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Carl Edwards won the Richmond NASCAR Sprint Cup race as the Chase field was set and Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski headlined those missing out

Jeff Gordon boosted his hopes of squeezing into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase by claiming pole for the deciding race at Richmond

Kyle Busch claimed victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup's 500-mile night race at Atlanta Motor Speedway

NASCAR Sprint Cup rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr claimed his first pole position in the series at Atlanta on Friday evening

Joey Logano claimed pole for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan with a blistering lap at 203.949mph

Kyle Busch hung on ahead of Brad Keselowski to win the Watkins Glen NASCAR Sprint Cup race and make amends for their last-lap clash a year ago

Kasey Kahne defeated Hendrick team-mate Jeff Gordon in a late battle for NASCAR Sprint Cup victory at Pocono

Jimmie Johnson claimed a second Pocono pole of the season in qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup's return to the 'Tricky Triangle'

Ryan Newman defeated Jimmie Johnson in the NASCAR Sprint Cup's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis

Ryan Newman claimed his first pole in nearly two years in qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup's Indianapolis round

Brian Vickers ended an almost four-year winless streak with a confident performance at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski beat his 2012 title rival Jimmie Johnson to pole position for Sunday's race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Jimmie Johnson became the first man to win both the NASCAR Sprint Cup's Daytona events in a single season in 31 years as he dominated Saturday night's round

Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth gave Joe Gibbs Racing a front-row sweep for the NASCAR Sprint Cup's return to Daytona

Dale Earnhardt Jr earned his first pole of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season in qualifying at Kentucky Speedway

Martin Truex Jr finally scored his second NASCAR Sprint Cup win at Sonoma after a six-year victory drought

Jamie McMurray took a surprise NASCAR Sprint Cup pole position as its new road course qualifying format made its debut at Sonoma

Jimmie Johnson was in imperious form as he utterly dominated proceedings on his way to NASCAR Sprint Cup victory at Pocono

Tony Stewart denied Juan Pablo Montoya Dover NASCAR Sprint Cup victory with a passing move just two laps from the finish

Kevin Harvick snatched Charlotte NASCAR Sprint Cup victory from Kasey Kahne at the end of a gruelling 600-mile race interrupted by two red flags

David Ragan claimed his second NASCAR Cup series win by heading an unlikely one-two for Front Row Motorsport in a rain-delayed race at Talladega

Kevin Harvick sprinted around the outside of Richard Childress Racing team-mate Jeff Burton to claim victory in a green-white-chequered finish at Richmond

Matt Kenseth held off a late challenge from Kasey Kahne to take his second NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of the year at Kansas Speedway

Kyle Busch denied his brother Kurt a first pole in two years as he snatched the top spot late in NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway

Jimmie Johnson kept his nose clean in a fractious race to claim his eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup win at Martinsville

Jimmie Johnson claimed pole for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville with a record lap

Kyle Busch snatched victory in the Fontana NASCAR Sprint Cup race as bitter foes Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin collided fighting for the lead on the last lap

Denny Hamlin secured pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Fontana in Friday's qualifying session

Kasey Kahne made up for the disappointment of being denied Las Vegas victory last week with a great drive to win at Bristol Motor Speedway

Matt Kenseth celebrated his 41st birthday in style by holding off Kasey Kahne to win round three of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup at Las Vegas Motor Speedway