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Standings: NASCAR Sprint Cup

As of: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
RankDriverPointsPV Rank
1Jimmie Johnson4231
2Carl Edwards3792
3Matt Kenseth3643
4Dale Earnhardt Jr.3594
5Clint Bowyer3495
6Kasey Kahne3266
7Brad Keselowski3267
8Kyle Busch3258
9Aric Almirola3179
10Kevin Harvick31510

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IndyCar News

Graham Rahal

Rules changes may help IndyCar drivers break marks

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar officials may be about to give the series a retro look and bring back the chase for track records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles and Derrick Walker, the new head of IndyCar competition, emerged from a competition advisory board meeting Thursday to announce they were debating how to top the record-breaking speeds clocked in 1996 by two-time Indy 500 winner Arie Luyendyk.

Formula One News

Manufacturer Pirelli has doubts over F1 future

MONACO (AP) — Tire manufacturer Pirelli fears for its future in Formula One as time runs out to agree a new contract with teams for next season.

Pirelli is currently the sole supplier to F1 but faces a mammoth task in designing and preparing new tires for 2014 — which sees significant changes to F1 regulations and car design — if a new deal is not struck soon.