Tony Stewart
- Tony Stewart
- 14
- Chevrolet
- Height: 5-9
- Weight: 180
- Born: May 20, 1971, Columbus, IN
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2009 Key Stats
| Rank |
Races |
Wins |
Poles |
% Laps |
6 |
36 |
4 |
4 |
99.8% |
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| Driver Notes |
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Feb 10
Stewart is a three-time Daytona winner, but all of those victories came in the 400-mile race in July, including 2009. Those three wins are part of his seven top-five finishes and 12 top-10s in 22 Daytona starts. He has finished outside of the top 10 in just one of his last four Daytona races -- a 20th-place finish in July 2008. He was eighth in last year's Daytona 500. When asked about bump drafting, he said, "Everybody has to keep in mind that is a lot more critical issue at Talladega than it is at Daytona. Daytona, you got handling involved, so you're not able to just get on somebody's bumper. Especially as wavy as this track is, this track has its own personality and character that Talladega doesn't have. Talladega, when they repaved that, it is so smooth that you can get on a bumper and stay there -- it's no big deal. Here you try to get on a guy's bumper through the corner; you got a lot of bumps to go through. That's what makes Daytona so cool. You still have a 2 1/2-mile track here that is a handling track. You have to make your car drive good. Not everybody is going to be able to have that luxury, just being able to push everybody like everybody is talking about. It's more of a Talladega deal than it is for here." Stewart was the points leader at the end of the Sprint Cup "regular season" -- the first 26 races of the season that determine the 12 drivers in the Chase. He finished sixth in the final standings with four wins, 15 top-five finishes and 23 top-10. He had $8,643,783 in race winnings with an average finish of 10.4. Stewart welcomes the fact that NASCAR is letting the drivers police each other. "You got to remember the bump-drafting deal hasn't been around for eternity," he said. "I mean, now the cars, the bumpers match up, which is a better situation for us, because if you run into the back of somebody on accident, you don't wreck them automatically. That's what used to happen. It's always been a situation when I started in this deal; the drivers kind of let you know what the etiquette was. That's how you learned. I don't think it's bad for the drivers to kind of get back into that role. It's not that NASCAR is just saying, 'OK, you guys have free rein.' They're still going to police everything. Trust me, they're still the father figures of the group here, and it has to be that way. When it comes to the etiquette side, they're putting it back into the drivers' hands, and I think that's something that we're all appreciative of. I've never been shy about it in the past. I'm not going to be shy about it now." ... More
More Driver Notes
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| Stats By Time Frame |
Top |
Average |
Best |
Points |
| | Time Frame |
Races |
Wins |
Poles |
5 |
10 |
Finish |
Start |
Finish |
Race |
Bonus |
Pen |
Total |
Winnings | |
Last 5 Races
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5
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0
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0
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0
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2
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19.4
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6.8
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6th
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531
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10
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0
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541
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$551,090
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Last 10 Races
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10
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1
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0
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2
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5
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13.9
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8.8
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1st
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1254
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25
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0
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1279
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$1,339,605
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Last 15 Races
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15
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2
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0
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3
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6
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14.5
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12.7
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1st
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1857
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40
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0
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1897
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$1,985,965
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Last 20 Races
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20
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3
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3
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7
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11
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12.0
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11.6
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1st
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2656
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65
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0
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2721
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$3,056,005
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| 2009 Race Log |
Points |
| | Date |
Race |
Finish |
Start |
Laps |
Race |
Bonus |
Pen |
Total |
Winnings |
Car | |
Feb 7
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Budweiser Shootout*
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3rd
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6th
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78/78
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0
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0
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0
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0
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$60,000
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Chevrolet
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Feb 12
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Gatorade Duel 1*
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2nd
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6th
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60/60
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0
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0
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0
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0
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$0
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Chevrolet
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Feb 15
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Daytona 500
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8th
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5th
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152/152
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142
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5
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0
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147
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$371,371
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Chevrolet
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Feb 22
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Auto Club 500
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8th
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11th
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250/250
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142
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5
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0
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147
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$139,748
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Chevrolet
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Mar 1
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Shelby 427
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26th
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10th
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283/285
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85
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0
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0
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85
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$100,173
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Chevrolet
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Mar 8
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Kobalt Tools 500
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8th
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11th
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330/330
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142
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0
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0
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142
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$96,048
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Chevrolet
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Mar 22
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Food City 500
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17th
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15th
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502/503
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112
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0
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0
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112
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$101,648
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Chevrolet
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Mar 29
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Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500
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3rd
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7th
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500/500
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165
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0
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0
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165
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$119,273
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Chevrolet
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Apr 5
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Samsung 500
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4th
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7th
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334/334
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160
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5
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0
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165
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$219,146
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Chevrolet
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Apr 18
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Subway Fresh Fit 500
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2nd
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6th
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312/312
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170
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5
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0
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175
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$183,223
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Chevrolet
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Apr 26
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Aaron's 499
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23rd
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29th
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188/188
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94
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0
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0
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94
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$101,198
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Chevrolet
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May 2
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Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400
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2nd
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16th
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400/400
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170
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0
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0
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170
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$172,773
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Chevrolet
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May 9
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Southern 500
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3rd
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18th
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367/367
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165
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5
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0
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170
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$171,696
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Chevrolet
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May 16
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NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race*
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1st
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15th
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100/100
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0
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0
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0
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0
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$1,058,656
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Chevrolet
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May 25
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Coca-Cola 600
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19th
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28th
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227/227
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106
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0
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0
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106
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$109,973
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Chevrolet
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May 31
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Autism Speaks 400
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2nd
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31st
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400/400
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170
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5
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0
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175
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$215,398
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Chevrolet
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Jun 7
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Pocono 500
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1st
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1st
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200/200
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185
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5
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0
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190
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$238,798
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Chevrolet
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Jun 14
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LifeLock 400
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7th
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11th
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200/200
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146
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0
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0
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146
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$109,923
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Chevrolet
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Jun 21
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Toyota/Save Mart 350
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2nd
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4th
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113/113
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170
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5
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0
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175
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$211,096
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Chevrolet
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Jun 28
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Lenox Industrial Tools 301
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5th
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1st
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273/273
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155
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5
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0
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160
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$134,548
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Chevrolet
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Jul 4
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Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola
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1st
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1st
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160/160
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185
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10
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0
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195
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$349,873
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Chevrolet
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Jul 11
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LifeLock.com 400
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4th
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32nd
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267/267
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160
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5
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0
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165
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$165,373
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Chevrolet
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Jul 26
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Allstate 400 at The Brickyard
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3rd
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7th
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160/160
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165
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5
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0
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170
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$314,573
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Chevrolet
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Aug 3
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Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500
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10th
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1st
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200/200
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134
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0
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0
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134
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$105,673
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Chevrolet
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Aug 10
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Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen
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1st
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13th
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90/90
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185
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10
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0
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195
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$234,648
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Chevrolet
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Aug 16
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Carfax 400
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17th
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18th
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200/200
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112
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5
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0
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117
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$97,698
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Chevrolet
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Aug 22
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Sharpie 500
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33rd
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30th
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489/500
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64
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0
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0
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64
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$101,718
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Chevrolet
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Sep 6
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Pep Boys Auto 500
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11th
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12th
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325/325
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130
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0
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0
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130
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$118,823
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Chevrolet
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Sep 12
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Chevy Rock & Roll 400
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17th
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29th
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400/400
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112
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0
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0
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112
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$93,473
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Chevrolet
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Sep 20
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Sylvania 300
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14th
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2nd
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300/300
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121
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5
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0
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126
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$100,973
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Chevrolet
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Sep 27
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AAA 400
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9th
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22nd
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400/400
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138
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0
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0
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138
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$111,423
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Chevrolet
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Oct 4
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Price Chopper 400
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1st
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5th
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267/267
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185
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5
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0
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190
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$332,498
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Chevrolet
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Oct 11
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Pepsi 500
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5th
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20th
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250/250
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155
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5
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0
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160
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$143,248
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Chevrolet
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Oct 17
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NASCAR Banking 500
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13th
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5th
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334/334
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124
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0
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0
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124
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$100,373
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Chevrolet
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Oct 25
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TUMS Fast Relief 500
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9th
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13th
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501/501
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138
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0
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0
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138
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$99,923
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Chevrolet
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Nov 1
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AMP Energy 500
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35th
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4th
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183/191
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58
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5
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0
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63
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$85,648
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Chevrolet
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Nov 8
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Dickies 500
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6th
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4th
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334/334
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150
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0
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0
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150
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$181,098
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Chevrolet
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Nov 15
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Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
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25th
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8th
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310/312
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88
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0
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0
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88
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$86,423
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Chevrolet
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Nov 22
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Ford 400
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22nd
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5th
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267/267
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97
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5
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0
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102
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$97,998
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Chevrolet
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*Note: This race does not contribute to Sprint Cup point standings.
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