Jeff Gordon leads contenders at Talladega
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Joe Nemechek wasn&#39;t surprised to be back at the front of the field, just that it took so long to get there. Nemechek, who earned the nickname &quot;Front Row Joe&quot; when he won six poles from 1997-00, got No.
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Already, Jeff Gordon has been rewarded for being NASCAR&#39;s points leader heading into the inaugural 10-race playoff. With qualifying rained out Friday at New Hampshire International
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Kurt Busch leads Jimmie Johnson by 18 points and Jeff Gordon by 21 heading into Sunday&#39;s season finale at Homestead. Kurt Busch has finished in the top 10 in eight of the past nine races.
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HAMPTON, GA. -- Ryan Newman will start tomorrow&#39;s NASCAR race from a familiar spot -- the pole. Newman won his third straight pole and eighth of the year last night, grabbing the top spot for the Bass Pro
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Jeff Gordon has a chance to tie the late Dale Earnhardt&#39;s record of three victories at restrictor-plate racetracks in one season.
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If experience counted for everything, Jeff Gordon would be a lock to win NASCAR's first 10-man, 10-race championship playoff.
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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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Two Fords take on three Chevrolets in Sunday&#39;s NASCAR Nextel Cup finale at Homestead-Miami speedway, and while Kurt Busch has it all to lose, having led the final 10-race âChase for the Nextel Cup&#39; right from the start, fifth-placed Mark Martin is under
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Carburetor-restrictor plate racing generates some strange partnerships. Take last night's Bud Shootout at Daytona International Speedway, which produced an on-track marriage between Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart , two drivers who have had their share of feuds.
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Jeff Gordon wishes the Nextel Cup's championship chase would go through Darlington Raceway for years to come &#151; for himself and the sport.
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No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports: Gordon finished third at Richmond and climbed from second to first in the points standings.
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Kurt Busch has been doing everything right in his bid for his first Nextel Cup championship. He now has one big hurdle to clear entering Sunday's Ford 400. He needs to protect a vulnerable 18-point lead over Jimmie Johnson, with Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin also within reach.
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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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TALLADEGA, Ala. - Friday&#39;s qualifying session at Talladega Superspeedway was a big day for the other guys â-hose Nextel Cup drivers who aren&#39;t among the elite 10 in the Chase to the Championship.
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LOUDEN, NH -- Right now, things are going Jeff Gordon&#39;s way. That should enhance his chances of winning a fifth NASCAR championship.
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Four-time champion Jeff Gordon has the best chance of winning his fifth title at the end of NASCAR&#39;s playoff-style 10-race Chase for the Nextel Cup based on past performances, USA TODAY database research shows.
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First, he won the 500-mile race at Talladega and grabbed the NASCAR Nextel Cup points lead. Two days later, he lost his points lead and $10,000.