Mayfield breaks four-year drought to race into chase
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&quot;Man, I love your new points system,&quot; Mayfield gushed. &quot;You couldn&#39;t have come up with anything better than this.
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Rookie driver Denny Hamlin hopes to hold his own against the veterans and take the final spot in NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup.
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He became the first rookie to make the Chase for the Nextel Cup last year by going with the flow, but Denny Hamlin is emerging as a vocal presence in his second season.
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Boston Collegeâs Matt Ryan spent the first three quarters last night scratching his name off the list of Heisman frontrunners before busting out a Sharpie and etching it at the top of the list in big block letters.
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In the first minute of his NFL career, Matt Leinart looked like a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback &#151; running a hurry-up offense that impressed even Tom Brady.
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Byron Leftwich hasÃÂ gone from starring in the Turkey Bowl as H.D. Woodson's quarterback to starting for the Jaguars. Years ago such a journey may not have been possible for a black man.
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Last week at Kentucky Speedway, 41-year-old Adrian Fernandez became just the second driver older than 30 to win a race this season.
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Jeremy Mayfield had one very big incentive for winning Saturday&#39;s Chevy Rock &amp; Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
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Jeremy Mayfield took the pole for today&#39;s NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Dover, then couldn&#39;t wait to show off his new T-shirt.
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Cleveland Browns coach Butch Davis watches from the sidelines with quarterback Kelly Holcomb (10) in the second half against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, in Cincinnati.
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Ryan Newman&#39;s qualifying lap at Lowe&#39;s Motor Speedway not only was the fastest Thursday night but the fastest in the 44-year history of the track.
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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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Time is running out in the race to make NASCAR's Chase for the championship, and Greg Biffle is feeling the squeeze as much as anybody.
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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.
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NASCAR team reports as the Nextel Cup&#39;s championship chase enters its third race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway: By Bill Elliott, AP.
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Troy Smith barely got on the field for Ohio State earlier this season. After the Buckeyes&#39; biggest game of the year, he had trouble getting off it.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - One might not think a disastrous qualifying effort alone could erase the momentum created by four victories in five weeks.