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Busch Piling On Chase Bonus Points

Every inch matters.

In this case, mere inches amounted to a 20 point swing as drivers compete for Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup eligibility.

When a caution flag…

Kyle Busch extended his lead in the NASCAR Sprint Cup points standings with a victory Sunday at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.

Busch started 30th and picked his way through the field, which included the so-called road-course ringers, en route…

With the merging of the open-wheel circuits this year under the Indy Racing League (IRL) label, today just might be the biggest day in a long time in American motorsports.

Over the years since the IRL and the Indianapolis 500…

Through 11 races, each of the four Super teams in NASCAR have three drivers in the Top 12 of the Sprint Cup points standings — the coveted 12 spots that will be in the Chase for the Championship.

– Joe…

From the NASCAR stats folks … 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 5, 2008) - Below is a look at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 along with other notable drivers, going into the Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway on…

Tis nice to see Ryan Newman and Elliott Sadler next to each other on the front row Saturday night in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway.

Why?

Because it calls to mind the dust-up between Sadler and Newman…

NASCAR took away 25 driver points from Ryan Newman and 25 owner points from Roger Penske as part of the penalties handed out after Newman’s No. 12 car failed postrace inspection Sunday at Texas.

Seems the right-rear quarter panel measured…

Here’s a quick read about Bristol from Left Turns’ pal Bill Marx over at the Sporting News …

Top 5 and 5 to watch: BristolBy Bill Marx

Here’s a look at the…