NASCAR to Keep New Points System for 2005
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NASCAR chairman Brian France will keep the new points system in place for next year, satisfied that the closest championship race in history is proof that the 10-race playoff structure works better than expected.
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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced major revisions to the 2005 Indianapolis 500 schedule today. Changes to the 89th running of the Indianapolis 500 include an altered qualifying format, movement of
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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.
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Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - NASCAR chairman Brian France announced that this year&#39;s new format in the Nextel Cup Series known as the &quot;Chase for the Championship&quot; will return in 2005.
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This morning, NASCAR starts over, with a system in which leading the points after 26 races is worth no more than leading a lap. That would be five points, the margin separating each of the contenders now that
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For the 10 drivers competing in NASCAR's new 10-race playoff, there will be one key goal Sunday in Talladega: staying out of trouble.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. was subdued yesterday following his victory at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday. Junior put his newly acquired points lead in jeopardy by cursing during an interview with NBC after dominating the EA Sports 500 to take the Nextel Cup lead by 13 points over Kurt Busch . Asked about the significance of his fifth victory at Talladega, Earnhardt said, ...
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If NASCARâs old points system were in place for Nextel Cup this season, Jeff Gordon would be on the verge of winning his fifth series championship.
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INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis 500 will return to four days of qualifying for next year&#39;s race, but with a new format of bumping on each day.
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NASCAR's 2004 season has finally come to this: The Last Ten. And this: The Last Ten Men Standing.
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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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Nascar cannot seem to distance itself from cheating scandals, suspensions, fines and otherwise unapproved behavior.
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Consistency wins in Nascar, and that is why Kurt Busch is the 2004 Nextel Cup champion after finishing fifth on Sunday in the Ford 400.
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From a new car maker -- Toyota -- to a new superstar -- former F-1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya, pictured -- to new rules for its playoff format, NASCAR opens its season Sunday with a slew of dramatic changes.
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As long as Busch finishes ahead of his four challengers at Homestead on Sunday, the championship is his. Because of bonus points and a staggered points structure, trying to crunch the
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Sao Paulo - Formula One&#39;s governing body the FIA confirmed on Friday that they will force through new rules in 2005 and 2006 in a bid to slow cars down in the years ahead.
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NASCAR is not expecting any immediate changes to its top-tier racing series following the merger between telecommunications giant Sprint Corp.