Bank of America 500 NASCAR HOTPASS Lineup on DIRECTV

The NASCAR HOTPASS lineup for the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway is as follows: 

 

DIRECTV Channel 795:

Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge team of Penske Racing

Brad Keselowski will make his 120th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his seventh at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway … Has one pole (May 2011) and one top-10 finish in six career Sprint Cup starts at Charlotte … The 28-year-old Rochester Hills, Mich., native has nine wins and 39 top-10 finishes in 119 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Keselowski’s third full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of fifth in 2011 … Won 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship … Started 22nd and finished seventh last week at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway … Ranks first in Sprint Cup points with five wins and 19 top-10 finishes.

 

DIRECTV Channel 796:

Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota team of Joe Gibbs Racing

Denny Hamlin will make his 254th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 15th at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway … Has seven top-10 finishes in 14 starts at Charlotte … The 31-year-old Chesterfield, Va., native has 22 wins and 126 top-10 finishes in 253 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Hamlin’s seventh full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of second in 2010 … Started 23rd and finished 14th last week at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway … Ranks third in Sprint Cup Series points with five wins and 15 top-10 finishes.   

 

DIRECTV Channel 797:

Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 MyLowe’s Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports

Jimmie Johnson will make his 394th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 23rd at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway … Has six wins (May 2003, May and October 2004, May and October 2005 and October 2009), three poles (May 2002 and 2004 and October 2009) and 14 top-10 finishes in 22 starts at Charlotte … The 37-year-old El Cajon, Calif., native has 58 wins and 244 top-10 finishes in 393 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Johnson’s 11th full year in Sprint Cup and he has five championships (2006-2010) … Started 17th and finished 17th last week at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway … Ranks second in Sprint Cup Series points with three wins and 20 top-10 finishes.     

 

DIRECTV Channel 798:

Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Jimmy Johns Chevrolet team of Richard Childress Racing

Kevin Harvick will make his 425th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 24th at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway … Has one win (May 2011) and seven top-10 finishes in 23 starts at Charlotte … The 36-year-old Bakersfield, Calif., native has 18 wins and 185 top-10 finishes in 424 Sprint Cup starts …Won 2001 and 2006 NASCAR Nationwide Series championships … 2012 marks Harvick’s 12th full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of third in 2010 … Started 21st and finished 11th last week at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway … Ranks 10th in Sprint Cup Series points with 11 top-10 finishes.      

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