Slipping away?(Motorsports)(Brief Article)

NASCAR's ballyhooed 10-man Chase for the Championship is officially down to seven and realistically down to four. Jeremy Mayfield, defending Cup champion Matt Kenseth and Elliott Sadler were mathematically eliminated at Phoenix, where Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart and Mark Martin edged ever closer to joining them over the edge.

Kurt Busch left Phoenix leading Jeff Gordon by 41 points, Dale Earnhardt Jr. by 47, and Jimmie Johnson by 48. Busch has lost 55 points in the last two races while Gordon ...

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