NASCAR Sprint Cup: Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick Are the New Guard

Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick sat on the podium at the championship contenders’ news conference on Thursday to talk about their seasons, their chances and their mindsets going into the Ford 400 at Homestead on Sunday. While the questions and their answers focused on this weekend and this season, their very presence on that stage said a lot more about how far NASCAR has come. Two Chevrolet drivers from California flanked a Toyota driver from Virginia. Their homes and their rides say a lot about how the sport has changed in just a few short years. For the first time in Sprint Cup history, a driver behind the wheel of a car produced by a foreign automaker has a shot at the title headed into Homestead. For just the second...

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