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1. ] check out the previous weeks story's - ] our daily entries for the week, view the top articles, video's and quotes from the nascar world at a glance, 
1. ] week ended 2013-03-24 
2. ] week ended 2013-03-31  
3. ] week ended 2013-04-07 
4. ] week ended 2013-04-14 
5. ] week ended 2013-04-21 

1. ] EVENT - WRAP-UP - LAST WEEK'S RACE  - STP 400 @ Kansas Speedway(KS) check out the "EVENTS PAGE" for all the stories related to THIS RACE including ...  
1. ] pre race - x] experts pick for this race, ] whos fast? - IN x] qualifying results, x] practice 1, x] practice 2 ] practice 3 (final)  x] Starting Line Up   
2. ] race - x] lap by lap breakdown of what happened in the race and when, x] links to VIDEO highlights of on track action and x] race highlights videos packages and more ...
3. ] post race - x] race results x] new points standings ] press conference, ] interview transcripts from some driver interviews, x] post race reports from some teams and drivers
2. [ Best of the Rest - top 10 @  Kansas Speedway ]   ] 
1. ] Brad Keselowski, 6th place, 3rd in standings(+1) Brad had a snafu with his seatbelt coming undone during his qualifying run and ended up well back starting the race in 33rd position. The race didnt get off to much better of a start when Keselowski got caught up in wreck on lap# 6 sustaining some rear end damage and going a lap down. Later additional issues with fueling and the rear end bodywork coming off the car due to the earlier damage all posed challengest to the 2 team and all were faced successfully QUOTE Paul Wolfe “We’ve been challenged with a lot of things not going our way, Going, obviously, all the way back to prior to the race at Texas. And just when you think things can’t get any worse, we had the issues we had today. The fueling issues early. We had to fix damage, come back from being a lap down, coming back from the quarter panel flying off, just everything went wrong. But one thing about the 2 team is nobody gives up, everyone kept a positive attitude and kept fighting and we weren't very far from getting a top-five out of it." Perhaps a bigger complement was paid by QUOTE Jimmie Johnson"I could tell they were off sequence, but they had significant speed in their car,” Johnson said. “They've got some stuff stacked against them right now for sure, but they're responding like I thought they would. Paul and Brad are a good combination, and they're both very good at what they do."  POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report
2. ] Jamie McMurray, 7th place, 11th in standings,(+1) Jamie fought an ill handling race car and came home with his 3rd top 10 of the season. Once again leading the effort at EGR, teamate Juan Pablo was fast in practice but finished well back(again) in 27th position. Jamie overcame a close call that almost saw him crash out on restart# 5 when he was hit from behind by Mark Martin and eventually fell back as far as 32nd.  POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report
3. ] Aric Almirola - 8th place, 13th in standings,(N/C)  Another strong effort for the 43 team earning them their second consecutive top 10 finish with the car decked out in the iconic Petty / STP blue colors. A good qualifying effort saw Aric start from 6th postition and run near the front of the pack all afternoon.  The STP Farmland Ford restarted eighth with 43 laps remaining. Almirola drove into the sixth position one lap later and held the spot for the next 10 laps. He fell to seventh but continued posting fast lap times. Fellow Ford driver Keselowski worked passed the No. 43 in the final laps, and Almirola drove the No. 43 STP Farmland Ford to an eighth-place finish in his 1999-throwback paint scheme.QUOTE Almirola “We thought we had a great car at the beginning of the race, but then the track changed on us and we lost our track position. And then the handling drastically changed on our car, so we had to battle back from that and made a lot of adjustments. Todd Parrott did a great job rallying our guys, making good adjustments and making great pit calls to get some track position. Right there at the end, our guys gave us a great pit stop when it counted, and we got another top-10. That’s two top-10s two weeks in a row, and I’m proud of that.”  POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report 
4. ] Mark Martin - 9th place, 16th in standings(+3 PT)  Mark started the race in 8th and battled handling issues, contact with Greg Biffle that did not result in damage but dropped him back to 30ths position and also a close call with Jamie McMurray on restart# 5 to ultimately earn the 9th place. QUOTE Martin "Rodney (Childers, crew chief) just did a great job on the pit box, adjusting the car. We missed it pretty good but our best run of the day was the last run of the day. That’s the way you do it. I’m really proud of the guys and how hard they fought. We’ve got a little work to do to get a little better.”   POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report 
5. ] Paul Menard -10th place, 10th in standings,(-1) Once again Paul put forth the best effort for RCR teams earning his 4th top 10 of the season. Starting from the 12th place and battling a loose handling car the Menards crew made adjusments and used pit strategy to run top 15 for most of the afternoon. QUOTE Menard "It was an okay day for the Pittsburgh Paints/ Menards Chevrolet SS. It was just really hard to  pass. We've got some of the best pit stops in the  business. My guys do a really good job on pit  road, so we gained a lot there. The pace slowed  down from yesterday, which really caught us off  guard a lot more than we thought. We missed it  a little bit, but you've just got to look back and  utilize the tools and do a better job of starting  the race because we always end pretty good."  POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report  
3. [underdogs and overachievers]
1. ] Ricky Stenhouse Jr - 11th place, 18th in standings,(+2) Rookie of the year candidate had his best finish of the season. Stenhouse Jr led a career high 26 laps and surrendered the lead to make a green flag pit stop when a caution came out late in the race costing Ricky a lot of track position QUOTE Stenhouse Jr "The Zest Ford Fusion was the one to beat there at the end, but we didn’t have the track position to finish it off. I think we can take a lot of positives from this weekend. It was cool to lead some laps and be able to donate a little something to OneFundBoston.” POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report
2. ] Kurt Busch - 15th place, 22nd in standings,(+2) A better finish for Busch this weekend after sucumbing to mechanical gremlins in the past 2 races that resulted in 37th place finishes.Busch battled an ill handling car and an early trip to the back of the field after having to return to the pits for a loose wheel POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report
4. [ What happened ??? ]   
1. ] Kevin Harvick - 12th place, 12th in standings,(-1) Kevin's 12th place finish continues an impressivley consistent streak of finishes this season. Harvick has finished between 12th and 14th in 6 of the 8 races so far this season, with a 9th and 42nd to round out his score card. If Harvick can maintain that consistency and perhaps move it up a notch or two, this "lame duck" season could potentially see him making the chase POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report
2. ] Jeff Gordon - 13th place, 15th in standings,(N/C) After spinning out and hitting the wall on his qualifying run, Jeff had to start from 43rd position, he worked his way to the front but got caught on the last caution that came out after making a green flag pit stop QUOTE Gordon "It cost us probably a good six positions I think.  We weren't the best car, but we made some great improvements throughout the weekend.  The race pace just kind of came to us and the conditions in the race.  Really kind of brought us to life compared to the competition.  We are still lacking a few things, but all in all I thought it was a great effort.  We just cannot catch a break.  That last caution that definitely hurt us being on pit road when the caution comes out it's never a good thing unless you are on a road course (laughs). We were looking pretty good up until that point, but we weren't the only ones that it hurt." POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report
3. ] Ryan Newman - 14th place, 17th in standings(N/C)  POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report
4. ] Dale Earnhardt Jr - 16th place, 5th in standings,POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report
5. ] Carl Edwards - 17th place, 6th in standings,(-1) POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report 
6. ] Greg Biffle -19th place, 4th in standings,(-1) POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report 
7. ] Tony Stewart - 21st place, 21st in standings,(+1) POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report 
8. ] Danica Patrick - 25th place, 25th in standings,(+1) POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report
9. ] Kyle Busch - 38th place, 7th in standings,(-5) POST RACE Team Report, Driver Report
5. x] ECSphotography Eric Corky Swanson 
1. Very cool image to end a tough week. #BostonStrong only piece remaining

1. ] LAST WEEK'S - RACE# 7 RECAP - NRA 500 @ Texas Motor Speedway(MS) "event page" for all the stories related to this RACE including ...  
1. ] pre race - *] experts pick for this race, *] whos fast? - IN *] qualifying results, *] practice 1, ] practice 2 ] practice 3 (final)  *] Starting Line Up 
2. ] race - x] lap by lap breakdown of what happened in the race and when, x] links to VIDEO highlights of on track action and x] race highlights videos packages and more ... 
3. ] post race - x] race results x] new points standings x] press conference, x] interview transcripts from some driver interviews, x] post race reports from some  
2. ] DID YOU KNOW we have RACE RECAPS(see description above) available for all the 2013 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACES this season
1. 2013-02-24 Daytona 500 @ Daytona International Speedway(DIS)
2. 2013-03-03 Subway Fresh Fit 500 @ Phoenix International Raceway(PIR)
3. 2013-03-10 Kobalt Tools 400 @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway(LVMS)
4. 2013-03-17 Food City 500 @ Bristol Motor Speedway(BMS)
5. 2013-03-24 Auto Club 400 @ Auto Club Speedway(ACS)
6. 2013-04-07 STP Gas Booster 500 @ @ Martinsville Speedway(MS) 
7. 2013-04-13 NRA 500 @ @ Texas Motor Speedway(TMS) 

next 2013-04-23 >] (all times EST )

1. x] 2013-04-22 - Monday
1. ] 18:00 - RaceHub ON speed TV ] Winners Weekend ] Kansas Teardown ] Jamie Mcmurray
2. x] 2013-04-23 - Tuesday
1. ] 18:00 - RaceHub ON speed TV  ] RadioActive Segment ] Interview - Martin Truex Jr ] Jimmy Spencer's advice for Denny 
3. x] 2013-04-24 - Wednesday
1. ] 12:00 - STP 400 Replay ON Speed TV 
2. ] 18:00 - RaceHub ON speed TV ]  
4. ] 2013-04-25 - Thursday
1. ] 18:00 - RaceHub  ]
5. ] 2013-04-26 - Friday
1. ] 11:30 - NASCAR Live
2. ] 12:00 - CUP Practice ON Speed TV
3. ] 14:00 - NASCAR Live
4. ] 14:30 - CUP Practice(final) ON Speed TV
5. ] 15:30 - Trackside ON Speed TV 
6. ] 17:30 - CUP Qualifying ON Speed TV
7. ] 16:00 - NNS Race# 7 - Qualifying on ESPN2
8. ] 19:30 - NNS Pre Race Show(NASCAR Countdown) ON ESPN2
9. ] 19:30 - NNS Race# 7 Toyota 250 ON ESPN2
6. ] 2013-04-27  - Saturday
1. ] 16:00 - TV - SpeedCenter NASCAR edition on Speed TV
2. ] 16:30 - TV - RaceDay on Speed TV
3. ] 18:30 - TV - PreRace Show ON FOX TV
4. ] 19:00 - TV - RACE# 9 Toyota Owners 400 on FOX TV  
7. ] 2013-04-28 - Sunday
1. ] 00:30 - TV - Victory Lane on Speed TV
2. ] 20:00 - TV - Wind Tunnel on Speed TV