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Standings
Sprint Cup
Rank
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Driver
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Points
Points
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Behind
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Wins
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1
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2400
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Leader
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5
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2
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2361
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39
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3
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3
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2360
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40
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5
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4
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2345
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55
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2
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5
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2332
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68
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2
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Drivers
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- 1
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Total Events in
2012 Season36
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Wins in 2012
5
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Poles in 2012
0
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- MANUFACTURER
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Ford
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2012 Season Finals
- Rank
- 1
- POINTS
- 2400
- WINS
- 5
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YEAR-BY-YEAR CUP SERIES RECAP
2012: Won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship in only his third full season while also taking home three Nationwide wins. 2011: Finished fifth in points and had three wins, which all came after breaking his ankle at a test at Road Atlanta. 2010: Won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship.
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- Rank
- 2
2
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Total Events in
2012 Season36
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Wins in 2012
3
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Poles in 2012
0
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- MANUFACTURER
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Toyota
2
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2012 Season Finals
- Rank
- 2
- POINTS
- 2361
- WINS
- 3
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YEAR-BY-YEAR CUP SERIES RECAP
2012: Made the Chase for the fourth time, finishing second in points. Had three wins, 10 top fives and 23 top 10s. 2011: Six DNFs ruined his chance at making the Chase and announced his departure from RCR to MWR. 2010: Made his third Chase, finishing 10th.
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- Rank
- 3
-1
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Total Events in
2012 Season36
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Wins in 2012
5
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Poles in 2012
4
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- MANUFACTURER
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Chevrolet
-1
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2012 Season Finals
- Rank
- 3
- POINTS
- 2360
- WINS
- 5
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YEAR-BY-YEAR CUP SERIES RECAP
2012: Finished third in points after his rear gear broke at Homestead battling for the championship. Had five wins and four poles. 2011: Finished sixth in points, the first time in his career he finished outside of the top five. 2010-2006: Won five consecutive Sprint Cup championships. Driver of the year 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010.
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- Rank
- 4
-1
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Total Events in
2012 Season36
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Wins in 2012
2
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Poles in 2012
4
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- MANUFACTURER
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Chevrolet
-1
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2012 Season Finals
- Rank
- 4
- POINTS
- 2345
- WINS
- 2
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YEAR-BY-YEAR CUP SERIES RECAP
2012: Finally settled at Hendrick Motorsports, Kahne had two wins and was fourth in points, earning 12 top fives, 19 top 10s and two poles. 2011: Considered a filler year at Red Bull Racing, Kahne earned one win and two poles. 2010: After announcing he would leave Richard Petty Motorsports, he was released five weeks early from his contract and started at Red Bull Racing. 2008: Became the first driver to win the Fan Vote and then win the NASCAR Sprint All Star Race.
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- Rank
- 5
2
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Total Events in
2012 Season36
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Wins in 2012
2
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Poles in 2012
3
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- MANUFACTURER
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Ford
2
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2012 Season Finals
- Rank
- 5
- POINTS
- 2332
- WINS
- 2
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YEAR-BY-YEAR CUP SERIES RECAP
2012: Finished fifth in the points, his fifth time finishing in the top 10. Won two races and had three poles. 2011: Had a crew chief change from Greg Erwin to Matt Puccia. Has won the Camping World Truck championship (2000) and the Nationwide championship (2002).
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- Rank
- 6
-1
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Total Events in
2012 Season36
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Wins in 2012
5
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Poles in 2012
3
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- MANUFACTURER
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Toyota
-1
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2012 Season Finals
- Rank
- 6
- POINTS
- 2329
- WINS
- 5
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YEAR-BY-YEAR CUP SERIES RECAP
2012: Finished fifth in points with 14 top fives, 17 top 10s, five wins and three poles. Also had a new crew chief in Darian Grubb. 2011: After finishing ninth in his “second year slump,” he won one race and got a new crew chief for 2012. 2010: Hamlin had the Championship all but locked up, with eight wins, 14 top fives and 18 top tens and two poles. He ran into trouble in Homestead and Jimmie Johnson earned number five. 2006: Became the first rookie to win the Budweiser Shootout and quality for the Chase.
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- Rank
- 7
-1
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Total Events in
2012 Season36
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Wins in 2012
3
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Poles in 2012
1
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- MANUFACTURER
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Toyota
-1
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2012 Season Finals
- Rank
- 7
- POINTS
- 2324
- WINS
- 3
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YEAR-BY-YEAR CUP SERIES RECAP
2012: Made his ninth Chase appearance after announcing he would be leaving Roush Fenway Racing for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2013. Won three races, including the Daytona 500 and two races during the Chase. 2009: Won the first two races of the season, joining only four other drivers in history to do that. 2003: Won the Championship, despite having only one win.
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- Rank
- 8
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Total Events in
2012 Season36
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Wins in 2012
1
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Poles in 2012
0
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- MANUFACTURER
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Chevrolet
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2012 Season Finals
- Rank
- 8
- POINTS
- 2321
- WINS
- 1
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YEAR-BY-YEAR CUP SERIES RECAP
2012: Made the Chase for the eighth time and came in eighth place. Shut down Kevin Harvick Inc., folding it into Richard Childress Racing. Has won the Nationwide Series championship twice (2006 as an owner/driver and 2001) and the Truck championship as an owner twice with Ron Hornaday Jr. (2007, 2009).
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- Rank
- 9
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Total Events in
2012 Season36
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Wins in 2012
3
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Poles in 2012
1
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- MANUFACTURER
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Chevrolet
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2012 Season Finals
- Rank
- 9
- POINTS
- 2311
- WINS
- 3
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YEAR-BY-YEAR CUP SERIES RECAP
2012: Announced there would be a Camping World Truck race at his dirt track, Eldora Speedway, in 2013. 2011: Won his third NASCAR Sprint Cup championship and became the first owner/driver to win the title since Alan Kulwicki (1992). 2009: First season as owner/driver of Stewart-Haas Racing – had four wins and made the Chase. Stewart has made the Chase every year but once (2006).
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Media Wallace Comments On His Hall Of Fame Experience
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Media 2013 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Inductee: Herb Thomas
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Media 2013 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Inductee: Leonard Wood
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Media 2013 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Inductee: Rusty Wallace
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Media NASCAR Unveils Squier-Hall Award
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Media Thomas Accepts Ring On Behalf Of His Father
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Media 2013 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Inductee: Cotton Owens
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Media 2013 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Inductee: Buck Baker
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Media Squier-Hall Recognized for NASCAR Media Excellence
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Media Up to Speed: Goodyear tire test at Darlington Raceway
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Media Gear Up For NASCAR Acceleration Weekend
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Media Relive 24 hours of racing from Daytona International Speedway
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Media NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Rusty Wallace talks about Gen 6
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Media Earnhardt Ganassi Racing pit crew travels to Fort Bragg
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Media Up to Speed: Media tour makes stops at HMS and EGR
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Media Up To Speed: JGR, RFR highlight day four of NASCAR Sprint Media Tour
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Media Rusty Wallace predicts the 2013 season will change racing for fans
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Media Up to Speed: Montoya and Ganassi capture Rolex 24 at Daytona
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Media Up to Speed: 2013 Sprint Media Tour rolls out in Charlotte
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Media Up to Speed: NASCAR, SMI Highlight Day Two of Sprint Media Tour
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Media Up to Speed: Due to Weather NASCAR extends Test Hours
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Media Weekend Top Five: Las Vegas
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Media Victory Lane: Brad Keselowski
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Media GarageCam Replay: Richmond
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Media Sights and Sounds: Phoenix
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Media Weekend Top 5: Daytona
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Media Final Laps: Keselowski muscles past Johnson after final stop
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Media Sights and Sounds: Phoenix
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Media GarageCam Replay: Charlotte
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Media GarageCam Replay: Homestead
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Media GarageCam Replay: Talladega
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Media Weekend Top Five: Chicagoland
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Media Press Pass: Marcos Ambrose
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Media Out Front with Miss Coors Light: Daytona 500
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Media Out Front with Miss Coors Light: Advocare 500
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What was the best quote from Media Tour?
“It’s called ‘high and tight.’ I just changed it up for once rather than that same old thing.” (Kahne)
“It’s the most embarrassed I’ve ever been, at least in a long time.” (Earnhardt about the Daytona testing accident)
“What he has on today is the real Travis. Nobody wants to change him from what he really is.” (Joyce Caron-Mercier, RFR)
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