Ricky Stenhouse Jr. nearly lost his job 18 months ago. He was finishing near the back of fields and floundering for Roush Fenway Racing. Team owner Jack Roush stuck with him, pushing him in meetings, challenging him at racetracks and dogging him all the time. It worked wonders -- and led to a championship. Stenhouse won the Nationwide Series title long before the checkered flag dropped at the season finale Saturday. He clinched his first championship about 30 laps into the 200-lap race, securing the title when six cars officially dropped out of the 300-mile event at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Read more: http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/na...ouse-jr-easily-cruises-first-nationwide-title
