8 This Week's Race Pocono 500
Pocono Raceway hosts the 2.3 mile triangle track in Long Pond Pennsylvania on Sunday with qualifying at 3 10 p m and the main race aired on Fox. Purse stands at 4788921 dollars with Tony Stewart last year's winner. Also featured is the O'Reilly 400K at Texas Motor Speedway and updates on Dennis Setzer Kylé Busch Greg Biffle and Chad Chaffin race results and series standings.
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Pocono Raceway
Long Pond
Fox
Motor Racing Network
Tony Stewart
Texas Motor Speedway
Chad Chaffin
Dover
Del
Dennis Setzer
Kylé Busch
Busch Leres
Nashville
Tenn
Greg Biffle
Chase for the Championship narrows in Nextel Cup standings
After Dover’s race, only 10 drivers remain eligible for the 10 race Chase. Dale Earnhardt Jr Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth lead the tight race while Jamie McMurray sits 431 points back in 11th. Mayfield Labonte Gordon and others fight for a final shot at September’s title with wins the key to advancement.
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Dover
Dell
Pocono Raceway
Long Pond
Fox
Jamie McMurray
Dale Earmhandt Jr
Richmond
Earnhardt Jr
Jimmie Johnson
Mar Kenseth
Ryan Newman
Kevin Har
Dale Earhard Jr
Matt Kenseth
Tony Stewart
Jeff Gordon
Kurt Busch
Elliott Sadler
Bobby Labonte
Kevin Harvick
Kasey Kahne
Mark Martin
Rusty Walldice
Jeremy Mayfield
Tee Buna S Nee Ncas
Chasing the Championship in Nextel Cup Standings
With 13 of 26 races complete the Nextel Cup chase narrows. The top 10 in points plus drivers within 400 points of the leader are eligible to compete for the title, defining who stays in the hunt this season.
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Vick
Bobby Labonte
Elliott Sadler
Jeremy Mayfield
Tomorow
Mayfield
Dover
A Proposal to Reward Wins in NASCAR Playoff System
The piece argues for a revised NASCAR points plan that prioritizes race victories over points. It suggests a 500 point bonus for each driver’s first win in the first 26 races, resetting after 26, and a 300 point bonus for the first win in the final 10 races to elevate the value of winning and ensure finalists have at least one victory.
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Lowe's Motor Speedway
Chad Knaus
Dover
Del
International Speedway
Mark Martin
Martin
Rusty Wallace
Homestead-Miami Speedway
This Week's Question About Your Favorite Sport
Readers weigh in on which sport besides racing captures their strongest followings. Answers span team sports, martial arts, and golf, reflecting varied regional passions and seasonal interest shifts.
NASCAR Nextel Cup Hot and Not Highlights
A rundown of drivers performing well and underperforming in the season. Mark Martin climbs from 43rd to 13th in points since the opener while Dale Earnhardt Jr. earns top ten finishes in six of seven races. Tony Stewart posts three straight top tens. Greg Biffle slides from 13th to 25th and Jeff Gordon posts two poor results. Sterling Marlin fails to finish in recent races.
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Michael Walaip
Waltrip
Earnhardt Jr
Kenseth
Tony Stewart
Sadler
Earnnhardt Jr
Labonte
Dover
Joe Gibbs Racing
Pocono
Megan
Pois Johnson
Mark Martin
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Greg Biffle
Jeff Gordon
Sterling Marlin
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