Nascar Follows Overhaul With Some Fine-Tuning
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The Nextel Cup series will be slightly different, from the introduction of the Dodge Charger to equipment adjustments and changes in qualifying rules.
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So my latest assignment is to handicap the âChase for the Championship.â Find some trends from a Nextel Cup season that has been very close and unpredictable, and forecast how the 10
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LOUDON, NH. - Perhaps the biggest surprise of all on Sunday at New Hampshire International Speedway was the fact that so little had changed.
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How signing NASCAR's first nationwide TV deal helped grow the sport.
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After tearing up the track in the first six rounds of NASCAR&#39;s new 10-race, playoff-style championship format, Kurt Busch is looking a little more Matt Kenseth-esque these days.
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With drivers like Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin in the field for Nascar&#39;s Chase for the Nextel Cup championship, there are plenty of intriguing and compelling story lines to follow.
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This week we are headed to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Ford 400. Last year, this 1.5-mile track was rebuilt with a new variable banking system, creating three separate racing grooves varying from 18 to 20 degrees of banking.
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When the Chase for the Nextel Cup was implemented in 2004, it was the intent of NASCAR officials to inject some excitement into what had been a lackluster championship run by Matt Kenseth the previous year.
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NASCAR is a different sport when it comes to TV. There are no &quot;home teams,&quot; just drivers who have their own passionate followings.
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Hendrick Motorsports has been practically unbeatable this season, with its star-studded lineup racking up 10 wins through the first 14 races. Now they've got Dale Earnhardt Jr., and the four-car stable has turned into NASCAR's version of the New York Yankees.
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As ever, the big question mark hanging over today&#39;s race is strategy. Thanks to the difficult conditions in qualifying we now have a fairly muddled grid, however, it&#39;s only in the opening laps that of the
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The tornado that was Talladega has swept up the NASCAR nation and dropped it in, of all places, the land of Oz. With the tumult of Talladega fresh in its psyche, NASCAR is hoping on one hand
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NASCAR chairman Brian France will keep the new points system in place for next year, satisfied that the closest championship race in history is proof that the 10-race playoff structure works better than expected.
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With the upcoming addition of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Rick Hendrick has assembled NASCAR's version of Murderer's Row but rival owners are not too concerned.
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There has been much talk lately about the chase for the championship and whether or not NASCAR has met its objectives by changing the points system.
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The key to winning a NASCAR race is understanding the forces that impact the car  -  and how to cope with them. Here's a look at the physics of NASCAR's much vaunted Car of Tomorrow
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With a new management team in place, the automaker is primed for change. And some of its big-gulp SUVs appear destined to become roadkill.