Sunday’s Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil, at Phoenix international raceway is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. on your local NBC affiliate. The season’s penultimate Nextel Cup race figures to be a good one, with second place Matt Kenseth only 17 points back of Jimmie Johnson the series leader. 80 points seperate Johnson from forth place chaser Denny Hamlin.
Nextel Cup Contenders, and points back from first place:Â
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Matt Kenseth -17
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. -78
4. Denny Hamlin -80
5. Kevin Harvick -105
6. Jeff Gordon -157
7. Jeff Burton -184
8. Kyle Busch -233
9. Mark Martin -253
10. Kasey Kahne -290
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