http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Roger Penske has won 15 Indianapolis 500s and a dozen Indy car championships. But never a Cup. Can Brad Keselowski finally give The Captain what every one of his predecessors couldn't?]]> October 09, 2012 07:09:20 PDT The last-lap mayhem that collected 25 cars at Talladega was so ... Talladega. Sometimes we expect the worst from the most unpredictable track in NASCAR -- and Sunday we got it.]]> October 07, 2012 12:00:08 PDT Clint Bowyer could be in prime position to benefit most from the great Chase equalizer -- Talladega. The big three -- Keselowski, Johnson, Hamlin -- had better take notice.]]> October 05, 2012 05:09:01 PDT When the 2011 Chase began, few would have picked Tony Stewart to win the championship. When he did, it just showed that the new (now old) way was the best way for NASCAR.]]> October 02, 2012 17:29:36 PDT Every Chase driver has a story, but only one driver's 2012 chapter ends with a championship. In our man's opinion, some stories would be better than others.]]> September 27, 2012 03:59:56 PDT I ran across what might be a monumental question for hard-core NASCAR fans while going over the transcripts of the postrace media conferences at New H...]]> September 20, 2010 11:24:36 PDT You want Chase drama? Let's end the 10-race playoff at Daytona ... on a figure-eight course ... and force the winner to run a match race against Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the title.]]> November 04, 2009 14:08:03 PST What's this? Mark Martin, the cleanest, fairest racer in all the land, suddenly embroiled in controversy after his Chase-opening victory at New Hampshire? Hardly.]]> September 20, 2009 09:17:15 PDT It happens every autumn: The Yankees make a pennant run. Brett Favre makes another NFL start. And Jimmie Johnson makes his annual push for a Sprint Cup title.]]> September 18, 2009 10:20:26 PDT Six stories in the 2009 Chase would resonate in both the motorsports community and the mainstream public. But only one outcome would truly rock NASCAR's world.]]> September 16, 2009 04:08:15 PDT You want a great reason to watch Sunday's race at Atlanta? It may just be the best Chase preview we could have.]]> September 05, 2009 13:35:54 PDT Give Round 1 of the Chase for the Sprint Cup to ... Greg Biffle? Yes, folks, the Biff outmuscled Jimmie Johnson with 12 laps to go to win the playoff opener Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.]]> September 14, 2008 12:17:09 PDT How do you generate interest in NASCAR when baseball pennant fever is running rampant and the NFL is in the meat of its schedule? If you're Brian France, you devise a playoff system called the Chase for the Sprint Cup, writes Ed Hinton.]]> September 07, 2008 08:16:07 PDT Strap in, NASCAR Nation. Tony Stewart is back on top and rolling after two straight victories to open the Chase. In other words, it promises to be one heckuva ride.]]> September 25, 2011 07:31:04 PDT They began the Chase tied for the top seed in NASCAR's playoff. Kevin Harvick is still No. 1, but Kyle Busch is in jeopardy at No. 9. Ah, fuel mileage strikes again.]]> September 22, 2011 14:59:16 PDT