Tony Stewart’s Been So Close Yet So Far This Memorable NASCAR Season

He entered the chase tied for second with Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson, but after the first chase race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and a 14th place finish, Tony Stewart quickly realized that the chase for the Sprint Cup Championship was finally here. Stewart who came into the chase as more of a sentimental favorite along with Mark Martin, has quickly found out that it’s a lot easier to lose points than what it is to pick them up during the last 10 weeks of the season. Even though Stewart was able to pick up a win at Kansas, he would only move up one spot in the standings to fourth and still find himself 67 points behind chase leader Mark Martin. Johnson, who won at Dover, would eventually pick up his second win of the ch...

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