NASCAR: Winners And Losers From Martinsville

Loser: Stewart-Haas Racing

While Kevin Harvick’s misfortune has often spelled success in the week after, him and his teammates all struggled heavily on Sunday.

To add onto Harvick’s 20th-place finish, Kurt Busch–SHR’s other Chase driver suffered mightily all day long. Once he went down a lap, his day was virtually over and he ended up finishing the race 22nd and three laps down.

Tony Stewart had a few great moments in the race, like when he passed Jimmie Johnson for second on a restart, but he suffered the same fate as his Chase driver teammates as he eventually fell to 26th in his final ride at Martinsville. Danica Patrick struggled again too as she finished 24th.

For a Chevrolet team that has had some great runs from Chase drivers, SHR and Hendrick Motorsports went in opposite directions on Sunday. All HMS drivers finished 12th or better while all SHR cars finished 20th and below.

Harvick and Busch will head to Texas next weekend in a hole similar to Carl Edwards as both drivers will most likely need to win to earn a spot in the next round.