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- Second Race of the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Live Sunday on ABC
- NASCAR Busch Series Live Saturday on ESPN2

September 20, 2007 -- The Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup continues with Sunday’s 400-mile race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. ESPN on ABC will have live coverage of the Dover event and all 10 races in the Chase. The Dover telecast begins at 1 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown.    » read more »

September 20, 2007 -- Brad Daugherty will serve as booth analyst for two upcoming NASCAR Busch Series races. Brad Daugherty, a five-time NBA All-Star and a former winning team owner in the NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, will make his booth debut in Saturday’s NASCAR Busch Series race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. He also will be in the booth for the NASCAR Busch Series race Saturday, Sept. 29, at Kansas Speedway. Both races air live at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN2.    » read more »

September 18, 2007 -- NASCAR fans will be able to watch live coverage of Wednesday’s media announcement by Dale Earnhardt Jr. on cable channel ESPNEWS and on ESPN360.com, ESPN’s signature broadband service. Coverage from Dallas begins at 1:30 p.m. ET.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is expected to announce his sponsor and car number for his new association next year with Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series.    » read more »

September 18, 2007 -- ESPN Analyst Rusty Wallace on Racing at Dover International Speedway:

Q – Racing at Dover doesn't seem to wear drivers out as much as it used to. What's the reason for that?    » read more »

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The Chase Continues - NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Live on ABC Sunday from Dover

September 17, 2007 -- The Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup continues with Sunday’s 400-mile race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. ESPN on ABC will have live coverage of the Dover event and all 10 races in the Chase. The Dover telecast begins at 1 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown.    » read more »

NASCAR Countdown Preview

September 13, 2007 -- The Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup begins with Sunday’s 300-lap race at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, N.H. ESPN on ABC will have live coverage of the New Hampshire event and all 10 races in the Chase. The New Hampshire telecast begins at 1 p.m. ET with NASCAR Countdown.    » read more »

Chase for NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Coverage Begins Sunday at New Hampshire

September 10, 2007 -- The first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race televised on ABC since July 2000 delivered an increase in ratings and viewership for the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. The telecast by ESPN on ABC delivered a 4.2 fast national rating with more than 4,731,000 households and more than 6,750,000 viewers.

The households represent a 33 percent increase (up from 3,568,000) and the viewership increased 28 percent (up from 5,288,000) from last year’s Richmond telecast.    » read more »

September 10, 2007 -- ESPN on ABC will have live coverage of all 10 races in the Chase, beginning this Sunday at New Hampshire International Speedway. It will be the first time since NASCAR instituted the Chase format that all races will be televised by the same network.

The Chase Is On - NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Live on ABC Sunday from New Hampshire    » read more »

September 11, 2007 -- ESPN analysts Rusty Wallace, the 1989 NASCAR Cup Champion, and Andy Petree, two-time NASCAR champion crew chief, dish on the 12 drivers in the chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:

JIMMIE JOHNSON

Wallace – “He can absolutely repeat his title. The team seemed to get a little lost while crew chief Chad Knaus was suspended. Now that he’s back, the consistency seems to be back and his five wins this year makes him a definite contender.”    » read more »

Friday, September 07, 2007 -- Where does the dream of being a stock car driver begin? And what does it take to get the top? It's a steep ascent to the upper echelons of NASCAR, and few manage to make the climb. Only 43 drivers qualify each week to race in the elite NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. Some drivers struggle to make the cut, while only a talented few seem to find the right combination of consistent speed, lightning fast pit spots, great team communication and luck in avoiding wrecks. Many never even come close. What differentiates those who succeed in NASCAR from those who don't?    » read more »

05 September 2007 (By VOA Sports) -- Seven-time Formula One driving champion Michael Schumacher of Germany has been named this year's winner of the Prince of Asturias award for sports.

The retired 38-year-old German, who finished his career with Ferrari in 2006, was chosen out of 18 candidates from 10 countries. Among those considered were Russian pole vault world champion Yelena Isinbayeva and tennis aces Rafael Nadal of Spain and Roger Federer of Switzerland.

The award, given by Spain's Prince of Asturias Foundation, named for Crown Prince Felipe,l lives.    » read more »

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Returns to ABC

September 4 , 2007 --
Q – What does it take to run well at a track the size of Richmond?

Wallace: “You have to drive it like a short track and you have to treat it like a short track. There’s going to be a lot of bumping and banging and it’s hard on brakes. Drivers that do well in Martinsville and Bristol are generally the people that run well at Richmond. It takes that same kind of aggressive driving to get around there well.”

Q - What should ESPN viewers watch for during the Richmond telecast?    » read more »

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup at 7 p.m. ET Sunday on ESPN; NASCAR Busch Series at 9:45 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN2

August 30, 2007 -- The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and NASCAR Busch Series head west to California Speedway in Fontana this weekend for night racing on the 2-mile oval.    » read more »

Tim Brewer Reports Live During NASCAR on ESPN Events from the ESPN DISH Tech Center

August 28 , 2007 --
Q - The Cup and Busch teams were just at Michigan International Speedway, the sister track of California Speedway. Are there many differences in the setups between the two tracks?    » read more »