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By The top-four finishing series regulars in last Friday's race at Daytona qualified for the first round in this year's four-race bonus program from Nationwide Insurance, Sports Network By The top-four finishing series regulars in last Friday's race at Daytona qualified for the first round in this year's four-race bonus program from Nationwide ... (more)

This year, NASCAR has expanded the Chase field to 16. The top-15 drivers with the most wins during the 26-race regular season will become eligible for the playoffs, provided they have finished in the top-30 in points.

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 15: Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M Ford, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2014 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Michael Annett looks to accumulate his fifth finish of 21st or better in six races this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

There's a simple question surrounding the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda as it speeds toward the halfway point of its 2014 season.

Photo: Christophe Ena, AP 10ThingstoSeeSports - Kasey Kahne, front left, Paul Menard and Reed Sorenson are among the cars that crashed coming out of the backstretch going in to Turn 3 during the NASCAR Sprint cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 6, 2014.

Just four years ago, JR Motorsports shuffled 10 drivers through its No. 88 Chevrolet.

WHERE HE STANDS: Jeff Gordon remained in first place for the fifth consecutive week after Daytona and for 11 of the last 12 weeks.

The following is a list of the odds for NASCAR drivers to win the 2014 Camping World RV Sales 301, which is taking place this Sunday, July 13, 2014, at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.

Jul 6, 2014; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeff Gordon before before the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

The first Big One early on in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona involved about 16 cars, including Carl Edwards.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is going back to USC - as a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.

The Windy City got the heave-ho in the race to host the 2017 America's Cup. Sailing's marquee regatta is headed to San Diego or Bermuda.

RACE INFO: Event: Camping World 301 Date/Time: July 13/1 p.m. ET 2013 winner: Brian Vickers 2013 polesitter: Brad Keselowski Distance: 301 laps/318.5 miles Track Length: 1.06 miles Banking: 7 degrees Track Shape: Oval EXPRESS NOTES: Daytona Recap: Denny Hamlin finished sixth in Sunday's rain-shortened NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona ... (more)

Crew chief Daniel Knost was fined $10,000 on Tuesday because the track bar on Busch's Chevrolet exceeded the maximum separation.

In his Ford Fusion, Keselowski drove a head-to-head race against Joey Logano, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. The race in Kentucky is part of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, a professional stock car racing event consisting of 36 races that take place on tracks throughout the United States and is now in its 66th season.

A delayed, crash-filled and rain-shortened race at Daytona saw NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookie Michael Annett emerge with his fourth finish of 21st or better in the last five races.

Revelers run with Torrestrella fighting bulls during the second day of the annual San Fermin festival on Monday in Pamplona, Spain.

Kurt Busch wasn't blaming NASCAR for putting a halt to Sunday's racing at Daytona .

Aric Almirola puts his hands together in his pit stall with his crew hoping rain to end the NASCAR Sprint cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, July 6, 2014.