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LOUDON, N.H. -- Tony Stewart left New Hampshire Motor Speedway and couldnt be happier with his crew Sunday afternoon.One of the other Stewart-Haas Racing drivers, though, left far from happy.Stewart often talks about chemistry with his team, especially new crew chief Mike Bugarewicz. That chemistry helped lead him to a second-place finish in the New Hampshire 301.Kevin Harvick finished fourth, and he might have finished as high -- or higher -- than Stewart if he hadnt lost several positions on two pit stops during the race.Harvick fell back to 11th twice in a race that didnt have many early cautions, and he never could consistently get back among the top three cars.One of the stops was slow because of a mechanical failure of an air gun, while the other stop was more a lack of execution.Im disgusted, to tell you the truth, Harvick said. Its the same thing every week. We just make mistake after mistake, and until we clean that up we dont have a chance to win races, putting ourselves in a hole every time we make a mistake.It sucks because the cars are plenty fast, but we are just not executing.Harvick said a decision on how to deal with the lack of performance by the pit crew would have to come from management.?Pit crews usually dont come under the authority of the crew chief -- theyre typically assigned to a team by the organizations competition department.There is no way we can win a championship like this unless they straighten some of this stuff out, Harvick said.While Harvick was frustrated, his boss was pumped after another solid run. Stewart has four top-seven finishes in the past five Sprint Cup races, with a win at Sonoma and a second at New Hampshire being the highlights.At New Hampshire, Stewart was 18th just 75 laps into the race. While Harvick had trouble making his way through the field, Stewart was able to gradually get to the front over the final half of the event.He was 10th with 60 laps remaining, and thanks to restarting on the outside on most occasions and taking advantage of others mistakes, he ended up second.In recent years, Stewart would rarely improve if he struggled early. Now it seems to be a weekly occurrence that he gets better throughout a race.Im working with a different crew chief this year, and it seems like we are really getting on some things that are working for us, Stewart said. Its just chemistry. Thats what its always been in this sport, and when you get a combination thats working, youve got to keep building off of that.Every crew chief Ive had has been a good crew chief, but for some reason we havent been able with the last two to get that magic weve been looking for. Maybe we finally hit on the equation this time.While there was a time when it appeared Stewart might not even make it into the top 30 in points after missing the first eight races because of a broken back, Stewart now has a 67-point cushion on 30th and solidly has secured his Chase spot thanks to the Sonoma win.Everything that you want is there, all the ingredients are there, and weve just got to finish putting it all together, Stewart said. Im really, really proud where this [No. 14] team is right now.Xfinity Series: More heats coming upThe final heat race of the season for the Xfinity drivers comes this week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.The heats will be 20 laps and the main event 60 laps around the 2.5-mile track.The heat races have not been the most exciting parts of Xfinity events, but they have allowed teams to work on their cars before the main events and help make those more competitive. The heat races at Indy could be mundane 20-car affairs, but the potential is there to have another race in which the main event has urgency and parity among the drivers and the cars.Well be able to learn something, for sure, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Erik Jones said about the heats. Thats a long enough run at Indy to really feel out your car some and make some adjustments.Well go into it with the same mentality that we did the last three and work on our stuff and get it better and get it the best we can.Jones enters Indy coming off a second-place finish at New Hampshire in a race won by his teammate Kyle Busch.Camping World Truck Series: Kyle Larson at EldoraThere will be only one Sprint Cup driver taking to the dirt in the Camping World Truck Series race Wednesday at Eldora Speedway in New Weston, Ohio.Kyle Larson, who nearly won the race two years ago, has a ride with GMS Racing.Plenty of drivers with dirt late-model experience will be in the race, including Bobby Pierce, who finished second in the event last year.And there is one other driver with a passion for dirt racing who should definitely excite fans -- Ken Schrader is in a Truck owned by Carlos Contreras.One thing different this year is the feature event will have segments that get longer throughout the race. 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The two franchises are among the most winning, the most proud and most popular, and nothing short of winning is tolerated or expected.And winning is what the 7-1 Cowboys have been doing this year since dropping their season opener to the New York Giants.And while their record might not be a good indication, the 4-4 Steelers arent far off the Cowboys heels, even though they have dropped three straight.So when Pittsburgh and Dallas collide, bragging rights -- at a minimum -- are at stake, and on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. in Pittsburgh its no different.The Cowboys have been the brightest surprise in the NFL this season having reeled off seven straight wins, including last weeks shellacking of the Cleveland Browns. But despite having two of the leagues most prolific weapons in rookie quarterback Dak Prescott and rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott, the Cowboys are 3-point underdogs to the Steelers.Elliott leads the NFL in rushing and is on pace to break Eric Dickersons rookie mark of 1,808 yards.Prescott has filled in for Tony Romo, who suffered a compression fracture almost three months ago, before the season started. Prescott has been stellar: 2,020 yards passing, 12 touchdowns, two interceptions.But this week, Romo finally returned to practice and owner/general manager Jerry Jones and coach Jason Garrett said his workload would be ramped up as the team is encouraged by the 36-year-olds progress.We just have to see where he is, Garrett told reporters. Tonys practiced four days over the last couple of weeks and has been involved in part of practices on each of those days. Well do something similar with him today. Hell start in individuals and see how he does. Hell be working some scout-team reps like he did last week.Well just take the situation day-by-day. We have a number of guys who are injured on the team, and thats what we do. We see how they do in individual and maybe they roll and get more into practice. We do anticipate Tony getting some good, positive work today. We will evaluate his situation day-by-day.Romo might be active Sunday, although there were reports Friday he wont be, but Prescott will be the starter. Romo was listed as questionable on the injury report.I know how bad he wants to compete, Jones said. Any time hes limited because of injury, I hate that. Its always has been the biggest downer for a competitor.On the other hand, for Tony, there isnt anything more important than being on a team that is capable of winning and competing for the big prize.On the Steelers side of the ball, there arent any questions about who the quarterback is. When healthy, Ben Roethlisberger is going to be slinging the ball across the field. Even when he isnt 100 percent, Roethlisberger is Pittsburghs man.He returned last week after knee surgery on Oct. 17 and was rusty at the beginning of a 21-14 loss to Baltimore. Roethlisberger overcame a slow start and completed 23 of 45 passes for 264 yards with a touchdown and interception.His teammates didnt help as they committed 13 penalties. Head coachh Mike Tomlin promised to fix the penalty problem before the Cowboys come to town.ddddddddddddWe havent been good at that in the last several weeks, and probably more disturbing than the fact that we are being penalized is some of them are procedural things, pre-play things. In-play things sometimes happen, a facemask penalty in an effort to make a play. False starts, offside, delay of game, covering up eligible receivers. Those things are very much in our control and we have to eliminate.Roethlisberger also admitted the need to be better.I put it on myself. I need to be more accurate. Give them credit -- there were times I was going to make throws and their guys jumped in front of things. ... I just need to be better.The Steelers offense is averaging 32.6 points per game in the three home games Roethlisberger has started this season. In those games, he has thrown 12 touchdown passes and only two interceptions.Its always a little easier to play at home, Roethlisberger said. But thats the first half of the season. Im not thinking about the good or bad with anything in the first half of the season.Were strictly moving forward. We need to be the best football team we can be at home and on the road.On Sunday, he faces a tough task against a Dallas defense that flies under the radar.Rod Marinellis defense is the only one that hasnt allowed a 100-yard rusher or 100-yard receiver this year. It now ranks among the top 10 in total defense, yielding 332.9 yards per game. Dallas also is one of two defenses in the NFL that have allowed no more than 23 points in any game.And theyre doing this without safety Barry Church and cornerback Morris Claiborne who remain sidelined.The Pittsburgh offense will provide a stiff test. Roethlisberger has another week under his belt to strengthen his knee and more practice time with All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown.Brown had a game-high seven receptions for 85 yards and a 23-yard touchdown against Baltimore. But for the Steelers offense to be clicking, Roethlisberger needs to find another receiver to take the double-team pressure off Brown.Roethlisberger might have found his man on Sunday. Eli Rogers registered six receptions for 103 yards.Running back LeVeon Bell will try to match the Cowboys Elliott stride for stride on Sunday. With 70 yards against the Ravens, Bell surpassed Willie Parker for the second most yards from scrimmage by a Steeler in his first four years.Bell is hoping that Maurkice Pouncey will be ready to go on Sunday and that appears to be the case. The three-time Pro Bowl center dislocated his thumb on the second play from scrimmage on Sunday and had surgery before pronouncing himself ready to play on Thursday.Im playing 100 percent, never any doubt, Pouncey told reporters. People are making a bigger deal than what it is. Lets just go play, man, we got a football game.The Steelers also received good news on the injury front when outside linebacker Bud Dupree, who had surgery before the season to repair a sports hernia, practiced Wednesday for the first time since training camp.Its going to be a process, Dupree said after practice. Im excited to be back on the field.Running back DeAngelo Williams underwent knee surgery earlier this week, turning the backup chores over to Fitzgerald Toussaint. 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