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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: A Chaotic Chase Starts In Chicago

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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series begins its final Chase For The Cup, the 10 races to settle the championship on Sunday afternoon in Chicago, with the running of the Geico 400 (2 PM ET, ESPN). The controversy and chaos of last week’s final regular season race in Richmond have a dark cloud hanging over the sport.

Hard-core NASCAR fans know the details, but for those who may have only casually seen some reports in the midst of watching baseball or football this week, here’s the short version of the story

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: The Champ On The Ropes In Atlanta

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The playoff hopefuls are on two weeks’ notice in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as the circuit goes to Atlanta for the penultimate race of the regular season and an increasingly chaotic picture for the final automatic berths in the postseason and the two wild-card spots. And last year’s champion, Brad Keselowski is on the clock.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Seven Drivers Hold Firm For The Playoffs

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There’s only four races in the regular season of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, before the deck gets reshuffled for the playoffs and only twelve drivers are eligible for the sport’s 2013 championship. As the circuit readies itself for Sunday afternoon’s Pure Michigan 400 (1 PM ET, ESPN), seven drivers continue to hold steady as the leaders.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: McMurray Looks For Breakout Moment

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A driver who’s under the radar in the playoff race right now is Jamie McMurray. Indeed, McMurray is under the radar in general. He was termed “just an average driver” by my NASCAR consultant, my brother Bill, who can normally gin up a venomous opinion on anything as banal as whether the sun will rise in the east. Apparently McMurray is even blander than that.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Joey Logano On The Move

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The race for the postseason in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is going through some shakeups, and we’re headed to a track known for its share of shakeups. The circuit is back in Daytona, for Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 (7:30 PM ET, TNT) and one of several notable developments in the push for the playoffs is that 23-year-old Joey Logano has moved into 10th place, the baseline for automatic qualification.