NASCAR By the Numbers: Following the yellow brick road to Kansas

This weekend Chase race No. 4 brought the Sprint Cup as well as the Nationwide Series to Kansas Speedway. The Chase leader has changed once again, a wonderful product on the new points system. (Can we say thank you to NASCAR enough?)

NASCAR Nationwide Series Kansas Lottery 300:

 With just 4 races to go, the Nationwide Series title is a two man battle, between new comer Ricky Stenhouse Jr and the more seasoned driver, Elliott Sadler.

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1. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.  
2. Elliott Sadler  -20
3. Reed Sorenson  -70
4. Aric Almirola  -80
5. Justin Allgaier  -92
6. Jason Leffler  -142
7. Kenny Wallace  -198
8. Steven Wallace  -225
9. Brian Scott  -226
10. Michael Annett  -232
11. Mike Bliss  -322
12. Trevor Bayne  -331
13. Mike Wallace  -373
14. Joe Nemechek  -399
15. Josh Wise  -435

No gains or losses in the top 15 positions.

Up next: The series heads home to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage. Tune into the race on Friday, October 14th at 7:30 pm on ESPN2.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400:

To say the Sprint Cup is up for grabs is an understatement. Lets look at how close the 12 Chase contenders are after leaving Kansas.

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1. Carl Edwards  
2. Kevin Harvick  -1
3. Jimmie Johnson  -4
4. Brad Keselowski  -11
5. Matt Kenseth  -12
6. Kurt Busch  -16
7. Tony Stewart  -19
8. Kyle Busch  -20
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr.  -43
10. Jeff Gordon  -47
11. Ryan Newman  -54
12. Denny Hamlin  -79

Biggest Movers: Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski and Matt Kenseth +2

Biggest Losses: Tony Stewart -4 and Kurt Busch -2

Up next: Everyone returns home, a much celebrated this for crew members. Racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Bank of America 500 can be seen live on ABC at 7:30 pm on Saturday.