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four, er, sorry, Championship 4, have been jetted from city to city, talk show
to talk show and media conference to media conference. Now, finally, it is time
for Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson and Joey Logano to get on with the
business of one of those four actually winning that championship.Exactly what
that title will mean depends on which one of the four Cup hopefuls youre
speaking of -- a spectrum of outcomes that ranges from redemption to validation
to history, both the rewriting of the record book and the next step toward
possibly rewriting it again years down the road.Weve all known each other for a
long time now, Carl Edwards explained Thursday during the foursomes final formal
media obligation before getting to Homestead-Miami Speedway for Sundays 400-mile
season finale. Our stories are similar because were all racers, but really they
are completely different. Were from different places. Weve had really different
NASCAR careers. So, we all want to win the championship, but for each of us it
might mean something a little different.For Edwards, its the redemption. In 2011
at this track in this event, he missed out on a Sprint Cup title in a manner
befitting the victim of a Hitchcock film. He finished a nine-month season by
leading the most laps and finishing second in a race twisted by rain, tying Tony
Stewart in the point standings but losing the title via a tiebreaker of wins.
The onetime wunderkind, now 37, is arguably the best current driver not to win a
championship, with 28 Cup wins and a pair of runner-up championship
finishes.But, if NASCAR brass is being honest, an Edwards title, while surely
overwhelmingly well-received in the garage, wont provide the kind electricity
the sanctioning body seeks heading into a crucial offseason.Sorry, Cuz, but
thats the truth.If Edwards was once viewed as a wunderkind, then Loganos
earmarking was more along the lines of savior. The Sliced Bread title bolted to
him as a preteen short tracker served its purpose of providing the spotlight
that moved him up the racing ladder in a hurry. He was in a Cup ride at 18 --
the first driver born in the 1990s to hold a steering wheel in NASCARs top
division. But when the wins didnt come quickly enough, that spotlight turned
into a heat lamp and he nearly withered. At 22, he was labeled by many as washed
up.A Cup title would finally fulfill the Sliced Bread promise, the at-long-last
christening of the now 26-year-old king of the suddenly large Cup contingent of
20-somethings. And though he politely deflects talk of validation bordering on
revenge, the mention of it does spark a smile.I dont really think about that, he
said. But I do know who has stuck with me through thick or thin and I know they
will be sticking with me Sunday night whether we win the championship or
not.NASCAR no doubt will stick by Logano, too. But again, apologies to the kid,
because he isnt the driver the suits are likely rooting for.No, to generate
headlines here in the depths of the football season, the fine folks in Daytona
and Charlotte no doubt have their eyes on the No. 48 Chevrolet. Thats the ride
of Jimmie Johnson, the only member of the Championship 4 racing for immortality.
A Cup would be his seventh, equaling one of NASCARs two most coveted career
records. The only other racers with that many titles are the two greatest in the
history of the sport, Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.Yes, there are those who
still try to discount Johnsons championship success to a Chase postseason format
that The King and The Intimidator never used. Yes, there are those who continue
to paint Johnson as vanilla, a starched-shirt corporate clone.Those people are
wrong.They are being handed a chance to see motorsports history achieved by one
of the greatest racers ever born. But even if they dont appreciate it now, one
day they will. Sometimes thats how history works.I think when he won five [Cups]
in a row, he was winning a lot of races and a lot of championships and maybe
people got tired of it, his boss, team owner Rick Hendrick, said Friday. I still
say that Jimmie is going to get more credit when hes done than hell get when hes
driving.That brings us to Kyle Busch. He is a former teammate to Johnson and
Logano and a current teammate to Edwards. Like Logano, he was perhaps thrown
into a Cup car too soon and, though more successful quicker than his friends,
Busch also struggled with the spotlight. Like Edwards, the story of Buschs
career was written with lots of individual race wins (38) but dogged by the
inability to win a Sprint Cup championship.That changed one year ago. In the
four-man, run-for-your-life, beat-the-other-three, win-and-in Chase finale
format, he did all of the above. It was a night that included redemption,
validation and history. If he does the same on Sunday night, it will further
amplify what he did one year ago.A second Cup for Busch, still only 31 years
old, would also perhaps signify the start of something much larger. It might
very well be the first step toward one day, years from now, running alongside
Johnson, Petty and Earnhardt, perhaps even passing them. And thats why, though
we -- and NASCAR -- might not realize it now, a Kyle Busch championship might be
the most intriguing Sunday night outcome of them all.I think about last year at
Homestead racing Jeff Gordon for the championship and all the history that came
with his retirement and then Jimmie this year going for seven, Busch said
Thursday. Our goal when we all started as racers wasnt to make history. But if
youre fortunate enough to have a chance, or even have a chance to see it, thats
pretty cool.Well all have that chance Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Now we just have to wait and see whos going to write it. And what it ultimately
means as the sport rolls over the horizon ahead.
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to be a key for us moving forward for years to come," said Knighthawks head
coach Mike Hasen. DENVER -- ?? Sharp-shooting rookie Jamal Murray showed why he
could one day become Denvers go-to guy late in games.Murray scored 16 of his 18
points in the fourth quarter, and the Nuggets closed out the Utah Jazz 105-91 on
Sunday night in a matchup of struggling Western Conference teams.It certainly
was a welcome sight for a Denver squad that is 1-4 in games decided by three
points or fewer.Great to see Jamal Murray go off in the fourth quarter and make
big shots, Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. Jamal, he continues to grow up in
front of our eyes. When he gets confident and puts the ball up, I think its
going in every time he shoots it.Jusuf Nurkic had 16 points and 11 rebounds to
help Denver improve to 2-4 at home. Wilson Chandler added 17 points, and Danilo
Gallinari had 13 points, five rebounds and eight assists.Gordon Hayward had 25
points for Utah, and Dante Exum, Rodney Hood and Joe Johnson each scored 10. The
Jazz have lost four straight.Its been a long two weeks, but thats no excuse,
Hood said. Offensively, we started out real sluggish. Were not getting stops,
thats the biggest thing. They played at a really good pace tonight and it had us
on our heels.Will Barton started for the banged-up Nuggets after missing his
previous nine games with an ankle injury. He made a 3-pointer on his teams first
attempt from the field and finished with seven points.The Nuggets led by double
digits most of the night and trailed only once, 2-0. Utah stayed within striking
distance until the fourth quarter thanks to Denvers 13-for-30 free throw
shooting.Murray got going late, making five of his six shots in the fourth. He
finished 3 for 4 from 3-point range and has hit 11 of 20 from long distance in
his last four games.I love playing with a shooter, said Nuggets point guard
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figuring out himself and things are slowing down for him as well.The Jazz
struggled early and often in their fourth back-to-back of the season, shooting
just 5 of 22 in the opening quarter. They trailed by 19 in the second before
finding any consistency.TIP-INSJazz: PF Derrick Favors missed his third straight
game with a bruised left knee, while PG George Hill missed his eighth
consecutive game with a sprained thumb. Hopefully the band will be back, coach
Quin Snyder said of his teams early-season injuries. We havent really
established a band, so I dont even know what that sounds like. ... Veteran C
Boris Diaw (rest) came off the bench after sitting out Saturday against Houston.
He had two points.Nuggets: G Gary Harris missed his fourth consecutive game with
a right foot injury and is not expected to return until mid-December.NO
OFFENSEHappy about the win, Malone said he still addressed his teams season-low
43.3 percent free throw shooting after the game.I said, Great game, but no
offense, we were like team Shaq tonight, Malone said. We got there a lot but I
couldnt believe we were missing as many as we were missing.TIES THAT BINDA
plethora of injuries have hindered early expectations for the Nuggets and Jazz,
two teams looking to get back to the postseason. Snyder said he hopes injuries
wont link the Northwest Division rivals for long.We dont really want to be
cousins in that one, he said.UP NEXTJazz: Host the Nuggets on Wednesday
night.Nuggets: End their four-game homestand Tuesday night against Chicago.
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