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NASCAR Contenders Live Sponsored By Toyota Revs Up Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup For Second Straight Year

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NASCAR Contenders Live Sponsored By Toyota Revs Up

Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup For Second Straight Year

NASCARlogoNASCAR Contenders Live Sweepstakes Launches; Grand Prize Winner To Take Home 2014 Toyota Tundra CrewMax Limited 

Back by popular demand, NASCAR Contenders LiveSM Sponsored by Toyota will make its return to Chicago on September 12 for the second-consecutive year, just days before the first race of the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ at Chicagoland Speedway.

Signaling the start of the most intense and competitive stretch of the NASCAR season, NASCAR Contenders Live features all 12 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers interacting on stage, providing fans an insider’s look at how the competitors plan to claim the ultimate prize: a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.   Continue reading →

Brad Keselowski Opens the Chase with a Win

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Keselowski wins first race of the Chase at Chicagoland
Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

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 →

Chase Tracker for the Sprint Cup – Chicagoland

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Chase Tracker for the Sprint Cup begins with the GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway

Here’s the rundown on what’s going on with each of the Chase contenders and the Best of the Rest. Continue reading →

Stewart Inspiration Kicks Off the Chase at Chicagoland

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Tony Stewart driver of the #14 Chevrolet sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept 16, 2011 in Joliet, IL

Stewart during 2011 practice at Chicagoland Speedway
Photo – Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images

The midwest has it’s share of NASCAR drivers and midwesterners love cheering for their favorite guys and gals on the track – especially at Chicagoland Speedway, the first race in every drivers’ quest to win a coveted Sprint Cup championship.

Last year, Indiana native Tony Stewart, won at Chicagoland Speedway inspiring everyone by getting his first of five wins in the ten-race Chase and his third Cup championship. His #14 team went from, Stewart’s own assessment of not even belonging in the field of title contenders, to becoming the best of the rest and winning the 2011 Sprint Cup trophy.  Continue reading →

GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway Preview

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Stewart wins first race of the 2011 Chase at Chicagoland
Photo – NASCAR.com

By Jason Schultz

Race Info

Date- Sunday September 16th, 2012

Location- Joliet, Illinois

Start time- 2:16 PM EST/ 1:16 PM CT

Distance- 267 Laps, 400.5 Miles

Broadcast TV- ESPN

Broadcast Radio- MRN Continue reading →