NASCAR invades "home base", Charlotte Motor Speedway, this weekend for the fifth race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Sports journalists are now saying this race is between Matt Kenseth (#20, Joe Gibbs Racing), Jimmie Johnson (#48, Hendrick Motorsports), Kevin Harvick (#29, Richard Childress Racing), Jeff Gordon (#24, Hendrick Motorsports), and Kyle "Rowdy" Bush (#18, Joe Gibbs Racing).
As the race for the championship began, there was some controversy at the last race before the Chase at the Richmond International Raceway. Jeff Gordon was added to the usually 12 car field due to reports of David Gilliland allowing Joey Logano to gain one bonus point over Gordon so he did not have to receive the Wild Card spot.
Tonight's race is the only night race in the Chase. Driver introductions start at 6:50 pm tonight, these are not telecasted. ESPN will begin their coverage at 7:00 pm with NASCAR Countdown. The Green Flag is set to drop at 7:42 pm. The race is 500 miles, equivalent to 334 laps (Charlotte, 1.5 miles). Radio networks are the Performance Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR 90.
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