Rain Puts Leaders Out Front at Darlington
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The contenders for the Nextel Cup championship moved to the front of the field without turning a lap Friday at Darlington Raceway.
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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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It was an inauspicious start to the 10-race playoff for NASCAR&#39;s Nextel Cup championship, with rain washing out qualifying yesterday at New Hampshire International Speedway.
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While their colleagues are at New Hampshire International Speedway to compete in the support races for tomorrow's Sylvania 300 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event, Busch East Series driver Sean Caisse, of Pelham, N.H., and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour points leader Donny Lia, of Jericho, N.Y., are here to pull double duty.
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Grouchy old Darlington Raceway favors experience and skill more than any other track on the NASCAR circuit. That&#39;s why today&#39;s Southern 500 - the setup race for next week&#39;s championship-deciding finale at
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The Chase for the Nextel Cup will begin in earnest Sunday with the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. It will be the first event of NASCAR&#39;s
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More rain lashed Suzuka on Friday afternoon, but once again Michael Schumacher made the best of the conditions to top the times for Ferrari.
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As the 10-race Chase for the Nextel Cup begins with today&#39;s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have got to like their chances.
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Like the sixth and seventh games of the World Series, the inaugural NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup championship is heading toward an exciting climax with only two races remaining this season, beginning Sunday at Darlington (SC) Raceway.
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Right now, things are going Jeff Gordon's way &#151; and that should enhance his chances of winning a fifth NASCAR championship. Thanks to a rainout of qualifying Friday at New Hampshire International Speedway, points leader Gordon will start from the pole in the first event of the new 10-race playoff for the Nextel Cup championship.
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Jimmie Johnson wins for the second time at Darlington this year and moves to within 18 points of Nextel Cup leader Kurt Busch with one race left in the chase for the title.
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Rain washed out qualifying for the NASCAR truck series race on Friday, causing the starting grid to be set by owner points and leaving Darrell Waltrip out of the field.
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There were a couple of thunderclaps before the cloudburst that caused a rain delay of 3 hours, 42 minutes yesterday at Yankee Stadium.
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Kurt Busch maintained a slim lead over younger brother Kyle, and three-time winner Jeff Gordon, who started 42nd, made a late move into the top 10 just before the midway point of the Daytona 500 on Sunday.
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A frontal system spanning the East Coast on Wednesday was expected to produce rain throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states and snow in the Appalachians, parts of the Northeast and New England.
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Jeff Burton nipped at leader Matt Kenseth's bumper in the waning laps, ducked beneath him, pulled side-by-side, and still kept falling behind. It wasn't until six laps were left in the Dover 400 yesterday that Burton finally scooted by with the critical pass. Not that he even needed it: Kenseth ran out of gas, anyway.
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Auto racing NASCAR conceded yesterday that water got into the fuel supply of more than two cars during the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, apparently leading to a crash that took out several top contenders in the closing laps. Denny Hamlin was leading the Pep Boys Auto 500 with three laps to go when his car stalled while taking the ...