AUTO RACING: Fighting-mad Mayfield fired up for the Chase
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Talk about a roller-coaster ride for the 35-year-old racer from Owensboro, Ky., who made the drive of his life last Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway.
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RICHMOND -- The color-coded points standings, flickering on the flat-screen displays in Richmond International Raceway's media center throughout last night's Chevy Rock &amp; Roll 400, made it simple to follow the Chase for the Nextel Cup.
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There&#39;s an important qualifying race today at Darlington Raceway for Sunday&#39;s Southern 500 that might go a long way in deciding this year&#39;s NEXTEL Cup series winner.
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DOVER, Del. -- Jeff Burton is tired of the tire controversy. Kevin Harvick would like to stay focused on his winning instead of others' whining.
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Bill Elliott will replace Jeremy Mayfield in the No. 19 Dodge at Watkins Glen this weekend, furthering speculation that Mayfield is on his way out at Evernham Motorsports.
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NASCAR team reports as the Nextel Cup&#39;s championship chase enters its third race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway: By Bill Elliott, AP.
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&quot;Man, I love your new points system,&quot; Mayfield gushed. &quot;You couldn&#39;t have come up with anything better than this.
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Smart pit strategy puts Jeremy Mayfield in the driver&#39;s seat, while other contenders drop out. By BRANT JAMES, Times Staff Writer.
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DARLINGTON, South Carolina (Ticker) - With so much emphasis being placed on NASCAR&#39;s &quot;Chase for the Championship,&quot; it won&#39;t be hard to keep track of those 10 drivers in Sunday&#39;s Southern 500.
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Saturday's raceÃÂ is the last chance to earn points toward qualifying, andÃÂ only Jimmie Johnson and points leader Matt Kenseth have their places secured in the 10-driver Chase.
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Recent history tells me a lot when it comes to picking the top contenders for Sunday&#39;s Nextel Cup race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.
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Kasey Kahne has made a late-season rally and put himself back in position to contend for one of the 10 spots in the Chase for the Nextel Cup.
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The renewed rivalry between Marlboro Team Penske and Target Chip Ganassi Racing has heated up nicely heading into the Indianapolis 500.
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Robby Gordonâs revenge might have ended Tony Stewartâs and Jeremy Mayfieldâs chase for the Nextel Cup championship before it started.
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Kurt Busch has the lead position in the Chase for the Championship and the pole for today&#39;s Ford 400, but Jimmie Johnson has the momentum.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Jeff Gordon may be the favorite in the Nextel Cup points race, and heâs won five times at Martinsville Speedway, but Ryan Newmanâs Dodge is blowing away Gordonâs Chevy on qualifying day.
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Drivers call them ``wild- card&#39;&#39; races, and today&#39;s Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway is the last one in the Chase for the Championship.