FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick 1st in Elite Win Club

The big NASCAR story is Dale Earnhardt Jr. backing up his Daytona win with a second-place finish in Phoenix. Another story is that Brad Keselowski has battled up front already for two races in 2014 and looks to be the contender he was in 2012. Not much farther back are Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick. Gordon hasn’t started a season with two top-five finishes in many years. Harvick started his tenure at Stewart-Haas Racing with a big win in the fresh season.  Tony Stewart has hinted in the past that the first five NASCAR Sprint Cup races don’t determine the real grit of the championship quest, but that has changed now. Drivers need wins for the new elimination Chase format, and getting a win early is a boost. Harvick move...

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