FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s Chase Makes Its Way to Paperclip at Martinsville

NASCAR's Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 event at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday could claim more Chase contenders. A crash or part failure on the .526-mile paperclip-oval track with 12-degree banking can dim playoff hopes and make the next two races "do-or-doom" for the dwindling number of Chase candidates. Only eight drivers are now qualified to chase the Sprint Cup. Only four will roll into Homestead for a chance to be crowned champion. Only four races remain in the long Sprint Cup Series season. Intensity seems to be the norm for NASCAR's new elimination ladder.  Big NSCS names like Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch and Kasey Kahne were victims to the Chase gauntlet in Talladega. Some race fans may not be n...

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