Contenders for Chase Watch the Road and the Rearview Mirror
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Only the top 10 drivers are likely to make the field for the Chase, where they will have their points reset, with the leader holding a five-point edge over the No. 2 qualifier.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The 10 contenders for the Chase to the Nextel Cup rode in the back seat during Sunday&#39;s Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway, garnering more attention for their misfortunes than for their successes.
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LOUDON, N.H. -- Well before the green flag dropped on yesterday's Sylvania 300, signaling the start of the Chase for the Nextel Cup, Dale Earnhardt Jr. expressed concern about how the other 33 drivers would race the top 10 in contention for the title.
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He follows team orders, stays clean late in race to win, steps up in chase for title. By Mike Harris. AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Dover, DE (Sports Network) - Jeremy Mayfield captured the pole for race number two in &quot;The Chase for the Nextel Cup.&quot; The No.
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If Kurt Busch goes on to win his first NASCAR title, he can point to the 500 miles at Lowe&#39;s Motor Speedway as the defining race of his season.
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With only three of the Chase for the Championship contenders among the top 10 starters for Subway 500, Ryan Newman figures Sunday&#39;s race at the Martinsville Speedway may be his last chance to make a run at the title.
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Driver figures if he can finish ahead of 4-time series champion, he has good shot at 2004 title. By Steve Ballard. CONCORD, NC -- Elliott Sadler has looked at the field in the 10-man Chase for the Nextel Cup and worked out a simple formula for winning it.
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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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There has been much talk lately about the chase for the championship and whether or not NASCAR has met its objectives by changing the points system.
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In races during the Nascar Chase for the Nextel Cup, drivers not in the Chase often drive cautiously around cars racing for the season title.
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FONTANA, Calif. -- In the years B.C. -- Before the Chase -- few would have paid much attention to Kasey Kahne, who is in 11th place entering today's race at California Speedway.
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LOUDON, NH -- One driver not in the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup found a way to get himself some exposure as the Chase kicked off Sunday at New Hampshire International Speedway.
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After seven months and 26 races, NASCAR&#39;s Nextel Cup series is finally ready to get down to the business of deciding a champion.
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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 inaugural 10
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The reality has set in for both Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. With three drivers ahead of them and one race left to contest, they face extremely long odds of winning the
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Greg Biffle briefly flirted with the Nextel Cup championship last season, while teammate Carl Edwards made a surprising push toward his own title. Although both fell short, they started this season prepared &#151; and perhaps even predicted &#151; to finish the job.