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By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
Photo Credit: CIA Stock Photo

(September 5, 2010)

HAMPTON, Ga. — Tony Stewart announced Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway that he’ll be a player in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

FULL RACE RESULTS

Stewart won for the third time at Atlanta and for the 38th time in his career when he beat Carl Edwards to the checkered flag in the Emory Healthcare 500. The victory broke a 31-race winless streak for the two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion.

Jimmie Johnson came home third, followed by Jeff Burton and Kyle Busch.

Edwards led Stewart out of the pits after the seventh caution of the race on Lap 295 of 325. Stewart surged to the lead after a restart on Lap 301, but a quick caution for debris on Lap 302—after contact between Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch—set up a restart on Lap 308.

Stewart led the rest of the way and crossed the stripe 1.316 seconds ahead of Edwards.

Clint Bowyer, 12th in the standings and seventh Sunday, held serve by finishing ahead of his three closest pursuers for the final Chase spot—Ryan Newman, Jamie McMurray and Mark Martin. Bowyer now leads 13th-place Newman (eighth Sunday) by 117 points.

Polesitter Denny Hamlin led seven times early for 74 laps but his engine blew on Lap 143 and he finished 43rd.

“I was just pacing myself out there, having fun and racing with Tony and those guys,” Hamlin said. “We’ve really got a strong race team, and if we can just keep it together, we can really win this championship legitimately. We’ve just got to keep it together, and we’ll be all right.”

Hamlin nevertheless clinched a position in the Chase, as the top 10 in the standings are now locked in.

Greg Biffle fell short in his attempt to lock into the Chase when contact from Newman’s Chevy sent Biffle’s Ford sideways into the Turn 3 wall. Biffle slid across the track and took out Elliott Sadler. Though Biffle returned to the track after extensive repairs, he finished 36th, 80 laps down.

Biffle is 11th in points, 161 ahead of Newman, and can lock up a spot in the Chase with a finish better than 43rd next Saturday at Richmond.

Series points leader Kevin Harvick had one of the fastest cars in the field, but Harvick’s Chevy was crippled on Lap 255 when his left front tire exploded and shredded the fender. He finished 33rd.

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Race Recap | Atlanta
10 Marcos Ambrose
9 Juan Pablo Montoya
8 Ryan Newman
7 Clint Bowyer
6 Kurt Busch
5 Kyle Busch
4 Jeff Burton
3 Jimmie Johnson
2 Carl Edwards

Victory Lane

1 Tony Stewart ends a 31 race winless streak with his first win of the 2010 season and 38th career win

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For the first pit stop of the night Kyle Busch was caught speeding, then reported a vibration a few laps later, requiring another pitstop going a lap down.

Pole sitter Denny Hamlin led 73 laps until the engine blew on his 11 car. He finished 43rd

Joe Gibbs Racing had a dismal night with the 20 of Joey Logano also had engine problems

Points leader Kevin Harvick had a broken valve stem requiring another pit stop and later blew a left front tire, ripping the 29 to shreds

Greg Biffle got tapped by Ryan Newman and wrecked hard with Elliott Sadler

Jamie McMurray cut a tire down while running top 10

Kasey Kahne had a certain top 10 until a run in with Kurt Busch on a late restart

The Top 10 in points have clinched a spot in the chase