The incident occurred on lap 121 of the 400-lap NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

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Already she is the first female driver to win the pole position for a NASCAR Sprint Cup race, with a qualifying lap speed of 196.434 mph.

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Launched by NASCAR, Sprint and Turner Sports, the app allows fans to follow their favorite drivers and stay on top of all the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race action, including access to race day content, schedules, standings, breaking news and more.

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Last week, Ford announced that the 2012 Focus Electric would be the pace car at the Richmond 400, making it the first all-electric pace car to ever lead the field for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

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As drivers prepare to start their engines for the final Sprint Cup Series race in the 2012 NASCAR season, the sanctioning and governing body has much to celebrate with respect to the growth of its sport.

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Although it was potentially a quality control issue by engine provider Toyota Racing Development and one that gave no advantage to Kenseth in Sunday's race NASCAR levied a severe penalty against a Sprint Cup team for the second week in a row.

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Daytona, the season's kickoff extravaganza, marks the race-day debut of Nascar's "Gen-6" Sprint Cup car, the series's most innovative overhaul since 2007.

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Her Daytona pole position in the first race of her first full season in Nascar's top flight series is the first for a woman in a Sprint Cup race.

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"The Great American Race" also proved an impressive debut for Nascar's new "Gen 6" Sprint Cup car, the most innovative overhaul the series has seen since 2007.

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