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“We came in, took tires and fuel with [61] to go, so we were good on fuel and we had good tires”.

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).

By qualifying second fastest on Friday, Harvick was required by NASCAR policy to report to the media center in the track’s infield. It all started on a restart after a caution on lap 133 at Chicagoland Speedway.

Busch has now won 2 in a row, 3 of his last 4, in the 8 races he’s competed in this season. It’s an outlook the likes of Yogi Berra or the Philadelphia Flyers can understand. However, Busch fell a lap down in the process.

Could the NASCAR driver imagine, days after a horrific crash, that he would become a Sprint Cup title contender this season?