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NASCAR
Sunday, Sept. 17

NASCAR's Chase for the Championship's 10-race stretch begins at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058-mile oval track. Defending Nextel Cup points champion Tony Stewart is the defending champ of this race. Kyle Busch won the early summer race at this track, the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 on July 16.
NASCAR bettors may want to look at Jeff Burton in this race, as he is the career leader with four Cup victories at NHIS. Sportsbook favorites figure to be Burton, Jimmie Johnson, who won both races at this track in 2003, and Kurt Busch, who swept the races at New Hampshire in 2004.