For Final Run at Nextel Cup, Martin Needs to Hold Off Pack
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Mark Martin, who drove his first race in the series in 1981, has had a remarkable season, which he has said will be his last in the Nextel Cup Series.
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Jimmie Johnson thought he needed a victory to jump back into contention for the Nextel Cup championship.
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For the 10 drivers competing in NASCAR&#39;s new 10-race Nextel Cup Series playoff, there will be one key goal at Talladega Superspeedway: staying out of trouble.
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Even though he has not participated in 3 of the 13 races that have been run this season, Mark Martin has put himself in position to qualify for one of the 12 spots in the Chase for the Nextel Cup.
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Itâs been a dozen years since the final race of the NASCAR season could promise this kind of suspense. When the checkered flag drops Sunday with the Nextel Cup Chase championship on the line, three of the
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RICHMOND, Va. -- By the time NASCAR veteran Mark Martin took the checkered flag in Dover, Del., in June, it had been two years since his last victory -- and nearly as long since he cracked a smile at work.
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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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If Jamie McMurray were in the Chase for the Nextel Cup, he&#39;d be second in the standings. Under last year&#39;s points system, McMurray would be sixth.
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With drivers like Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin in the field for Nascar&#39;s Chase for the Nextel Cup championship, there are plenty of intriguing and compelling story lines to follow.
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RICHMOND, Va. - Itâs the 26th race of the Nextel Cup season, and for the first time in the sportâs history, a season will end before, well, the season.
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As the second-to-last race of the Nextel Cup season, Sunday&#39;s race at Darlington Raceway will play an important role in determining the champion of NASCAR&#39;s top series.
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LOUDON, NH - As this newfangled stretch drive for the Nextel Cup championship ensues, Jeff Gordon has to be considered the favorite for a fifth title.
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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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Although Kurt Busch&#39;s driving style fits Dover International Speedway, the co-leader of the Nextel Cup championship chase has not mastered The Monster Mile.
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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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Rare it is that going into the final race we don&#39;t already have a Cup winner. Rarer still that we have more than one driver that could still pull it out.
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Last season, when Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished 19th in the Nextel Cup points standings, his mouth often ran faster than his sluggish No. 8 Chevrolet.