Kahne takes another win from pole
Kasey Kahne has taken his third Nextel Cup career win at Texas Motor Speedway today - and the third time he wins after starting the race from pole position
Remarkably, the 26-year-old is also the first driver ever to win from pole at the Texas oval. Kahne is the 11th Nextel Cup winner at the circuit, from eleven starts. All prior winners took part in today's race.
This was Kahne's second win of the season, putting him in third place and just 46 points behind Cup leader Jimmie Johnson.
Johnson was able to maintain his points lead after finishing 11th, although is now only 15 points ahead of Matt Kenseth, who finished the race in second place.
Third place went to Tony Stewart, who battled with Kahne in the closing stages of the race but says the Dodge driver, who celebrates his birthday tomorrow, thoroughly deserved his win.
"Awesome race, it was so much fun racing Kasey, and I'm glad he won," Stewart said. "They did an awesome job, we had nothing for them at the end."
Pos Driver Make Laps 1. Kasey Kahne Dodge 334 2. Matt Kenseth Ford 334 3. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 334 4. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 334 5. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 334 6. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 334 7. Scott Riggs Dodge 334 8. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 334 9. Mark Martin Ford 334 10. Bobby Labonte Dodge 334 11. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 334 12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 334 13. Reed Sorenson Dodge 334 14. Casey Mears Dodge 334 15. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 334 16. Ken Schrader Ford 334 17. Dale Jarrett Ford 334 18. Jeff Green Chevrolet 334 19. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 333 20. Robby Gordon Chevrolet 333 21. David Stremme Dodge 333 22. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 332 23. Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 332 24. Tony Raines Chevrolet 332 25. Terry Labonte Chevrolet 332 26. Michael Waltrip Dodge 331 27. Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 331 28. Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 330 29. Dave Blaney Dodge 329 30. Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 328 31. Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 328 32. Kevin Lepage Ford 327 33. Elliott Sadler Ford 286 34. Kurt Busch Dodge 285 35. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 269 36. Carl Edwards Ford 256 37. Jamie McMurray Ford 254 38. Mike Garvey Chevrolet 251 39. Kyle Petty Dodge 248 40. Ryan Newman Dodge 200 41. Derrike Cope Dodge 169 42. Greg Biffle Ford 81 43. Brian Vickers Chevrolet 24
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