Championship race for the ages was story of 2011

For Carl Edwards, it began with a runner-up finish at Daytona that would herald an onslaught of top-10s that would keep him at or near the top of the point standings all season. For Tony Stewart, it began with a mediocre result in the Great American Race that precipitated a year-long course in crisis management. As the 2011 Sprint Cup campaign unfolded, there were very few hints at the greater drama that would eventually ensnare both of these competitors at the end.

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