Busch grabs series points lead under new format
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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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Kurt Busch, the 2004 Nextel Cup champion, goes into the Sharp Aquos 500 at California Speedway holding down the 12th and final spot in the Chase.
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Kurt Busch is really where he wants to be now. Up front and up front. The NASCAR Nextel Cup points leader covered the 1.5-mile oval at Homestead-Miami Speedway
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Mike Bliss uses a gutsy three-wide pass to take the lead, then holds off a charging Matt Kenseth over the final few laps to win his first Busch series race Friday night.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kyle Busch saw several cars clustered around the inside lane and another one crawling along in the outside lane. He felt he had no choice but to swerve right, driving through the grass, passing several cars and taking the lead coming off pit road.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. was subdued yesterday following his victory at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday. Junior put his newly acquired points lead in jeopardy by cursing during an interview with NBC after dominating the EA Sports 500 to take the Nextel Cup lead by 13 points over Kurt Busch . Asked about the significance of his fifth victory at Talladega, Earnhardt said, ...
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Fin RDD driver Kovalainen scored a new podium and a new victory last weekend in Barcelona. He now increases his lead in the World Series championship. Looking good!
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Dale Earnhardt Jr goes into Sunday&#39;s NASCAR Nextel Cup finale believing he&#39;s under no pressure. The Budweiser Chevrolet sits 72 points behind title leader Kurt Busch, and while it would be easy to reflect
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The leader in the &#39;Chase for the Cup&#39; hasn&#39;t run well in his last three races at Martinsville. Kurt Busch arrived at Martinsville Speedway with a 24-point lead over Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Impressive rookie Kasey Kahne started what he hopes will be an uplifting weekend Thursday night, winning his first pole of the season in 22 tries in NASCAR&#39;s Busch Series.
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Dover, DE (Sports Network) - Series points leader Martin Truex Jr. earned the win in Saturday afternoon&#39;s Stacker 200 Busch race at the Dover International Speedway.
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Kurt Busch is doing his own version of scoreboard watching as NASCAR's "regular season" winds to a close.
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Brian France created NASCAR&#039;s championship format to add drama to the title chase. Three years later, he&#039;s still not satisfied and plans to tweak the system again.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Sports Network) - His first pole of the  season couldn't have come at a better time for Nextel Cup  Series points leader Kurt Busch. The No.97 Roush Racing Ford  driver captured the pole for Sunday's season finale, Ford 400,  with a time of 30.114 seconds (179.319 m.p.h.).
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NASCAR placed drivers Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart on probation for six races Tuesday, beginning with the Daytona 500.
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Jeff Gordon believes the experience that has taken him to four titles in NASCAR&#39;s top division could prove key as he seeks to overcome Kurt Busch&#39;s 41-point title lead in the two remaining races.
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Ryan Newman ran away from the field, while four-time series champion Jeff Gordon took the NASCAR Nextel Cup points lead yesterday at the MBNA America 400 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.