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2008 FINAL Chase Standings
1	--	Jimmie Johnson	6684	--
2	--	Carl Edwards	6615	-69
3	--	Greg Biffle	6467	-217
4	+1	Kevin Harvick	6408	-276
5	+1	Clint Bowyer	6381	-303
6	-2	Jeff Burton	6335	-349
7	--	Jeff Gordon	6316	-368
8	+1	Denny Hamlin	6214	-470
9	+3	Tony Stewart	6202	-482
10	+1	Jr Kyle Busch	6186	-498
11	-3	Matt Kenseth	6184	-500
12	-2	Dale Earnhardt	6127	-557

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Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet is covered with confetti after the celebration for his third consecutive championship. (Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Chase has yet to deliver its intended punch
By Michael Smith, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service, November 20

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup format has generated as much or more debate than any facet of NASCAR since it was implemented in 2004. The radical departure it represented from NASCAR's roots was hailed as both a revolutionary move by NASCAR CEO Brian France and a slap in the face to the sport's traditionalists.

But the question hovering over the Chase is whether it's really changed anything on the business side...

Today in NASCAR History
By Bill Marx, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service,November 20

2000: Darrell Waltrip makes his 809th and final Cup start, finishing 34th in the NAPA 500 at Atlanta. Jerry Nadeau gets the win, followed by Dale Earnhardt and Ward Burton.

NASCAR Number
By Bill Marx, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service,November 20

10.5: Jimmie Johnson's average finish in 2008, the second consecutive year Johnson won the Cup championship despite not having the best average finish. Carl Edwards at 9.5 had the best average finish, and Jeff Gordon at 7.3 had the best in 2007 (to Johnson's 10.8). Johnson had the best average finish in 2006 when he won his first Cup title, edging second-place Matt Kenseth 9.7 to 9.8.

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Current NASCAR Job Losses

Team	Estimated Job Losses
DEI-Ganassi	116
Stewart-Hass Racing	16
Wood Brothers Racing	25
Petty Enterprises	30
Roush-Fenway	Less than 10 (one truck team eliminated)
Joe Gibbs Racing	Less than 10
Hendrick Motorsports	13
Bill Davis Racing	More than 10
Hall Of Fame Racing	(Unknown)*
Richard Childress Racing	(Unknown)*
Yates Racing	(Unknown)*
International Speedway Corporation	50
Total (as of November 19)	277 (est.)

*(Unknown, jobs have been cut but the number hasn't been made available)

Ban on testing a boon to non-sanctioned tracks
CSD Staff, November 20

NASCAR’s ban on testing at tracks that are sanctioned by the organization has been a boon to tracks that aren’t...

Edward’s USAC driver critically injured in POV crash
CSD Staff, November 20

Alcohol may have contributed to an accident that has left a USAC driver fighting for his life in an Indiana hospital...

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