Busch wins, shares lead with Earnhardt Jr.
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Loudon, NH (Sports Network) - Kurt Busch led the most laps (155) and captured the Sylvania 300 Nextel Cup race at the New Hampshire International Speedway.
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After winning the Budweiser Shootout Saturday night in his first race with Hendrick Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Jr. yesterday made it 2 for 2 by winning the first 150-mile qualifying heat of the Gatorade Duels at Daytona International Speedway.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. bumped Carl Edwards out of the way on a restart in overtime and grabbed a contentious victory Saturday in the NASCAR Busch Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
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Kurt Busch uses a late caution flag that produces four extra laps to hold on to a fifth-place finish at the Ford 400, wrapping up the Nextel Cup.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Greg Biffle gave his car owner, Jack Roush , a two-for-one special yesterday, winning the Ford 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on the same day Kurt Busch , Biffle's Roush Racing teammate, finished fifth to capture the inaugural 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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Kurt Busch maintained a slim lead over younger brother Kyle, and three-time winner Jeff Gordon, who started 42nd, made a late move into the top 10 just before the midway point of the Daytona 500 on Sunday.
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Kurt Busch leads Jimmie Johnson by 18 points and Jeff Gordon by 21 heading into Sunday&#39;s season finale at Homestead. Kurt Busch has finished in the top 10 in eight of the past nine races.
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AVONDALE, Ariz. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. got back in victory lane, and this time he kept his motor mouth clean. Earnhardt won the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, then quickly
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. broke out of a six-week slump last night with a convincing victory in the Sharpie 500, giving him a weekend sweep at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and momentum for the upcoming championship chase.
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If Kurt Busch wasn&#39;t already the man to beat for the Nextel Cup championship, he is now. Anyone expecting Busch or his Roush Racing team to crack under the pressure of the
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Kurt Busch surprised himself by winning the pole yesterday for the NASCAR season finale, putting himself in excellent shape for the opening laps of Sunday&#39;s climactic Ford 400.
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Surprise. Underdog. Cinderella story. The media is calling Kurt Busch a lot of things these days but the title he&#39;d prefer is &#39;Champ.
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AVONDALE, ARIZ. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. lost the argument, but won the race. Earnhardt&#39;s crew chief ordered the driver to stay on the track and pass up a tire change late in yesterday&#39;s NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. pulled away from Jeff Gordon in a pair of overtime laps to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup race yesterday at Phoenix International Raceway, tightening the championship chase with two races to go.
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Kurt Busch has been doing everything right in his bid for his first Nextel Cup championship. He now has one big hurdle to clear entering Sunday's Ford 400. He needs to protect a vulnerable 18-point lead over Jimmie Johnson, with Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin also within reach.
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Tony Stewart, top left, failed to win the Daytona 500, but he and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch, who finished fourth, moved easily in single-car runs. Ryan Newman, right, took the checkered flag ahead of Kurt Busch, center. (Photograph by Duffin McGee/Reuters) Looking at the top 20 finishers of the Daytona 500, there's quite [...].