FYI WIRZ: NASCAR Streak Ends with 2nd Win by Harvick but May Start Again

After a rare week off for NASCAR Sprint Cup racing, only Kevin Harvick takes two wins to Richmond International Raceway for the Richmond 400 on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET in Virginia. Harvick and team broke the seven-race streak of unique NSCS winners by winning his second race of 2014 at Darlington. The next few races will tell if the new Chase format will propel other drivers without a win to Victory Lane. It’s apparent that drivers and teams have changed strategy once they get an important win that virtually qualifies them for Chase elimination contention. Sixteen spots expand contender reality. That first win is premium, and that next attempt at a win appears to foster more risky pit choices and more bold calls later also. That can cha...

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