NASCAR notebook

NASCAR notebook

NASCAR Scene: Race to Chase all but decided

Fans can usually look forward to the fall race at Richmond International Speedway to be a barnburner event that will decide the fates of several drivers trying to make the Chase for the Championship.

FIFTH GEAR: NASCAR's Chase isn't much of a race

Only four Sprint Cup drivers have raced their way into the Chase on the final race of the regular season: Jeremy Mayfield (2004), Ryan Newman (2005), Kasey Kahne (2006) and Brian Vickers (2009).

Bill Fleischman: NASCAR's Mark Martin makes his point

Race as long as Mark Martin has and you become a realist. With one race remaining before the Chase for the Championship, Martin is 15th in standings, 147 points out of the 12th and final qualifying position. This will be the first time Martin has not been a Chaser (he didn't race full time in 2007 and '08).

NASCAR: Mark Martin faces playing out season outside Chase for Cup

Sprint Cup fan favorite, 51, has never won the season championship in his long career is 147 points behind 12th place going into the final race before the cutdown to the 12 who will be in the Chase over the final 10 races.

NASCAR simulator a big draw at State Fair

It turns out that lots of Nebraskans want to know if they could be NASCAR race drivers.