Tony Stewart’s Low Expectations Result in Winning NASCAR Sprint Cup Title

Tony Stewart said the team had nothing to lose and everything to gain heading to the Chase finale. His thoughts early in the Chase may surprise you, and be the key to why his team did so well. The driver of the Office Depot/Mobil 1 No. 14 Chevrolet was dead serious when he spoke of not belonging in the Chase. That he was perhaps taking up a slot someone else belonged in. Stewart explained the team was not in a position to contend for the title before the fall race at Richmond, or after that race. Their program was just not where they wanted it to be. When Stewart and his team made the Chase they didn't have high expectations. Under that scenario the team didn't have much stress. He stated they, "Never filled the stress-meter up at all." The...

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