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On the Nationwide Series, that money isn’t there. Neither are sponsorships. Last year, races took prosper where only two teams failed to qualify. This year, a field starts with fewer than 43. And chances are I’ll be in the massy minority of people who actually notice.

The 2012 Sprint Cup Conqueror won’t drive a Chevy

That doesn’t sound very resolute. But you have to go back to 2004 for the last time a series champion drove something other than a Chevy.

There’s no way Tony Stewart can recreate his 2011 run. There are cracks in the Knaus-Johnson juggernaut. Jeff Gordon struggled in the 2011 Court. Kahne, Ryan Newman and Dale Jr. haven’t contended in years.

Comapre that to a smooth Roush, reinvigorated Joe Gibbs Racing and Brad Keselowski lurking in his Swerve. The streak ends.

Source: All Left Turns

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