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4 Weeks. 16 Drivers. 40 Winners.

For the second year, ESPN and NASCAR are offering fans the chance to "ride" with their favorite driver with #MyChaseNation. Details and how to participate below.



PHOTO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS



Each entry:

- Must represent the Entrant’s fandom for one of the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, and/or other NASCAR driver eligible for the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup;

- Must be submitted only through Twitter or Instagram and include the hash tag "#MyChaseNation" to qualify. No other form of submission will be accepted;

- Must not contain any material (including, without limitation, the handle, username, or photo) that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights (e.g., copyright, etc.);
- Must have the permission of any person(s), other than the Entrant, in any photograph and/or that is the photographer of any photograph;

- Must not, in any manner, disparage Sponsor, Host, or any other person or party affiliated with the promotion and/or administration, and/or otherwise participating in this Contest;

- Must not in any way, either visibly or otherwise, contain any brand names or trademarks except those of Sponsor and its affiliated companies (i.e. Disney, ABC, ESPN), NASCAR, Inc., and drivers/teams that will or are eligible to participate in the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. This includes, but is not limited to, brand names or logos on products, clothing, etc.;

- Must not include personally-identifiable information outside of entrant’s username/handle;

- Must not contain any material that is inappropriate, indecent, lewd, pornographic, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;

- Must not contain any material or references to any alcohol or drugs;

- Must not contain any material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and

- Must not contain any material that is unlawful, in violation of, or contrary to the laws or regulations in any jurisdiction where Submission is created.

- Each Entrant represents and warrants that the Submission does not violate any third party’s intellectual property rights as referenced above, and, in connection thereto, each Entrant hereby releases, discharges and holds the Sponsor, Host, and their respective directors, members, shareholders, officers, employees, agents, successors, and assigns, harmless from any claims resulting from the infringement of a third party’s intellectual property rights, privacy rights or right of publicity.

- Must not violate any law, rule, regulation, the Twitter Terms of Service, the Twitter Rules, the Twitter Privacy Policy, or the Instagram Terms of Use.



#MYCHASENATION CONTEST



OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS



1. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR CLAIM A PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A CONTRACT. THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES INDEMNITIES TO THE SPONSOR (DEFINED BELOW) AND OTHER PARTIES FROM YOU AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.



2. SPONSORS: This Promotion is sponsored by ESPN, Inc. (the "Sponsor") and hosted on the nascar.com website by NASCAR Digital Media, LLC, ("Host"). The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Twitter or Instagram. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC, NASCAR, Inc., Sprint, nor any of their respective parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates are a sponsor of the Contest.



3. ELIGIBILITY: "#MyChaseNation Contest" ("Contest") is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia (EXCLUDING PUERTO RICO, OTHER UNITED STATES TERRITORIES, AND FOREIGN TERRITORIES), age 18 years or older as of the date of entry, who have an active Twitter or Instagram account. The following are not eligible for the Promotion: (i) employees and agents of Sponsor, Host, Mass Relevance, Inc., NASCAR, Inc., Sprint, their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, and each of their respective advertising/promotion agencies, officers, members; and (ii) the "immediate family members" and/or "household members" of any of the persons set forth in (i) above. "Immediate family members" shall mean parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings or spouses. "Household members" shall mean people who share the same residence at least three (3) months a year. Void in all U.S. Territories (e.g., Puerto Rico and Guam) and wherever prohibited by law. Contest is governed by U.S. law and subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. By entering the Contest, participants agree to accept and be bound by all terms of these Official Rules and Regulations ("Official Rules"). The decisions of the Sponsor regarding all matters relating to the Promotion are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.



4. PROMOTION PERIOD: The Promotion Period will begin on August 28, 2014 at 12:00 A.M. Eastern Time ("ET") and ends on November 2, 2014 at 11:59:59 P.M. Eastern Time ("ET") (the "Promotion Period"). The Promotion Period is comprised of four (4) entry periods (each an "Entry Period"), below. Exact Driver lists will be posted on www.nascar.com/mychasenation as follows: Entry Period 1 on September 8, 2014; Entry Period 2 on September 29, 2014; Entry Period 3 on October 20, 2014; and Entry Period 4 on November 10, 2014. Entrants may submit entries beginning August 28, 2014, but only entries received by the end of each Entry Period outlined below will be considered for that Entry Period Prize.



Entry Period 1 – 12:00 A.M. ET on Aug. 28, 2014 to 11:59:59 P.M. ET on Sept. 14, 2014

Entry Period 2 – 12:00 A.M. ET on Aug. 28, 2014 to 11:59:59 P.M. ET on Sept. 28, 2014

Entry Period 3 – 12:00 A.M. ET on Aug. 28, 2014 to 11:59:59 P.M. ET on Oct. 26, 2014

Entry Period 4 – 12:00 A.M. ET on Aug. 28, 2014 to 11:59:59 P.M. ET on Nov. 2, 2014



Note: Sponsor’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Promotion.



During the Promotion Period, Sponsor will conduct a Contest encouraging entrants to post photos (each a "Submission") to Twitter or Instagram representing the car number of the NASCAR drivers listed above before the Entry Period deadline along with the hash tag "#MyChaseNation". 



Submissions generated by script, macro or other automated means will be void. The Sponsor and Host are not responsible for misdirected, incomplete, lost, late, illegible, undelivered, inaccurate or delayed entries, or for technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions or other errors or problems which may limit or affect a person’s ability to participate in the Contest, whether human, mechanical, typographical, printing, electronic, network or otherwise, relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of Submissions, the announcement of the prize or in any Contest-related materials. In the event of sabotage, acts of God, terrorism or threats thereof, computer virus or other events or causes beyond the Sponsor’s and/or Host’s control, which corrupt the integrity, administration, security or proper operation of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel or suspend the Contest. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor and Host reserve the right to award the prize from among all eligible, non-suspect Submissions received prior to the event requiring such cancellation. False or deceptive Submissions or acts will render the participant ineligible. All Submissions become the property of the Sponsor and Host and will not be acknowledged or returned.



5. PHOTO REQUIREMENTS: Each Submission must comply with the PHOTO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS, above and the TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUBMISSION, below. Sponsor and Host reserve the right, in their sole and absolute discretion, to refuse to accept any Submission for any reason. You may not submit any Submission on behalf of any other person. 



6. JUDGING: A panel of judges selected by Sponsor ("Judges") will judge the Submissions and determine the winner based on the criteria as follows:



• One-half (1/2) creativity

• One-half (1/2) originality


7. WINNER NOTIFICATION AND REQUIREMENTS OF POTENTIAL WINNER: Each potential prize winner will initially be notified by Sponsor via direct message on their account of submission (either Twitter or Instagram) based on the username provided in the Submission on or around the end of each Entry Period. Subsequent communication between potential prize winner and Sponsor will be via email. The Winners must meet all eligibility requirements including the timely execution and return of all necessary releases and documents (if any) required by Sponsor as outlined below.



Potential winners will be required to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release and Publicity Release (except where prohibited by law), which must be reviewed and agreed to within two (2) days of the date of email notification. 



The prize may be forfeited, and the prize will be awarded to a runner-up based on the judging criteria outlined herein if (i) any of the required documentation is not returned within two (2) days, (ii) any prize notification or any prize is returned as undeliverable, (iii) Sponsor is unable to contact a potential winner within two (2) days of its first attempt, (iv) a potential winner is ineligible, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, (v) a potential winner declines the prize, or (vi) a potential winner is otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules.



ALL POTENTIAL WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL. SPONSOR SHALL SOLELY DETERMINE ANY FORM OF VERIFICATION. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY AND THE POTENTIAL WINNING SUBMISSION HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. SPONSOR WILL NOT ACCEPT SCREEN SHOTS, AFFIDAVITS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF WINNING IN LIEU OF ITS VALIDATION PROCESS.



8. PRIZE: A total of forty (40) prizes will be awarded as outlined below for each Entry Period. Each prize will be the placement of a decal consisting of the Winner’s Twitter handle (i.e., @johndoe) on the race car of a 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, for which the Winner submitted, during one (1) NASCAR race. The exact placement of the decal on the car and specific race of inclusion are at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. The approximate value of each prize is $50.



Entry Period 1 – Sixteen (16) prizes

Entry Period 2 – Twelve (12) prizes

Entry Period 3 – Eight (8) prizes

Entry Period 4 – Four (4) prizes


Each prize is nontransferable and non-refundable and must be accepted as awarded. No cash or other substitution may be made except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value for any reason as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Each winner is responsible for all applicable taxes associated with receipt of a prize.



9. PRIVACY AND PUBLICITY: All information submitted by participants in the Contest will be treated according to the Privacy Policies available at www.espn.com and www.nascar.com. Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes participant’s consent to the Sponsor and Host use of his/her name (including username/handle for Twitter and Instagram), likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information, and state of residence for promotional purposes in any and all media, in any manner, now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity without further consideration or any payment.



10. GENERAL CONDITIONS: By entering this Contest, each participant grants the Sponsor and Host and their designees the right, unless prohibited by law, to: (a) use his/her name (including username/handle for Twitter and Instagram), city and state of residence, voice, picture and likeness, without compensation, notification or approval or further consideration, for the purpose of advertising and publicizing the goods and services of the Sponsor and Host and all matters related to the Contest, in any manner or medium, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity; (b) use his/her name (including as it appears in the username/handle for Twitter and Instagram) on products or other goods manufactured, designed, or created and used for commercial purposes (e.g., diecast cars, etc.) without further consideration or any payment. 



11. RELEASE AND INDEMNITY: By participating in this Contest or receiving a prize, entrants (and in particular, winners) agree to release and to indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and Host, NASCAR, Inc., Sprint, drivers, teams, sponsors, each of their respective parent(s), subsidiaries, other related entities, and each of their respective officers, directors, members, shareholders, assigns, members, successors, employees and agents of each of the foregoing (collectively, the "Released Parties") for any liability, injury, death, loss or damages to entrant or any person or entity, including without limitation damage to personal or real property, caused in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by participation in this Contest (and/or related activities) or the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of a prize.



12. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment, hardware, software or programming associated or used with the Contest; (2) technical errors, defects, delays or failures of any kind, including without limitation malfunctions, interruptions or disconnections in communications lines, Internet or website access, hardware or software; (3) digital or electronic disruptions, e.g., viruses or other security breaches; (4) unauthorized human intervention, e.g., hacking; (5) technical or human error which may occur in connection with any aspect of the Contest; (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest, access to, copying or downloading materials from Twitter.com, Instagram.com or any other website, or receipt or use of any prize.



13. DISPUTES: Participant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for or the appropriate State court located in New York, (b) all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Contest but in no event attorneys’ fees, and (c) under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for and participant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participant and Sponsor and Host in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.



14. OFFICIAL WINNERS’ LIST: The complete list of winners will be posted at https://www.nascar.com/mychasenation after November 17, 2014.



SPONSOR: ESPN, Inc.



This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Twitter or Instagram. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC, NASCAR, Inc., Sprint, nor any of their respective parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates are a sponsor of the Contest.


#MyChaseNation Contest

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUBMISSION

PLEASE REVIEW THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUBMISSION (THE “AGREEMENT”) CAREFULLY, AS THEY CONSTITUTE A BINDING AGREEMENT. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUBMISSION GOVERN ALL SUBMISSIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE #MyChaseNation (THE “CONTEST”).

As used herein, the term “Submission” means any and all images, photos or material entrant (“Entrant,” “you,” “your,”) submits via Twitter or Instagram, containing the tag “#MyChaseNation” during the Contest Period.

1. ORIGINALITY: Entrant represents and warrants that (i) the Submission is your original work and you have not copied or used other works or other third party materials in your Submission, including images owned by third parties; (ii) the Submission will not infringe or violate any rights of any person or entity including, without limitation, any copyright, trademark, patent, privacy or publicity, or contractual rights, or constitute idea misappropriation; and (iii) Entrant has all the rights, permissions and consents necessary to submit the Submission in accordance with this Agreement and for use of the Submission by ESPN, Inc. (the "Sponsor"), NASCAR Digital Media, LLC (the “Host”), NASCAR, Inc. (“NASCAR”) or any of their affiliated companies in all means and media. Entrant further represents and warrants that anyone engaged by you to participate in the Submission (x) has no claims for payment of any kind; (y) has no approval or consultation rights or any rights of participation; and (z) was not engaged by you or anyone associated with the Submission under any union or guild agreement that would result in any ongoing obligations resulting from the exploitation of the Submission. Promptly upon request, Entrant will provide Sponsor with signed releases as it may deem necessary in its sole discretion. Entrant further represents and warrants that the Submission does not violate any federal, state or local law or regulation.

2. NO PAYMENT FOR SUBMISSION: Entrant understands that he/she will not be paid any money for submitting the Submission or for agreeing to the terms set forth in this Agreement.

3. RIGHTS GRANTED: By submitting a Submission, Entrant hereby irrevocably grants Sponsor, Host, their parent(s), subsidiary and affiliated entities, and each of their respective licensees, distributors, agents, representatives and other authorized users including, without limitation, advertisers/sponsors directly associated with the Contest (collectively, the “Licensed Entities”), without the requirement of any permission from or payment to you or to any other person or entity, a perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, fully-paid, royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable worldwide license to use, re-use, reproduce, transmit, print, publish, display, exhibit, distribute, re-distribute, copy, host, store, cache, archive, index, categorize, comment on, broadcast, stream, edit, alter, modify, adapt, translate, create derivative works based upon and publicly perform such Submission, in whole or in part (including, without limitation, all names, voices and likenesses contained in the Submission), in all means and media (including without limitation Sponsor’s and Host’s use of the Submission on all media properties) now known or hereafter devised, for any and all purposes including, without limitation, news, advertising, promotional, marketing, publicity, trade or commercial purposes, all without further notice to Entrant or to any third party and with or without attribution. Nothing in this Agreement obligates or may be deemed to obligate any of the Licensed Entities to use the Submission. Entrant acknowledges that the Submission may be edited and/or added to for any reason and in any manner which the Licensed Entities may, in their sole discretion, determine and may, to the extent decided by the Licensed Entities in their sole discretion, have other elements added to the Submission, and that the Licensed Entities may use and modify the Submission or any portion or element of it and combine it with other materials. Entrant further acknowledge that the consideration for entering into this Agreement is, among other things, ESPN’s and NASCAR’s and/or their designees’ review of the Submission in connection with the Contest, the possibility of the Submission being displayed on Sponsor’s or Host’s website (e.g. www.nascar.com, www.espn.com), the possibility of the Submission being aired on one or more of ESPN’s and/or Host’s (or ESPN’s affiliates’ or Host’s affiliates’) media platforms, the possible publicity and promotion as a result, and, if selected as a winner, the possible use of Entrant’s Twitter or Instagram handle on a NASCAR driver’s competition car. Entrant is not guaranteed to receive any further consideration of any kind for the Submission and any credit received in connection with any of the Licensed Entities’ use of the Submission shall be in the applicable Licensed Entity’s sole discretion. Entrant acknowledges that the Submission is sent voluntarily, and not in confidence, and that no confidential relationship is intended or created between Sponsor and Entrant or between any of the Licensed Entities and Entrant by virtue of the submission of the Submission. Entrant further acknowledges that Sponsor or the Licensed Entities may develop information internally or receive information from other parties that is similar to the Submission. Accordingly, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a representation or agreement that Sponsor and the Licensed Entities have not or will not develop or have developed ideas, concepts, products, systems or techniques that are similar to or compete with any ideas, concepts, products, systems or techniques contemplated by or embodied in the Submission. Entrant further acknowledges that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by Sponsor or any third party including any of the Licensed Entities, the damage, if any, caused to Entrant will not entitle Entrant to seek injunctive relief or other equitable relief, and Entrant will not have the right to enjoin the production, exhibition, distribution or any other exploitation of the Submission by any Licensed Entity.

4. GENERAL: This Agreement cannot be modified or waived except in writing signed by the party to be charged. The terms of this Agreement and its performance will be binding on the Entrant and his/her administrators, successors and assigns. If any provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Entrant may not assign his/her rights under this Agreement without Sponsor’s and Host’s prior written consent; any unauthorized assignment will be null and void. The Licensed Entities, as applicable, shall have the unlimited right to assign this Agreement and the rights granted by Entrant under this Agreement at any time, in whole or in part, to any person or entity. The construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the laws of the United States of America without giving effect to any choice of law or conflicts of law rules. Any and all disputes, claims and causes of action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be filed only in the state or federal courts situated in New York County, New York state, i.e., Manhattan. Entrant hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such disputes, claims or causes of action.

ENTRANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT HE/SHE HAS READ THIS AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTAND HIS/HER OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, THE RIGHTS THAT HE/SHE IS GRANTING HEREIN AND THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES HE/SHE HAS MADE IN THIS AGREEMENT.

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See where each driver will line up for qualifying

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Car

Driver

Team

1

42

Kyle Larson #

Target Chevrolet

2

18

Kyle Busch

Doublemint Toyota

3

4

Kevin Harvick

Jimmy John’s Chevrolet

4

43

Aric Almirola

STP Ford

5

98

Josh Wise

Provident Metals Chevrolet

6

33

David Stremme

Little Joe’s Autos Chevrolet

7

31

Ryan Newman

Caterpillar Chevrolet

8

38

David Gilliland

MDS Ford

9

55

Brian Vickers

Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota

10

37

Dave Blaney

Accell Constuction Inc. Chevrolet

11

36

Reed Sorenson

Chevrolet

12

13

Casey Mears

GEICO Chevrolet

13

83

Ryan Truex

Burger King Toyota

14

51

Justin Allgaier #

Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevrolet

15

22

Joey Logano

Shell Pennzoil Ford

16

66

Brett Moffitt

Land Castle Title Toyota

17

48

Jimmie Johnson

Lowe’s Chevrolet

18

2

Brad Keselowski

Wurth Ford

19

14

Jeff Burton

Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet

20

9

Marcos Ambrose

DeWalt Ford

21

20

Matt Kenseth

Dollar General Toyota

22

23

Alex Bowman #

Dr.Pepper Toyota

23

17

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Fifth Third/Ford EcoBoost Ford

24

1

Jamie McMurray

McDonald’s Chevrolet

25

24

Jeff Gordon

Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet

26

15

Clint Bowyer

5-hour Energy Toyota

27

88

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet

28

11

Denny Hamlin

FedEx Ground Toyota

29

47

AJ Allmendinger

Bush’s Beans Chevrolet

30

7

Michael Annett #

Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet

31

95

Michael McDowell

Thrivent Financial Ford

32

3

Austin Dillon #

Dow Great Stuff Chevrolet

33

32

JJ Yeley(i)

Corvetteparts.net/Red Buck Premium Cigars Ford

34

41

Kurt Busch

Haas Automation Chevrolet

35

16

Greg Biffle

3M Hire Our Heroes Ford

36

5

Kasey Kahne

Great Clips Chevrolet

37

34

David Ragan

Dockside Logistics Ford

38

27

Paul Menard

Serta/Menards Chevrolet

39

26

Cole Whitt #

Speed Stick Gear Toyota

40

78

Martin Truex Jr.

Furniture Row Chevrolet

41

40

Landon Cassill(i)

CRC 1-Tank Power Renew Chevrolet

42

10

Danica Patrick

GoDaddy Chevrolet

43

99

Carl Edwards

Fastenal Ford

 

* Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

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Options to watch the Irwin Tools Night Race, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET

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The Irwin Tools Night Race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol (Tennessee) Motor Speedway is being broadcast live nationally by ABC on Saturday night, Aug. 23, but viewing will be affected in 15 markets due to NFL preseason games airing on local ABC affiliates.

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In all 15 markets where the race telecast is being preempted, NASCAR fans who are satellite TV subscribers will be able to watch the race on ESPN alternate channels (DirecTV — channel 209-1; DISH — channel 145). For cable subscribers, the race will air on alternate channels in 11 of the 15 markets.

The telecast begins with NASCAR Countdown at 7 p.m. ET and the race’s green flag is scheduled for 7:43 p.m. The affected markets:

Austin, Texas — race telecast on digital cable: Time Warner channels 811 and 1240, Suddenlink channel 721, AT&T Channel 3024.

Charlotte, North Carolina — race telecast on WAXN TV64. Available on Time Warner channel 1230, Charter channel 703, Compas channel 16, Comporium channel 110. WSOC-TV will join race in progress after football game ends.

Casper, Wyoming — only available to satellite TV subscribers

Cheyenne, Wyoming — only available to satellite TV subscribers

Duluth, Minnesota — race telecast on digital cable: Charter channel 398, Mediacom channel 113.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channel 246, Verizon channel 461, Blue Ridge Cable channel 152, Kuhn channel 67, Nittany Media 228.

Houston, Texas — race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channels 315 and 685.

Louisville, Kentucky — race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channel 432, Time Warner channel 207.

Nashville, Tennessee — race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channel 245, Charter channel 136.

St. Joseph, Missouri — race telecast on SuddenLink channel 9

San Antonio, Texas — only available to satellite TV subscribers

Sioux Falls, South Dakota — race telecast on digital cable: Mid-Continent channels 596 and 614. (Also DISH channel 36).

Tulsa, Oklahoma — race telecast on digital cable: Cox channel 131.

Washington, D.C. — race telecast on digital cable: Comcast channel 205, Cox channel 806, Verizon FiOS channel 467.

Weslaco, Texas — race telecast on digital cable: Time Warner channel 877.

In Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Little Rock, Arkansas; Jonesboro, Arkansas; Fort Smith, Arkansas and Tyler, Texas, the local ABC affiliates will not air NASCAR Countdown due to airing local newscasts but all will join ABC for the race telecast at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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Stefanyshyn, Pemberton promoted

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 21, 2014) — NASCAR announced today it has elevated the responsibilities of Steve Phelps and Steve O’Donnell with both assuming leadership roles in NASCAR’s Charlotte region offices effective immediately. The moves are designed to balance the company’s senior leadership across NASCAR’s various offices and accelerate the implementation of several key growth initiatives.

"In Steve Phelps and Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR has two seasoned leaders who are highly respected throughout the industry and have records of success in leading key functions within NASCAR," said NASCAR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian France. "Our strong teams in Charlotte and Concord are engaged in many efforts critical to the sport’s future and we’re confident having these two leaders at the helm on a day-to-day basis will accelerate projects and help us drive innovation for the future."

Phelps, NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, now will lead the company’s operations at NASCAR Plaza in Uptown Charlotte. Phelps, who will continue to report to NASCAR Chief Operating Officer Brent Dewar, retains all of his current responsibilities which include oversight of Brand Marketing, Integrated Marketing Communications, NASCAR Digital Media and NASCAR Properties. As part of this move, Phelps now also will assume oversight of Licensing, as well as Entertainment Marketing to bolster integration between the Los Angeles-based division and the other marketing and content disciplines operating primarily out of Charlotte.

O’Donnell assumes leadership of NASCAR’s Research & Development Center in Concord, North Carolina. Reporting to NASCAR President Mike Helton, O’Donnell has been named Executive Vice President & Chief Racing Development Officer and will add oversight of all operations in Concord, including Racing Development and Innovation, as well as Competition. O’Donnell maintains oversight of Racing Operations, Industry Services, Green Innovation, Touring / Weekly Series and Membership Services in addition to his new responsibilities.

Gene Stefanyshyn, who leads NASCAR’s Racing Development and Innovation group, and Robin Pemberton, who heads the Competition department, both have been promoted to senior vice president and now will report to O’Donnell.  Additionally, Tom Swindell who has played a key role on several recent Racing Operations initiatives has been assigned to Concord where he will work closely with O’Donnell on short- and long-term development projects.

Stefanyshyn, who joined NASCAR in May 2013, has made an immediate impact on the company in leading the transformation and modernization of NASCAR’s rules package development, testing and parts approval processes and set in motion a number of innovation projects for future racing development.  Pemberton, a long-time crew chief in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has played a key role in the evolution of NASCAR’s officiating model, qualifying procedures and championship format since his arrival at NASCAR in 2004.

"Gene and Robin both bring invaluable experience and unique expertise to our team in Concord, and we are enjoying some of the best competition ever in NASCAR due to their efforts," said O’Donnell. "We are constantly looking to improve and while we have very good momentum on an array of projects, we believe we can make an already strong product even better in a variety of ways for the industry and most importantly, for the fans."

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2012 Sprint Cup champ now one of 25 drivers to win in all three national series

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BRISTOL, Tenn.—After 62 races—the last 20 of which were in his own equipment—Brad Keselowski is finally a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series winner.
 
"We did it," said Keselowski as he took the checkered flag in Thursday morning’s UNOH 200 presented by ZLOOP at Bristol Motor Speedway.
 
Keselowski’s joy may have been short lived. Following the race, NASCAR announced that his No. 19 truck, as well as the trucks driven by Cole Custer and Ron Hornaday Jr. measured too high at the rear spoiler during post-race inspection. More on these findings will be determined early next week.

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Keselowski took the lead from Keystone Pole Award winner Kyle Busch on Lap 125 and never relinquished, despite repeated attempts by former NASCAR Drive for Diversity graduate Darrell Wallace Jr.
 
"It was a good battle and Bristol has always been a special track," Keselowski said. "(Crew chief) Doug Randolph and the team gave me a great truck. This thing took off and it was flying and I knew we had a shot at it right away from Lap 1. It’s (a) matter of putting it all together and not having any bad luck and we didn’t and everything came together and the team did a great job."
 
Busch, who scored his fourth pole of the season Wednesday afternoon, appeared to be the class of the field and had his sixth win of the season in his sights. But he found himself out of the racing groove 76 laps from the finish, stalling his momentum and allowing the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion to slip by and control the remainder of the race.
 
After persistent rain forced the 17th annual Bristol race to be rescheduled for the next morning, Busch led the green shortly after 10 a.m. Keselowski took advantage of lap traffic to squeeze by Busch on Lap 12 and led through the competition caution on Lap 50.
 
Stout work by Busch’s team on pit road gave him the lead back for the restart on Lap 53. Keselowski though wouldn’t let Busch escape as he retook command briefly on Lap 59 before Busch rolled to the point on Lap 61 and led until his miscue 63 laps later.
 
The final caution flag of the morning waived on Lap 147 for a four-truck accident on the backstretch, which allowed an attempt by the lead lap trucks to gang up and steal Keselowski’s thunder, but he would have none of it.
 
On the restart, Busch stalked Keselowski, but in their rearview mirrors, a hard-charging Wallace Jr. appeared and took second from his boss and set his sights on the Rochester Hills, Michigan native.
 
The No. 54 ToyotaCare Tundra closed up to within a truck length of Keselowski’s No. 19 Ford F-150 coming to the white flag, but Keselowski was able to fend off the former NASCAR Next driver to earn his first triumph in 62 NCWTS races.
 
With his win, Keselowski and father, Bob Keselowski, became the first father and son duo to win NCWTS races. The senior Keselowski won at Richmond International Raceway in 1997.
 
Furthermore, the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion became the 25th driver to win a race in all three of NASCAR’s national series. His first Sprint Cup win came at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 2009. His first Nationwide Series victory occurred at Nashville Superspeedway on June 7, 2008.
 
"For me, it’s a big day for me personally and professionally," Keselowski added. "Personally I think we dug into a lot of things with my family and the commitment they’ve had to the sport and specifically to this series for a long time. To race and make a living for quite a while then to beyond that to give me an opportunity to do the same in the latter stages of their involvement. It was a tough road and quite honestly we didn’t make it. It’s always a personal tragedy of sorts to go through that and that’s why for one of the many reasons I’m still involved in this series."
 
Wallace Jr., achieved his third runner-up finish of the season, but noted he respected Keselowski too much to wreck him for potentially his third win of the season.
 
"We had a very fast ToyotaCare Tundra and it’s shown, I’m proud of my guys," said Wallace Jr. "Brad’s good and I really had to wreck him to get by him, so I respect him and we’ll build off this and go to Canada, that’s a whole different animal in itself."
 
Behind Keselowski and Wallace Jr., Hornaday Jr. was third followed by Matt Crafton and Johnny Sauter. Busch fell victim to a flat tire and finished 24th.
 
Sauter continues to lead the series standings by eight points (487 to 479) over ThorSport Racing teammate Crafton.
 
The Truck Series returns to the track on August 31 for a trip across the border to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the running of the Chevrolet Silverado 250 (1:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1) in Bowmanville, Ontario.

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Sunoco Rookie of the Year competitor sat out last weekend’s race at Michigan

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BRISTOL, Tenn. – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Truex has been medically cleared to return to competition according to BK Racing officials. 

He is expected to be back in the car this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, site of Saturday night’s Irwin Tools Night Race.

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The team, which fields entries for Truex, Cole Whitt and Alex Bowman, announced the news via email Thursday. 

Truex, 22, crashed during practice last week at Michigan International Speedway and was transported to a local hospital for evaluation. He was withheld from Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400, with driver J.J. Yeley handing the driving duties for the No. 83 team.

Truex, younger brother of Sprint Cup driver Martin Truex Jr., is 37th in points. He is one of seven drivers competing for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year title in the Sprint Cup Series. He made his Sprint Cup debut in the Bristol night race last year.

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NASCAR Next alumnus to run three races for Turner Scott Motorsports

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Cameron Hayley will make his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start in the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Sunday, August 31, 1:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1).

It will mark the Canada native’s first start in a NASCAR national series.

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Hayley will run three races for Turner Scott Motorsports in the No. 32 Cabinets by Hayley Chevrolet Silverado. In addition to next weekend’s race, Hayley will compete in events at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Sept. 20) and Texas Motor Speedway (Oct. 31). Mike Hillman Jr. will be the crew chief for Hayley’s three events.

"I’m really excited to make my NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut," Hayley said in a team release. "It’s always been a dream of mine to run in one of NASCAR’s top-three series, and I can’t believe I’m finally getting the chance to live that dream."

Hayley later added that "having my first Truck Series start in a place I consider ‘home’ is everything I could’ve hoped for."

An alumnus of the NASCAR Next program, Hayley is currently running in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, where he is second in the standings.

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Elliott tops opening practice, while Larson tops final practice

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Kyle Larson topped the final Nationwide Series practice for the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Larson’s lap of 125.313 mph on his 88th lap of the final 90-minute session was the best in the field.

Kyle Busch once again placed second in practice with a fastest lap of 124.525 mph. His impressive career record on the .533-mile track includes seven Nationwide victories, including six wins in the last eight races.

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Brian Scott led an impressive showing by Richard Childress Racing‘s
stable of cars. Scott finished in second in the final practice with a
time of 124.339 mph. All four RCR cars placed in the top nine of the final practice.

Ryan Blaney, who is making his eighth Nationwide start this season, placed fourth in the final practice with a speed of 124.242 mph. He finished fourth here in the spring race.

Chase Elliott, who topped the opening practice, placed fifth in the final practice with a lap of 124.050 mph. The points leader placed ninth here in March in just his fourth career start in the Nationwide Series. He ran 126 laps in final practice, which was the most run among all drivers.

Contact with the wall by Jeremy Clements brought out a brief caution early in the final practice. There was a second caution for debris that stopped practice for a few minutes.

Coors Light Pole Qualifying is scheduled for Friday at 3:40 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.

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Rookie points leader Chase Elliott vaulted to the top of the leaderboard Thursday afternoon in opening NASCAR Nationwide Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Elliott, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, turned a fast lap of 123.324 mph, which ran a few minutes past its allotted time in the original schedule. The rookie logged the most track time by far, running 106 laps to top the next-highest tally — 89 laps by Dakoda Armstrong.

Elliott’s speed eclipsed that of Kyle Busch, who turned a lap at 122.898 mph in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 54 Toyota. Busch rides a streak of three straight Bristol wins in the Nationwide Series heading into Friday night’s Food City 300 (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Kevin Harvick and Brian Scott tied for the third-best speed in a pair of Chevrolets. Harvick ran 122.178 mph in the No. 5 JRM Camaro and Scott clocked an identical speed in the Richard Childress Racing No. 2. Ryan Blaney completed the top five in the Team Penske No. 22 Ford.

Elliott carries a 10-point lead over JR Motorsports teammate Regan Smith in the series standings. Elliott Sadler ranks 16 points back in third place. Smith was seventh-best in first practice with Sadler 15th-best.

Milka Duno, bidding to become the first Hispanic woman to compete in a NASCAR national series race, was 41st-fastest of the 43 drivers to participate in opening practice, more than 1.2 seconds off Elliott’s time. Only 40 cars will make the field for Friday night’s 300-lap race, the 23rd of 33 events in the 2014 season.

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Four spots in the Chase Grid remain heading into the 24th race of the season

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All 12 race winners in 2014 have clinched a spot in the top 30 in driver points and a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, provided they qualifying for the final three races of the regular season.

Those drivers, in current Chase Grid order, are Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Aric Almirola, AJ Allmendinger and Kurt Busch have clinched a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, provided they attempt to qualify for the remaining four races.

If a winless driver wins this weekend, and is 97 or more points ahead of 31st place, he or she will also clinch a spot.

No winless drivers can clinch a spot in the Chase after the Irwin Tools Night Race (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC).

Three-time Bristol winner Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle are in the provisional grid for now and on the bubble with Kasey Kahne, Austin Dillon, Kyle Larson and Marcos Ambrose, fifth-place finisher at Bristol in March, who are the first four drivers outside the grid.

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2014 Chase Grid Outlook
Pos.
Drivers
Wins
Points
Chase Bonus Pts
1
Jeff Gordon
3
816
9
2
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3
813
9
3
Brad Keselowski
3
733
9
4
Jimmie Johnson
3
686
9
5
Joey Logano
2
714
6
6
Kevin Harvick
2
687
6
7
Carl Edwards
2
679
6
8
Kyle Busch
1
620
3
9
Denny Hamlin
1
589
3
10
Aric Almirola
1
556
3
11
AJ Allmendinger
1
556
3
12
Kurt Busch
1
543
3
13
Matt Kenseth
0
709
0
14
Ryan Newman
0
679
0
15
Clint Bowyer
0
672
0
16
Greg Biffle
0
660
0
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17
Kasey Kahne
0
651
0
18
Austin Dillon
0
638
0
19
Kyle Larson
0
636
0
20
Marcos Ambrose
0
616
0
21
Paul Menard
0
614
0
22
Brian Vickers
0
598
0
23
Jamie McMurray
0
596
0
24
Casey Mears
0
543
0
25
Tony Stewart
0
537
0
26
Martin Truex Jr.
0
516
0
27
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
0
476
0
28
Danica Patrick
0
445
0
29
Justin Allgaier
0
400
0
30
Michael Annett
0
364
0
 
Green = Locked into the Chase, provided they attempt to qualify for the remaining four races
 
Orange = No wins, Inside the current Chase Grid’s top 16 – Currently in the Chase, not locked in
 
Red = Inside the current top 30 in points, outside of the Chase cutoff

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Trucks for race winner Keselowski, Hornaday, Custer ‘too high at the rear spoiler’

BRISTOL, Tenn. — The trucks of three drivers that finished in the top 10 at Bristol Motor Speedway, including that of race winner Brad Keselowski, had issues during post-race technical inspection here Thursday.

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According to NASCAR, the trucks of Keselowski, third-place finisher Ron Hornaday Jr. and Cole Custer, who finished eighth "were too high at the rear spoiler" following the UNOH 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event.
 
Any penalties that may be forthcoming as a result of the infractions would be determined early next week. NASCAR eliminated rules governing ride heights in its premier series this season, but those restrictions remain in place for its other national series.
 
Keselowski led three times for 119 laps in the 200-lap race to earn his first career win in the series.
 
Hornaday ran a solid third for nearly the entire event while Custer, making just his fifth career start in the series, ran in the top-10 all morning.
 
Thursday’s race was originally scheduled for Wednesday night, but postponed due to rain.

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