Notebook: Rain ends NASCAR qualifying
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It was an inauspicious start to the 10-race playoff for NASCAR&#39;s Nextel Cup championship, with rain washing out qualifying yesterday at New Hampshire International Speedway.
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LOUDON, N.H. -- The sun came out -- finally -- 100 laps into yesterday's Sylvania 200 Craftsman Truck Series at New Hampshire International Speedway. Trouble is, it was a bit after 6 p.m. and the sun also happened to be setting behind the main grandstand.
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SATURDAY AUTO RACING 10:30 a.m. - Sprint Cup: Daytona 500 final practice, Speed 1:15 p.m. - Nationwide: Camping World 300, ESPN2
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TOMORROW AUTO RACING 11 a.m. -- Nextel Cup: Sylvania 300 final practice, Speed 1:30 p.m. -- Craftsman Truck Series: New Hampshire 200, Speed
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Loudon, NH (Sports Network) - Jeff Gordon will assume the pole position for Sunday&#39;s Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire International Speedway after a steady rain washed out Friday&#39;s qualifying session.
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The IRL Firestone Indy 200 was postponed last night at Gladeville, Tenn., and rescheduled for today, marking the first rainout in the IndyCar Series in seven years.
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The results from Saturday night&#39;s race at Richmond International Raceway will determine the final participants for the Nextel Cup Series championship.
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The sky was appropriately gloomy here this morning as Nascar race teams came together for the first time since the crash of the Hendrick Motorsports plane that killed 10 people last Sunday.
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HAMPTON, Ga.  -- NASCAR has its own ''Water-gate.'' The racing organization conceded Monday that water got into the fuel supply of more than two cars during the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, apparently leading to a crash that took out several top contenders in the closing laps.
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TOMORROW AUTO RACING 10 a.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup: Dover 400 practice, Speed 11 a.m. -- NASCAR Busch Series: Dover 200 qualifying, ESPN2
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Jeff Burton nipped at leader Matt Kenseth's bumper in the waning laps, ducked beneath him, pulled side-by-side, and still kept falling behind. It wasn't until six laps were left in the Dover 400 yesterday that Burton finally scooted by with the critical pass. Not that he even needed it: Kenseth ran out of gas, anyway.
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Already, Jeff Gordon has been rewarded for being NASCAR&#39;s points leader heading into the inaugural 10-race playoff. With qualifying rained out Friday at New Hampshire International
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DARLINGTON, SC -- Rain canceled qualifying at Darlington Raceway on Friday so starting lineups for this weekend&#39;s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series races have been set by points.
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SATURDAY AUTO RACING 8 a.m. -- Formula One: Monaco Grand Prix qualifying, Speed 1 p.m. -- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Ohio 250, Ch. 25
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SATURDAY AUTO RACING 11:30 a.m. -- NASCAR Busch Series: Mexico 200 pole qualifying, ESPN2 4 p.m. -- Rolex Sports Car Series, Speed
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SATURDAY AUTO RACING 2 p.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup: Auto Club 500 practice, Speed 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Busch Series: Stater Bros. 300 pole qualifying, ESPN2
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_ Series leader Jeff Gordon, winner of NASCAR&#39;s last two races at Talladega and Daytona, recorded a solid fifth-place run in qualifying Friday for the EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.