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Kvapil covets rookie of year honors

By Mark Ashenfelter
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, March 11, 2005

Travis Kvapil has tasted success in his racing career, whether it was winning a championship running late models in Wisconsin back in the mid-'90s or taking NASCAR's Truck series title in 2003. But after a four-year run in the Truck series, which saw him finish in the top 10 every season, Kvapil jumped to the Nextel Cup level this season in Penske-Jasper Racing's No. 77 Dodge. Now, the 29-year-old married father of two is tasting pressure at the sport's highest level. After all, last year's ro ...

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