What the Austin Dillon-Kyle Larson Battle Will Mean for NASCAR in 2014

The 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season will mark the full-time debuts for both Austin Dillon and Kyle Larson. Each driver enters the series with quite a bit of excitement. Not since Joey Logano began his Sprint Cup career in late 2008 has there been this much buzz for a rookie competitor. The fact that both young drivers ascend to the sport's top level at the same time makes it all the more exciting. After many years of uninteresting rookie battles, the sport finally has a new set of faces who can compete against each other and make the Rookie of the Year award relevant once more. In 2014, whichever driver earns the award will truly have had to have earned it, as opposed to the recent winners. Last season, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the ser...

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