To Tony Stewart, a win is a win.
Fuel strategy propelled Stewart to the top of the Sprint Cup standings and led him to back-to-back victories in the first two Chase for the Sprint Cup races.
On Sunday, Bowyer led for 49 laps when he was forced to pit for fuel, with two laps remaining. Stewart assumed the lead and held on to the point for his second win of the season and his third victory at NHMS. Bowyer finished 26th.
Kevin Harvick, the previous leader, finished 12th and trails Stewart by seven points. Brad Keselowski, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon and Brian Vickers rounded out the top five in the race.
“These guys have never quit,” Stewart said of his Stewart-Haas Racing team. “We’ve got a shot at this thing.”
“It’s just a huge day,” said Darian Grubb, Stewart’s crew chief. “We feel very honored and very lucky to have two weeks go our way.”
Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson hooked horns and wheels Sunday with 20 laps remaining in the race.
Both drivers were running in the top 15 when they made contact through the corners, leading Busch to exclaim over the radio, “Get your freaking head in the game.”
While Busch raced on to 11th, Johnson struggled to finish 18th. Busch gained three spots and is sixth in the points standings. Johnson dropped two positions to 10th and called Busch “stubborn” after the race. FOXSports.com
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Tony Stewart Takes Points Lead With Back-to-Back Win at New Hampshire
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire - Race Results
RANK DRIVER POINTS BEHIND 1 Tony Stewart 2094 Leader 2 Kevin Harvick 2087 -7 3 Brad Keselowski 2083 -11 4 Carl Edwards 2080 -14 5 Jeff Gordon 2071 -23 6 Kyle Busch 2068 -26 7 Matt Kenseth 2068 -26 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2068 -26 9 Kurt Busch 2066 -28 10 Jimmie Johnson 2065 -29 11 Ryan Newman 2060 -34 12 Denny Hamlin 2028 -66 13 Clint Bowyer 775 -1319 14 Greg Biffle 772 -1322 15 A.J. Allmendinger 771 -1323 16 Mark Martin 750 -1344 17 David Ragan 748 -1346 18 Martin Truex Jr. 746 -1348 19 Juan Montoya 745 -1349 20 Kasey Kahne 735 -1359 21 Joey Logano 729 -1365 22 Paul Menard 715 -1379 23 Marcos Ambrose 712 -1382 24 Jeff Burton 678 -1416 25 Regan Smith 651 -1443 26 Brian Vickers 642 -1452 27 Jamie McMurray 637 -1457 28 David Reutimann 584 -1510 29 Bobby Labonte 571 -1523 30 David Gilliland 466 -1628 31 Casey Mears 404 -1690 32 Dave Blaney 369 -1725 33 Andy Lally* 359 -1735 34 Robby Gordon 245 -1849 35 J.J. Yeley 131 -1963 36 Tony Raines 129 -1965 37 Bill Elliott 100 -1994 38 Michael McDowell 99 -1995 39 Terry Labonte 92 -2002 40 Ken Schrader 87 -2007
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