| Upcoming Events in the World of
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| | track to success.The true test for Jamie
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| NASCARNext week, the NASCAR Nextel Cup
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| | McMurray will come next week at the
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| teams head to the "Tro-Val", as Darrell
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| | Pocono 500. In 6 starts at Pocono,
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| Waltrip affectionately refers to Pocono
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| | Jamie's average finish is 20th. He will
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| Raceway, for the Pocono 500. Pocono is
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| | need to finish much higher, and on a
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| always a challenging track that offers
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| | consistent level if he plans on
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| amazing racing. It boasts 3
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| | qualifying for the Chase for the
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| straightaways, including the longest in
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| | Championship!Who's Not?In the past two
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| NASCAR, with 3 sharp, road course like
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| | weeks, Jeff Gordon has been sliding down
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| turns.Like the Coca-Cola 600 of 2 weeks
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| | the points standings and flirting with
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| ago, the Pocono 500 is particularly
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| | the dreaded number 11th slot (Nextel Cup
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| stressful on the engines and
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| | teams have to be in the top ten to
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| transmissions. Drivers have to down shift
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| | qualify for the Chase for the
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| going into the sharp, flat turns. Often
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| | Championship). There are many teams out
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| times, drivers will use down-shifting to
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| | there who would give their "left lugnut",
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| help brake and lose the enormous speeds
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| | as Maynard from the movie 'Cars' says, to
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| they carry coming off the long
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| | be in the 11th slot.However, if you ask
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| straightaways. This creates more stress
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| | Gordon or anyone else on the #24 team,
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| on the transmissions thus causing a few
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| | and they will tell you 11th place flat
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| failures by the end of the race.Next week
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| | out sucks. They were there last year, and
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| at the "Troval", expect Carl Edwards to
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| | never plan to return.Expect the four-time
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| continue to make his move to qualify for
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| | NASCAR Cup champion to start turning up
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| the Chase for the Championship. In two
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| | the heat in these next few races. Of all
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| starts at Pocono, Carl has 2-top 5
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| | the current Nextel Cup drivers, Gordon is
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| finishes with one of those top 5's being
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| | the 3rd most successful at Pocono. His
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| a win.Also expect the following drivers
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| | average finish in 26 races at Pocono is
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| to do well next week:Other drivers to
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| | 10th. For all of the
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| note:Jimmie Johnson - Average Finish 8th
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| | Rainbow Warriors out there and for all
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| Jeff Gordon - Average Finish 10th
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| | of NASCAR, let's hope Jeff can turn his
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| Mark Martin - Average Finish 11th
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| | season around and qualify for the
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| Brian Vickers - Average Finish 11thNext
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| | Chase!Last Week's HeadlinesThe Monster
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| Week's Schedule:
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| | Mashes that occur at Dover International
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| (all times CST)Nextel Cup: @ Pocono
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| | Raceway twice a year offer some of the
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| Raceway
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| | best racing on the Nextel Cup circuit.
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| 6/10/06 - 11:05pm NASCAR Nextel Cup
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| | The high-banked turns and straightaways
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| Pocono 500 Practice
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| | gives drivers multiple groves to race. A
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| 6/09/06 - 01:45pm NASCAR Nextel Cup
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| | "grovey" race is what fans pay money to
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| Pocono 500 Qualifying
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| | see. They want to see cars side-by-side
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| 6/11/06 - 02:10pm NASCAR Nextel Cup
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| | running different grooves trying to
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| Pocono 500Busch Series: @ Nashville
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| | out-muscle each other for the win.This is
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| Superspeedway
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| | exactly what happened yesterday at the
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| 6/10/06 - 10:30pm NASCAR Busch Series
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| | Neighborhood Excellence 400. I believe I
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| FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 300 Practice
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| | saw some of the most exciting racing of
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| 6/10/06 - 04:05pm NASCAR Busch Series
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| | the entire season in the last 30 laps.
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| FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 300 Qualifying
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| | Jamie McMurray was out in front running
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| 6/10/06 - 07:05pm NASCAR Busch Series
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| | the high grove. Multiple times, Kevin
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| FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 300Craftsman Truck
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| | Harvick would pull up beside McMurray in
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| Series off until 6/17 @ Michigan
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| | the low-grove trying to complete a pass.
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| International SpeedwayWho's Hot?This
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| | No matter what he tried, Harvick just
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| week's Who's Hot section could be
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| | could not pass McMurray on the
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| dedicated to any number of people. Those
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| | inside.However, along came Matt Kenseth
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| at the top did what they had to do to
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| | whose car was eating the inside grove
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| protect their current standings. This
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| | like Fat Back McSwain eats pork rinds. At
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| includes Jimmie Johnson who made an
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| | last, 3 laps from the end, Kenseth passed
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| incredible come from behind run to finish
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| | McMurray and held on to win the race.
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| in 6th place and preserve his slot as the
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| | This was truly some exciting racing that
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| leader in the points race.Those fighting
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| | even left Darrel Waltrip quivering at the
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| to get in or stay in the top 10 posted
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| | end.Other performances to note:Kevin
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| strong finishes to help their cause. Greg
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| | Harvick, Jeff Burton, and Kyle Busch all
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| Biffle (finished 8th) & Carl Edwards
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| | helped solidify their top 10 standing in
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| (finished 15th) each had solid finishes
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| | the points race by finishing in the top
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| to help them inch closer to the top 10.
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| | 5.Jimmie Johnson overcame a problematic
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| While Kevin Harvick and Jeff Burton each
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| | day to finish 6th. Jimmie's bad day
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| finished in the top 5 helping to solidify
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| | started early by beginning the race in
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| their top 10 standings.Despite all the
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| | 42nd position. 33 laps into the race,
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| positives that happened at Dover, no
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| | Mark Martin overtook Jimmie putting him
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| positive was bigger than Jamie McMurray's
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| | one-lap down. Later in the race, Jimmie
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| finish. All season long, McMurray's team
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| | on separate occasions spun out twice.
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| has struggled to finish anywhere in the
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| | However, in true championship form,
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| top 10, much less come close to winning a
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| | Johnson and his Lowe's #48 team overcame
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| race. However, with two successful weeks
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| | the adversity and finished in the top
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| in a row (an 8th place finish in the
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| | 10.This article is provided to you by
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| Coca-Cola 600 and a 2nd place finish at
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| | Everything Sports, Inc. is owned and
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| Dover), the #26 team has seemingly
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| | operated by Everything Sports, Inc.
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| righted the ship and are sailing on the
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