Call of the road heard differently by NASCAR drivers (USA Today)

Updated 8/9/2006 2:04 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | By A.J. Perez, USA TODAY Jamie McMurray was challenged by two features that only two tracks on the 36-race NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule have — elevation changes and dirt runoff areas. And it took place on the first lap no less. "I knew if I could beat (Kurt Busch) up to the top of the hill, we'd be able to get out front and lead some laps," says McMurray, who qualified second at Infineon Raceway in June. "I was so concerned at beating him to ...