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Capsules for the top 20 drivers in the Sprint Cup standings, plus five additional drivers of note.

Aric Almirola was the surprise winner Sunday at Daytona International Speedway and now it appears he will make the Chase for the Sprint Cup for the first time in his career.

NASCAR's reaction to the announcement Monday of the formation of the Race Team Alliance – a business alliance composed of nine of the biggest teams in the Sprint Cup Series – seemed to surprise many.

Aric Almirola waited two days to experience one of the highlights of his first victory in NASCAR's premier series.

But in NASCAR, there are different race trophies every week. Martinsville Speedway has its infamous clock.

88 Chevrolet. The organization won just one Nationwide Series race and followed that with a winless 2011 season.

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

Coke Zero 400 at Daytona: Aric Almirola Aric Almirola celebrates in the rain in Victory Lane after winning the rain-shortened Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach on Sunday, July 6, 2014.

Hertfordshire County Council and Veolia were informed yesterday that Veolia's plans to build the facility in New Barnfield, Hatfield, have been rejected.

NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Brendan Gaughan visited the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga Tuesday, and compared swimming with sharks to racing at Bristol Motor Speedway.

NASCAR driver Aric Almirola won the Coke Zero 400 over the weekend at Daytona. The race was rain-shortened, but it still counts as a win.

Here they come. NASCAR's Sprint Cup stars wrapped up their rain-delayed Fourth of July weekend stay in Daytona with a rain-shortened and topsy-turvy Coke Zero 400 on Sunday.

One thing for sure, NASCAR has its share of comedian drivers who enjoy pranking one another and others while having a good time kidding around during interviews.

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles plans to eliminate dozens of poor-selling specialty license plates, such as ones for Texas Motor Speedway and Dr Pepper.

Lewis Hamilton's emotional victory in Sunday's British Grand Prix brought him level on 27 wins with the great Sir Jackie Stewart as the second most successful British driver ever, but on Monday he paid tribute to another whose own record looms large on the horizon.

Nine of NASCAR's biggest multicar teams announced Monday the formation of a business alliance that in theory could transform the sport of stock car racing but its immediate practical effects remain unclear.

Aliquippa resident Steve Daley is a proud American, but he's also an angry one after a garbage truck knocked down an American flag outside his home.

State officials plan to eliminate dozens of specialty license plates, such as those advertising Texas Motor Speedway and Dr Pepper, because they've failed to generate enough interest.

Aric Almirola wasn't even 4 months old when Richard Petty won his 200th career race 30 years ago at Daytona International Speedway.

As the fireworks concluded Friday evening, three boats collided in the waters of Miami's Biscayne Bay, leaving four young adults dead.