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The 10 drivers competing for NASCAR&#39;s Nextel Cup Championship raced around New York yesterday on a whirlwind tour that took them from the &quot;Today Show&quot; to &quot;Live with Regis
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The race for the Nextel Cup championship is down to the wire and the points leader is running away from the field. Suddenly, a slower car gets in his way, holding him up until the other contenders catch up. It just so happens, the slower car is a teammate of one of the contenders. Impossible? Think again.
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Opponents aren't the only ones having a tough time matching Max Darrah's pace. Record-keepers are struggling to keep up, as well.
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With just three races to go before NASCAR's 10-race playoff series begins, drivers are scrambling to become eligible to race for the Nextel Cup Championship. Bristol Motor Speedway, a high-banked .0533-mile bullring, could be the one track that makes or breaks many teams' title hopes.
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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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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.
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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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LOUDEN, NH -- Right now, things are going Jeff Gordon&#39;s way. That should enhance his chances of winning a fifth NASCAR championship.
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Drivers call them ``wild- card&#39;&#39; races, and today&#39;s Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway is the last one in the Chase for the Championship.
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In such a tight race, the game is about turning out your supporters. TIME goes inside the ground war
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LOUDON, N.H. -- Well before the green flag dropped on yesterday's Sylvania 300, signaling the start of the Chase for the Nextel Cup, Dale Earnhardt Jr. expressed concern about how the other 33 drivers would race the top 10 in contention for the title.
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DOVER, Del. -- Jeff Burton is tired of the tire controversy. Kevin Harvick would like to stay focused on his winning instead of others' whining.
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If pole positions also can serve as pick-me-ups in the Chase for the Nextel Cup, Ryan Newman found an elixir for his ailing championship hopes at Martinsville Speedway.
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It's a beautiful day and the track is brimming with competitors. Let's go for a run.
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Tonightâs all-or-nothing NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Richmond offers an interesting mix of desperation, anticipation and appreciation.
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From pacifiers to caskets and nearly everything in between, Americaâs racing fans can show where their true loyalties lie.
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TALLADEGA, Ala. - The Chase for the Championship was supposed to pump new interest into the final 10 races of the Nextel Cup Series season as stock car racing goes head-to-head with the NFL.