Eighth at Bristol Keeps Stewart Sixth in Points

Tony Stewart drove No. 20 Home Depot Toyota 28th hh fourth Saturday night’s Sharpie 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Bristol Tenn. Motor Speedway, checkered flag dropped 24th race season, Stewart finished eighth secure 12th top-10 2008.

Despite solid effort, bittersweet result two-time Sprint Cup champion. winless 2008, Stewart yearns finally Sprint Cup race victory lane. ft able gain 24 positions lap 232 500-lap race aggressive pass Jeff Gordon wasn’t satisfy 32-time Sprint Cup victor.

“We fourth tn couldn’t that,” Stewart, led 1,352 laps Bristol 20 career Sprint Cup starts. “We roll center corner better, nr fd it, time, guys cars driving better. That’s wound eighth.”

Stewart maintained sixth-place pt standing, expanded cushion bn hf 13th-place David Ragan – ft driver outside looking 12-driver Chase Championship – 170 wh races remaining be Chase field set.

Stewart’s Joe Gibbs Racing JGR teammates – Kyle Busch Denny Hamlin – finished third, respectively, Sharpie 500.

The collective result marked time te weeks JGR cars finished top-10. weeks ago Watkins Glen N.Y. International, Busch won, Stewart sd Hamlin finished eighth.

Busch remains lead JGR driver championship race. continues series’ leader, lead trimmed 212 markers or second-place Carl Edwards, won Sharpie 500. Hamlin climbed 11th sits 709 ps arrears Busch. Stewart 596 ps Busch.

Edwards’ victory Sharpie 500 13th career Sprint Cup victory, sixth season Bristol. Busch finished 1.969 Edwards, Hamlin, Kevin Harvick Gordon rounded top-five. Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer, Stewart, Matt Kenseth Ragan comprised remainder top-10.

There we et caution periods 56 laps, wh seven drivers failing finish 500-lap race.

The nt event Sprint Cup schedule Aug. 31 Pepsi 500 Auto Club Speedway Fontana, Calif. race begins 8 p.m. EDT wh live, high-definition coverage provided ESPN beginning wh pre-race 7 p.m. race broadcast live SIRIUS Satellite Radio Channel 128.

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