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• 11.13.09

  Kasey Kahne is set to make his 11th career start at Phoenix International Raceway and his 215th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start this weekend. In 10 starts at PIR, Kahne has one Top-5 and three Top-10 finishes, kaseykahne.com reports.

  Impact:
  The No. 9 team have been up-and-down over the years at Phoenix. Kahne enjoyed some early success at the one-mile oval but has struggled there in recent seasons. He scored a Top-15 finish in April's Subway Fresh Fit 500, and that's likely the same performance Kahne will turn in this Sunday afternoon at PIR.

• 11.01.09

  Kasey Kahne finished second in the AMP Energy Drink 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.

  Impact:
  Kahne was able to make his move late in the race and charge to the front. He paired with Jamie McMurray in the closing laps and it turned out to be a great decision. Kahne was riding second when the caution flag came out on the late restart. It was his seventh Top-5 finish of the season.

• 10.30.09

  Kasey Kahne was fastest in opening practice for the AMP Energy Drink 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 195.944 mph.

  Impact:
  Kahne actually tied Denny Hamlin for the fastest lap of first practice at Talladega. The driver of the No. 9 Dodge has been known for his restrictor-plate racing skill the last couple seasons, and it appears the team has unloaded another Top 10 car for this Sunday's race.

• 10.18.09

  Kasey Kahne finished third in the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

  Impact:
  Kahne and the No. 9 team were the biggest threat to Jimmie Johnson at LMS on Saturday night. He piloted the No. 9 to 67 laps led and he came on strong at the end of the race to crack the Top 5. The strong finish continues a great record for Kahne at Charlotte. He moves up a couple spots in the championship standings to ninth-place overall as a result.

• 10.05.09

  Kasey Kahne gained one spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup by powering his way to a sixth-place finish in Sunday's Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway, richardpettymotorsports.com reports.

  Impact:
  Kahne grabbed some late track position with a two-tire pit stop on the final caution flag. He restarted second and faded back to sixth after 400 miles of racing at Kansas. The No. 9 team climbed one spot to 11th-place in the Chase standings as a result.

• 10.01.09

  Kasey Kahne will be using the old R5 Dodge engine this weekend at Kansas for the second consecutive race, and Richard Petty Motorsports co-owner Richard Petty said time will tell if he gets an R6 back in the car, scenedaily.com reports.

  Impact:
  The No. 9 team will rely on the old dependable R5 engine this week at Kansas Speedway. The old powerplant was strong enough to power Kahne to a Top-10 finish at Dover last week, and it's reliable enough that breakdown is less of a possibility than with the newer R6 engine.

• 09.28.09

  Kasey Kahne appeared in danger of another disappointing finish in Sunday's AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway, but somehow his team rallied back into contention with a solid eighth-place finish, scenedaily.com reports.

  Impact:
  It took a late rally, but the No. 9 Dodge team pulled one out of the fire. Kahne's late charge earned the RPM team a very valuable Top-10 finish in the Chase. He now sits 12th in the Chase standings at 189 points behind leader Mark Martin.

• 09.26.09

  Kasey Kahne was fastest in Happy Hour practice for the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 152.014 mph.

  Impact:
  The No. 9 Dodge team is hoping to overcome their disaster at Loudon last week. Kahne has them headed in the right direction by leading final practice at the Monster Mile. He should crack the Top 10 in Sunday's AAA 400.

• 09.23.09

  After a crankshaft broke last Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Richard Petty Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne will use an R5 Dodge engine instead of the newer R6 this weekend at Dover International Speedway, scenedaily.com reports.

  Impact:
  The No. 9 team is going to play it safe this weekend at the Monster Mile. A broken crankshaft gave Kahne a DNF last weekend at Loudon. The RPM team will switch back to the old Dodge R5 engine for the AAA 400 this weekend. This will be a temporary solution until new crankshafts can be made available for the new R6 engine.

• 09.20.09

  Kasey Kahne finished 38th in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday.

  Impact:
  Kahne is the first of the Chase participants to stumble in this season's Chase for the Cup. The No. 9 Dodge blew an engine early in the 300-lap event, and sent Kahne to the garage for the day. The DNF causes him to tumble to 12th-place in the standings at 161 points behind leader Mark Martin.

• 09.18.09

  Kasey Kahne heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway tied for fourth in the championship standings. He is 20 points behind series leader Mark Martin. In 11 career starts at Loudon, Kahne has one Top-5 and five Top-10 finishes, kaseykahne.com reports.

  Impact:
  By virtue of his two victories this season, Kahne starts the Chase for the Cup in good position. The No. 9 team had a good car at Loudon in June, but rain cut the event short and denied Kahne of a Top-5 finish. The Richard Petty Motorsports star should make up for that disappointment in this Sunday's Sylvania 300.

• 09.06.09

  Kasey Kahne won the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night.

  Impact:
  The No. 9 team needed a big performance at Kahne delivered. He held off Kevin Harvick on a late restart to capture his second win of the season on Sunday night at Atlanta. Kahne moves out of the danger zone with regards to the Chase and moves into sixth-place in the championship standings.

• 09.04.09

  Kasey Kahne has finally been able to wipe his hands from an alleged shoving incident at Homestead-Miami Speedway in November 2007. According to Miami-Dade County court records, a lawsuit brought by track security guard Archibald Hutchinson against Kahne and NASCAR was dismissed Aug. 24, scenedaily.com reports.

  Impact:
  This ugly incident has been hanging over Kahne's head for almost two years. The misdemeanor battery charge was dismissed in June, and now it appears the civil suit has also been dropped. There were no terms disclosed regarding Kahne's settlement with the security guard.

• 09.02.09

  Richard Petty Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne is in a precarious position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings heading into this weekend's Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, scenedaily.com reports.

  Impact:
  After a rough outing at Bristol, Kahne has fallen to 11th in the standings. That's dangerous territory with just two races remaining until the playoff format begins. Kahne will drive with some real urgency this weekend at AMS, and he should crack the Top 15 in the Pep Boys Auto 500.