Daytona Notebook: Hendrick Dominant, Just Not in 500
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Ryan Newmanâs victory Sunday gave team owner Roger Penske his first victory in the Daytona 500.
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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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If the Chase for the Championship is really supposed to be the elite part of the schedule, why does it include such mundane races as the fall events at New Hampshire, Dover and Martinsville and not the Daytona 500 or Brickyard 400?
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He leads the Nextel Cup standings despite struggling in the first two races of the championship chase. Should he get through three hours of tailgating unscathed Sunday during the EA Sports 500 at Talladega
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Las Vegas oddsmakers made Jeff Gordon a 2-1 favorite to claim the Nextel Cup title under the new 10-race playoff format. Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson is second at 3-1, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Jimmie Johnson&#39;s Nextel Cup series-high sixth victory of the season was overshadowed Sunday by word that a plane carrying members of the Hendrick Motorsports
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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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Momentum vs. experience vs. opportunity. One will emerge as more significant today when one of three NASCAR drivers claims the 2004 Nextel Cup championship.
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Jack Sprague expected Toyota to win at Daytona. He never imagined he would be the one leading the charge to Victory Lane.
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Michael Waltrip finally had something go right at Daytona
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With a pack of cars crashing behind them, Kevin Harvick edged out Mark Martin by less than the hood of his car in the Daytona 500.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Pole qualifications for the 50th running of the Daytona 500 provided a two-sided tale of a champion's determination and a sinner's redemption.
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Believe it or not, Toyota will have two cars in the top five positions at the start of the Daytona 500 on Sunday (and three in the top six).
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Jeff Burton nipped at leader Matt Kenseth's bumper in the waning laps, ducked beneath him, pulled side-by-side, and still kept falling behind. It wasn't until six laps were left in the Dover 400 yesterday that Burton finally scooted by with the critical pass. Not that he even needed it: Kenseth ran out of gas, anyway.
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Ryan Newman has won the 50th running of the Daytona 500, giving team owner Roger Penske his first victory at Nascarâs biggest event.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. charged from 11th place to victory and the series points lead in the last five laps of yesterday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
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Rick Hendrick has two series champions in his stable, lucrative sponsorship, seemingly endless resources and an unwavering commitment to his organization.