NASCAR: 2012 Has Been Great Thus Far—but the Best Is Yet to Come

JOLIET, Ill. – In some ways, NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup is like a presidential campaign.After 26 weeks of preliminaries and posturing, from signing autographs to blaming their opponents for their bad luck and misfortune, everything is on the line. The 12 drivers, in the ninth edition of the Chase, begin a 10 week battle in Sunday's Geico 400 for the ultimate prize:The Sprint Cup championship.Ultimately, there is going to be just one person who wins the presidency, and likewise, one person who wins the Sprint Cup title. It's how they get there that will spell the difference between being a victor and an also-ran.The run-up to this year's Chase—it's ninth edition (how time has flown since its inception in 2004)—has fe...

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