Coming into Dover this week as the second race in NASCAR’s Chase for the Championship, the story lines all centered on last week’s winner Clint Bowyer, and his team, being fined and having 150 points deducted for their car not making postrace specifications. Everyone had differing opinions on the matter, but most agreed that the penalty was harsh. The 150 points lost immediately dropped Bowyer from a contender to last in the Chase.
Brian Ickler has been racing in NASCAR for less than two years but could help make history in the next two months.
SPRINT CUP
The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase for the Championship begins this week on the 1.058-mile track of New Hampshire. Only 60 points separates the top from the bottom as the 12 drivers start a 10 race campaign with the champion being crowned November 21 at Homestead-Miami.
Sylvania 300, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H., Coverage begins at 10 a.m. today on ESPN (30)
LOUDON, N.H. — Kurt Busch’s bid for a second championship started in a shroud of controversy when NASCAR punished his team for getting caught with an extra set of tires.
