RACE RECAP | TEXAS | CUP SERIES
10 Greg Biffle
9 Martin Truex Jr.
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
7 Kevin Harvick
6 Mark Martin
5 Kasey Kahne
4 Kurt Busch
3 Kyle Busch
2 Jimmie Johnson

VICTORY LANE

1 Denny Hamlin takes home his 2nd win in the last 3 races, holding off Jimmie Johnson in the closing laps.

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Jimmie Johnson led his 10,000th lap

-Jeff Burton was penalized coming to pit road when he hit the commitment cone

-Jeff Gordon got aggressive on a pass, bounced off the 48, and Jimmie Johnson had a tire rub, that ultimately sent him to the pits for fresh rubber

-The Hendrick cars of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, and Jeff Gordon ran up front for most of this race

-Juan Pablo Montoya found the wall with a flat tire

-David Reutimann’s #00 blew up while running top 10, exploding into a fireball

-Massive wreck on the front stretch took out Jeff Gordon, who led the most laps (124), Tony Stewart the pole sitter, plus Carl Edwards, Juan Montoya, Paul Mendard, AJ Allmendinger, Jamie McMurray, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer. It appeared that the 24 tapped the 14, and then chaos ensued. Tony Stewart in post race interview claimed responsibility for the wreck.