Sprint Cup Series

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NASCAR Chase drivers Martin Truex Jr., left, and Kurt Busch, right, celebrate their making the Chase after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., early Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Jason Hirschfeld)

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Clint Bowyer (15) spins out as Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) passes by during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Brad Keselowski (2) runs in Turn 4 near David Stremme (30) during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)

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Matt Kenseth celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

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Kyle Busch (18) drives during a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at The Glen, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, in Watkins Glen, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Driver Jimmie Johnson (48) makes a pit stop during a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday Aug. 4, 2013, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman leads the field to the green flag to start the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/NASCAR, Tom Pennington, Pool)

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**FILE** Workers paint a logo on the grass near the front stretch during preparation for Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race in Concord, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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Brian Vickers celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Sunday, July 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)

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Kyle Busch (18) and Danica Patrick wreck on the last lap of the NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, July 6, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)

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Jimmie Johnson celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, July 6, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)