Chase Race #5: Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway...the Just Us Cupdate

Chase Race #5: Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway

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The Race Report...All the NASCAR News That's Unfit to Print

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Kasey Kahne Wins at Lowes

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Martin, Hamlin, and Gordon...Where Have All the Good Times Gone

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Robby Gordon and Ford: From Kicking at the Blue Oval to Campaigning It

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Ward Burton...Remember Him, Jeff's Brother, and One-Time Daytona 500 Winner, Who hasn't had a Ride in a Year or Two...He's Driving the #4 This Weekend at Martinsville

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from the Roanoke Times

Ad-free races?
Sports Business Journal reports that TNT is floating a package to potential advertisers that would allow advertising during the race broadcast and eliminate commercial breaks. The advertising would take place on the screen during the broadcast and allow continuous race coverage.
TNT will broadcast six Nextel Cup races next summer. The story reports that officials from Turner and NASCAR would not comment. The story also reported that TNT's Cup ratings are down 8.3 percent from last season.

I like this since the cars are basically rolling commercials anyway. Maybe it would lead the networks to give us wider coverage of what is going on with all the cars instead of the media darlings...most of whom I don't particularly give a rat's backside about...unless they are wrecking or their motors are blowing up.

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Toyota Talk

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Hornish to Run Busch Race in Phoenix Next Month

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Post Race...Nemechek Visits Guantanamo Bay

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Complete Finishing Order

 1 Kasey Kahne (9)
 2 Jimmie Johnson (48)
 3 Jeff Burton (31)
 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
 5 Bobby Labonte (43)
 6 Kyle Busch (5)
 7 Tony Raines (96)
 8 Carl Edwards (99)
 9 Joe Nemechek (01)
 10 Brian Vickers (25)
 11 Sterling Marlin (14)
 12 Casey Mears (42)
 13 Tony Stewart (20)
 14 Matt Kenseth (17)
 15 David Stremme (40)
 16 Jeff Green (66)
 17 Scott Riggs (10)
 18 Kevin Harvick (29)
 19 Todd Bodine (4)
 20 Travis Kvapil (32)
 21 Terry Labonte (44)
 22 Kyle Petty (45)
 23 Clint Bowyer (07)
 24 Jeff Gordon (24)
 25 Robby Gordon (7)
 26 Dave Blaney (22)
 27 Ryan Newman (12)
 28 Denny Hamlin (11)
 29 J.J. Yeley (18)
 30 Mark Martin (6)
 31 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
 32 Kurt Busch (2)
 33 David Gilliland (38)
 34 Jamie McMurray (26)
 35 Elliott Sadler (19)
 36 Reed Sorenson (41)
 37 Greg Biffle (16)
 38 Michael Waltrip (55)
 39 Todd Kluever (06)
 40 Ken Schrader (21)
 41 Dale Jarrett (88)
 42 Mike Bliss (49)
 43 Mike Skinner (72)

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The Chase for the Just Us Cup-date

In the table above, Purple have been mathematically eliminated. Black did not make the Chase and are out of the playoff.

Place - Driver
Finishing Points
Deduction (DNQ/Prov -5, DNF -5,
Bonus (Pole +5, Most Laps Led +5, Win +5)
TOTAL

Lined out/Strike out Drivers failed to make the Chase for the Just Us Cup.

1 Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 45
Win - 5
Most Laps Lead - 5
TOTAL - 55

 2 Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 40
TOTAL - 40

 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 35
TOTAL - 35

 8 Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

 18 Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

 24 Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 20
DNF - -5
DNQ/Prov - -5
TOTAL - 10

 30 Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 15
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 10

 32 Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 10
DNQ/Prov - -5
TOTAL - 5

 34 Jamie McMurray (26)

 35 Elliott Sadler (19)
 
37 Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 5
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 0

 38 Michael Waltrip (55)
 40 Ken Schrader (21)
 41 Dale Jarrett (88)

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Chase Race #6: The Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway
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Chase Race #5: Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
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Chase Race #4: The UAW-Ford 500 at Taladega Superspeedway
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Chase Race #3: Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway
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Chase Race #2: The Dover 400 at Dover International Speedway
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Chase Race #1: Sylvania 300 at Loudon, New Hampshire - Winner - Kevin Harvick
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