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Stewart scores seventh points-paying NASCAR Cup Series victory for SHR by winning the Pepsi Max 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, by .466 of a second over second-place Clint Bowyer. It is Stewart’s first Cup Series win at Fontana and his 39th career Cup Series win.

Stewart scores sixth points-paying NASCAR Cup Series victory for SHR by winning the Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway by 1.316 seconds over second-place Carl Edwards. It is Stewart’s third Cup Series win at Atlanta and his 38th career Cup Series win. It also secured Stewart’s spot in the Chase for the Championship one race before the Chase begins Sept. 19 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It marks the sixth time since the advent of the Chase in 2004 that Stewart has secured a spot in the Chase.

Stewart scores fifth NASCAR Cup Series pole for SHR in the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway (52.511 seconds at 171.393 mph). It is Stewart’s second Cup Series pole at Pocono and the 12th of his Cup Series career.

Newman scores second NASCAR Cup Series pole for SHR in the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway (19.563 seconds at 96.795 mph). It is Newman’s third Cup Series pole at Martinsville and his 45th career Cup Series pole.

Stewart scores fourth points-paying NASCAR Cup Series victory for SHR by winning the Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., by .894 of a second over second-place Gordon. It is Stewart’s second Cup Series win at Kansas and his 37th career Sprint Cup win.

By virtue of his 10th-place finish in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway – the cutoff race for the Chase for the Championship – Newman secures a spot in the Chase for the third time in his career, but first since 2005.

With Stewart having already secured a spot in the Chase, SHR becomes the only organization to place all of its teams in the Chase. Stewart is seeded second in the Chase standings, 10 points behind series leader Mark Martin. Newman slots in at 10th, 40 points out of first.

Stewart scores third points-paying NASCAR Cup Series victory for SHR by winning the Heluva Good! 355k at The Glen by 2.969 seconds over second-place Marcos Ambrose. It marks the fifth win for Stewart at the Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International road course, making him the winningest driver in the track’s 61-year history – a record that is unsurpassed in NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula One and sports cars.

Stewart extends his lead in the championship point standings to 260 points over second-place Jimmie Johnson. 

Stewart scores second point-paying NASCAR Cup Series victory for SHR by winning the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway by .110 of a second over second-place Jimmie Johnson. It marks the first time a driver/owner has won multiple races in a season since Rudd in 1997 when he won at Dover International Speedway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Stewart extends his lead in the championship point standings to 180 points over second-place Gordon.

Stewart scores first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series victory for SHR by winning the Pocono 500 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway by 2.004 seconds over second-place Carl Edwards. It marks the first time a driver/owner has won a points-paying Cup Series race since Ricky Rudd on Sept. 27, 1998 at Martinsville.

Stewart extends his lead in the championship point standings to 71 points over second-place Gordon.

With a second-place finish in the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, Stewart takes the lead in the NASCAR Cup Series championship standings by 46 points over second-place Jeff Gordon. It marks the first time a driver/owner has led the points since Alan Kulwicki beat Bill Elliott for the championship on Nov. 15, 1992 at Atlanta Motor Speedway – a span of 556 races.

Newman is fifth in points, marking the first time both SHR drivers have been in the top-five in points.