FYI WIRZ: NASCAR Driver Intensity Up as Season Shrinks to Two Events

After 34 NASCAR Sprint Cup point events in 2014 the season is down to two events at Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. Driver and team intensity is up owing to the new elimination playoff format during the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. More friction is likely with the final two races. Only four drivers of the eight qualified teams will leave PIR on Nov. 9, to compete for the coveted Sprint Cup crown at HMS. Recent increased intensity has erupted into track retaliation and post-race fisticuffs. It seems that past champion Brad Keselowski has been a part of the friction more than any other driver. He took the brunt of Hendrick Motorsports team members when he angered Jeff Gordon in Texas with a questionable t...

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