Martin Wins at Kansas

Martin took the lead around one-third distance to take his first victory in just over a year, and 35th of his career. Roush teammates Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards completed the top three places.

Points leader Tony Stewart finished fourth ahead of Matt Kenseth, who led the early part of the race. Jimmie Johnson and Rusty Wallace finished sixth and seventh to make it seven championship contenders in the top seven places.

What this meant was there was little change in the order in the Chase for the Championship. Tony Stewart continues to lead, though his lead over second-placed Ryan Newman has increased from four points to 75, giving Stewart a good break over all the other contenders.

However, the gap from Ryan Newman to eighth-placed Matt Kenseth is only 41 points, so although it may be hard to catch Stewart for the title, the battle for the rest of the places in the championship is very much alive.

Result, Banquet 400, Kansas Speedway:

Pos  Driver              Make        Laps
 1.  Mark Martin         Ford        267
 2.  Greg Biffle         Ford        267
 3.  Carl Edwards        Ford        267
 4.  Tony Stewart        Chevrolet   267
 5.  Matt Kenseth        Ford        267
 6.  Jimmie Johnson      Chevrolet   267
 7.  Rusty Wallace       Dodge       267
 8.  Casey Mears         Dodge       267
 9.  Ricky Rudd          Ford        267
10.  Jeff Gordon         Chevrolet   267
11.  Brian Vickers       Chevrolet   267
12.  Elliott Sadler      Ford        267
13.  Sterling Marlin     Dodge       267
14.  Kurt Busch          Ford        267
15.  Mike Bliss          Chevrolet   267
16.  Jeremy Mayfield     Dodge       267
17.  Ken Schrader        Dodge       267
18.  Jamie McMurray      Dodge       267
19.  Kasey Kahne         Dodge       267
20.  Joe Nemechek        Chevrolet   267
21.  Kyle Busch          Chevrolet   267
22.  Travis Kvapil       Dodge       267
23.  Ryan Newman         Dodge       267
24.  Kevin Harvick       Chevrolet   267
25.  Dave Blaney         Chevrolet   267
26.  Jeff Green          Dodge       266
27.  Scott Wimmer        Dodge       266
28.  Jeff Burton         Chevrolet   266
29.  Kyle Petty          Dodge       266
30.  Scott Riggs         Chevrolet   265
31.  Boris Said          Chevrolet   265
32.  Denny Hamlin        Chevrolet   265
33.  Terry Labonte       Chevrolet   265
34.  Dale Earnhardt Jr   Chevrolet   265
35.  Mike Wallace        Chevrolet   263
36.  Kevin Lepage        Ford        263
37.  Stuart Kirby        Chevrolet   263
38.  Dale Jarrett        Ford        258
39.  Bobby Labonte       Chevrolet   222
40.  Michael Waltrip     Chevrolet   215
41.  P.J. Jones          Dodge       184
42.  Brandon Ash         Dodge       161
43.  Bobby Hamilton Jr   Chevrolet    63

The Chase for the Cup - Standings:

Pos  Driver            Points  Change
 1.  Tony Stewart      5684      =
 2.  Ryan Newman       5609      =
 3.  Greg Biffle       5596     +2
 4.  Rusty Wallace     5594     -1
 5.  Jimmie Johnson    5592     -1
 6.  Carl Edwards      5589      =
 7.  Mark Martin       5571     +2
 8.  Matt Kenseth      5568     -1
 9.  Jeremy Mayfield   5527     -1
10.  Kurt Busch        5460      =

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Martin Wins at Kansas

Mark Martin led a Roush 1-2-3 as he took victory in the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway

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