| Upcoming Events in the World of NASCAR
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| | just ask Jeff Gordon with his experience
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| Need a breather? NASCAR does. Next week,
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| | in Martinsville a few years ago, a piece
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| the Nextel Cup teams will take a rest,
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| | of racetrack could break up and damage
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| and return to action on April 22nd at
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| | part of your car.
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| Phoenix International Raceway in the
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| | Such has been the experience of Carl
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| Subway Fresh 500. The Busch teams,
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| | Edwards this year. The witchdoctors have
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| however, don't get it quite so easy. They
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| | apparently singled him out and cast
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| travel to Nashville for the Pepsi 300 at
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| | several spells on the 99 team. After
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| the Nashville Superspeedway. The
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| | having strong cars and racing strong for
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| Craftsman Truck teams are off until April
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| | much of the season, something always
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| 29.
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| | seems to go wrong towards the end of the
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| Expect the Hendrick drivers to return to
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| | race.
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| dominance in the Subway Fresh 500. Of all
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| | Carl arguably had one of the strongest
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| current drivers, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon,
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| | cars in the field in yesterday's Samsung
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| and Jimmie Johnson have the best records
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| | Radioshack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
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| at Phoenix. Of course, you can never
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| | However, with only 77 laps to go, Carl
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| forget Tony Stewart and Mark Martin. Both
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| | entered turn 2 too fast while racing for
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| are blistering the 2006 schedule!
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| | the 2nd position. Carl currently sits
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| Next Week's Schedule:
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| | 22nd in points. He has his work cut out
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| (all times CST)
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| | for him if he plans to make the Chase,
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| Nextel Cup
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| | and duplicate his success from the 2005
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| Off until 4/22/06
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| | season.
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| Busch Series
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| | Last Week's Headlines Recap of the 2006
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| 4/15/06 - 10:05am Pepsi 300 Qualifying
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| | Samsung/Radioshack 500 at Texas Motor
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| 4/15/06 - 3:03pm Pepsi 300
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| | Speedway:
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| Craftsman Truck Series
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| | Texas is fast, there's no doubt about it!
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| Off till April 29th when they head to
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| | It was so fast, I almost can't remember
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| Gateway International Raceway.
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| | anything about it. There was your normal
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| Who's Hot? Is Kasey Kahne pouring it on
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| | race action, Kurt Busch spins yet another
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| now or what? After a dismal 2005 season,
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| | driver, etc... But the two things that
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| he is finally answering all skeptics out
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| | stand out from yesterday's Samsung
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| there. Yes, folks the boy is not only the
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| | Radioshack 500 are Kasey Kahne's 3rd
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| subject of every female NASCAR fan's
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| | career win and Tony Stewart's near
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| desire, he can also compete at NASCAR's
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| | domination.
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| top level. Through 9 races of the 2006
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| | Some of the best action of the day came
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| season, Kasey has finished with 5 top 5's
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| | in the closing laps where Tony Stewart
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| placing him tied for 3rd in the
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| | tried to hold of a charging Kasey Kahne.
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| championship standings.
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| | Kasey and his car were too good for even
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| The next stop on the Nextel Cup schedule
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| | the former two-time Nextel Cup champion.
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| is Phoenix. Expect Kasey to finish well
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| | In the end, Kasey pulled away from Tony
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| there. In 3 starts, his average finish is
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| | and the rest of the field to win his 3rd
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| 16th.
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| | career Nextel Cup race, and his 2nd of
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| An important fact about all 3 of Kasey's
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| | the 2006 season.
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| career Nextel Cup victories is that he
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| | One thing I find utterly amazing is that
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| was the pole sitter for each race.
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| | Tony Stewart has led every race this
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| Who's Not? A big part of competing in
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| | year. Currently, Tony sits in 5th place,
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| NASCAR is luck. There are so many
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| | and has had success at the upcoming
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| variables that can work against a driver
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| | tracks on the schedule. I expect Tony to
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| that are out of his control. At any
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| | make up ground and position himself to be
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| moment, a car could wreck and take out
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| | in the top 3 heading towards the middle
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| several others. A tire could go flat
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| | part of the season.
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| after running over a piece of debris. Or,
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