STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State has had an empty trophy case in its team meeting room for years. It serves as a reminder that the job isn’t finished on a season until a trophy is put inside.

Penske’s aforementioned Daytona dominance came at the price of an empty trophy case. Blaney and Logano were both caught up crashes, while Cindric was forced to slow down when the last-lap melee ...

Those titles adorned a relatively empty trophy case for the Red Bulls, a team that – despite beginning play during the league’s inaugural season in 1996 – still haven’t won MLS Cup.