Chase less lively with Busch out of contention

International Speedway Corp. reported Thursday that attendance for its events from July to August was down about 10 percent and that advance ticket sales are down about 10-15 percent from this time last year, a sign of how the economic downturn has impacted the sport. ISC owns several tracks, including Daytona, Talladega, Martinsville and Richmond, among others. The Cup series races at ISC-owned tracks Martinsville, Phoenix and Homestead before the season ends and sellouts could be a challenge. -- Virginian-Pilot Jeff Burton still hanging around in Chase for the Cup Jeff Burton, an avid sports fan, likes to compare his Sprint Cup team to last year's Super Bowl champion New York Giants. "We're the team that guys say is pretty good, but they can't do this or they can't do that," Burton said this week. "But like the Giants, we... [read full story]