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Article: Kahne's battle is all uphill
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- September 29, 2006
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- After further review, Kasey Kahne figures he
still has a shot at the championship. But he knows it's a long shot.
The third-year driver was caught up in Tony Stewart's spinout at
Dover (Del.) International Speedway last weekend and heads into the
race Sunday at Kansas Speedway ninth in the Nextel Cup standings --
182 points behind leader Jeff Burton.
To get back in the race, Kahne will have to do more than just
drive hard and avoid trouble. He also will need several of his rivals
to find their own bad luck.
"I think we're a long ways from winning the championship," Kahne
said. "I think that, you know, with the right breaks and the
performance that we're capable of ...