NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase: Halftime Report on Hottest Contenders

Time is running short and so are the fuses of the drivers and crew chiefs who have reached the midpoint of the 10-week Chase for the ultimate prize in NASCAR's elite series, the Sprint Cup title.Round 5 of the Chase is history after the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a track in the heartland of NASCAR that many drivers and teams call home.Drivers covet a win at their home track, but at this point in the Chase the contenders covet a win anywhere they can get it.The new point system can take a driver from having a real shot at being the top dog to the depths of being so far down in the standings that title hopes are vanished in one race.The race at the 1.5-mile Charlotte track did not fail to disappoint with a few ...

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