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On the surface, the parity in NASCAR would seem to be an underdog's dream. As recently as 1998, two drivers won more than half the races, but already there have been 14 different winners in this season's first 17 races.
Common templates have been credited for leveling the playing field and, more important, eliminating the near-constant lobbying for aerodynamic help. But even with that development, an underdog's job is no easier today than it was a year ago.
In some ways it might be harder.
"Underdog," of course, is one of those words everyone understands but few can define. Like gravity. But Sterling Marlin, an underdog in the years just before ...