever to battle back. We worked through it and worked on our strategy and were able to get ourselves back in position to have a shot at it.

"That one restart there we got jumbled up with the 22 (Logano) and lost a position; from there it was kind of hard to get back by him."

Keselowski maintained his position atop the points standings, while Logano moved up to second, one point behind.

That both he and Logano are guaranteed to advance, Keselowski said, "is great for everyone at Team Penske.

"We certainly have a lot to be proud of, but there’s still a lot of work to do."

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The Truck Series runs its final stand alone race of the season

Entry # Driver Owner Crew chief Manufacturer Sponsor

1

0

Caleb Roark

Kenneth Grimes

Michael Stewart

14 Chevrolet

Grimes Irrigation & Construction

2

02

Tyler Young

Randy Young

Bryan Berry

14 Chevrolet

Randco/Young’s Building Systems

3

05

John Wes Townley

Tony Townley

Mike Beam

14 Toyota

Zaxby’s

4

6

Norm Benning

Norm Benning

Kevin Dargie

14 Chevrolet

TBA

5

7

Brian Ickler

Tom Deloach

Chris Carrier

14 Toyota

TBD

6

07

B J McLeod

Ken Smith

Doug Weddle

14 Chevrolet

TBA

7

08

Jimmy Weller

Bobby Dotter

Jason Miller

14 Chevrolet

TBA

8

8

Joe Nemechek

Sidney Mauldin

Jerry Babb

14 Toyota

Smoke-N-Sear/SWM

9

9

Ron Hornaday Jr

Joe Denette

Ryan McKinney

14 Chevrolet

RHEEM

10

10

Jennifer Jo Cobb

Jennifer Jo Cobb

Steve Kuykendall

14 Chevrolet

Driven2Honor.org

11

13

Jeb Burton

Duke Thorson

Jeriod Prince

14 Toyota

Estes-Carolina Nut Company

12

115

Mason Mingus

Billy Boat

Dan Deeringhoff

14 RAM

811 Call Before You Dig/Diamond Equipment

13

17

Timothy Peters

Tom Deloach

Marcus Richmond II

14 Toyota

Red Horse Racing

14

19

Tyler Reddick

Brad Keselowski

Doug Randolph

14 Ford

Reese

15

20

Jason White(i)

Bob Newberry

Chris Rice

14 Chevrolet

Gun Broker

16

21

Joey Coulter

Maurice Gallagher Jr

Jeff Stankiewicz

14 Chevrolet

Allegiant Travel

17

23

Spencer Gallagher

Maurice Gallagher Jr

Ryan London

14 Chevrolet

Allegiant Travel

18

29

Ryan Blaney

Brad Keselowski

Chad Kendrick

14 Ford

Cooper Standard

19

31

Ben Kennedy

Steve Turner

Doug George

14 Chevrolet

Heater.com

20

32

Tayler Malsam

Harry Scott Jr

Mike Hillman Jr

14 Chevrolet

Outerwall

21

35

TBA

Kevin Cywinski

Dennis Connor

14 Toyota

TBA

22

136

Scott Stenzel

Beverly Mittler

Michael Mittler

14 Chevrolet

Mitler Bros Machine & Tool/Ski Soda

23

50

T J Bell

Mark Beaver

Tim Sliva

14 Chevrolet

Dedicated to Electrical Linemen

24

51

Erik Jones

Kyle Busch

Eric Phillips

14 Toyota

ToyotaCare/Project Pink

25

54

Darrell Wallace Jr

Kyle Busch

Jerry Baxter

14 Toyota

ToyotaCare

26

63

Justin Jennings

Michael Mittler

Michael Mittler

14 Chevrolet

Mittler Bros/LG Seeds/Ski Soda

27

77

German Quiroga

Tom Deloach

Butch Hylton

14 Toyota

OtterBox

28

88

Matt Crafton

Rhonda Thorson

Carl Joiner

14 Toyota

JeldWen/Menards

29

98

Johnny Sauter

Mike Curb

Jeff Hensley

14 Toyota

Nextant/Curb Records

30

99

Bryan Silas

Chris Baluch

Cal Boprey

14 Chevrolet

TBA

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See which drivers will compete as the series returns to Dover

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1

01

Landon Cassill

Johnny Davis

Dave Fuge

14 Chevrolet

TeamJDMotorsports.com

2

2

Brian Scott

Richard Childress

Phil Gould

14 Chevrolet

Shore Lodge

3

3

Ty Dillon

Richard Childress

Danny Stockman Jr

14 Chevrolet

Yuengling Light Lager

4

4

Jeffrey Earnhardt

Gary Keller

Gary Cogswell

14 Chevrolet

TeamJDMotorsports.com

5

6

Trevor Bayne

Jack Roush

Chad Norris

14 Ford

AdvoCare

6

7

Regan Smith

Kelley Earnhardt-Miller

Ryan Pemberton

14 Chevrolet

TaxSlayer.com

7

9

Chase Elliott

Dale Earnhardt Jr

Greg Ives

14 Chevrolet

NAPA AUTO PARTS

8

10

Kevin Lepage

Mark Smith

Todd Myers

14 Toyota

Supportmilitary.org

9

11

Elliott Sadler

J D Gibbs

Chris Gayle

14 Toyota

SportClips

10

14

Jeff Green

Mark Smith

Wes Ward

14 Toyota

Hefty Ultimate / Reynolds Wrap

11

16

Ryan Reed

Jack Roush

Seth Barbour

14 Ford

 ADA Drive to Stop Diabetes presented by Lilly Diabetes

12

17

Tanner Berryhill

Adrian Berryhill

Daniel Stillman

14 Dodge

NationalCashLenders.com

13

19

Mike Bliss

Mark Smith

Paul Clapprood

14 Toyota

Tweaker Energy Shot

14

20

Justin Boston(i)

Joe Gibbs

Kevin Kidd

14 Toyota

Zloop

15

22

Joey Logano(i)

Roger Penske

Jeremy Bullins

14 Ford

Hertz

16

23

Robert Richardson Jr

Robert Richardson Sr

George Church

14 Chevrolet

Lilly Trucking

17

28

J J Yeley

James Whitener

Steve Plattenberger

13 Dodge

Texas 28 Spirits Stage

18

29

Milka Duno

Robby Benton

Keith Hinkein

14 Toyota

CanTV

19

31

Dylan Kwasniewski

Steve Turner

Shannon Rursch

14 Chevrolet

Rockstar

20

33

Cale Conley(i)

Richard Childress

Nick Harrison

14 Chevrolet

IAVA

21

39

Ryan Sieg

Rod Sieg

Kevin Starland

14 Chevrolet

RSS Racing

22

40

Matt Dibenedetto

Curtis Key Sr

Kyle Symington

14 Chevrolet

Curtis Key Plumbing

23

42

Kyle Larson(i)

Harry Scott Jr

Scott Zipadelli

14 Chevrolet

Cartwheel by Target

24

43

Dakoda Armstrong

Richard Petty

Philippe Lopez

14 Ford

WinField

25

44

Blake Koch

Mark Smith

Greg Conner

14 Toyota

TriStar Motorsports

26

46

Ryan Ellis

Curtis Key Sr

Gary Showalter

14 Chevrolet

Curtis Key Plumbing

27

51

Jeremy Clements

Tony Clements

Ricky Pearson

14 Chevrolet

Allsouthelectric.com/Repairable Vehicals

28

52

Joey Gase

Jimmy Means

Tim Brown

14 Chevrolet

TBA

29

54

Kyle Busch(i)

J D Gibbs

Adam Stevens

14 Toyota

Monster Energy

30

55

Jamie Dick

Jimmy Dick

Jimmy Dick

14 Chevrolet

Qore24

31

60

Chris Buescher

Jack Roush

Scott Graves

14 Ford

Roush Performance Parts

32

62

Brendan Gaughan

Richard Childress

Shane Wilson

14 Chevrolet

South Point

33

70

Derrike Cope

Mary Louise Miller

Bobby Burrell

14 Chevrolet

YOUTHEORY

34

172

Harrison Rhodes

James Carter

Richard Garcia

14 Chevrolet

Crash Claims R US

35

180

Alex Bowman(i)

Shigeaki Hattori

Bruce Cook

14 Toyota

CHIBA TOYOPET

36

87

Josh Reaume

Andrea Nemechek

Steven Gray

14 Ford

Rick Ware Racing

37

89

Morgan Shepherd

Morgan Shepherd

TBA

14 Chevrolet

Courtney Construction

38

93

Kevin Swindell

Gregg Mixon

Gregg Mixon

13 Dodge

JGL Racing

39

98

Aric Almirola(i)

Fred Biagi

Jon Hanson

14 Ford

Smithfield Foods

40

99

James Buescher

Robby Benton

Matthew Lucas

14 Toyota

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2014 Chase Grid
Pos.
Drivers
Season Wins
Chase Points
1
5
2,097
2
4
2,096
3
3
2,090
5
3
2,080
5
1
2,077
6
3
2,077
7
3
2,070
8
0
2,057
9
2
2,057
10
1
2,056
11
1
2,055
12
0
2,055
13
1
2,049
14
0
2,049
15
1
2,047
16
1
2,045
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –Below is a look at the 16 Challengers at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware going into the AAA 400 on Sept. 28. ESPN’s coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET and the race is scheduled for 2 p.m.

1 – Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Wurth Ford)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 104.1
2014 Rundown
• Five wins, 12 top fives, 15 top 10s; five poles
• Average finish of 12.8
• Led 22 races for 1,418 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• One win, three top fives, three top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 14.4 in nine races
• Average Running Position of 13.8, 10th-best
• Driver Rating of 87.9, 11th-best
• Average Green Flag Speed of 143.620 mph, 11th-fastest

2 – Joey Logano (No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 106.8
2014 Rundown
• Four wins, 12 top fives, 17 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 12.5
• Led 19 races for 794 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• Two top fives, seven top 10s
• Average finish of 14.7 in 11 races
• Average Running Position of 17.0, 17th-best
• Driver Rating of 81.3, 17th-best

3 – Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 108.4
2014 Rundown
• Two wins, 10 top fives, 15 top 10s; six poles
• Average finish of 14.0
• Led 20 races for 1,369 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• Three top fives, 12 top 10s
• Average finish of 15.3 in 27 races
• Average Running Position of 15.8, 14th-best
• Driver Rating of 84.8, 14th-best
• 831 Green Flag Passes, second-most
• 4,556 Laps in the Top 15 (59.9%), ninth-most
• 393 Quality Passes, eighth-most

4 – Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 100.1
2014 Rundown
• Three wins, nine top fives, 17 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 13.8
• Led 15 races for 1,035 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• Nine wins, 13 top fives, 18 top 10s; three poles
• Average finish of 8.4 in 25 races
• Series-best Average Running Position of 6.6
• Series-best Driver Rating of 122.5
• Series-high 1,069 Fastest Laps Run
• Series-best Average Green Flag Speed of 144.536 mph
• Series-high 6,661 Laps in the Top 15 (87.6%)
• 387 Quality Passes, 11th-most

5 – Kyle Busch (No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 90.0
2014 Rundown
• One win, six top fives, 11 top 10s; two poles
• Average finish of 17.4
• Led 13 races for 411 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• Two wins, nine top fives, 12 top 10s
• Average finish of 14.4 in 19 races
• Average Running Position of 11.8, fifth-best
• Driver Rating of 105.3, third-best
• 413 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-most
• Average Green Flag Speed of 144.166 mph, third-fastest

6 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 98.2
2014 Rundown
• Three wins, 11 top fives, 17 top 10s
• Average finish of 10.8
• Led 12 races for 220 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• One win, six top fives, 11 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 16.2 in 29 races
• Average Running Position of 17.4, 18th-best
• Driver Rating of 82.5, 16th-best
• 232 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-most
• 748 Green Flag Passes, 10th-most
• Average Green Flag Speed of 143.547 mph, 12th-fastest

7 – Jeff Gordon (No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 109.5
2014 Rundown
• Three wins, 10 top fives, 18 top 10s; two poles
• Average finish of 10.3
• Led 19 races for 571 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• Four wins, 17 top fives, 24 top 10s; four poles
• Average finish of 11.7 in 43 races
• Average Running Position of 12.1, sixth-best
• Driver Rating of 94.5, sixth-best
• 289 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-most
• 783 Green Flag Passes, eighth-most
• Average Green Flag Speed of 143.994 mph, fourth-fastest
• 5,815 Laps in the Top 15 (76.5%), third-most
• Series-high 521 Quality Passes

8 – Matt Kenseth (No. 20 Home Depot Husky Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 93.0
2014 Rundown
• 10 top fives, 17 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 14.1
• Led 16 races for 465 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• Two wins, 14 top fives, 20 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 13.0 in 31 races
• Average Running Position of 8.8, second-best
• Driver Rating of 108.3, second-best
• 461 Fastest Laps Run, third-most
• 726 Green Flag Passes, 12th-most
• Average Green Flag Speed of 144.261 mph, second-fastest
• 6,224 Laps in the Top 15 (81.9%), second-most

9 – Carl Edwards (No. 99 Fastenal Ford)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 82.4
2014 Rundown
• Two wins, six top fives, 11 top 10s
• Average finish of 15.0
• Led 9 races for 133 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• One win, eight top fives, 12 top 10s
• Average finish of 10.2 in 20 races
• Average Running Position of 10.8, third-best
• Driver Rating of 100.0, fourth-best
• 491 Fastest Laps Run, second-most
• 786 Green Flag Passes, sixth-most
• Average Green Flag Speed of 143.927 mph, sixth-fastest
• 5,374 Laps in the Top 15 (70.7%), sixth-most
• 519 Quality Passes, second-most

10 – AJ Allmendinger (No. 47 Hungry Jack / ACME Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 70.4
2014 Rundown
• One win, two top fives, four top 10s
• Average finish of 20.6
• Led 5 races for 68 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• Three top 10s
• Average finish of 22.8 in 13 races
• Average Running Position of 21.7, 27th-best
• Driver Rating of 75.4, 21st-best

11 – Kasey Kahne (No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 88.6
2014 Rundown
• One win, three top fives, 10 top 10s
• Average finish of 16.4
• Led 10 races for 204 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• One top five, five top 10s
• Average finish of 21.0 in 21 races
• Average Running Position of 16.5, 16th-best
• Driver Rating of 80.4, 18th-best
• 311 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-most
• 792 Green Flag Passes, fifth-most
• 4,101 Laps in the Top 15 (53.9%), 12th-most

12 – Ryan Newman (No. 31 Quicken Loans “Design A Scheme” Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 84.9
2014 Rundown
• Two top fives, 10 top 10s
• Average finish of 14.3
• Led 4 races for 24 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• Three wins, six top fives, 12 top 10s; four poles
• Average finish of 13.6 in 25 races
• Average Running Position of 12.8, eighth-best
• Driver Rating of 88.1, 10th-best
• 4,978 Laps in the Top 15 (65.5%), seventh-most
• 375 Quality Passes, 12th-most

13 – Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 90.4
2014 Rundown
• One win, six top fives, 12 top 10s; two poles
• Average finish of 15.7
• Led 12 races for 195 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• Three top fives, six top 10s; two poles
• Average finish of 19.6 in 17 races
• Average Running Position of 15.8, 15th-best
• Driver Rating of 83.3, 15th-best

14 – Greg Biffle (No. 16 Post-It Ford)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 79.8
2014 Rundown
• Three top fives, 10 top 10s
• Average finish of 15.6
• Led 6 races for 109 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• Two wins, six top fives, 11 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 13.4 in 24 races
• Average Running Position of 11.8, fourth-best
• Driver Rating of 98.9, fifth-best
• 434 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-most
• 786 Green Flag Passes, sixth-most
• Average Green Flag Speed of 143.959 mph, fifth-fastest
• 5,497 Laps in the Top 15 (72.3%), fifth-most
• 505 Quality Passes, third-most

15 – Kurt Busch (No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 86.7
2014 Rundown
• One win, six top fives, eight top 10s
• Average finish of 19.4
• Led 11 races for 181 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• One win, six top fives, eight top 10s
• Average finish of 18.2 in 28 races
• Average Running Position of 13.4, ninth-best
• Driver Rating of 91.6, eighth-best
• 292 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-most
• 816 Green Flag Passes, fourth-most
• Average Green Flag Speed of 143.741 mph, ninth-fastest
• 4,415 Laps in the Top 15 (58.1%), 10th-most
• 415 Quality Passes, sixth-most

16 – Aric Almirola (No. 43 Nathan’s Famous Ford)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 74.1
2014 Rundown
• One win, two top fives, seven top 10s
• Average finish of 20.4
• Led 5 races for 23 laps
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
• One top 10
• Average finish of 15.4 in five races
• Average Running Position of 17.7, 20th-best
• Driver Rating of 77.2, 20th-best

The 16 Challengers at Dover International Speedway

Driver

Races

Poles

Wins

Top Fives

Top 10s

DNFs

Average Finish

Driver Rating

1

Brad Keselowski

9

1

1

3

3

0

14.4

87.9

2

Joey Logano

11

0

0

2

7

1

14.7

81.3

3

Kevin Harvick

27

0

0

3

12

1

15.3

84.8

4

Jimmie Johnson

25

3

9

13

18

2

8.4

122.5

5

Kyle Busch

19

0

2

9

12

4

14.4

105.3

6

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

29

1

1

6

11

1

16.2

82.5

7

Jeff Gordon

43

4

4

17

24

5

11.7

94.5

8

Matt Kenseth

31

1

2

14

20

5

13.0

108.3

9

Carl Edwards

20

0

1

8

12

0

10.2

100.0

10

AJ Allmendinger

13

0

0

0

3

2

22.8

75.4

11

Kasey Kahne

21

0

0

1

5

6

21.0

80.4

12

Ryan Newman

25

4

3

6

12

2

13.6

88.1

13

Denny Hamlin

17

2

0

3

6

3

19.6

83.3

14

Greg Biffle

24

1

2

6

11

1

13.4

98.9

15

Kurt Busch

28

0

1

6

8

6

18.2

91.6

16

Aric Almirola

5

0

0

0

1

0

15.4

77.2

* – Based on last 19 races at Dover International Speedway.

Dover International Speedway:
History
• The official opening of Dover International Speedway, then called Dover Downs International Speedway, was in 1969.
• The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on July 6, 1969 – won by Richard Petty.
• The first two races at Dover were 300 miles. The race length was changed to 500 miles in 1971.
• The track surface was changed to concrete in 1995.
• The race length was changed to 400 miles beginning with the second race in 1997.
• The track name was changed to Dover International Speedway in 2002.

Notebook
• There have been 89 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway, one race in 1969 and 1970, two races per year since 1971.
• 381 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway; 274 in more than one.
• Ricky Rudd leads the series in starts at Dover with 56. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 43 starts; followed by Joe Nemechek with 39.
• David Pearson won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Dover in 1969 with a speed of 130.430 mph.
• 38 drivers have Coors Light poles at Dover, led by David Pearson with six. Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman lead all active drivers in poles with four each.
• Nine drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Dover. David Pearson holds the record for most consecutive poles at Dover with three; from 1973 to the spring race of 1974.
• Two active drivers have posted consecutive Coors Light poles at Dover: Ryan Newman (fall 2005 and spring 2006), and Denny Hamlin (fall 2012 and spring 2013).
• Youngest Dover pole winner: Jeff Gordon (06/04/1995 – 23 years, 10 months, 0 days).
• Oldest Dover pole winner: Mark Martin (06/01/2012 – 53 years, 4 months, 23 days).
• 34 different drivers have won at Dover International Speedway, led by Jimmie Johnson with nine wins (2002 sweep, fall 2005, 2009 sweep, 2010 fall, spring 2012, fall 2013 and spring 2014).
• 12 drivers have posted consecutive wins at Dover International Speedway, including three consecutive by David Pearson (fall 1972 and 1973 sweep), Rusty Wallace (fall 1993 and 1994 sweep) and Jeff Gordon (fall 1995 and 1996 sweep).
• Youngest Dover winner: Kyle Busch (06/01/2008 – 23 years, 0 months, 30 days).
• Oldest Dover winner: Harry Gant (05/31/1992 – 52 years, 4 months, 21 days).
• Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins at Dover in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with 16: Jimmie Johnson (nine), Jeff Gordon (four), Geoff Bodine (one), Ken Schrader (one) and Ricky Rudd (one).
• Nine different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Dover; led by Chevrolet with 35 victories; followed by Ford with 25.
• 13 of the 89 (14.6%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from the Coors Light pole; the two most recent were Jimmie Johnson in 2009 and 2010.
• The second-place starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (15) than any other starting position at Dover International Speedway.
• 28 of the 89 (31.4%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from the front row: 13 from the pole and 15 from second-place.
• 70 of the 89 (78.6%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Dover have been won from a top-10 starting position.
• Five of the 89 (5.6%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from a starting position outside the top 20 – most recently: Tony Stewart, spring 2013 (22nd-place starting position)
• The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Dover was 37th, by Kyle Petty in the spring of 1995.
• Mark Martin leads the series in runner-up finishes at Dover with eight; followed by Dale Earnhardt with five. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with four.
• Mark Martin leads the series in top-five finishes at Dover with 24; followed by Dale Earnhardt with 19. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 17.
• Mark Martin leads the series in top-10 finishes at Dover with 33; followed by Richard Petty and Ricky Rudd with 26 each. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 24.
• Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Dover with a 9.240.
• Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Dover with an 8.360.
• 11 of the 12 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners at Dover International Speedway participated in at least one or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Jimmie Johnson won at Dover in his first two appearances.
• Among the 12 active NSCS Dover winners Kurt Busch (22) and Matt Kenseth (14) made 10 or more attempts before their first win.
• Joe Nemechek leads the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Dover without visiting Victory Lane at 39; followed by Kevin Harvick with 27.
• Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover International Speedway was the September 25, 2005 race won by Jimmie Johnson over Kyle Busch with a MOV of 0.08 second.
• There has been one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race resulting with a green-white-checkered finish at Dover International Speedway (Scheduled No. of Laps/Actual No. of Laps): fall of 2005 (400/404).
• Not one of the 89 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions.
• Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover International Speedway five times: fall of 1984, spring of 2001, fall of 2003, spring of 2005 and spring of 2011.
• Three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series active drivers have made their first career start at Dover International Speedway: Matt Kenseth (9/20/98), Kurt Busch (9/24/00) and David Ragan (9/24/06).
• Two active drivers have posted their first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light pole at Dover International Speedway: Matt Kenseth (06/02/02) and Michael Waltrip (06/03/1991).
• One active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver has posted his first career win at Dover International Speedway: Martin Truex Jr. (06/04/07).
• Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Dover with 2,976 laps led in 25 starts.
• If Jimmie Johnson leads 24 laps or more this weekend he will surpass the 3,000 laps led mark at Dover International Speedway, becoming the seventh driver in series history to lead 3,000 or more laps at a single track. Jeff Gordon is the only other active driver to accomplish the feat (Martinsville – 3,593 laps led).
• Two female drivers have competed at Dover International Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick.

Driver

Starting Position

Finishing Position

Date

Janet Guthrie

11

33

9/19/1976

Janet Guthrie

15

11

9/18/1977

Danica Patrick

38

28

9/30/2012

Danica Patrick

39

24

6/2/2013

Danica Patrick

31

29

9/29/2013

Danica Patrick

28

23

6/1/2014

NASCAR in Delaware

· There have been 89 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Delaware all at Dover International Speedway.

Track Name

City

NSCS

Dover International Speedway

Dover

89

· Eight drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Delaware; none of the eight have recorded a victory in NASCAR national series competition.

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