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Article: Kahne Not Giving Up on Championship
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- September 28, 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 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'll also 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 doing, we ...