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Tony Stewart, last year's Sprint Cup champion, takes the checkered flag in the first of two 150-mile qualifying races for the Daytona 500. NASCAR's biggest race is Sunday. (Associated Press)
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Tony Stewart celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race and clinching the series championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Tony Stewart (14) trails Carl Edwards (99) by three points heading into the final Sprint Cup race, Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. One or the other will be the new champion. (Associated Press)
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This April 26, 2009, file photo shows Carl Edwards hitting the fence during a crash on the last lap of the Aaron's 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, in Talladega, Ala. The death of Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon has sparked safety discussions throughout motorsports just as NASCAR heads to one of the fastest tracks on its circuit. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
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Matt Kenseth and team owner Jack Roush spray champagne as they celebrate Kenseth's win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
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Tony Stewart celebrates with his crew in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
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Tony Stewart celebrates after winning the Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, his first Sprint Cup victory of the season. (Associated Press)
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Kevin Harvick and his wife, DeLana, celebrate his Sprint Cup victory Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway. (Associated Press)
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Kevin Harvick stands with the trophy after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va. on Saturday Sept. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Clem Britt)
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associated press Brad Keselowski celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Saturday in Bristol, Tenn.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Pole-sitter Kyle Busch leaves the track at Watkins Glen International before Sunday's Sprint Cup race was postponed.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Paul Menard kisses the yard of bricks on the start/finish line after winning the Brickyard 400, his first career Sprint Cup victory.
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Ryan Newman won from the pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for his first Sprint Cup victory of the season. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Denny Hamlin is doused after winning at Michigan International Speedway, his first Sprint Cup victory of the season. Hamlin won eight times on the circuit in 2010.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Brad Keselowski celebrates after winning the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway, his second career Sprint Cup victory. Keselowski also won at Talladega n 2009.
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Jimmie Johnson (48) crosses the finish line 0.002 seconds ahead of Clint Bowyer (33) to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, tying for the closest finish ever. (Associated Press)
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Kyle Busch celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday in Bristol, Tenn.
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Jeff Gordon celebrates his win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Jeff Gordon (24) drives into the fourth turn during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Driver Trevor Bayne is surrounded by media prior to qualifying for the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car race at Phoenix International Raceway Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)