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2013_chase_logoThe NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup championship got tighter in Texas as race winner Jimmie Johnson nudged Matt Kenseth for the lead by a scant seven points.

by Dwight Drum at Racetake.com

Only 712 miles of racing remain before the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup is over.

A total of 96 points are up for grabs between the first lap at Phoenix International Raceway and the last lap at Homestead-Miami Speedway so Johnson and Kenseth will be wary of points as they both reach for the prized trophy.

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Final Lap Logo InvertSHOW #279 – Guests: Darrell Wallace Jr & Bob Pockrass – We recap everything Texas, talk Jimmie and Matt until we are blue in the face, prep you for Phoenix this weekend, news of the week and 2 interviews for the price of 1, which is FREE anyway. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby “I got the mic” Christie

(47:50 mins)

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Daytona 500 Qualifying 2013 Kevin HarvickSunday’s AdvoCare 500 truly represents Kevin Harvick’s last stand. Harvick ranks third, 40 points out of the lead. Fall another nine points back and Harvick – winner of last fall’s Phoenix Chase race – will be mathematically eliminated. Harvick swept both Phoenix races in 2006. The Bakersfield, Calif., veteran has finished among the top five in three of his past five starts. Harvick has finished third in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in two of the past three seasons.

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kenseth_kansasThis week suggests an uphill battle – at least statistically – for Matt Kenseth. Although Kenseth has won at Phoenix (2002), the second-ranked driver’s resume pales in comparison to that of Jimmie Johnson. The most recent of Kenseth’s five top-five finishes came in the fall of 2007. Johnson has finished among the top five in 12 of the last 14 Phoenix events. Johnson’s average finish is 6.5 vs. Kenseth’s 17.2. Kenseth’s March trip to the Valley of the Sun in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota produced a seventh-place finish.