Newman, Martin pace scramble to &#39;Chase&#39;
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Ryan Newman and Mark Martin did things to aid their causes Friday afternoon at Richmond International Raceway. But only the final tally after the checkered flag for the Chevy
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With zero titles in an otherwise storied career, Mark Martin again heads into the Chase for the championship as the sentimental favorite. This is supposed to be his final full-time season, his last chance to make a desperate grab at an elusive NASCAR crown.
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HAMPTON, Ga. - Ryan Newman blew to his third pole position in as many races Friday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but not without a challenge from red-hot Joe Nemechek.
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RICHMOND, Va. - Ryan Newman had no choice Friday: The best way to qualify for the Chase for the Championship - and a shot to win the series championship - was to slow down at the Richmond International Raceway.
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The battle for Williams&#39; final race-seat for the 2005 season is going down to the wire with Antonio Pizzonia and Nick Heidfeld set to take part in a &quot;shoot-out&quot; at Jerez on Friday.
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For fans of NASCAR racing - at least those from this part of the country - probably not. Round 2 of the 10-race &quot;Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup&quot; will take place today at the always-exciting Dover Downs International Speedway.
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The leader in the &#39;Chase for the Cup&#39; hasn&#39;t run well in his last three races at Martinsville. Kurt Busch arrived at Martinsville Speedway with a 24-point lead over Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Ryan Newman must be close to perfect the rest of the way to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series championship, and he took a step by earning the pole yesterday at Martinsville Speedway.
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Ryan Newman, right, talks to a crew member after posting a speed of 97.043 mph to take the pole for for Sunday&#39;s NASCAR Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va.
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(CHARLOTTE) - Five racers are separated by 82 points heading into the final event of NASCAR&#39;s ten-race Chase for the Nextel Cup Championship.
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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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Ryan Newman left misfortune behind and ran away from the field, while four-time series champion Jeff Gordon took the NASCAR Nextel Cup points lead Sunday at Dover International Speedway.
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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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MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Jeff Gordon may be the favorite in the Nextel Cup points race, and heâs won five times at Martinsville Speedway, but Ryan Newmanâs Dodge is blowing away Gordonâs Chevy on qualifying day.
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Now that Kurt Busch has the lead in the Chase for the Championship, what will he do with it? Especially since it&#39;s beginning to look as if being atop the standings may be a jinx.
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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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If Dale Earnhardt Jr. is going to make a run at his first Nextel Cup title, he'll have to jump-start his campaign this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway &#151; the wild-card race in the Chase for the championship.