Tony Stewart powered his way to the front of the field to lead the final 12-laps and claim the victory at Auto Club Speedway behind the wheel of his No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet. The Pepsi Max 400 is the second win of the 2010 season for the two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS), his first at Auto Club Speedway, and moved him up five positions in the standings to fifth place with six races remaining in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Stewart led a total of four times for a total of 27 laps on the way to his 39th career NSCS victory in 422 starts.
Stewart’s victory clinched the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturers’ Cup for Chevrolet. It is the 34th time the Bowtie has claimed the coveted title.
Clint Bowyer, No. 33 The Hartford Chevrolet, finished second and Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet, was third at the checkered. The finish allowed Johnson, the defending, four-time NSCS champion to extend his lead in the Chase standings to 36 points. Bowyer remains 12th in the points order.
Ryan Newman, No. 39 Tornados Chevrolet finished fifth to give Team Chevy four of the top-five finishers and Chevrolet drivers went on the claim seven of the top-10 today.
Kasey Kahne (Ford) completed the top-five finishers in the 200-lap/400-mile race.
Mark Martin, No. 5 CARQUEST Auto Parts/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, was sixth at the finish.
Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet, was seventh at the line and remains third in the standings, 54 points down to the leader.
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont/Pepsi Max Chevrolet, moved up to fourth in the Chase points order with his ninth place finish today.
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 2 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 4 9 Kasey Kahne Ford 5 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 6 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 8 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 9 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 10 0 David Reutimann Toyota 11 20 Joey Logano Toyota 12 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 13 19 Elliott Sadler Ford 14 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 15 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 17 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 18 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 19 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 20 38 David Gilliland Ford 21 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 22 98 Paul Menard Ford 23 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 24 82 Scott Speed Toyota 25 13 Casey Mears Toyota 26 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge 27 83 Reed Sorenson Toyota 28 34 Travis Kvapil Ford 29 37 Dave Blaney Ford 30 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 31 7 Kevin Conway * Toyota 32 6 David Ragan Ford 33 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 34 99 Carl Edwards Ford 35 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 36 71 Andy Lally Chevrolet 37 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 38 9 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 39 46 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 40 164 Landon Cassill Toyota 41 16 Greg Biffle Ford 42 36 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 43 66 Jason Leffler Toyota
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