FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart Talk Hot Tracks

The weather wasn’t blistering for the Kobalt Tools 500 in Phoenix, Arizona. It wasn't even 80 degrees at daytime but the new track was hot with variables. When race 35 of 36 for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season was over, seven more Chase for the Sprint Cup championship contenders were mathematically eliminated. Now only two remain standing with adequate numbers. Carl Edwards totes the same skinny three point advantage over Tony Stewart to the final race in Homestead, Fla., that he carried into Phoenix. NASCAR has a huge showdown. The most coveted trophy in racing is up for grabs, but only two of four hands will clench it and take it home. The new track at Phoenix International Raceway wasn’t the puzzling variable that most dr...

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