Stewart takes dominant Texas win
Tony Stewart showed why he is a two-time Nextel Cup champion with a dominant performance at Texas Motor Speedway
Stewart led over three-quarters of the race and fought off late-race challenges from Kasey Kahne and Jimmie Johnson to take the win, following on from last week's win at Atlanta.
The win virtually guarantees him eleventh place in the standings, 'best of the rest' behind the ten drivers in the Chase for the Championship.
A late charge by Jimmie Johnson saw him take second place, which moved him back into the points lead after Matt Kenseth had an up and down night to finish 12th.
Kevin Harvick finished third ahead of Kyle Busch, with Clint Bowyer completing the top five. Dale Earnhardt finished sixth despite hitting the wall earlier in the race. Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin also both scored top ten finishes.
Johnson now leads the standing by 17 points ahead of Kenseth with just two race remaining. Earnhardt Jr is 78 points behind Johnson, while Hamlin is just two points behind Earnhardt Jr.
Harvick sits a further 25 points back while Jeff Gordon is 157 points behind Johnson in sixth.
Jeff Burton, who led the title chase just three races ago, is 184 points behind leader Johnson after a flat tyre sent him into the wall and all but ended his title hopes.
Kasey Kahne fell to tenth in the Chase after he retired from second place in sight of the chequered flag when his engine failed.
Pos Driver Make Laps 1. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 339 2. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 339 Chase 3. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 339 Chase 4. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 339 Chase 5. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 339 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 339 Chase 7. Casey Mears Dodge 339 8. Kurt Busch Dodge 339 9. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 339 Chase 10. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 339 Chase 11. Kyle Petty Dodge 339 12. Matt Kenseth Ford 339 Chase 13. Jeff Green Chevrolet 339 14. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 339 15. Carl Edwards Ford 339 16. Bobby Labonte Dodge 338 17. Reed Sorenson Dodge 338 18. Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 338 19. Tony Raines Chevrolet 338 20. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 338 21. David Gilliland Ford 338 22. Mark Martin Ford 338 Chase 23. Mike Bliss Dodge 338 24. David Stremme Dodge 338 25. Ward Burton Chevrolet 338 26. Jamie McMurray Ford 338 27. Brian Vickers Chevrolet 338 28. Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 337 29. Dale Jarrett Ford 334 30. Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 333 31. Scott Riggs Dodge 331 32. Dave Blaney Dodge 330 33. Kasey Kahne Dodge 328 Chase 34. Ryan Newman Dodge 328 35. Greg Biffle Ford 324 36. Terry Labonte Chevrolet 316 37. Elliott Sadler Dodge 310 38. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 269 Chase 39. Robby Gordon Chevrolet 256 40. Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 208 41. Paul Menard Chevrolet 194 42. Ken Schrader Ford 173 43. Michael Waltrip Dodge 109 The Chase for the Cup: Pos Driver Change Points 1. Jimmie Johnson +1 6157 2. Matt Kenseth -1 6140 - 17 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. +1 6079 - 78 4. Denny Hamlin -1 6077 - 80 5. Kevin Harvick +1 6052 -105 6. Jeff Gordon +1 6000 -157 7. Jeff Burton -2 5973 -184 8. Kyle Busch +2 5924 -233 9. Mark Martin -1 5904 -253 10. Kasey Kahne -1 5867 -290
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