Stewart wins again in Chase
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) - Tony Stewart made it 2 for 2 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, pulling ahead when Clint Bowyer ran of gas with two laps left to win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday.
Stewart is on a roll when it matters most, following last week's Chase opening victory with another strong performance at New Hampshire. Both of his victories this season have come in the Chase and have propelled him to the top of the points standings.
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Sylvania 300
Sunday
At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, N.H.
Lap length: 1.058 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 300 laps, 114.6 rating, 47 points, $254,083.
2. (16) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 300, 93.8, 43, $186,383.
3. (4) Greg Biffle, Ford, 300, 115, 41, $148,675.
4. (7) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 300, 131.5, 42, $165,211.
5. (3) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 300, 98.7, 40, $129,564.
6. (27) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 300, 81.9, 38, $135,411.
7. (26) David Ragan, Ford, 300, 79.6, 38, $105,100.
8. (23) Carl Edwards, Ford, 300, 82.5, 36, $128,941.
9. (31) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 300, 84.2, 36, $127,883.
10. (17) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 300, 82.2, 35, $111,095.
11. (8) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 300, 92.9, 33, $128,816.
12. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 300, 99.3, 33, $131,286.
13. (18) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 300, 81.8, 31, $91,500.
14. (24) Joey Logano, Toyota, 300, 69.5, 30, $88,125.
15. (2) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 300, 118.2, 30, $105,583.
16. (9) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 300, 82.3, 29, $87,025.
17. (12) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 300, 88.4, 27, $86,150.
18. (10) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 300, 88, 27, $128,286.
19. (15) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 299, 65.5, 25, $104,770.
20. (14) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 299, 61.5, 24, $85,850.
21. (13) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 299, 65.1, 23, $114,611.
22. (5) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 299, 66.5, 23, $118,375.
23. (25) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 299, 61.7, 21, $112,789.
24. (21) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 299, 93.9, 21, $84,225.
25. (1) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 299, 101.1, 20, $122,725.
26. (11) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, out of fuel, 298, 101.1, 19, $116,783.
27. (32) J.J. Yeley, Ford, 298, 51.3, 17, $91,008.
28. (19) David Reutimann, Toyota, 298, 54.8, 16, $103,108.
29. (28) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 298, 71.4, 15, $119,950.
30. (29) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 297, 52.1, 14, $105,166.
31. (40) Mike Bliss, Ford, 296, 42, 0, $86,633.
32. (33) David Gilliland, Ford, 296, 40.9, 12, $80,747.
33. (30) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 294, 42.1, 0, $71,950.
34. (42) Andy Lally, Ford, 284, 35.2, 10, $80,300.
35. (22) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, oil leak, 80, 43.9, 9, $70,600.
36. (39) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, brakes, 38, 36.6, 0, $70,375.
37. (35) Michael McDowell, Toyota, rear gear, 35, 37.5, 7, $70,175.
38. (34) David Stremme, Chevrolet, brakes, 32, 33.4, 6, $69,975.
39. (41) Josh Wise, Ford, brakes, 29, 30.4, 0, $69,850.
40. (36) Robby Gordon, Dodge, brakes, 28, 28.3, 4, $69,700.
41. (43) Scott Speed, Ford, brakes, 23, 31, 0, $69,525.
42. (37) Casey Mears, Toyota, electrical, 19, 33.7, 2, $69,400.
43. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, brakes, 10, 30.1, 0, $69,767.
Top 12 in Points: 1. T.Stewart, 2,094; 2. K.Harvick, 2,087; 3. Bra.Keselowski, 2,083; 4. C.Edwards, 2,080; 5. J.Gordon, 2,071; 6. Ky.Busch, 2,068; 7. M.Kenseth, 2,068; 8. D.Earnhardt Jr., 2,068; 9. Ku.Busch, 2,066; 10. J.Johnson, 2,065; 11. R.Newman, 2,060; 12. D.Hamlin, 2,028.