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The class of '05: with five races to go, not all of NASCAR's prize pupils can be most likely to win the whole thing.(NASCAR)

The Sporting News

| October 28, 2005 | Crossman, Matt | COPYRIGHT 2005 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Nextel Cup High School is a close-knit community full of gossip and rumors, with haves (multicar teams) and have-nots (single-car teams). Reputations are made early and are hard to change. Cliques are difficult to penetrate; outsiders are welcomed but not embraced. Delinquents get sent to the principal's office for misbehaving.

Feuds and friendships change from week to week. Just look at the fall Talladega race, where Elliott Sadler did some serious talking behind Jimmie Johnson's back--on national television. The next week, Sadler gushed about his great friendship with Johnson--after Johnson apologized.

You know how girls at a dance all go to the same ...

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