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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 2007

Page

20

Schedule by events for Nextel Cup through September

The schedule lists Nextel Cup dates and venues beginning August with races at Long Pond Pennsylvania Watkins Glen New York Brooklyn Michigan Bristol Tennessee and Fontana California plus a September 500. The slate covers Aug 5 to Sept 2 with events at Pocono Watkins Glen Brooklyn Bristol and Fontana.

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Coming Up Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway

Schedule notes Friday qualifying on ESPN2 at 2 30 p m Sunday race on ESPN at noon Pocono International Raceway hosts the 500 mile event over 200 laps on its 2 5 mile triangular oval. Last race Tony Stewart won the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard but was fined 25000 dollars and docked 25 points by NASCAR for cursing during a post race interview. Next race Toyota Tundra 200 on August 11 in Lebanon Tennessee.

Long Pond ESPN2 ESPN Pocono International Raceway Tony Stewart Brickyard Nascar

Standings mix of NASCAR drivers and entries in a list

The list shows standings with drivers Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin at top, followed by Matt Kenseth Jeff Burton and Tony Stewart. Other names include Carl Edwards Kevin Harvick Kyle Busch J Johnson Bowyer Truex Jr Earnhardt Jr Kurt Busch Newman McMurray and more, with varied point values and scattered formatting errors. The source ends with The Associated Press and a fragmentary phrase the southern.

Jeff Gordon Denny Hamlin Matt Kenseth Jeff Burton Tony Stewart Carl Edwards Kevin Harvick Kyle Busch J. Johnson C. Bowyer M. Truex Jr Earnhardt Jr Kurt Busch R. Newman J. McMurray

Gordon eyes title as Chase reshapes NASCAR path

Jeff Gordon, four-time NASCAR champion, remains confident of another title despite the Chase for the Nextel Cup format. With 13 top-fives and 18 top-10s in 20 races, he notes the 10 race final chase tests teams while staying focused on consistency and strong cars.

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Johnson tumbles in standings after Indy crash

Jimmie Johnson suffered a fiery crash at Indianapolis that erased his chances in the race and dropped him from fourth to ninth in the season standings with six races left before the Chase. He called his worry level a seven, noting a string of poor finishes and a potential threat to defending his title. Jeff Gordon remains atop the points, while Tony Stewart warned Johnson’s luck could end his championship bid.

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Petty Eyes Top 30 in Points Return at Pocono

Kyle Petty resumes driving the No. 45 Dodge for Petty Enterprises with 16 races left in the season aiming to crack the top 30 in owner points and climb closer to the top 30 in driver points after a partial absence. Leilani Munter to debut in Indy Pro Series Aug 11 at Kentucky, with SMART Papers as sponsor. Scott Pruett seeks to maintain a narrow lead in Grand-Am Rolex Series before the Montreal 400 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Kyle Petty Petty Petty Enterprises Indianapolis Pocono Leilani Minter Kentucky Speedway Sam Schmidt Motorsports Munter Kentucky Chicagoland Speedway Sam Schmidt Scott Pruett Montreal Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Max Angelelli Tle Notre Dame Pruett Max Papis Chip Ganassi Racing Daytona Salvador Duran Juan Pablo Montoya Iowa Speedway Memo Rojas

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