Racing - 17/17 - Point Spreads

UAW-Ford 500 – Talladega Superspeedway

UAW-Ford 500 – Talladega Superspeedway The Chase for the Nextel Cup cruises into the Talladega Superspeedway this weekend, after coasting out of Kansas a week ago. We say they coasted out of Kansas because a few drivers had no choice after running out of gas in the Banquet 400. Tony Stewart was running of fumes before his gas tank ran …

by Thomas Jensen on October 6th, 2006 Leave a comment »

NASCAR rolls into Kansas for Banquet 400

Only seven of the 10 drivers in the Chase for the Nextel Cup really still have a chance for the championship, when NASCAR rolls into Kansas Speedway this weekend. After the checkered flag drops, that number could be even lower. Heading into this weekend’s Banquet 400, Jeff Burton sits atop the Chase standings after winning the Dover 400 last week. …

by Alexander Banks on September 30th, 2006 Leave a comment »

Kenseth favored in Kansas

He may be in third place in the NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers' standings, but he's No. 1 with a bullet on the odds list. Matt Kenseth is the +700 favorite to win this Sunday's Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City – the one in the Sunflower State, that is. Handicappers have short memories, and it was just last …

by Alexander Banks on September 29th, 2006 Leave a comment »

Matt Kenseth favored over Harvick at the MBNA Race Points 400 in Dover

Sometimes, you can't win for losing. Kevin Harvick just can't seem to get any respect – not even after his victory at last week's Sylvania 300 in Loudon. That's two wins in a row for Harvick and three out of six; he now sits atop the Chase for the Nextel Cup standings. But Harvick is not the top man on the …

by Thomas Jensen on September 22nd, 2006 Leave a comment »

Kyle Busch favored at Loudon

Kyle Busch favored at Loudon The Chase is on, and The Shrub has a leg up on the competition. Kyle Busch is the favorite at +650 to win the first race in NASCAR's Chase for the Cup, this Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon. Since joining the Nextel Cup circuit in 2004, the younger of the Busch …

by Thomas Jensen on September 15th, 2006 Leave a comment »

Let the chase begin at the Sylvania 300

Saturday, when the smoke cleared and the band stopped playing following the Chevy Rock & Roll 400. Tony Stewart found himself on the outside looking in. The defending Nextel Cup champion finished 11th in the standings and has no shot at raising the Cup when NASCAR's playoffs start Sunday at the New Hampshire International Speedway. The next ten races will …

by Thomas Jensen on September 12th, 2006 Leave a comment »

Nerves of steel in Richmond – Nascar Highlights

Kasey Kahne has many of the Nextel Cup’s best drivers feeling a little tense this week. Kahne threw his name into the Chase for the Cup hat by winning last Sunday’s Sony HD 500 at California Speedway, closing to within 30 points of the 10th and last qualifying spot. A similar result at Saturday’s Chevy Rock & Roll 400 would …

by Alexander Banks on September 9th, 2006 Leave a comment »

Q n A with Danica Patrick

On meeting her husband of seven months, Paul Hospenthal He was my physical therapist after I had hurt my hip doing yoga in 2002. Nothing really happened until a year or so after that when I was back in the Phoenix area. I asked him if he wanted to go out for dinner, and he said yes. We …

by Alexander Banks on July 27th, 2006 Leave a comment »