It was another of those flashes -- like Austin Dillon in the Daytona 500, and Paul Menard at Las Vegas and Michigan -- that make you curious about exactly what this team might be capable of, given how far below the radar RCR has flown all year. Is RCR an elite team? In comparison to other programs with similar legacies and playoff aspirations, RCR hasn't led many laps, hasn't scored many top-five finishes, hasn't really been in a position to win. And yet, living up to a longstanding RCR reputation, all three of the team's cars have been amazingly consistent, to the point where it's not outlandish to envision all of them making the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, barring a glut of new winners between now and the regular season finale.
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