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It was nearly a repeat of last season when he had to win at Phoenix to stay alive and advance to the Championship race at Homestead, a race he also won.

Stewart, 44, will announce on Wednesday that he is climbing out of the No. 14 Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet for good at the end of the 2016 season.

His task – easier said than done – begins with Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (2 p.m. ET, NBC Sports), a place he has only won once in his career (fall 2006).

Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick (4) races driver Jeffrey Earnhardt (32) during the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond global Raceway last Saturday.

He takes what he get on the race track these days, which are often bleak and embarrassing for the three-time NASCAR champion. Our team executed perfectly today.

Under normal circumstances three victories would have secured Busch a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Hunter-Reay held off the field on a late restart to give Andretti Autosport its sixth consecutive win on Iowa’s 0.894-mile oval and its seventh in nine...

For those paying close attention to the NASCAR Sprint Cup 5 Hours ENERGY 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday they would have noticed three distinct races. It’s just a good thing they didn’t call any red flags.