Something relatively quiet happened after the Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen two weeks ago.
Everyone was talking about Denny Hamlin's second win of the season, the wackiness of the twists and turns of The Glen and the fact the last break of the season was at hand for Sprint Cup drivers as the Chase drew closer. But something else also happened: We had a new leader in the driver standings.
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Brad Keselowski's third-place finish in the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, along with Kevin Harvick's crash and 32nd-place finish, changed the top of the standings.