NASCAR Sprint Cup at Homestead: Kevin Harvick Should Be Content with Third Place

When the 2011 season ends, Kevin Harvick will undoubtedly feel at least a pang of disappointment with his final standings. As it stands right now, third place is as high as he can go. This not not without reason: he entered the Chase in Chicago in first place after scoring the most regular season victories, along with Kyle Busch. At the conclusion of the Chicago race, he had grabbed sole possession of first place by seven points. This was his last taste of first place, as the results from the second Chase race reversed the lead when Tony Stewart won his second race in a row and relegated Harvick to second place by seven points. Harvick continued to fight and remain a solid contender, but he ran into two competitors that simply got...

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