Still, like his rookie year, there were bright spots. He had two wins in 2004 at Michigan and in the finale at Homestead. Showing the NASCAR world both his talent and speed at the cookie-cutter tracks ...

Showing the NASCAR world both his talent and speed at the cookie-cutter tracks, he had race-winning speed. But he hadn’t put it all together yet for a consistently fast season. But in 2005, he would ...