Notebook: Rain ends NASCAR qualifying
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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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Ryan Newman ended Denny Hamlin's Pocono perfection. Newman showed again he has the qualifying part of race weekend figured out. Now all he wants is to be in front when the checkered flag drops.
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The teams have just finished their final preparations for the race and qualifying, in much lower temperatures than yesterday.
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It&#39;s 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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HAMPTON, Ga. -- NASCAR has its own "Water-gate." The racing organization conceded Monday 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.
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The weather could play a factor today in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Cooler temperatures, something drivers arenât accustomed to at Darlington Raceway for the Southern 500, has changed the way drivers attack the track.
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It was a race with the weather. Which would come first, the rain or the end of the Indy 500. Dario Franchitti gambled on the rain and won Sunday, another bittersweet day for the Andretti family at America's richest race.
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The âChase for the Championshipâ begins Sunday exactly where it left off a week ago at Richmond International Speedway. After rain interrupted and washed out NASCAR Nextel Cup
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The 10-race playoff for NASCAR's Nextel Cup championship starts with rain washing out qualifying Friday at New Hampshire International Speedway.
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Tony Kanaan leads after 113 laps at the Indianapolis 500, the race is currently delayed by rain but officials hope to restart by 6:30 p.m.
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It&#39;s the easiest pole Kurt Busch ever won. And one of the most precarious positions in which he ever has been. Heavy afternoon rains Friday washed out qualifying
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Sunday&#39;s Japanese GP looks set to go ahead as planned after the feared typhoon largely bypassed Suzuka on Saturday. With fears of torrential rain and 110mph winds, qualifying for the race was postponed for 24 hours.
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The IRL Firestone Indy 200 was postponed last night at Gladeville, Tenn., and rescheduled for today, marking the first rainout in the IndyCar Series in seven years.
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The Checker Auto Parts 500 turned downright weird at almost every corner, with more rain that stopped the race, a spate of tire trouble, more problems for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series championship
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TOMORROW AUTO RACING Noon -- NASCAR Nextel Cup: UAW-Ford 500 pole qualifying, Speed 2:30 p.m. -- Craftsman Trucks: John Deere 250, Speed
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SATURDAY AUTO RACING 2 p.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup: Auto Club 500 practice, Speed 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Busch Series: Stater Bros. 300 pole qualifying, ESPN2
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LOUDON, N.H. -- The sun came out -- finally -- 100 laps into yesterday's Sylvania 200 Craftsman Truck Series at New Hampshire International Speedway. Trouble is, it was a bit after 6 p.m. and the sun also happened to be setting behind the main grandstand.