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DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Martin Truex Jr. has enjoyed a great 2016 season. He just doesnt know it yet.When a driver wins two of the most historic races in a year, the driver will look back and think of it as cool. Especially with the elimination-style, one-bad-race-can-ruin-you Chase for the Sprint Cup format, any driver who doesnt win a championship really cant look at it to define success.But winning possibly the two most grueling races in NASCAR in a span of a little more than three months? Thats something to be proud of when looking back on a season.So Truex can look back on 2016 -- when it ends in November -- with pride. He owns the trophies from the race that was known for a long time as the World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Two of the sports crown jewels, for sure.He won them in two totally different ways. He owned the field at Charlotte during Memorial Day weekend, when he led a NASCAR-record 588 of the 600 miles.Kevin Harvick owned the field at Darlington, but pit-road follies thwarted his route to Victory Lane. Instead of leading 98 percent of the miles, Truex led just 7.6 percent Sunday night.Truex and his team wont let themselves think they have had a great season. This isnt the time to get complacent. This is the time to get focused on bringing their best to the Chase.Its got potential to be a really great season, Truex said. I think that based on the team we have and the way weve been running, we could honestly be sitting here with seven, eight, nine wins if things had gone a little different here and there.But with that being said, weve got two, and I really feel like weve got a legitimate shot at this championship. Its been a good season, but it definitely could be a great season, and until Homestead is done and gone, we wont know.Truex isnt lying when he said he could have won several races this year. He has led 1,041 laps this year. Last year, he led 567. In his first year at Furniture Row Racing in 2014, he led one lap.The difference? The team would point to the switch from Chevrolet to Toyota, where he has a tight alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing. The victory was the 12th for Toyota this year in 25 Cup races.Truex had never won multiple races in a season in his career until now. With a few extra inches, he would have added the Daytona 500 to this list.We had a shot at [the championship] last year and didnt really have the performance at the end of the season that we needed in our race cars, Truex said. I feel like this year with the speed weve had in our Toyotas that we can go to Homestead and really have a shot at this thing.The team will celebrate the win and try to continue to focus on the next 11 weeks. They currently seek a bigger fish.Weve prepped all this year to try and make it to Homestead again and win the championship, so thats definitely the goal, crew chief Cole Pearn said. But to win two crown jewel races like this in one season is something youll never forget for sure, regardless of whats happened.Youve got to take the highs when theyre here and then get back to work and be ready to [go] hard the rest of the season.This team certainly had no problem celebrating a win even if it didnt have the best car. Too many times it has seen pit-road mistakes or mechanical gremlins ruin a potential winning run.So there wont be much shedding of tears for Harvick and his pit-crew issues. There is a feeling of empathy, though, that many racers can relate to as they celebrate while another crew has their heads down in frustration.I feel like theyre my only sanity check, because Im like, Well, at least it happens to them, too, Pearn said about the Harvick team. I feel bad for them for sure.?Its not easy. They had a great car again tonight.To have the issues they had -- its a team sport. Like it or not, you can have one side of the team doing great and the other side struggling.?Thats where I was so happy for our pit crew tonight.They should be happy. Wins are something to be savored. Truex won for the fifth time in his career. He has 394 career Sprint Cup starts. Take the elation of victory and revel in it, especially one at a historic track amid with an awesome throwback weekend vibe.I honestly took the checkered flag, and I was like, I cannot believe I just won the Southern 500, Truex said. The history, the tradition here, to see the Hall of Famers before the race, and talked to Cale Yarborough and all those guys, its just amazing.Im thankful just to race here, and to get a chance to win here is just icing on the cake. It was just a special night for me, and its definitely one Ill never forget. Nike Air Presto Schwarz Günstig . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. Norv Turner will mark his 30th year of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator. Air Force 1 Just Do It Deutschland . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. 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As it is, this was going to be an emotional afternoon for Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry, who grew up in suburban Atlanta and was playing at the Falcons for the first time as a pro -- and, more meaningfully, the first time since he was treated for cancer in the city.I shed a few tears before the game. I shed a few during the game. And I shed a few after, Berry said. So I think I held it together pretty good.Did he ever.Berry picked off a 2-point conversion throw and returned it 99 yards for the go-ahead score with 4 1/2 minutes left, after earlier going 37 yards with an interception for a TD, leading Kansas City to a 29-28 victory over Atlanta.He accounted for eight points all by himself, more than the output of three entire teams Sunday (Carolina, Miami and San Francisco).The last time I came home during the season, it was to get chemotherapy, said Berry, who had a mass found in his chest late in the 2014 season that turned out to be lymphoma. This time, it was actually to play the game, so I was just thankful for the opportunity.Berry earned NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors last season, when he helped Kansas City reach the playoffs. The Chiefs (9-3) are in line for a wild-card berth at the moment, and their Thursday night showdown against the Oakland Raiders (10-2) could determine which team winds up winning the AFC West.In case you missed it, here are the other top topics after the NFL seasons 13th Sunday:YOU ARE WHAT YOU WEARIt was bizarre enough that reigning MVP Cam Newton was not on the field for the opening play of Carolinas 40-7 loss to Seattle. It was even nuttier that Panthers backup QB Derek Anderson was picked off on that play. And it was downright ludicrous-sounding when Panthers coach Ron Rivera said he held out Newton for what he termed a travel dress-code violation. (On a serious note, the most significant moment of this lopsided game was when Seahawks safety Earl Thomas broke his left legg.dddddddddddd)TOM GETS 201Tom Brady set a record for most career victories by a quarterback, including postseason, with No. 201 -- one more than Peyton Manning -- as New England beat Los Angeles 26-10 to improve to 10-2. Brady is 201-61 as a starter in the NFL, a Did I read that right? winning percentage of .767. The Rams, meanwhile, confirmed that they gave coach Jeff Fisher a two-year contract extension a while back. Yes, you read that right. The lasting image of Fisher from the day his team dropped to 4-8: When he searched his coat pocket, struggling to locate his red challenge flag. (Then again, why does the NFL even have that silly system for challenging calls?)BRADLEY AND BORTLESNo one would be surprised if the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10) have a new coach AND a new quarterback next season. Thats because the team has posted double-digit loss totals in each of Gus Bradleys four years in charge, as of a 20-10 loss to Denver and backup rookie QB Paxton Lynch. And Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles pick-6 against the Broncos means his career total of interceptions returned for TDs (11) is higher than his NFL victory total (10).COWBOYS INThe Dallas Cowboys (11-1) became the first NFL team to clinch a playoff berth this season, and they did it without playing a down Sunday, because NFC East rival Washington (6-5-1) lost at Arizona 31-23 . Dallas edged Minnesota 17-15 on Thursday night.ICYMI, OTHER GAMESIn other games Sunday, it was Ravens 38, Dolphins 6 ; Bears 26, 49ers 6 ; Bengals 32, Eagles 14 ; Packers 21, Texans 13 ; Raiders 38, Bills 24 ; Buccaneers 28, Chargers 21 ; Steelers 24, Giants 14 . 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