2006 a time of change for NASCAR
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Jimmie Johnson opened and closed the 2006 season on top, for very different reasons.
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NASCAR has made significant safety strides since the death of Dale Earnhardt, and many drivers credit recent innovations for an improved safety record: No deaths and few serious injuries in NASCAR&#039;s top three series in the past five years.
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In the days before Daytona, NASCAR cracks down on racing teams trying to get an edge.
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NASCAR instituted a new system this season to determine the Nextel Cup Series champion:
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The Nextel Cup series will be slightly different, from the introduction of the Dodge Charger to equipment adjustments and changes in qualifying rules.
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For five drivers and a multitude of fans, NASCAR&#39;s biggest race has moved to the southern edge of this state. In the inaugural year of the Chase for the Nextel Cup - a 10-race, bunched-together-by-points playoff
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A lot has changed for Kasey Kahne since he won at Michigan International Speedway in June.
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Last season, when Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished 19th in the Nextel Cup points standings, his mouth often ran faster than his sluggish No. 8 Chevrolet.
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BRANDON - When NASCAR announced it would experiment with a new points formula to decide the championship this year, it sounded promising, maybe even bold.
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Welcome to The Show! On Novemeber 21 in Homestead, Fla, NASCAR will crown a champion when the inaugural Chase for the Nextel Cup concludes.
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Nascar has called 31 debris cautions in 12 Nextel Cup races this season, 14 in the last 100 laps of these races.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sports Network) - NASCAR officials  e-mailed notices to team executives on Tuesday that its  longstanding ban on hard-liquor sponsors will be lifted in  2005.
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Last year it ended with a yawn. Matt Kenseth showed up for NASCAR&#39;s season finale here at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the championship already in the bag.
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NASCAR, a sport whose history was built upon the backs on moonshine runners in the Southeast in the 1940s, returned to its roots somewhat Wednesday when it announced it would
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Dirt-track owners are feeling the cumulative effects of a sagging economy, rising fuel prices and increased competition for the attention of racing fans.
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Dale Jarrett was shocked when NASCAR announced its new format for deciding its championship. But he wasn't too concerned since he didn't figure to contend this season after a miserable 2003 campaign.
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NASCAR will use a shortened weekend schedule for the Nextel Cup series at most of its events next season in an effort to save money for teams.