Ryan Newman got the restart of his life in his No. 39 Tornados Chevrolet to score the victory in a green-white-checkered finish in the Subway Fresh Fit 600. Newman held off a charging Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, to claim his first victory at Phoenix International Raceway and his 14th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win.
When the final caution of the scheduled 375-lap race flew on lap 373, Newman came off pit road second after a two-tire stop. When the green waved for the first attempt at an overtime finish, Newman dove into turn one with the lead and never looked back. He led an all Chevrolet top-five string to the checkered flag.
Newman jumped six places in the standings to 16th position after seven races, and scored the first victory of the season for team owner Tony Stewart and the Stewart-Haas Racing organization.
Gordon finished second after leading once for three laps and now sits fifth in the standings.
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, finished third after leading four times for a total of 113 laps. Johnson maintains the points lead by 36 points.
Mark Martin, No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, brought home the fourth finishing position. Martin jumped four positions in points to 13th place.
Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Chevrolet, finished fifth to give Team Chevy a clean sweep of the top-five finishers in tonight’s race. Montoya led four times during the race for a total of 104 laps. He gained four positions in points to now sit 21st in the standings.
Clint Bowyer, No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet, finished ninth. He now sits sixth in points, up three places.
With a 12th place finish, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet remains 10th in the point standings.
Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet, maintains fourth in the standings with his 13th place finish.
After leading once for 15 laps, Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet, struggled with handling issues late in the race to finish 23rd and claim ninth place in the standings.
Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet, battled to recover from a pit road infraction to finish 25th. He holds the seventh position in points.
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 5 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 6 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 7 99 Carl Edwards Ford 8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 9 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 10 20 Joey Logano Toyota 11 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 13 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 14 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 15 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 16 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge 17 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 18 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 19 6 David Ragan Ford 20 0 David Reutimann Toyota 21 82 Scott Speed Toyota 22 16 Greg Biffle Ford 23 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 24 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 25 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 26 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 27 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 28 190 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 29 98 Paul Menard Ford 30 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 31 19 Elliott Sadler Ford 32 37 David Gilliland Ford 33 38 Kevin Conway * Ford 34 46 Terry Cook * Dodge 35 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 36 34 Travis Kvapil Ford 37 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 38 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 39 9 Kasey Kahne Ford 40 13 Max Papis Toyota 41 135 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 42 55 Dave Blaney Toyota 43 66 Michael McDowell Toyota
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Ryan Newman Wins Subway Fresh Fit 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race at Phoenix
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