With Johnson at last notching a mark in the victory column, it's Kenseth -- who sits second in the standings, and whose nine top-10 finishes in 12 races are tied for the series lead -- who becomes the most notable championship contender without a win this season. Kenseth's most recent victory was at New Hampshire in the second race of last year's Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, and the skid since now stands at 20 starts heading to Dover International Speedway next week. At Charlotte, he certainly was in the mix -- Kenseth passed Jeff Gordon for the lead with 16 laps remaining, but Johnson muscled past the No. 20 car on the low side with nine circuits to go, and then Kevin Harvick got by to take second. The third-place result was Kenseth's best of the season, but also another close call for a driver who is in contention on almost a weekly basis but still without a victory to show for it. More...