Contenders focus on winning at Darlington
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The five drivers locked in the closest championship race in NASCAR&#39;s history have a single, simple goal in Sunday&#39;s Southern 500: win.
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LOUDON, N.H. -- It wasn't the first time Kurt Busch and his friend Ricky Craven crossed the finish line at about the same time, and Craven hopes it wasn't the last. A year ago at Darlington, Craven beat Busch in .002 seconds, the closest finish in NASCAR since electronic scoring came into use in 1993. Yesterday, as Busch was completing ...
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Thereâs so much at stake in the final Nextel Cup race of the season on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The top five drivers in The Chase have a shot at the Cup title, and all top 10 positions in the standings will be settled.
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Kurt Busch claimed a stake in the points lead in the NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup yesterday, winning the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway.
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HAMPTON - Even as teams prepared for Sunday&#39;s Nextel Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the NASCAR community continued to focus on last week&#39;s plane crash.
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The race for the Nextel Cup championship is down to the wire and the points leader is running away from the field. Suddenly, a slower car gets in his way, holding him up until the other contenders catch up. It just so happens, the slower car is a teammate of one of the contenders. Impossible? Think again.
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Tonightâs all-or-nothing NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Richmond offers an interesting mix of desperation, anticipation and appreciation.
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MARTINSVILLE - Halfway into the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup, the competition comes to a half-mile track where intensity â-nd history â - inherent.
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Starting with this weekend&#39;s races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports drivers are going to try to turn a tragedy into a triumph.
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The five drivers locked in the closest championship race in NASCAR's history have a single, simple goal in Sunday's Southern 500: win.
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Jeremy Mayfield last night earned a spot in NASCAR&#39;s new Chase for the Championship the old-fashioned way. Down to his last chance and with the pressure on, the former Fairgrounds
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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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TODAY AUTO RACING 1:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Busch Series BI-LO qualifying at Darlington, S.C., Speed Channel 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup Mountain Dew 500 qualifying at Darlington, S.C., Speed Channel 8 p.m. -- NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Darlington 200 at Darlington, S.C., Speed Channel PRO BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. -- Celtics vs. Charlotte at the FleetCenter, FSN, WWZN (1510) 8 p.m. ...
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In effect, that means seventh-place Ryan Newman could take the points lead at Darlington, mathematically at least. It would take major problems by most of those in front of him, but
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DAYTONA BEACH, Florida  - Tony Stewart, who has won almost every prize in the NASCAR series except the Daytona 500, held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the first of two 150 mile qualifiers and is favorite to win Sunday's race.
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NASCAR&#39;s championship contenders line up at New Hampshire International Raceway today the way they stand in the Nextel Cup rankings.
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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.