(L-R) Chip Ganassi, co-owner of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, sits alongside Felix Sabates as they speak to the media during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour at the Concord Airport on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC
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(L-R) IndyCar series drivers and teammates Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti speak to the media during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC
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(L-R) Earnhardt Ganassi Racing teammates Jamie McMurray and Juan Pablo Montoya are introduced as Scott Dixon watches on during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC
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The Earnhardt Ganassi Racing team announces its new partnership with Cessna Aircraft Company during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour at the Concord Airport on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC Photo – Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
(L-R) Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon, team owner Rick Hendrick, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr speak to the media during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC
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A general view of the Generation Six Chevrolet at Hendrick Motorsports during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC
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(L-R) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Jimmie Johnson, team owner Rick Hendrick, Kasey Kahne and Jeff Gordon pose for a picture during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC
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Dale Earnhardt Jr, driver for Hendrick Motorsports, speaks to the media during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC Photo – Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
Jeff Gordon, driver for Hendrick Motorsports, speaks to the media during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC
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Chad Knaus, crew chief for Jimmie Johnson at Hendrick Motorsports, speaks to the media during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC
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Team owner Roger Penske speaks to the media during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC Photo – Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
A general view of the Championship trophy on display at Penske Racing during the 2013 NASCAR Media Tour on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC
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(L-R) Joey Logano and Brad Keslowksi, teammates at Penske Racing, speak to the media during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC
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(L-R) Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski, teammates at Penske Racing, listen as Ryan Blaney speaks to the media during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC
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Brad Kesleowski, driver for Penske Racing, listens as Ryan Blaney speaks to the media during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour on Jan 23, 2013 in Concord, NC
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Sports car fans will want to set your DVR’s for CBS’s popular Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood this Sunday, Jan 20th as NASCAR‘s Rick Hendrick talks with CBS news correspondent Lee Cowan as they sneek peek Chevrolet‘s totally redesigned 2014 Corvette Stingray. Continue reading →
Saturday NASCAR told drivers and crews that the top 35 rule would not be in effect come 2013.
Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 “Drive To End Hunger” Chevrolet, also tweeted Saturday that the top 35 rule will not be part of the 2013 season.
The top 35 rule came into effect in 2005 and the rule automatically locks those top 35 in points in the weekend’s race no matter where they qualify. The rule also locks the top 35 in points from the previous year into the first five races of the season starting at the Daytona 500. Continue reading →