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19th Season
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Driver: Mark Mason
Slingshot Motorsports Team Owner
Hometown: Fort Mill, South Carolina
Birthday: September 1, 1970
Age: 52
Day Job: Teacher
First Cup Race: Feb. 12 2005
Cup Contract: Through 2023
Email: mkmason213@gmail.com
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FAVORITES
Movies: Tommy Boy, Fletch, Spaceballs
TV Shows: Sportscenter
Food: Skyline Chili, pizza, Mayfield ice cream
Sports Teams: Ohio State Buckeyes, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavs, Cleveland Browns
Music Groups: Toby Mac and Chris Tomlin
Hobbies: playing golf, all fantasy sports, traveling
Race Tracks: Talladega, Charlotte
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Denny Hamlin
# 11
Sponsor: FedEx
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Rookie Year: 2006
Birthdate: 11/18/80
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Hometown: Chesterfield, VA |
Other drivers:
Kyle Busch Erik Jones |
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DID YOU KNOW?...
Mark is married with two children. He is a fantasy junkie doing NASCAR, football, golf and baseball. In 2015 he was finally able to attend his first live NASCAR race. He took a good friend and his son to the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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CUP SERIES CAR INFORMATION
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Car #: 32
Make: Chevrolet Camry
Primary Sponsor: Chick-fil-A
Associate Sponsors: ESPN SportsCenter, Mayfield Ice Cream, Truist Bank
Past Paint Schemes
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CAREER WINS
Win #
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Date
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Track
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Race Name
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Points
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CUP SERIES
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1.
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Nov. 12, 2006
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Phoenix Intl. Raceway
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Checker Auto Parts 500
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167
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2.
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May 31, 2009
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Dover Intl. Speedway
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Autsim Speaks 400
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305
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3.
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August 1, 2010
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Pocono Raceway
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Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500
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305
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4.
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June 24, 2012
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Sonoma Raceway
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Toyota/SaveMart 350
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197
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5.
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March 2, 2014
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Phoenix Intl. Raceway
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The Profit on CNBC 500
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199
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6.
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July 13, 2014
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New Hampshire Motor Speedway
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Camping World RV Sales 301
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203
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7.
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May 13, 2017
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Kansas Speedway
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GoBowling.com 400
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199
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8.
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March 18, 2018
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Auto Club Speedway
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Auto Club 400
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240
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9.
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May 27, 2018
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Charlotte Motor Speedway
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Coca-Cola 600
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262
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10.
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April 25, 2021
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Talladega Superspeedway
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Geico 500
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192
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11.
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July 4, 2021
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Road America
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Jockey Made In America 250
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187
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12.
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August 8, 2021
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Watkins Glen. Intl.
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GoBowling.com at the Glen
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215
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13.
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September 5, 2021
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Darlington Raceway
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Cookout Southern 500
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249
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14.
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March 27, 2022
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Circuit of the Americas
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EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
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209
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15.
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May 29, 2022
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Coca-Cola 600
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Charlotte Motor Speedway
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247
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16.
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September 4, 2022
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Cookout Southern 500
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Darlington Raceway
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207
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CAREER CUP STATS
Year
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Finish
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Starts
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Points
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Behind
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Wins
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Top 5's
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Top 10's
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Prov.
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Most Points
in a week
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Least Points
in a week
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High Rank
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Low Rank
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2005
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32nd
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36
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3195
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-3059
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0
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0
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1
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1
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8
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0
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140
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8
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25
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42
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2006
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3rd
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36
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6185
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-111
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1
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0
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4
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8
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12
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0
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180
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30
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1
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11
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2007
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39th
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36
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3155
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-3146
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0
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0
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0
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2
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3
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0
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193
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6
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13
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41
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2008
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25th
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36
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3472
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-2897
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0
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1
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1
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4
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7
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0
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360
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33
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19
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41
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2009
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30th
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36
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3335
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-2967
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1
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1
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1
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4
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6
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0
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400
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4
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5
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42
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2010
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23rd
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36
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3601
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-2583
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1
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0
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1
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4
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9
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0
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385
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31
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20
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42
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2011
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31st
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36
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735
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-1599
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0
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0
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2
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6
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9
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0
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193
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88
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3
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36
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2012
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28th
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36
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735
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-1473
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1
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2
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1
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4
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8
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0
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197
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103
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5
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32
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2013
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20th
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36
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802
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-1519
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0
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2
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1
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4
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8
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0
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205
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45
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10
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42
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2014
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33rd
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36
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720
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-2432
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2
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0
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0
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4
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5
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0
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203
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60
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2
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35
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2015
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37th
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36
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706
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-4322
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0
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1
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1
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3
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4
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1
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202
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96
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15
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37
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2016
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33rd
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36
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693
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-4339
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0
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3
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0
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4
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6
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0
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191
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59
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28
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43
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2017
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9th
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36
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2212
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-2812
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1
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1
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0
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4
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9
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0
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203
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94
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9
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37
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2018
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11th
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36
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2212
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-2829
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2
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1
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0
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7
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11
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0
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262
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99
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8
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40
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2019
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23rd
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36
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698
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-4337
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0
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0
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1
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3
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7
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1
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218
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79
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5
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40
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2020
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25th
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36
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759
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-4260
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0
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1
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0
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1
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7
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0
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220
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91
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15
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36
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2021
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14th
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36
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2155
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-2871
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4
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1
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0
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6
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7
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0
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249
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65
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1
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47
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2022
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18th
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36
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824
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-4214
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3
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1
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1
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5
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8
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0
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247
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96
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15
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42
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Total
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24th
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648
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36194
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N/A
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16
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15
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15
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74
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134
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2
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400
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6
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1
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47
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2022 highlights
Won the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas on 3/27/22
Won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on 5/29/22
Won the Cookout Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on 9/4/22
Finished 2nd place and 3rd place once each
Recorded 5 top 5's and 8 top 10's
Qualified for the All-Star race
Recorded 52 top 5 bonus points, the most in the league
2021 highlights
Qualified for the playoffs and finished in 14th place
Led the standings for 1 week
Won the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on 4/25/21
Won the Jockey Made In America 250 at Road America on 4/4/21
Won the GoBowling.com at The Glen at Watkins Glen Intl. on 8/8/21
Won the Cookout Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on 9/5/21
Won a total of 4 races, the most in the league
Finished 2nd place once
Recorded 6 top 5's and 7 top 10's
2020 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place once
Recorded 1 top 5 and 7 top 10's
2019 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 3rd place once
Recorded 3 top 5's and 7 top 10's
Qualified for the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona and All-Star race
2018 highlights
Qualified for the playoffs and finished in 11th place
Won the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on 3/18/18
Won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on 5/27/18
Finished 2nd place once
Recorded 7 top 5's and 11 top 10's
Qualified for the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona and All-Star race
2017 highlights
Qualified for the Cup series playoffs and finished in 9th place
Won the GoBowling.com 400 at Kansas Speedway on 5/13/17
Finished 2nd place once
Recorded 4 top 5's and 9 top 10's
Qualified for the All-Star race
2016 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place three times
Recorded 4 top 5's and 6 top 10's
2015 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place and 3rd place once each
Recorded 2 top 5's and 4 top 10's
Qualified for the Sprint Unlimited and All-Star race
2014 highlights
Won the Profit on CNBC 500 at Phoenix Intl. Raceway on 3/2/24
Won the Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on 7/13/14
Recorded 4 top 5's and 5 top 10's
Picked 46 top 10 drivers, the most in the league
Qualified for the Sprint Unlimited and All-Star race
2013 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd place twice and 3rd place once
Recorded 4 top 5's and 8 top 10's
Qualified for the Sprint Unlimited and All-Star race
2012 highlights
Won the Toyota/SaveMart 350 at Sonoma on 6/24/12
Finished 2nd place twice and 3rd place once
Recorded 4 top 5's and 8 top 10's
2011 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 3rd place twice
Recorded 6 top 5's and 9 top 10's
Qualified for the All-Star race
2010 highlights
Won the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on 8/1/10
Finished 3rd place once
Recorded 4 top 5's and 9 top 10's
Recorded 4 consecutive top 10 finishes
Led the Power Gauge for 1 week
Qualified for the All-Star race
2009 highlights
Won the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover Intl. Speedway on 5/31/09
Finished 2nd and 3rd place once each
Recorded 4 top 5's and 6 top 10's
Recorded 3 consecutive top 10's
One of 7 members to have a perfect lap leader record for the season
Led the Power Gauge for 2 weeks
Qualified for the All-Star Challenge
2008 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 2nd and 3rd once each
Recorded 4 top 5's and 7 top 10's
2007 highlights
Did not win a race but recorded 2 top 5's and 3 top 10's
Qualified for the All-Star Challenge
2006 highlights
Qualified for the chase and finished in 3rd place
Won the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix Intl. Raceway on 11/12/06
Finished 3rd place 4 times
Recorded 8 top 5's and 12 top 10's
Led the standings for one week
Recorded two consecutive top 5 finishes from 2/19 to 2/26
Finished with the 3rd highest average standings points and average finish
Finished with the 2nd best picks average
Picked 16 drivers leading the most laps, tied for fourth in the league
2005 highlights
Did not win a race but finished 3rd once
Recorded 1 top 5 and 8 top 10's
Cup Series Awards
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2021 Playoff Driver: Finished 14th
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2018 Playoff Driver: Finished 11th
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2017 Playoff Driver: Finished 9th
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2006 Chase Driver: Finished 3rd
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