With three laps remaining in the Tums Fast Relief 500, Tony Stewart seized the victory on a daring move at Martinsville Speedway.
The driver-owner made a strong case for making Edwards fret Sunday, rebounding from a mediocre start on the 0.526-mile oval and beating Jimmie Johnson on a restart with three laps remaining.
Stewart’s winning pass was a power move — on the outside lane at a track where the inside line is always preferred — on a five-time defending series champion who is a six-time winner at Martinsville. USA Today
It is the two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) champion’s third win in the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and catapulted him to second in the standings, just eight points out of the lead with three races remaining in the season.
Jeff Gordon finished third, ahead of Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin.
Five-time defending NSCS champion Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Mylowes Chevrolet, finished second just .170 seconds behind Stewart. Johnson led twice for a total of 61 laps and sits sixth in the standings, 43 points behind the top-spot.
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville - Race Results
RANK DRIVER POINTS BEHIND 1 Carl Edwards 2273 Leader 2 Tony Stewart 2265 -8 3 Kevin Harvick 2252 -21 4 Brad Keselowski 2246 -27 5 Matt Kenseth 2237 -36 6 Jimmie Johnson 2230 -43 7 Kyle Busch 2216 -57 8 Kurt Busch 2215 -58 9 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2200 -73 10 Jeff Gordon 2197 -76 11 Denny Hamlin 2193 -80 12 Ryan Newman 2184 -89 13 Clint Bowyer 940 -1333 14 Greg Biffle 916 -1357 15 Kasey Kahne 915 -1358 16 A.J. Allmendinger 912 -1361 17 Juan Montoya 863 -1410 18 Marcos Ambrose 862 -1411 19 David Ragan 857 -1416 20 Mark Martin 857 -1416 21 Paul Menard 854 -1419 22 Jeff Burton 842 -1431 23 Joey Logano 837 -1436 24 Martin Truex Jr. 835 -1438 25 Brian Vickers 775 -1498 26 Regan Smith 762 -1511 27 Jamie McMurray 730 -1543 28 David Reutimann 672 -1601 29 Bobby Labonte 614 -1659 30 David Gilliland 535 -1738 31 Casey Mears 486 -1787 32 Dave Blaney 466 -1807 33 Andy Lally* 383 -1890 34 Robby Gordon 259 -2014 35 J.J. Yeley 171 -2102 36 Tony Raines 129 -2144 37 Michael McDowell 123 -2150 38 Ken Schrader 110 -2163 39 Terry Labonte 102 -2171 40 Bill Elliott 100 -2173
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