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Talladega and Chase need fixing ... fast

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Talladega and the Chase should be two of the best things in NASCAR, but both are now broken. The league's habit of tweaking things isn't enough this time -- we need some real fixes.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009

At Talladega Superspeedway, every driver is a contender

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

...Victory Lane on Sunday at Talladega. Only three Chase drivers finished in the top 10. Five of...win everywhere else. Robert Richardson Jr., making his Cup debut, finished 18th in a start-and-park...

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Uh-oh, JJ on track to clinch title early

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Jimmie Johnson just isn't cooperating in this Chase. NASCAR would like to see the title fight stretch to the Homestead finale. JJ is looking like he'll lock it up by Phoenix.

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Expect the unexpected, except with JJ

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

...s one constant in this smorgasbord of a Cup season: Jimmie Johnson is still the man to...At first glance, the halfway point of the Chase is about as predictable as it gets. Jimmie...

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Can anyone stop Jimmie Johnson?

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Jimmie Johnson won at California ... again. He's back in the points lead ... again. Is there anyone or anything that can deny him a fourth straight title? His closest competitors don't sound confident.

Story | Conversation | October 11, 2009

This Chase shaping up as toughest yet

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Many drivers such as Kurt Busch figured a seventh-place finish in every Chase race might just earn the title. This year? It appears that kind of performance might get you … seventh place.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2009

It's judgment day for Fontana

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Chase race or no Chase race, Auto Club Speedway will not have a sellout crowd for Sunday's Pepsi 500. Haven't you heard? California is bankrupt.

Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Stewart roars back in a big way

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Beware, Chase contenders. Tony Stewart's got his swagger back. The man who dominated the regular season is his usual self again after winning Sunday's playoff race at Kansas.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2009

5 and 48 pushing rules to the limit

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

The rumor mill is working overtime after NASCAR Nation learned the 5 and 48 teams nearly flunked a postrace inspection. The key word here? Nearly.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Ford playing catch-up in '09

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Thank goodness for the Detroit Lions. Heaven knows the Ford drivers in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series are giving the Motor City little to get excited about.

Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009

Fantastic finish would help ease NASCAR's pain

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

...race of a long Sprint Cup season with huge drama, where one position on the track could make the difference in winning or losing the championship? It's the Chase scenario we've always...

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Gustafson's star rising fast

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Chad Knaus still might be recognized as the best crew chief in the Cup garage, but the man calling the shots for Mark Martin -- Alan Gustafson -- is nipping at his heels.

Story | Conversation | September 21, 2009

Simply no room for error in '09 Chase

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

...up on Lap 67. Excluding Kasey Kahne's blown engine, the average finish of the other 11 Chase drivers Sunday was 8.1. What does that mean, you ask? It means the driver who wins...

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2009 Sprint Cup crown is Johnson's to lose

Terry Blount

...man going for an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup title. "We're just trying to stop him," said Carl Edwards. "What he's done is unreal." The Chase drivers spent a couple of fun days...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009

How it ends? Gordon's drive for five

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

The way many fans figure it, NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup owes Jeff Gordon a title or two. Terry Blount predicts a fifth championship is finally in Gordon's stars.

Story | Conversation | September 15, 2009