Why the 2014 Sprint Cup Title Will Come Down to Penske vs. Hendrick Motorsports

With nearly half of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season in the books, it's obvious that Hendrick Motorsports is again fielding the teams to beat. Then again, it could be argued that Hendrick is fielding—or semi-fielding—a whole lot of teams. In addition to the four teams officially under the HMS banner, a number of other teams are also fueled by Hendrick-powered engines. In the case of Stewart-Haas Racing, it's receiving technical support and assistance from Hendrick as well. For the sake of this argument, let's limit this to the four Hendrick teams of defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, four-time Cup champ Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne and the one Stewart-Haas team of driver Kevin Harvic...

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