Driver of the Year and Best Moment in NASCAR's Chase
A collage of Nascar critics crown Jimmie Johnson as Driver of the Year amid debate over the Chase format and its impact. Highlights include Johnson’s 8 victories, Busch’s consistency, and the Hendrick plane crash shaping the season’s legacy.
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Jimmie Johnson
Richmond
Jeremy Mayfield
Nascar
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Victory Lane
Talladega
Kurt Busch
Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick
Charlotte
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Francis Ferko
Plano
Texas
Speedway Motorsports Inc
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth
Busch
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Johnson
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Jeff Gordon
Gordon
Martinsville
Atlanta
Homestead
General Hospital
Prediction for 2005 Nextel Cup Champion Chaser
A reader asks who will claim the 2005 Nextel Cup after the 2004 season ended. The question invites speculative bets on contenders likely to top NASCAR standings next year.
Pocono Raceway Buys South Boston Speedway
Pocono Raceway acquires South Boston Speedway in Virginia preserving current management. The 0.4 mile NASCAR sanctioned track, praised as a leader of the new generation of short tracks, will join Pocono for joint marketing while maintaining South Boston’s U SAC Focus Midgets and Hooters Pro Cup events.
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Pocono Raceway
South Boston Speedway
Pocono
South Boston
Joe Mattioli
Cathy Rice
Circle Track Magazine
Southeast
The
Speedway
Akins parts ways with No. 38 crew chief Paul Andrews
Akins Motorsports restructures for 2005 Busch Series and releases crew chief Paul Andrews who guided Kasey Kahne to 13 top-10 and eight top-five finishes in 2004. Kahne and Tyler Walker will share driving duties for No. 38 with No. 58 driven by Brent Sherman, who finished second in ARCA in 2004.
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Akins Motorsports
Paul Andrews
Kasey Kahne
Doug Stringer
Paul
Andrews
Akins
Kahne
Dodge
Tyler Walker
Brent Sherman
Sherman
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Thatsracin.com
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National Stock Car Commission
Bill Fleischman
Philadelphia Daily News
Mike Brudenell
Detroit Free Press
Opal
Www
Dale Ee
Ryan Newman
Matt Kenseth
RACIN
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