This Week's Race

Bank of America 500

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Concord, N.C.

When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

TV/Radio: ABC (Channel 6)/WNPV (1440-AM), WDSD (94.7-FM)

Race course: 1.5-mile oval

Race distance: 334 laps/501 miles

Weather: Clear, 60 degrees

2009 winner: Jimmie Johnson

2009 polesitter: Jimmie Johnson, 192.376 mph

Track qualifying record: Elliott Sadler, 193.216 mph (Oct. 13, 2005)

Track facts: This is the fifth Chase race, the halfway mark . . . In winning last year's race, Jimmie Johnson led 92 laps, including the last 14. Matt Kenseth finished second; Kasey Kahne was third . . . Johnson (six) and Jeff Gordon (five) have the most wins among full-time active drivers at Charlotte . . . Kurt Busch won this year's Coca-Cola 600 at the track . . . Too late to the Chase: Ryan Newman, 13th in points, has four top-10 finishes in the Chase, including a fifth place . . . Mark Martin's sixth place at California was his best since a seventh at Pocono in early August.

Wins: Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson, 6 each; Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch, 3 each; Jamie McMurray, Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, 2 each; Ryan Newman, David Reutimann, Juan Pablo Montoya, Clint Bowyer, 1 each.

SPRINT CUP STANDINGS

Through 30 of 36 races

Behind

Prv. Pts. leader

1. Jimmie Johnson. . . 1 5673 -

2. Denny Hamlin. . . 2 5637 -36

3. Kevin Harvick. . . 3 5619 -54

4. Jeff Gordon. . . 5 5588 -85

5. Tony Stewart. . . 10 5566 -107

6. Kurt Busch. . . 6 5533 -140

7. Carl Edwards. . . 4 5511 -162

8. Jeff Burton. . . 9 5496 -177

9. Kyle Busch. . . 7 5486 -187

10. Greg Biffle. . . 8 5458 -215

11. Matt Kenseth. . . 11 5432 -241

12. Clint Bowyer. . . 12 5426 -247

THE REMAINING RACES

Oct. 24: Tums Fast Relief 500, Martinsville, Va. (1 p.m., ESPN; 2009 winner: Denny Hamlin)

Oct. 31: AMP Energy 500, Talladega, Ala. (1 p.m., ESPN; 2009 winner: Jamie McMurray)

Nov. 7: Lone Star 500, Fort Worth, Texas (3 p.m., ESPN; 2009 winner: Kurt Busch)

Nov. 14: Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500, Avondale, Ariz. (3 p.m., ESPN; 2009 winner: Jimmie Johnson)

Nov. 21: Ford 400, Homestead, Fla. (1 p.m., ESPN; 209 winner: Denny Hamlin)

- Bill Fleischman