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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/336073-danica-patrick-still-looking-for-indy-500-ride"> Danica still looking for Indy 500 ride</a></li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/335398-tony-stewart-threatens-to-run-over-matt-kenseth"> Stewart wants to 'run over' Kenseth</a></li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/335061-busch-hasnt-talked-to-keselowski"> Busch hasn't talked to Keselowski</a></li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/334663-mwrs-most-important-race-ever"> MWR's most important race ever?</a></li><li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/334250-keselowski-wants-input-in-teammate-selection"> Keselowski wants to help pick team</a></li></ul></dd></dl></div></div><!-- END: Truth & Rumors box --> </div></div><div class="cnnClear"></div><div class="cnnRow1"><div class="cnnCol0"><!-- BEGIN: More Coverage box --><div class="cnnBox"><div class="cnnTitle"> More Coverage</div><div class="cnnBoxDefault"><dl><dt> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/cary_estes/09/16/five-things-chicagoland/index.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2012/writers/cary_estes/09/16/five-things-chicagoland/Brad-Keselowski-Chicagoland-small.jpg" width="118" height="153" alt="Brad-Keselowski-Chicagoland-small.jpg" border="0" align="" hspace="0" vspace="0"></a></dt><dd><ul><li> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/cary_estes/09/16/five-things-chicagoland/index.html"><b>ESTES</b>: Keselowski does things his way at Chicagoland</a></li><li> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tim_tuttle/09/09/richmond-five-things/index.html"><b>TUTTLE</b>: Gordon clinches a Chase berth with comeback</a></li><li> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/dustin_long/09/11/Richmond-NASCAR-Power-Rankings/index.html"><b>LONG</b>: Gordon's Chase push rewarded in Power Rankings</a></li><li> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/dustin_long/09/10/Denny-Hamlin-NASCAR-Chase/index.html"><b>LONG</b>: Denny Hamlin would quiet critics with NASCAR title</a></li><li> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/dustin_long/09/04/Atlanta-NASCAR-Power-Rankings/index.html"><b>LONG</b>: Two victories sends Hamlin atop Power Rankings</a></li><li> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/cary_estes/09/04/Martin-Truex-Jr-Atlanta/index.html"><b>ESTES</b>: Truex Jr. hopes to forget MWR's best night ever</a></li></ul></dd></dl></div></div><!-- END: More Coverage box --></div><div class="cnnCol1"><!-- BEGIN: Features box --><div class="cnnBox"><div class="cnnTitle"> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/" title="Features">Features</a></div><div class="cnnBoxDefault"><dl><dt> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/cary_estes/09/06/Kyle-Busch-Jeff-Gordon-NASCAR-Chase/index.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2012/writers/cary_estes/09/06/Kyle-Busch-Jeff-Gordon-NASCAR-Chase/Jeff-Gordon-Kyle-Busch-small.jpg" width="118" height="153" alt="Jeff-Gordon-Kyle-Busch-small.jpg" border="0" align="" hspace="0" vspace="0"></a></dt><dd><ul><li> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/cary_estes/09/06/Kyle-Busch-Jeff-Gordon-NASCAR-Chase/index.html"><b>ESTES</b>: Who needs a Chase spot more: Busch or Gordon?</a></li><li> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tim_tuttle/09/05/Ryan-Hunter-Reay-Will-Power-IndyCar-title/index.html"><b>TUTTLE</b>: Hunter-Reay's risky move puts him within title</a></li><li> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tim_tuttle/08/29/Will-Power-IndyCar-Championship/index.html"><b>TUTTLE</b>: Power not letting IndyCar title get away again</a></li><li> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/cary_estes/08/30/NASCAR-Chase-playoffs/index.html"><b>ESTES</b>: Chase provides action and suspense of playoffs</a></li><li> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20120822/helio-castroneves-resurging-season/"><b>TUTTLE</b>: Castroneves proving he's not yet over the hill</a></li><li> <a href="/web/20120922085742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/racing/news/20120815/jr-hildebrand-sonoma/"><b>TUTTLE</b>: Pressure's on Hildebrand to perform at Sonoma</a></li></ul></dd></dl></div></div><!-- END: Features box --></div></div><div class="cnnClear"></div><!-- new last row inside the belowFold div called cnnRowAd.cnnCol0 is a cnnBox, followed by the branding call to adRow --></div> <!--'B:contentFooter:default'--><script> siRunZoneTagging('BF'); </script> <div class="cnnBelowFoldAdRow" id="cnnBelowFoldAdRow" style="overflow:hidden;"><div class="cnnLeft"><!-- ADSPACE: racing/main/spon.238x90 --><script type="text/javascript">adFactory.getAd(238, 90).write();</script></div><div class="cnnRight"><!-- ADSPACE: racing/main/bot.728x90 --><script type="text/javascript">var ad = adFactory.getAd(728, 90);ad.setPosition(2);ad.write();</script></div></div> <div class="cnnAtAGlanceRow"> <div class="cnnBox"> <div class="cnnTitle">NASCAR At A Glance</div> <div class="cnnBoxAtAGlance"> <dl class="cnnGroup0"> <dt><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/">Sprint Cup Series</a></dt> <dd> <table id="cup_entrylist_28" class="cup_entrylist" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><thead><caption><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/28/data/entry_list.html">Entry List<div>Sylvania 300</div></a></caption><tr class="cnnRow0"><th class="cnnCol0">POS.</th><th class="cnnCol1">DRIVER</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="cnnRow1"><td class="cnnCol0">1</td><td class="cnnCol1">Jamie McMurray</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow2"><td class="cnnCol0">2</td><td class="cnnCol1">Brad Keselowski</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow3"><td class="cnnCol0">3</td><td class="cnnCol1">Kasey Kahne</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow4"><td class="cnnCol0">4</td><td class="cnnCol1">Marcos Ambrose</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow5"><td class="cnnCol0">5</td><td class="cnnCol1">David Reutimann</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow6"><td class="cnnCol0">6</td><td class="cnnCol1">Denny Hamlin</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow7"><td class="cnnCol0">7</td><td class="cnnCol1">Casey Mears</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow8"><td class="cnnCol0">8</td><td class="cnnCol1">Tony Stewart</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow9"><td class="cnnCol0">9</td><td class="cnnCol1">Clint Bowyer</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow10"><td class="cnnCol0">10</td><td class="cnnCol1">Greg Biffle</td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/28/data/entry_list.html">View More</a></td></tr></tfoot></table> <table id="cup_results_27" class="cup_results" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><thead><caption><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/27/data/results_official.html">Results<div>GEICO 400</div></a></caption><tr class="cnnRow0"><th class="cnnCol0">POS.</th><th class="cnnCol1">DRIVER</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="cnnRow1"><td class="cnnCol0">1</td><td class="cnnCol1">Brad Keselowski</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow2"><td class="cnnCol0">2</td><td class="cnnCol1">Jimmie Johnson</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow3"><td class="cnnCol0">3</td><td class="cnnCol1">Kasey Kahne</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow4"><td class="cnnCol0">4</td><td class="cnnCol1">Kyle Busch</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow5"><td class="cnnCol0">5</td><td class="cnnCol1">Ryan Newman</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow6"><td class="cnnCol0">6</td><td class="cnnCol1">Tony Stewart</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow7"><td class="cnnCol0">7</td><td class="cnnCol1">Joey Logano</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow8"><td class="cnnCol0">8</td><td class="cnnCol1">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow9"><td class="cnnCol0">9</td><td class="cnnCol1">Martin Truex Jr.</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow10"><td class="cnnCol0">10</td><td class="cnnCol1">Clint Bowyer</td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/27/data/results_official.html">View More</a></td></tr></tfoot></table> <table id="cup_standings_27" class="cup_standings" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><thead><caption><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/data/standings_official.html">Standings<div>as of: GEICO 400</div></a></caption><tr class="cnnRow0"><th class="cnnCol0">PTS.</th><th class="cnnCol1">DRIVER</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="cnnRow1"><td class="cnnCol0">2056</td><td class="cnnCol1">Brad Keselowski</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow2"><td class="cnnCol0">2053</td><td class="cnnCol1">Jimmie Johnson</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow3"><td class="cnnCol0">2048</td><td class="cnnCol1">Tony Stewart</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow4"><td class="cnnCol0">2041</td><td class="cnnCol1">Denny Hamlin</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow5"><td class="cnnCol0">2041</td><td class="cnnCol1">Kasey Kahne</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow6"><td class="cnnCol0">2041</td><td class="cnnCol1">Clint Bowyer</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow7"><td class="cnnCol0">2039</td><td class="cnnCol1">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow8"><td class="cnnCol0">2037</td><td class="cnnCol1">Greg Biffle</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow9"><td class="cnnCol0">2035</td><td class="cnnCol1">Martin Truex Jr.</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow10"><td class="cnnCol0">2032</td><td class="cnnCol1">Kevin Harvick</td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/data/standings_official.html">View More</a></td></tr></tfoot></table> </dd> </dl> <dl class="cnnGroup1"> <dt><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/bg/">Nationwide Series</a></dt> <dd> <table id="bg_entrylist_27" class="bg_entrylist" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><thead><caption><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/bg/2012/27/data/entry_list.html">Entry List<div>Kentucky 300</div></a></caption><tr class="cnnRow0"><th class="cnnCol0">POS.</th><th class="cnnCol1">DRIVER</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="cnnRow1"><td class="cnnCol0">1</td><td class="cnnCol1">Mike Wallace</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow2"><td class="cnnCol0">2</td><td class="cnnCol1">Elliott Sadler</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow3"><td class="cnnCol0">3</td><td class="cnnCol1">Austin Dillon</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow4"><td class="cnnCol0">4</td><td class="cnnCol1">Danny Efland</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow5"><td class="cnnCol0">5</td><td class="cnnCol1">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow6"><td class="cnnCol0">6</td><td class="cnnCol1">Danica Patrick</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow7"><td class="cnnCol0">7</td><td class="cnnCol1">Scott Lagasse Jr.</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow8"><td class="cnnCol0">8</td><td class="cnnCol1">Charles Lewandoski</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow9"><td class="cnnCol0">9</td><td class="cnnCol1">Brian Scott</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow10"><td class="cnnCol0">10</td><td class="cnnCol1">Sam Hornish Jr.</td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/bg/2012/27/data/entry_list.html">View More</a></td></tr></tfoot></table> <table id="bg_results_26" class="bg_results" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><thead><caption><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/bg/2012/26/data/results_official.html">Results<div>Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola</div></a></caption><tr class="cnnRow0"><th class="cnnCol0">POS.</th><th class="cnnCol1">DRIVER</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="cnnRow1"><td class="cnnCol0">1</td><td class="cnnCol1">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow2"><td class="cnnCol0">2</td><td class="cnnCol1">Kyle Busch</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow3"><td class="cnnCol0">3</td><td class="cnnCol1">Austin Dillon</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow4"><td class="cnnCol0">4</td><td class="cnnCol1">Brad Keselowski</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow5"><td class="cnnCol0">5</td><td class="cnnCol1">Paul Menard</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow6"><td class="cnnCol0">6</td><td class="cnnCol1">Sam Hornish Jr.</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow7"><td class="cnnCol0">7</td><td class="cnnCol1">Michael Annett</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow8"><td class="cnnCol0">8</td><td class="cnnCol1">Elliott Sadler</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow9"><td class="cnnCol0">9</td><td class="cnnCol1">Joey Logano</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow10"><td class="cnnCol0">10</td><td class="cnnCol1">Brian Scott</td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/bg/2012/26/data/results_official.html">View More</a></td></tr></tfoot></table> <table id="bg_standings_26" class="bg_standings" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><thead><caption><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/bg/2012/data/standings_official.html">Standings<div>as of: Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola</div></a></caption><tr class="cnnRow0"><th class="cnnCol0">PTS.</th><th class="cnnCol1">DRIVER</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="cnnRow1"><td class="cnnCol0">982</td><td class="cnnCol1">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow2"><td class="cnnCol0">973</td><td class="cnnCol1">Elliott Sadler</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow3"><td class="cnnCol0">948</td><td class="cnnCol1">Austin Dillon</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow4"><td class="cnnCol0">925</td><td class="cnnCol1">Sam Hornish Jr.</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow5"><td class="cnnCol0">875</td><td class="cnnCol1">Justin Allgaier</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow6"><td class="cnnCol0">837</td><td class="cnnCol1">Michael Annett</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow7"><td class="cnnCol0">767</td><td class="cnnCol1">Cole Whitt</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow8"><td class="cnnCol0">722</td><td class="cnnCol1">Mike Bliss</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow9"><td class="cnnCol0">634</td><td class="cnnCol1">Joe Nemechek</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow10"><td class="cnnCol0">633</td><td class="cnnCol1">Brian Scott</td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/bg/2012/data/standings_official.html">View More</a></td></tr></tfoot></table> </dd> </dl> <dl class="cnnGroup2"> <dt><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/truck/">Camping World Truck Series</a></dt> <dd> <table id="truck_entrylist_16" class="truck_entrylist" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><thead><caption><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/truck/2012/16/data/entry_list.html">Entry List<div>Kentucky 201</div></a></caption><tr class="cnnRow0"><th class="cnnCol0">POS.</th><th class="cnnCol1">DRIVER</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="cnnRow1"><td class="cnnCol0">1</td><td class="cnnCol1">Blake Koch</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow2"><td class="cnnCol0">2</td><td class="cnnCol1">Tim George Jr.</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow3"><td class="cnnCol0">3</td><td class="cnnCol1">Ty Dillon</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow4"><td class="cnnCol0">4</td><td class="cnnCol1">Dakoda Armstrong</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow5"><td class="cnnCol0">5</td><td class="cnnCol1">John King</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow6"><td class="cnnCol0">6</td><td class="cnnCol1">Justin Lofton</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow7"><td class="cnnCol0">7</td><td class="cnnCol1">Parker Kligerman</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow8"><td class="cnnCol0">8</td><td class="cnnCol1">Jeff Agnew</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow9"><td class="cnnCol0">9</td><td class="cnnCol1">Max Gresham</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow10"><td class="cnnCol0">10</td><td class="cnnCol1">Ross Chastain</td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/truck/2012/16/data/entry_list.html">View More</a></td></tr></tfoot></table> <table id="truck_results_16" class="truck_results" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><thead><caption><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/truck/2012/16/data/results_unofficial.html">Results<div>Kentucky 201</div></a></caption><tr class="cnnRow0"><th class="cnnCol0">POS.</th><th class="cnnCol1">DRIVER</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="cnnRow1"><td class="cnnCol0">1</td><td class="cnnCol1">James Buescher</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow2"><td class="cnnCol0">2</td><td class="cnnCol1">Parker Kligerman</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow3"><td class="cnnCol0">3</td><td class="cnnCol1">Ty Dillon</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow4"><td class="cnnCol0">4</td><td class="cnnCol1">Joey Coulter</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow5"><td class="cnnCol0">5</td><td class="cnnCol1">Brian Scott</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow6"><td class="cnnCol0">6</td><td class="cnnCol1">Johnny Sauter</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow7"><td class="cnnCol0">7</td><td class="cnnCol1">Justin Lofton</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow8"><td class="cnnCol0">8</td><td class="cnnCol1">Miguel Paludo</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow9"><td class="cnnCol0">9</td><td class="cnnCol1">Matt Crafton</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow10"><td class="cnnCol0">10</td><td class="cnnCol1">John Wes Townley</td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/truck/2012/16/data/results_unofficial.html">View More</a></td></tr></tfoot></table> <table id="truck_standings_16" class="truck_standings" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><thead><caption><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120922085742/http://www.nascar.com/races/truck/2012/data/standings_official.html">Standings<div>as of: Kentucky 201</div></a></caption><tr class="cnnRow0"><th class="cnnCol0">PTS.</th><th class="cnnCol1">DRIVER</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr class="cnnRow1"><td class="cnnCol0">602</td><td class="cnnCol1">Ty Dillon</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow2"><td class="cnnCol0">598</td><td class="cnnCol1">James Buescher</td></tr><tr class="cnnRow3"><td class="cnnCol0">576</td><td class="cnnCol1">Timothy 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