By Rich Foust

New Hampshire Motor Speedway opened in 1990 and hosts two cup events each year. It's a 1.058-mile oval, 65 feet wide with 1 degree of banking on each straight for 1500 feet and finally the turns are banked at a slight 2/7th degree.

With such long straight-aways, the speed into the turns are very high. But along with minimal banking, the drivers are hard on the brakes in order to slow down enough to make the turns. So essentially, the track is two drag strips with turns at each end and this configuration will be very hard on brakes, engines and very likely tempers.

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By Rich Foust

The first race of the Chase is behind us and almost all Chase contenders had a stellar day at Chicagoland Speedway. But for some it was challenging and in some cases, a downright disappointing day...

Four Chasers had mild to major issues at the 1.5-mile track in Joliet, IL. Starting with Dale Jr, who qualified in fourth place, then had to make an engine change due to a mistake in over-revving his engine during his qualifying run. As a result, Dale Jr took the green flag at the back of the field. Although he had a terrible starting position, in typical Junior fashion, he made his way to the front resulting in an 8th-place finish.

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Hamlin Leading at NHMS in July   Photo - Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

By Andrew Laskey

Denny Hamlin might look back to the July race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as the one that got away. Hamlin dominated the race only to lose it to pit strategy late in the event. So, as the Sprint Cup Series makes its second stop to the Magic Mile; the second race of the 2012 chase, Hamlin and the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team must put together a winning performance.

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AJ Allmendinger Photo - USA Today

By Jordan Dodson

AJ Allmendinger has been reinstated by NASCAR after being indefinitely suspended on July 24.

AJ Allmendinger was suspended for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy after failing a random drug test at Kentucky Speedway on July 24th. A few weeks later Allmendinger was fired by Penske Racing. AJ, in a later interview, stated that he failed the random drug test by taking amphetamines. Allmendinger said stress was the biggest factory in taking the drug one time and that stress would be the main emphasis in his "Road to Recovery" program so he could return to NASCAR.

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Brad Keselowski celebrates a win at Chicagoland Speedway

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Beating Jimmie Johnson was a hard task the whole day but after the last pit stop, Keselowski figured out how to pass Johnson.

Johnson dominated the race for most of the day and Keselowski was the only driver who could keep up. Keselowski had a great final pit stop and made the race winning move by passing Johnson with about thirty laps to go. After Keselowski’s final pit stop he said his car “just took off.”

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Chase Tracker for the Sprint Cup begins with the GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway

Here's the rundown on what's going on with each of the Chase contenders and the Best of the Rest.

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Stewart in 2011 Practice at Chicagoland
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The midwest has it's share of NASCAR drivers and midwesterners love cheering for their favorite guys and gals on the track - especially at Chicagoland Speedway, the first race in every drivers' quest to win a coveted Sprint Cup championship.

Last year, Indiana native Tony Stewart, won at Chicagoland Speedway inspiring everyone by getting his first of five wins in the ten-race Chase and his third Cup championship. His #14 team went from, Stewart's own assessment of not even belonging in the field of title contenders, to becoming the best of the rest and winning the 2011 Sprint Cup trophy.

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Stewart wins first Race of the 2011 Chase at Chicagoland
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By Jason Schultz

Race Info

Date- Sunday September 16^th, 2012

Location- Joliet, Illinois

Start time- 2:16 PM EST/ 1:16 PM CT

Distance- 267 Laps, 400.5 Miles

Broadcast TV- ESPN Broadcast Radio- MRN

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