The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup heads into its second race, at Dover International Speedway on Sunday – the AAA 400.
The NASCAR Nationwide Series also will run at Dover, with Saturday’s Dover 200.
And the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Friday night’s Smith’s Food & Drug Stores 350.
The GRAND-AM Road Racing season, meanwhile, is complete, with the Rolex Series and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge looking to the 2011 season-opening races at Daytona International Speedway Jan. 28-30.
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES
Suddenly … Bowyer
Clint Bowyer started the Chase in 12th place. After winning at New Hampshire, he has shot up to second. And who said Kevin Harvick had the best championship chance in the Richard Childress Racing stable?
Is Johnson Actually In Trouble? Already?
Could be. Four-time defending series champ Jimmie Johnson finished 25th at New Hampshire, tumbling all the way to second place to seventh. On the other hand, he won last year’s Chase race at Dover, so any concern people have about might get put to rest quickly.
Quiet Consistency Continues For Gordon
Four-time series champ Jeff Gordon hasn’t won a race all year, yet he made the Chase. He finished sixth at New Hampshire, but is still a solid fifth in the standings now. If he ever does get on a roll, watch out. Despite a so-so-season, he’s still a contender.
“Best Chase Ever” Begins Sunday
Prior to the start of the Chase, Carl Edwards gave a bold prediction, one echoed by a number of competitors: “It has been so wild this year and each race is so different. You just never know. I can’t pick a favorite as a fan looking at it and I don’t think you can say which rivalries are going to build. I think this is going to be the best Chase we have ever had.”
Potential Spoiler Of The Week – Mark Martin
Last year’s series championship runner-up failed to make the Chase this year but he definitely could play the “spoiler” role on Sunday at Dover.
Mark Martin, owner of four Dover victories, has scored more top fives (22) and top 10s (30) than any driver in series history at Dover. Martin, the runner-up in last year’s fall Dover race, has an average finish of 12.5 there
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