NASCAR 2012 Chase for the Sprint Cup

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Chase Tracker – The Contenders after Talladega

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By Jordan Dodson & Sharon/Fan4Racing

This week’s Chase Tracker after Talladega gave drivers a bit of a shakeup with the last lap wreck involving 25 drivers, including 8 Chase contenders, but left the top-three Chase contenders the same. Keselowski came in the points leader and left as the points leader, with Jimmie Johnson remaining in second place and Denny Hamlin, third in the point standings.

Also, Kyle Busch remains the Best of the Rest non-Chase contenders, after race four of the 2012 Chase season.

Starting with drivers ranked 12th through 1st, the following gives our assessment of each  Chase contender after Talladega’s Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500. Continue reading →

Is Keselowski a legitimate Chase contender? There’s little doubt

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Is this the face of the next Sprint Cup Champion? Only time & 9 more races will tell
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Commentary by Reid Spencer – NASCAR Wire Service

Read Fan4Racing’s commentary at the end

Brash and outspoken from the day he entered the sport, Keselowski, 28 drove aggressively from the outset, eschewing the traditional approach of treating your elders with deference as you learn the intricacies of racing at NASCAR’s highest level. Continue reading →

Brad Keselowski Opens the Chase with a Win

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Keselowski wins first race of the Chase at Chicagoland
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By Jason Schultz

Beating Jimmie Johnson was a hard task the whole day but after the last pit stop, Keselowski figured out how to pass Johnson.

Johnson dominated the race for most of the day and Keselowski was the only driver who could keep up. Keselowski had a great final pit stop and made the race winning move by passing Johnson with about thirty laps to go. After Keselowski’s final pit stop he said his car “just took off.” Continue reading →