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NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion sets single season winnings record:

NEW YORK (Dec. 2, 2005) – NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Tony Stewart (#20 The Home Depot Chevrolet) will collect $6,173,633 in point fund awards – a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series point fund award record – along with special awards totaling $517,000. The post-season ...
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Parade for Stewart UPDATE 2 Postponed:

Parade for Stewart UPDATE 2 Postponed: Tony Stewart's hometown will hold a parade next month to honor him for winning the NASCAR series championship. The parade is planned for Dec. 17, starting at 2:20pm from the Hamilton Center Ice Arena and ending at Columbus [IN...
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Ameriquest as a sponsor? UPDATE 3:

hearing Ameriquest will sponsor either Roush Racing in some capacity or the #21 Wood Brosthers team as a co-primary.(11-16-2005) UPDATE: been told Ameriquest will be the sponsor of the #16 Roush Racing Ford in the Busch series with a few of the Cup drivers piloting...
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Nextel Cup Banquet Info and Stewart Appearance Schedule in NYC:

Monday, Nov. 28 Tony Stewart begins his week with two memorable photo shoots, beginning at 11:30am He’ll visit two famous New York City locations, the Top of the Rock observation deck on the 70th floor of Rockefeller Center and the distinctive Flatiron Building on ...
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Chase Races Record High Ratings, Homestead down from 2004:

NASCAR on NBC & TNT averaged a 4.7 rating and 10 share for its coverage of Nextel Cup racing, its best season-to-date rating for NASCAR since beginning their partnership to broadcast the second half of the NASCAR schedule in 2001, and a 74% increase from the 2....
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The 2005 Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and More

• Tony Stewart became the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion. He finished the 2005 season 35 points ahead of second-place Greg Biffle. • Five drivers in the Chase changed point positions at Homestead Miami Speedway. • Four of the 10 Chase drivers led at Homestead earning...
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A Championship Outlook – champ usually wins in first 6 races:

Only six times in the modern era (1972-present) has the eventual champion not won in the first six races. The winners in the first 6 races of 2005: #24-Jeff Gordon, #16-Greg Biffle, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #99-Carl Edwards and #29-Kevin Harvick. When did a driver win the...
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2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Champion: Tony Stewart:

• Tony Stewart won the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championship in the 57th season of NASCAR’s premier series. • This is Stewart’s second title in the seven seasons that he has competed in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. Stewart was also the Series champion in 2002. • Stewart...
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Biffle wins the Battle, Stewart wins the War:

#16-Greg Biffle took the lead late, with 8 laps to go and won the FORD 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway by mere inches over #6-Mark Martin for his 6th win of the season and 9th of his career. Points leader #20-Tony Stewart finished 15th and won the 2005 Nextel Cup Championship...
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Driver Points Standing

after Homestead race 10 of 10 in the Chase: #20-Tony Stewart, 6533 #16-Greg Biffle, 6498, -35 [gets 2nd 6 wins to 4] #99-Carl Edwards, 6498, -35 #6-Mark Martin, 6428, -105 #48-Jimmie Johnson, 6406, -127 #12-Ryan Newman, 6359, -174 #17-Matt Kenseth, 6352, -181 #2-Rusty...
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“Classic” Points Standings – Top 15

...the old way, not the Chase after Homestead, race 36 of 36: 1) #20-Tony Stewart, 5199 2) #16-Greg Biffle, 4984, -215 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4771, -428 4) #6-Mark Martin, 4676, -523 5) #99-Carl Edwards, 4597, -602 6) #2-Rusty Wallace, 4512, -687 7) #17-Matt Kenseth...
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Homestead Race Notes:

• Greg Biffle won the FORD 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway, scoring his ninth NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 114th career start. • His last victory came at Michigan in June, 21 races ago. • Biffle’s 0.017 margin of victory over Mark Martin was the sixth closest finish...
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Rumblings / Race Notes Homestead:

We crowned a Champion, and had an exciting race to boot! Greg Biffle beat Mark Martin to the line by mere inches (actually, it was all of 0.017 seconds!) to take the Ford 400 today at Homestead-Miami Speedway. After passing Dave Blaney on lap 260 coming out of the ...
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Where did the Chasers

start/finish at Homestead? #20-Tony Stewart, starts 20th, finished 15th, NEW CHAMP #48-Jimmie Johnson, 32nd, 40th #99-Carl Edwards, 1st, 4th #16-Greg Biffle, 7th, 1st #6-Mark Martin, 5th, 2nd #12-Ryan Newman, 2nd, 7th #17-Matt Kenseth, 17th, 3rd #2-Rusty Wallace, 37th...
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Newman wins at Homestead:

#39-Ryan Newman won the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway for his 6th win of the season and 7th of his career. #66-Greg Biffle finished 2nd, followed by #9-Mark Martin, #21-Kvein Harvick and #11-Paul Menard. Points leader, #8-Martin Truex Jr. finished 7th and won...
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Newman wins pole at Homestead:

#39-Ryan Newman won the pole for the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a lap of 174.548mph. #66-Greg Biffle will start 2nd followed by #6-Kasey Kahne, #60-Carl Edwards and #47-Jon Wood. Points leader, #8-Martin Truex Jr. got loose on his first lap and smacked...
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Homestead Qualifying Notes:

• Carl Edwards won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Ford 400, lapping Homestead-Miami Speedway in 30.673 seconds at 176.051 mph. Jamie McMurray holds the track-qualifying record of 29.816 seconds, 181.111 mph, set Nov. 11, 2003. • This is Edwards’ second...
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NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Homestead:

Thirty-four races, more than 8,600 miles, events in two countries and arguably the most difficult competition in the 24-year history of the NASCAR Busch Series. After conquering those and so many other obstacles, one more remains for the two contenders for the 2005...
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The Chase Scenarios:

The Championship Scenarios at Homestead: If Tony Stewart wins the race he wins the title. 1. If Stewart finishes 9th or better, he wins title 2. If Stewart leads a lap and finishes 10th or better, he wins title-6,554 If Jimmie Johnson wins the race (180 points + ...
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Stewart clinches Gatorback Championship

The race season isn't over quite yet, but #20-Tony Stewart has already clinched one championship. Stewart has put enough distance between himself and the remainder of the field to capture the Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap Championship prior to this weekend's season...