FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s Chase Playoffs Pick Up First Speed Going into Chicago

NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup playoffs fire up Sunday, Sept. 15 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., on the 1.5-mile D-shaped oval with 18-degree banking. NASCAR teams will take to fast track near Chicago after record penalties, fines and unprecedented Chase alterations after Richmond. It will be interesting to see what repercussions, if any, will follow during the NASCAR playoffs. MLB has had spitballs, altered bats and drug enhancement to taint their history. NFL has had players faking injuries on the field. Also, the press has covered frequency of drug use and other criminal behavior that has too often bothered players in the popular sport of professional football. Similar comments often describe NBA and many other prof...

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