His fourth-place finish falls three spots shy of a new repeat champion. His determination to fight through adversity, including life-threatening cancer with his longtime girlfriend Sherry Pollex, has made him one of the most popular drivers in the sport.
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Can’t believe the editors here at ESPN.com want a Chase for the Sprint Cup outlook. This week, analyst Dale Jarrett discusses Sunday’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 from Chicagoland Speedway about 2:30 p.m. ET.
Groups will face increased penalties – including the possibility of losing a win – if a auto would excessively fail post-race inspection following any of the upcoming Chase for the Sprint Cup playoff races, NASCAR announced Wednesday.
It remains to be seen how much a recent shake-up of Harvick’s pit crew affects him in the Chase.
Tony Stewart has won more times here than any other racer in the field.
On those occasions, Edwards was driving Fords for Roush Fenway Racing during years in which cars equipped with Hendrick Motorsports engines were clearly superior to the those of the other teams and marques.
Matt Kenseth finished fifth past year at Chicagoland Speedway. furthermore, the talented veteran won this race in 2013.
Do well on these type of tracks over the next 10 weeks and chances are great of hoisting the championship trophy at Homestead on November 20. You can also watch FNTSY on Xbox One, Xbox 360, Roku and Amazon Fire TV. History has shown that good isn’t good enough to win a championship, it usually takes a great performance. I just feel like everyone has just stepped up their game. The young driver and his team have been fast at times, but he hasn’t been able to fully capitalize to win races so. Pagenaud has won four times on road/street courses in 2016, and Power has three victories on such tracks. Edwards is slightly better with a 15.1 AFP in 11 starts, but no wins and just four finishes inside the Top 10.
Fast facts: Rosberg and Hamilton have won 13 of this year’s first 14 races.
Larson: “Yeah, it’s my first Chase, but I think I’ll be fine”.
It’s a group that just clicks, he said.
But, now that the playoff picture is set and we have all heard Ryan Newman’s diagnosis of Tony Stewart’s mental condition, let’s be real honest about who of the 16 is coming to play and who is coming to win. “We have a lot of confidence but still have goals to accomplish this year”. “Obviously, I was wrong with that and I obviously don’t know what I’m talking about”. “I’ve just got to beat them once”.
“It’s a round knowing that just having a mediocre day, man, we’re going to finish fifth to 10 and that’s going to be plenty to get our way through”, Busch said. It’s been really good.
“I’m not going to take stress into the Chase”, he said. “It’s going to be pretty cool”.
The drivers that don’t win during a three-race stage have to advance to the next round by accumulating the most points.
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So, the cars are there, the team is there, the teammates are there and the crew chief is there: Is this the year where he buries the “oh so close” frustrations?
