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StockCarFans.com (Nextel Cup) Newsletter - Sunday September 11, 2005

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Congrats to Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth.
When you look at the Chase contenders it's really a microcasm of the whole
season. Half the field is Rousch with one Hendrick team, two Penske teams, one
Evernham team and a Gibbs team. Interesting year and it will be an interesting
race for the Cup.

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Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts/Bonus Laps Status
1 5 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Crown Royal 190/10 400 Running
2 13 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 175/5 400 Running
3 2 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard 170/5 400 Running
4 7 #5 Kyle Busch * Chevrolet Kellogg's/Delphi 165/5 400 Running
5 15 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 155/0 400 Running
6 10 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 155/5 400 Running
7 25 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 146/0 400 Running
8 14 #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 147/5 400 Running
9 39 #11 Terry Labonte Chevrolet FedEx/Kinko's 143/5 400 Running
10 1 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench/Gretchen Wilson 139/5 400
Running
11 3 #77 Travis Kvapil * Dodge Kodak/Jasper Engines 135/5 400 Running
12 8 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 127/0 400 Running
13 4 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 124/0 400 Running
14 26 #4 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Lucas Oil/Muzik Mafia 121/0 400 Running
15 31 #0 Mike Bliss Chevrolet NetZero Best Buy 118/0 400 Running
16 20 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 115/0 400 Running
17 19 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 112/0 400 Running
18 12 #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular/Big & Rich 109/0 400 Running
19 42 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan's Home Service 106/0 400 Running
20 29 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser True Music/3 Doors Down 103/0
400 Running
21 18 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts 100/0 400 Running
22 23 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 97/0 399 Running
23 17 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target/Lysol 94/0 399 Running
24 30 #22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Caterpillar 91/0 399 Running
25 24 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 88/0 399 Running
26 11 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 85/0 399 Running
27 40 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific/Brawny 82/0 399 Running
28 36 #09 Johnny Sauter Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 79/0 399 Running
29 37 #10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Valvoline/Nickelback 76/0 398 Running
30 6 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 73/0 398 Running
31 28 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 70/0 396 Running
32 43 #66 Mike Garvey * Ford Peak Fitness 67/0 395 Running
33 27 #07 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Jack Daniel's/Drive-By Truckers 64/0 395
Running
34 21 #37 Tony Raines Dodge Patron Tequila/BoSPOKER.net 61/0 394 Running
35 38 #7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Jim Beam 63/5 394 Running
36 35 #50 Jimmy Spencer Dodge Allied Steel Structures 55/0 393 Running
37 22 #25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC/ditech.com/Green Day 52/0 374 Running
38 16 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford U.S. Air Force/Motorcraft 49/0 366 Out of Race
39 9 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 46/0 364 Out of Race
40 32 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco Havoline 43/0 362 Out of Race
41 41 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 40/0 358 Running
42 34 #39 David Stremme Dodge Navy "Accelerate Your Life" 37/0 321 Out of Race
43 33 #32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet Tide 34/0 193 Out of Race

Rank +/- Driver Points Behind Starts Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10
1 -- Tony Stewart 5050 Leader 26 1 5 12 18
2 -- Greg Biffle 5045 -5 26 0 5 10 15
3 +1 Rusty Wallace 5040 -10 26 0 0 7 14
4 -1 Jimmie Johnson 5035 -15 26 1 2 9 15
5 +1 Kurt Busch 5030 -20 26 0 3 8 14
6 -1 Mark Martin 5025 -25 26 0 0 6 12
7 -- Jeremy Mayfield 5020 -30 26 0 1 4 7
8 -- Carl Edwards 5015 -35 26 1 2 8 10
8 +1 Matt Kenseth 5015 -35 26 1 1 6 11
10 +1 Ryan Newman 5005 -45 26 5 0 5 10

All out of the Chase

11 +2 Elliott Sadler 2989 -2061 26 2 0 1 9
12 -- Jeff Gordon 2972 -2078 26 2 3 5 9
13 -3 Jamie McMurray 2972 -2078 26 1 0 4 8
14 +1 Kevin Harvick 2937 -2113 26 2 1 3 7
15 +1 Joe Nemechek 2879 -2171 26 1 0 1 7
16 -2 Dale Jarrett 2858 -2192 26 1 0 3 5
17 +1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2839 -2211 26 0 1 5 10
18 -1 Brian Vickers 2807 -2243 26 1 0 5 9
19 +3 Kyle Busch* 2748 -2302 26 1 1 7 10
20 -- Kasey Kahne 2739 -2311 26 2 1 5 8
21 -- Jeff Burton 2696 -2354 26 0 0 2 3
22 -3 Michael Waltrip 2681 -2369 26 1 0 3 7
23 -- Ricky Rudd 2516 -2534 26 0 0 2 7
24 -- Bobby Labonte 2514 -2536 26 0 0 2 5
25 -- Casey Mears 2439 -2611 26 0 0 1 4
26 -- Mike Bliss 2413 -2637 26 0 0 0 2
27 +2 Jeff Green 2347 -2703 26 0 0 0 0
28 -- Ken Schrader 2338 -2712 26 0 0 0 3
29 -2 Sterling Marlin 2298 -2752 25 0 0 1 4
30 -- Scott Riggs 2289 -2761 26 1 0 2 4
31 -- Dave Blaney 2259 -2791 26 0 0 0 1
32 -- Kyle Petty 2254 -2796 26 0 0 0 1
33 -- Scott Wimmer 2193 -2857 26 0 0 0 0
34 -- Travis Kvapil* 2121 -2929 26 0 0 0 1
35 -- Mike Wallace 1754 -3296 21 0 0 0 1
36 +1 Robby Gordon 1603 -3447 22 0 0 1 1
37 -1 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 1585 -3465 23 0 0 0 0
38 -- Jason Leffler 1538 -3512 19 0 0 0 0
39 -- Kevin Lepage 1085 -3965 14 0 0 0 1
40 -- Terry Labonte 937 -4113 12 0 0 0 1
41 -- Boris Said 721 -4329 8 0 0 1 1
42 -- Hermie Sadler 650 -4400 11 0 0 0 0
43 -- Bill Elliott 628 -4422 8 0 0 0 0
44 -- Johnny Sauter 607 -4443 8 0 0 0 1
45 -- Mike Garvey* 491 -4559 9 0 0 0 0
46 +1 Jimmy Spencer 402 -4648 6 0 0 0 0
47 -1 Martin Truex Jr. 349 -4701 4 0 0 0 1
48 -- John Andretti 304 -4746 4 0 0 0 0
49 -- Mike Skinner 287 -4763 5 0 0 0 0
50 -- Stanton Barrett* 284 -4766 5 0 0 0 0
51 +3 Tony Raines 273 -4777 4 0 0 0 0
52 -1 Carl Long 252 -4798 7 0 0 0 0
53 -1 Scott Pruett 230 -4820 2 0 0 1 1
54 -1 Ron Fellows 230 -4820 2 0 0 0 1
55 -- Stuart Kirby 181 -4869 4 0 0 0 0
56 -- Morgan Shepherd 162 -4888 4 0 0 0 0
57 +4 David Stremme 152 -4898 2 0 0 0 0
58 -1 Kerry Earnhardt 149 -4901 2 0 0 0 0
59 -1 P.J. Jones 149 -4901 3 0 0 0 0
60 -1 Brian Simo 134 -4916 1 0 0 0 1
61 -1 Randy LaJoie 134 -4916 3 0 0 0 0
62 -- Kenny Wallace 100 -4950 2 0 0 0 0
63 -- Clint Bowyer 97 -4953 1 0 0 0 0
64 -- Bobby Hamilton 82 -4968 1 0 0 0 0
65 -- Paul Menard 82 -4968 1 0 0 0 0
66 +1 Anthony Lazzaro 79 -4971 1 0 0 0 0
67 -1 Chris Cook 79 -4971 1 0 0 0 0
68 -- Shane Hmiel 77 -4973 2 0 0 0 0
69 -- Johnny Miller 76 -4974 1 0 0 0 0
70 -- Johnny Benson 71 -4979 2 0 0 0 0
71 +1 Greg Sacks 68 -4982 2 0 0 0 0
72 -1 Jeff Fuller 68 -4982 2 0 0 0 0
73 -- Eric McClure* 67 -4983 1 0 0 0 0
74 -- Jorge Goeters 63 -4987 1 0 0 0 0
75 -- J.J. Yeley 46 -5004 1 0 0 0 0
76 +1 Kirk Shelmerdine 37 -5013 1 0 0 0 0
77 -1 Ted Christopher 37 -5013 1 0 0 0 0
78 -- Tom Hubert 34 -5016 1 0 0 0 0

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
12:00m-12:30A SPEED SpeedFreaks
12:30A-1:00 SPEED NASCAR Performance from Richmond International Raceway (N)
1:00A-1:30 SPEED SPEED News Saturday (R)
1:30A-2:30 SPEED Hooters IHRA drag racing Motor City Nationals presented by
Heritage Newspapers
Milan Dragway, Milan, MI, Funny Car/Pro Stock, July 17/05 (R)
2:00A-2:30 espn2 NHRA Summit Sport Compact Drag Racing Series, Moroso
Motorsports Park, W. Palm
Beach, FL, Aug 21/05
2:30A-3:00 espn2 AMS NHRA Pro Modified Series, Columbus, OH
2:30A-3:00 SPEED Inside Grand Prix, preview of this week's Grand Prix of Belgium
(R)
3:00A-4:30A SPEED F1 QUALIFYING, Grand Prix of Belgium, Spa-Francorchamps, B,
Sept 10/05 (R)
4:30A-5:00 SPEED Porsche Super Cup, Rounds #5 and #6 (at USGP at Indianapolis)
(R)
6:30A-7:30 SPEED GP2 Championship Series, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, same day
7:30A-10:00 SPEED F1 Grand Prix of Belgium, Spa-Francorchamps, B, live
9:00A-10:00 ESPN-CL Classic Drive Thru: 1991 Hanes 500, Martinsville, VA, Apr
28/91
11:00A-12:00n SPEED AMA Supersport Championship, Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA,
Sept 4/05 (N)
11:00A-11:30 espn2 Inside Drag Racing
11:30A-12:00 espn2 NHRA 2Day
12:30A-3:00 SPEED F1 Grand Prix of Belgium, Spa-Francorchamps, B, same day (R)
1:30P-4:00 ABC IRL Indycar Series Peak Antifreeze Indy 300, Chicagoland
Speedway, Joliet,
IL, live
3:00P-4:00 SPEED FIM World Superbike Championship, Eurospeedway, Lausitz,
Germany, Race
#1, same day
4:00P-7:00 SPEED Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, Daytona Prototype class,
Phoenix 250,
Phoenix, AZ, Sept 10/05
4:00P-5:00 OLN AMA Motocross Championship, 250, Steel City Raceway, Delmont, PA,
Sept. 3-4/05
6:00P-7:00 espn2 NHRA Lucas Oil Sportsman Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, IRP,
Clermont, IN, Sept 5/05
7:00P-7:30 SPEED SPEED News NASCAR Edition
7:30P-8:00 SPEED SPEED News Sunday
8:00P-9:00 SPEED NASCAR Victory Lane from Richmond International Raceway
9:00P-11:00 SPEED Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
1:00A-1:30 SPEED SPEED News NASCAR Edition (R)
1:30A-2:00 SPEED SPEED News Sunday (R)
2:00A-3:00 SPEED NASCAR Victory Lane from Richmond International Raceway (R)
3:00A-5:00 SPEED Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain (R)
7:30A-8:00 SPEED Motorsport Mundial: ALMS Round 7, Road America (N-10037)
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8:30A-9:00 SPEED SPEED News Sunday (R)
9:00A-10:00 SPEED NASCAR Victory Lane from Richmond International Raceway (R)
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10:30A-11:00 SPEED SPEED News Sunday (R)
12:00n-12:30P SPEED SPEED News NASCAR Edition (R)
12:30P-3:00 SPEED NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Cheerios Betty Crocker 200,
Richmond, VA, Sept
8/05 (R)
3:00P-5:00 SPEED Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain (R)
5:00P-6:00 SPEED Hooters IHRA drag racing Motor City Nationals presented by
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Milan Dragway, Milan, MI, Funny Car/Pro Stock, July 17/05 (R)
6:00P-7:00 SPEED NASCAR Victory Lane from Richmond International Raceway (R)
7:30P-8:00 SPEED NBS 24/7, #31
8:00P-9:00 SPEED Inside Nextel Cup, Richmond Recap
9:00P ESPNews Monday Night NASCAR with Geoff Bodine and Linda Cohn
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11:00P-12:00n SPEED Inside Nextel Cup, Richmond Recap (R)

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2:00A-3:00 SPEED Inside Nextel Cup, Richmond Recap (R)
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9:30A-10:00 SPEED NBS 24/7, #31 (R)
12:00n-1:00P SPEED FIM 125 World Championship, Gauloises Grand Prix Ceske
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1:00P-2:00 SPEED FIM World Superbike Championship, Eurospeedway, Lausitz,
Germany, Race #1,
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#2, Sept 11/05 (N)
3:00P-4:00 SPEED Inside Nextel Cup, Richmond Recap (R)
4:00P-6:30 SPEED NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Cheerios Betty Crocker 200,
Richmond, VA, Sept
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Ince takes over at PPI Racing: James Ince, the irascible crew chief whose energy
sometimes seems boundless and whose intensity can be frightening, is back on the
NASCAR Cup tour. #32 Car owner Cal Wells has put him in charge of repairing and
rebuilding a team that has been struggling mightily this season. And Ince has a
new running buddy on the job site - Eddie Dickerson, a veteran car builder and
shop foreman whose behind-the-scenes work at Hendrick Motorsports for the past
decade has made him a legend. "Cal told me, 'Fix it,'" Ince said. "So I asked
him again, just to make sure: 'When you tell me to 'fix it,' you know what that
means?' I've only got one speed." So Ince is Wells' new general manager, on the
job observing for 10 days now. How driver Bobby Hamilton Jr. might fit into all
this is unclear. Hamilton hasn't said much about his plans for 2006, and has
been dodging questions on the issue for the past month. One key issue for Wells
is engines. He's been leasing engines from Richard Childress this season, but
Childress has been reorganizing his entire engine operation after falling behind
in the horsepower game. But Ince said engines and horsepower aren't an
issue.(Winston Salem Journal)(9-11-2005)

Last time Brothers won, back-to-back? Kyle Busch won last week at California
Speedway and brother Kurt Busch won the race at Richmond this week, becoming hte
first brothers to win races back-to-back since August 1995 when Bobby Labonte
won at Michigan and the following week Terry Labonte won at Bristol.(9-11-2005)

A Chase Refresher: This is the second year of NASCAR's playoff-style system for
determining its Nextel Cup champion. Here's how it works:
. Following the 26th race of the season, the top 10 drivers plus any within 400
points of the leader are broken out for a 10-race showdown called Chase for the
Nextel Cup championship.
. The leader's points are bumped up to 5,050 entering the 27th race. Each
subsequent place among the Chase drivers also has its points reset, but in
incremental five-point drops; so the second-place driver starts the Chase with
5045, the next with 5040, and so on.
. Drivers not involved in the Chase will continue to compete through the end of
the season. While the resetting of points puts the championship out of their
reach, they still have something to race for -- the driver who finishes the
season in 11th place will win $250,000 and the right to attend the year-end
banquet in New York.
. Under NASCAR's scoring rules, the maximum a driver can score at one race is
190 points, while the second-place driver can earn no more than 180.(ESPN.com
RPM/AP)(9-11-2005)

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Roush rolls five cars into 10-car Chase field
By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The "Drive for Five" is alive, but not for Jeff Gordon.
Instead, it's Carl Edwards, the surprise Nextel Cup title contender who gives
car owner Jack Roush five chances to win the Chase for the championship. The
second year of NASCAR's 10-race, playoff-style finish will feature five Roush
Racing cars in its 10-driver field -- including Saturday's winner Kurt Busch --
after Edwards and Matt Kenseth locked up two of the final spots with solid runs
at Richmond International Raceway. "I never thought in a million years we'd be
in the top 10 of this deal," Edwards said after nabbing the eighth spot in the
Chase. "Nobody would have picked us to be here at the start of the year." No, it
was Gordon who topped the list of likely candidates for the title. After all, he
started the season announcing a "Drive for Five" campaign to add to his four
NASCAR championships. But he won't be eligible for the championship this season
after faltering yet again in a high-stakes situation. His shot at making the
Chase ended midway through the race in a fit of frustration. "I'm done now," a
dejected Gordon radioed to his crew after slapping the wall in a race he had to
be nearly flawless in to qualify for the championship hunt. He finished 30th,
and is assured his worst points finish since his rookie season.
http://www.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/09/10/richmond_lede.ap/index.html

McMurray out again; new experience for Gordon
Neither driver will compete for 2005 Nextel Cup championship
By B. Duane Cross, NASCAR.COM
RICHMOND, Va. -- For Jamie McMurray, it's Groundhog Day. For NASCAR, it's A
Nightmare on Elm Street. For the second consecutive year, Jamie McMurray ends
the regular season on the outside looking in at the Chase for the Nextel Cup.
For the first time, NASCAR will see if its 10-race playoff system will draw fans
sans the allure of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon, who fell from Chase
contention after hitting the wall on Lap 211 of the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 on
Saturday night. Earnhardt Jr. already was out of the Chase picture after
finishing 38th at California one week ago. McMurray entered Richmond with a
one-point advantage over Ryan Newman but could not fend off the No. 12 car's
in-race charge. McMurray finished 40th; Newman was 11th and clinched 10th place
-- the final playoff berth -- by 69 points over Elliott Sadler. "You have 25
other races to try to makes it into [the Chase]," McMurray said, "and we just
didn't run well enough in those. "I could see Ryan ahead of me all night and we
had to beat him; we just couldn't get there."
http://www.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/09/10/jmcmurray_chase/index.html

Newman strong enough to earn spot in Chase
By B. Duane Cross, NASCAR.COM
RICHMOND, Va. -- Ryan Newman raced his way into the Chase for the Nextel Cup,
thanks to a crash on Lap 363 that eliminated Jamie McMurray from contention.
Newman entered Saturday night's Chevy Rock & Roll 400 one point behind McMurray
for 10th place -- the final spot in the playoff field. Newman consistently ran
in front of McMurray throughout the race, and was in the top 10 when McMurray
and Tony Raines tangled with 37 laps remaining. Newman finished 12th, opting not
to push the envelope in the waning laps. "It was not the performance we wanted,
but we got part of the main goal solved [Saturday night] and look forward to the
last 10 races," Newman said of qualifying for the Chase for the second
consecutive year. "That's the most conscious I've driven since last year," he
said. "I could tell Roger [Penske, team owner of the No. 12] was hyped up
because he was echoing everything the spotter would say. He doesn't usually do
that." Newman was as high as fourth in the point standings after Dover in June,
but he struggled down the stretch to Richmond. He has not posted a top-10 finish
since Pocono in July and posted finishes of 30th or worst in three of the past
six races
http://www.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/09/11/rnewman.chase/index.html

Harvick's Chase hopes fades along with car
After leading 167 laps, RCR driver settles for 10th
By Ron Lemasters Jr., Special to NASCAR.COM
RICHMOND, Va. -- When the green flag waved for Saturday night's Chevy Rock and
Roll 400, it looked like Kevin Harvick had picked up where he left off in the
Busch Series event the night before. Needing to have a dominant performance to
have at least a slim chance at making the Chase for the Nextel Cup, he led the
first lap from the pole, then checked out, leading 70 of the first 90 laps. His
No. 29 Chevrolet, carrying the likeness of country music star Gretchen Wilson,
was the class of the field early on, and he ended up leading 167 of the first
300 laps. But unlike the night before in the Busch race, Harvick lost his grip
on the racing surface and fell back to 10th at the finish. He also missed the
Chase by 118 points. "We had a really good car the first half of the race,"
Harvick said. "Once the groove moved up, though, we kind of lost the handle on
it and it started pushing the front tires getting into the corner and lost the
forward bite up off and never could really get it back. "It was a pretty good
night. We came home 10th. It could have been better, but it could have been a
lot worse." Harvick said that once the track got slick, his car lost grip at
both ends. "Once it greased up, both ends were slipping," he said. "The front
end started chattering getting into the corner and the back was loose off the
corner. I hated that we couldn't close the deal, but it was still not a terrible
night for us."
http://www.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/09/11/kharvick_richmond/index.html

RIR fireworks set off by Marlin, R. Gordon
By Ron Lemasters Jr., Special to NASCAR.COM
RICHMOND, Va. -- In a Chevy Rock and Roll 400 that was curiously devoid of
fireworks, Robby Gordon and Sterling Marlin tried their best to provide a few.
Just 90 laps into the race, Marlin crashed in Turn 2. He had help from Gordon's
No. 7 Chevrolet. Gordon, running behind Marlin and Scott Wimmer, went hard into
Turn 1 and cut down in front of Wimmer, but Gordon was carrying too much speed
and went up the track into Marlin, which resulted in a trip to the wall. Revenge
is a dish best served cold, and Marlin let it cool off before returning the
favor on Lap 313 by turning dead right into the side of Gordon's car in Turn 2.
NASCAR responded by bringing Marlin to pit road for a five-lap penalty. Gordon
got his car fixed in the pits. Then, as the caution waved for Wimmer's spin, he
charged up through the field to Marlin's car and rubbed up against it. Gordon
was brought to pit road for his own five-lap penalty for rough driving.
http://www.nascar.com/2005/news/headlines/cup/09/11/smarlin_rgordon/index.html

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Chasing Kurt Busch
By DAVID POOLE
RICHMOND, Va. - On a night when two more of his Roush Racing teammates
officially joined the championship party, defending Nextel Cup champion Kurt
Busch sent a message to this year's Chase for the Nextel Cup field. Hey guys,
remember me? Busch won the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Saturday night at Richmond
International Raceway in a race that also saw Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth lock
down spots in the forthcoming 10-race battle for this year's title. The final
slot in the Chase went to Ryan Newman, who secured the 10th spot when Jamie
McMurray - who'd come into the night one point ahead of Newman in the battle for
the final Chase spot - crashed in his Dodge on Lap 363. Neither Jeff Gordon nor
Elliott Sadler, the two other drivers who had hopes of racing their way into the
Chase at the last opportunity, mustered any real challenge.
http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/12613377.htm

Jack Roush owns half the Chase field
By MIKE HARRIS
RICHMOND, Va. - It took Jack Roush 16 years to win a championship in NASCAR's
top stock car series. Now, it looks like he might be a shoo-in to win a third
straight title. A 1-2-3 Roush Racing finish Saturday night in the Chevy Rock &
Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway assured the team owner of having half
the 10-man field in the Chase for the Nextel Cup championship. Kurt Busch, the
reigning champion, led 2003 champ Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle across the finish
line on a night when Kenseth wrapped up a spot in the Chase after struggling
through the first half of the season. Mark Martin, who came with Roush to the
Cup series in 1988, had already clinched a place in the top 10 - along with
Busch and Biffle - before the race. But, he came back from two laps down
Saturday after a flat tire early to finish on the lead lap, 13th overall. Carl
Edwards, the youngest of the Roush drivers and perhaps the biggest surprise,
finished 21st in the race and nailed down eighth place in the points, just ahead
of Kenseth, in his first full season in Cup. "I'm really excited about taking
this group of five to the final 10 races," Roush said. "I expected to come out
tonight with three cars in the top 10. I was hoping for four.
http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/12614563.htm

Jeff Gordon falters, misses Chase for the Nextel Cup
By JIM UTTER
RICHMOND, Va. - "I'm done now." With those words, four-time Nextel Cup champion
Jeff Gordon joined Dale Earnhardt Jr. - NASCAR's two most recognizable stars -
on the sidelines for this season's Chase for the Nextel Cup. On Lap 211 of 400,
Gordon's No. 24 Chevrolet slammed into the wall exiting Turn 2 in a shower of
debris, prompting those words uttered over his team radio. Although Gordon was
virtually eliminated from any chance to end Saturday night's Chevy Rock & Roll
400 at Richmond International Raceway in the top 10 of points, he continued on,
eventually finishing 30th. Gordon ended up 12th in points after 26 races. He can
now finish no better than 11th - marking the first time he will not finish in
the top 10 since his rookie season in 1993 when he was 14th. Earnhardt Jr. was
mathematically eliminated from the Chase after blowing an engine late in last
weekend's race at California Speedway. "To go through what we've been through,
the attitude and effort that's been put out by these guys is second to none,"
Gordon said. "Certainly our performances are not related to the amount of
effotoprt that has been put into it." Gordon called missing the Chase this
season "disappointing in a disappointing year."
http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/12613962.htm

Notebook: Helton warns drivers to behave
By HANK KURZ Jr.
RICHMOND, Va. - Several contending and noncontending drivers talked before
Saturday night's race at Richmond International Raceway about getting aggressive
and even physical, if necessary, late in the race to help themselves or a
teammate get into the 10-team Chase for the championship. NASCAR president Mike
Helton made sure during the drivers' meeting that they knew race officials would
be especially tuned in to signs of that behavior in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400.
"We're not going to officiate the race any differently," he said during the
mandatory meeting, but "if anyone chooses to do anything to alter the outcome of
this race or any other race, we will react very quickly and very severely."
NASCAR likely tipped its hand to the kind of penalty it has in mind two weeks
ago at Bristol when it gave Dale Jarrett a two-lap penalty for crashing into
Ryan Newman. It was retaliation for an earlier accident between the two that
Newman had caused. DIAGNOSTIC DALE Dale Jarrett has mostly himself to blame for
his likely exclusion from the Chase for the championship, thanks to a crash into
Ryan Newman two weeks ago at Bristol. His 31st-place finish, helped by a two-lap
penalty dropped him from 11th to 14th in points, and he remained there entering
Saturday's race. But Jarrett said he warned the brass at Robert Yates Racing in
March that their aerodynamic performance was subpar, and that his comments fell
on deaf ears. "I was told then that our aero department was second to none," he
said. "I'm not good enough as far as aerodynamically to go be specific with
them. I just saw that what they could do wasn't a chassis issue, it was an aero
situation so we're now addressing that. It's a little late, but, hopefully,
it'll be better for these last 11" races.
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