Filed under: Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Sprint Cup, NASCARClint Bowyer grabbed his first victory of the season in the Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Sunday when Tony Stewart ran out of gas with two laps to go after dominating the later stages of the race.
It wasn't a surprise victory, as Bowyer had dominated the first part of the race and led 177 of the 300 laps overall.
But it was Stewart who led most of the final 100 laps, surviving a brief epidemic of yellow flags only to come up two miles short on fuel.
Stewart finished 24th, coasting ever-so-slowly across the finish line to complete the last of the 300 laps as Bowyer started his burnout not six car lengths behind him (right).
"I think I ran me out of fuel," a philosophical Stewart said after the race. "The guys are saying sorry for running me out of fuel, but I think I ran me out of fuel."
Denny Hamlin, victimized by a bump and a spin in one of the yellows, clawed back from 22nd place with less than 100 laps to go to finish second. Jamie McMurray was third, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Finishing fifth was Kevin Harvick, who also had a subpar day until the very end.
Hamlin now leads the Sprint Cup Chase points, with Bowyer jumping from 12th to second, 35 points behind. Harvick is third, 45 points behind. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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