NASCAR National series clinch scenarios set for Homestead
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Brad Keselowski leads five-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson by 20 points going into Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Keselowski clinches his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship with a finish of 15th or better; or 16th and at least one lap led; or 17th and the most laps led, even if Johnson wins and leads the most laps.
All other drivers have been eliminated from championship consideration.
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Meeting of the minds: Teamwork key during Phoenix test
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As the 2012 season winds down, the on-track debut of the new 2013 car at Daytona in February looms large. And to that end, major collaborative efforts between NASCAR and its teams highlighted the October 24 Goodyear test for the redesigned race car at Phoenix International Raceway.
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NASCAR takes over Las Vegas for championship week
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NASCAR will return to Las Vegas Nov. 27 through Nov. 30 for the postseason Sprint Cup Series Champions Week, a star-studded, entertainment-filled celebration for the series champion and NASCAR fans, culminating with the Sprint Cup Championship presentation.
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Hall of Famers do Q and A at Martinsville this week
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Fans will be able to take a step back in time before the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville this Sunday as some of the biggest stars in NASCAR’s history will gather on the start-finish line for a question-and-answer session.
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Second concussion in five weeks sidelines Earnhardt
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Most of the conversation the past week has been about the announcement that Dale Jr. suffered his second concussion in five weeks in the 25-car accident on the last lap at Talladega. The initial decision was that Dale Jr. would sit out at least the America 500 at Charlotte and this Sunday’s race at Kansas . Last Thursday in Charlotte Dale Earnhardt Jr., team owner Rick Hendrick, and Dr. Jerry Petty met with the media. The following has been excerpted from that press conference.
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Kenseth survives “Big One” for Talladega win
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Last Sunday’s Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 was very much a four-wheeled version of the Alabama Lottery in which any one of the 43 starting drivers was a potential winner. And for 12 of them, qualifiers for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, it’s the “wild card” event of the 10-race post season.
Matt Kenseth escaped perhaps the biggest and baddest, “Big One” since the speedway opened in 1969. The pileup occurred on the 4th turn of the final lap of the race and was triggered by Tony Stewart’s Chevrolet pulling down in front of Michael Waltrip’s Toyota. Waltrip, unable to avoid running into Stewart, sent Stewart sliding into the higher groove of oncoming traffic. From that point on it was complete chaos. In a post race interview, Stewart accepted responsibility for triggering the wreck.
