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RACE RECAP | GATORADE DUEL #1

-Robby Gordon had a tire rub early

-1st Caution, David Gilliland shot up into Juan Pablo Montoya and Paul Menard. Brad Keselowski hit the wall trying to avoid the wreck.

-With about 6 laps to go, and after coming in for fuel, Michael Waltrip crashed getting back up to speed and will not make the 500

-Danica Patrick spun on The Final Lap and took a wicked hit to the inside wall on the backstretch (almost at full speed) after contact with Aric Almirola. She was checked and released from the infield care center

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-Transferring into the Daytona 500: Robby Gordon, Michael McDowell

5 Jeff Burton
4 Carl Edwards
3 Marcos Ambrose
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr.

VICTORY LANE

1 Tony Stewart takes his 3rd career Gatorade Duel win

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1 6 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
2 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet
3 3 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford
4 13 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
5 1 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford
6 21 98 * Michael McDowell No.98 KLOVE/Curb Records Ford Ford
7 12 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
8 10 22 AJ Allmendinger Shell Pennzoil Dodge
9 25 7 * Robby Gordon MAPEI/Menards/SPEED Energy Dodge
10 16 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet
11 4 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.(i) Ford EcoBoost Ford
12 5 21 * Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
13 11 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
14 9 34 David Ragan Scorpion Truck Bedliners Ford
15 7 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes Ford
16 17 10 Danica Patrick(i) GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
17 20 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota
18 19 40 * Michael Waltrip Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
19 15 30 * David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota
20 24 37 * Mike Wallace(i) Poynt.com Ford
21 18 32 * Terry Labonte C&J Energy Ford
22 23 38 David Gilliland MHP/Power Pak Pudding Ford
23 14 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
24 8 27 Paul Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet
25 22 83 Landon Cassill Burger King Toyota

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1 26 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet
2 30 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
3 19 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy / National Guard Chevrolet
4 5 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
5 6 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
6 3 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge
7 21 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet
8 4 39 Ryan Newman US Army Medicine Chevrolet
9 25 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
10 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet
11 15 6 David Ragan UPS Ford
12 24 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota
13 8 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
14 16 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
15 22 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet

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(September 19, 2011)

JOLIET, Ill.—Winless no more.

Poor-mouthing Tony Stewart, who four days ago minimized his chances for a third Sprint Cup title, outlasted the field in Monday’s rain-delayed Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.

Saving fuel during a 50-lap green-flag run to the finish, Stewart, who started 26th, crossed the stripe .941 seconds ahead of hard-charging Kevin Harvick to win his first race of the season and the 40th of his career, tying him with Mark Martin for 16th on the all-time list.

This is the same Stewart who had said at Thursday’s Chase media day in Chicago that there were seven drivers who could win the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup—and he wasn’t one of them.

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