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  • NASCAR fined Kurt Busch $50,000 on Friday for his behavior - which included an obscene gesture and verbal abuse to a reporter - during the Spring Cup finale last week. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

    NASCAR fines Kurt Busch $50,000 for poor behavior

    By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

    NASCAR fined Kurt Busch $50,000 on Friday for his poor behavior during the Sprint Cup finale last weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

  • Tony Stewart (14) trails Carl Edwards (99) by three points heading into the final Sprint Cup race, Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. One or the other will be the new champion. (Associated Press)

    Winner-takes-all finalefor Edwards and Stewart

    By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

    NASCAR has tinkered and tweaked and tried time and again to create a championship system that would resonate with sports fans.

    Wheldon

    Tragedy foreshadowed at Las Vegas

    By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

    The perfect storm: A high-banked oval crowded with the largest field of the season. Inexperienced or impatient drivers racing at more than 220 mph. Absolutely no room for error.

    Tony Stewart celebrates after winning the Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, his first Sprint Cup victory of the season. (Associated Press)

    Stewart takes first race of NASCAR Chase

    By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

    Tony Stewart took himself out of title contention before the opening race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

    Power cruises in Baltimore race's debut

    By David Ginsburg - Associated Press

    Will Power wrapped his hand around a big bottle of champagne, shook it up, let the bubbly fly and took a long drink.

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