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By Dustin Long

September 17, 2007

Strong finish gives Jeff Gordon share of points lead

LOUDON, N.H. -- Jeff Gordon's second-place finish Sunday helped him return atop the points standings. It's just that he shares the spot with teammate Jimmie Johnson. After leading the points for most of the season, Gordon lost his lead when NASCAR reset t... Read More

September 16, 2007

Truex passes his dad and rides into Chase

LOUDON, N.H. -- Martin Truex Sr. looked at his rearview mirror and saw the future chasing him. For the first -- and only -- time, father and son raced together. The son, Martin Truex Jr., only wanted to pass his father. He didn't. Engine problems held hi... Read More

September 15, 2007

Drivers' engines revved up for Chase

LOUDON, N.H. -- The NFL's postseason doesn't last as long. Neither do the NBA or the major league baseball playoffs. NASCAR's championship is an endurance test. Twelve drivers. Ten races. Ten weeks. Jimmie Johnson proved last year that a poor finish in th... Read More

Bowyer lands pole position

LOUDON, N.H. -- The two drivers many overlook for the Chase for the Championship will be the top two Sunday. Clint Bowyer, the only driver among the 12 title contenders without a victory this season, earned the pole Friday at New Hampshire International S... Read More

September 14, 2007

NASCAR Chase

Ten races. Twelve drivers. One champion. Consider it new math, NASCAR style. With The Chase for the Championship adding two drivers this year and NASCAR taking away Jeff Gordon's huge points lead, this year's title run could be among the most intriguing. Read More

September 12, 2007

NASCAR: Becoming too safe?

Skateboarder Jake Brown fell 40 feet during this summer's X Games. He suffered a bruised liver, fractured wrist and broken vertebra. And people couldn't get enough of his crash. Within three days, it had played 3.2 million times on YouTube.com. The video...... Read More

NASCAR Notes: Car of Tomorrow prepares for Talladega

NASCAR Nextel Cup teams ended their two-day test Tuesday at Talladega Superspeedway. It was the first time all teams tested the Car of Tomorrow there before next month's race. The early word is that drivers might be more aggressive because these cars draf... Read More

Missed restarts leave fans irritated

It is a constant complaint from NASCAR fans. Why do the networks seem to miss so many restarts? WXLV-45's broadcast of Saturday night's Nextel Cup race from Richmond missed a few of the 12 restarts. One time, the network missed the restart, but the cautio... Read More

September 10, 2007

NASCAR's front-runners have edge as Chase begins

RICHMOND, Va. -- Forget the race. Let the debates begin. Jimmie Johnson's victory Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway ended NASCAR's regular season and gives fans a chance to analyze the Chase for the Nextel Cup before it begins Sunday at New... Read More

September 9, 2007

Yates ready to lift his father's team higher

RICHMOND, Va. -- Calling this his time, Doug Yates said he's ready to lead his father's team, Robert Yates Racing, to greater success. Roush Fenway Racing will provide technical support, chassis and marketing help. Doug Yates is taking over ownership of h... Read More

Earnhardt fails to make Chase

RICHMOND, Va. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. left no doubt Saturday night that his year will be best remembered for what he did off the track rather than on it. Earnhardt, who announced plans to leave Dale Earnhardt Inc. for Hendrick Motorsports after this season...... Read More

September 8, 2007

Cut to Chase: Junior goes for final spot

RICHMOND, Va. -- Joy and happiness sprang from Richmond International Raceway on Friday and turned this three-quarter-mile track into Disney World. Just without Mickey, Donald and the gang. Such child-like hope is all that remains for Dale Earnhardt Jr. a... Read More

Martin one of two drivers set to replace Earnhardt

RICHMOND, Va. -- Mark Martin will be among two drivers who will replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 8 next season, and Martin says he'll race beyond next year. Martin said Friday at Richmond International Raceway that he plans to race about 22-25 races... Read More

September 5, 2007

Crew chief to go to Hendrick with Earnhardt

Crew chief Tony Eury Jr. will join Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Hendrick Motorsports next season, the team announced Tuesday. This keeps intact a combination that has been together for nearly all of Earnhardt's NASCAR Nextel Cup career. Eury has been Earnhardt's... Read More

NASCAR notes: Rudd will miss Richmond race with hurt shoulder

A separated left shoulder will force Ricky Rudd to miss Saturday night's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Richmond, the first time in Rudd's career he will have missed a start because of an injury. Rudd owns NASCAR's record for consecutive starts at 788, a strea... Read More

September 4, 2007

Hendrick team flexes muscle as Chase nears

FONTANA, Calif. -- One race won't return a team to dominance, but car owner Rick Hendrick felt better about his title hopes after Jimmie Johnson's victory Sunday night at California Speedway. Johnson's series-high fifth victory of the year guarantees he c... Read More

September 3, 2007

A one-race Chase awaits Earnhardt

FONTANA, Calif. -- One chance. That's all Dale Earnhardt Jr. has to make NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup. And it's not a very good chance at that. Still, if a wild set of circumstances happen Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, Earnhardt c... Read More

NASCAR notebook: Hall of Fame Racing adds owners to roster

FONTANA, Calif. -- Hall of Fame Racing has become the latest NASCAR Nextel Cup team to add new owners as the sport's surge for more money continues. Two executives with the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team will be the principle owners of Hall of Fame Ra... Read More

September 2, 2007

NASCAR's hard-headed Robby Gordon drives hard

FONTANA, Calif. -- Jeff Gordon recalls when he was not even racing's highest-profile Gordon. It was the early 1990s, and Robby Gordon was the superstar in waiting. He had a contract with Ford, won the Baja 1000 at age 18, claimed road-race victories for J... Read More

Number, sponsor will come soon for Earnhardt

FONTANA, Calif. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. says that an announcement on what car number and who will sponsor him next year is near. The Charlotte Observer reports that Hendrick Motorsports has applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for five possible n... Read More

August 29, 2007

Villeneuve gets into new gear with trucks

Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve said he's feeling more comfortable in a truck as he prepares to run the final seven races of the NASCAR Truck Series before moving to the Nextel Cup circuit next year. Villeneuve, the 1997 F1 champ and 1995 Indianap... Read More

August 27, 2007

Analysis: Good racin' gone bad?

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Is this NASCAR's future?Should you be scared?Drivers praised Bristol's new dual-lane speedway, but not all fans were thrilled with one of the sport's crown jewels losing its luster.Tony Stewart, who finished fourth, called Saturday night... Read More

August 26, 2007

Edwards wins Bristol race

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Not everything was different Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. Carl Edwards performed his traditional back flip after winning but little else was as it has been at this high-banked half-mile track. Blame or credit the new concret... Read More

DEI won't reveal identity of new driver

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Dale Earnhardt Inc. has selected a driver to replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. next season, but won't reveal his identity for another two weeks, said Max Siegel, DEI's president of global operations. Siegel wouldn't say Saturday at Bristol Moto... Read More

August 25, 2007

Earnhardt: Give Teresa a break

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. said fans need to back off on their criticism and name-calling of his stepmother, Teresa Earnhardt. Earnhardt Jr.'s proclamation came a week after he suggested that Teresa didn't allow him to take the No. 8 with him t... Read More