NASCAR By the Numbers: Texas and Pocono split edition

Johnny Sauter and Carl Edwards each went into the weekend as the points leaders in their respective series; each had problems but managed to maintain their points lead for another week. This is the breakdown of the weekend.


Camping World Truck Series from Texas Motor Speedway:
Johnny Sauter led the most laps and was leading on the final restart but an unfortunate mistake, changing lanes before the start/finish line, got him black-flagged and handed the race to Ron Hornaday Jr. Johnny Sauter still maintains his points lead heading into an extended break for the NCWTS.

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1. Johnny Sauter
2. Cole Whitt –20
3. Ron Hornaday Jr. –33
4. Austin Dillion -35
5. Matt Crafton -41
6. Timothy Peters -46
7. James Buescher -47
8. Parker Kligerman -56
9. Joey Coulter -72
10. Brendan Gaughan -81
11. Max Papis -83
12. Ricky Carmichael -87
13. Todd Bodine -89
14. Nelson Piquet Jr. -91
15. Clay Rogers -96

Biggest Movers:Ricky Carmichael +4, Ron Hornaday Jr. +3
Biggest Losses: Todd Bodine –4, Clay Rogers –2
Up next: Thursday, July 7, Kentucky Speedway presents the UNOH 225 at 8 p.m. EST on SPEED

Sprint Cup Series at Pocono Raceway:
Point leader Carl Edwards suffered engine woes at Pocono allowing the Chase for the Sprint Cup to tighten up. Jeff Gordon’s win gained him two positions but he currently will still need the wild card for the Chase.

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1. Carl Edwards
2. Jimmie Johnson -6
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. -10
4. Kevin Harvick -11
5. Kyle Busch -25
6. Kurt Busch -35
7. Matt Kenseth -44
8. Clint Bowyer -73
9. Tony Stewart -75
10. Ryan Newman -75
11. Jeff Gordon -81
12. Denny Hamlin -84
13. Juan Pablo Montoya -97
14. Greg Biffle -98
15. Mark Martin -109

Biggest Movers: Jeff Gordon and Juan Pablo Montoya +2
Biggest Losses: Greg Biffle –2
Up Next: Sunday June 19, at Michigan International Speedway for the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400. Starting time: 1 p.m. EST on TNT



Nationwide Series:
Off weekend this week but returns to action next week at Michigan International Speedway for the Alliance Truck Parts 250. The race can be seen Saturday, June 18, at 3:30 p.m. EST on your local ABC station.

Amanda takes NASCAR seriously and is willing to pass up other activities to watch the boys have at it. NASCAR By the Numbers and In the Rearview Mirror (looking back at NASCAR's history) are Amanda's two main focuses with Skirts and Scuffs, but as an Associate Editor her duties are limitless. Amanda also frequently writes the post-race recaps for Skirts and Scuffs. Feel free to contact Amanda via Twitter.