Stewart Smokin Fast at Texas; Johnson Takes Point Lead

Tony Stewart used the same method from last weekend; take the lead and never surrender it as Stewart lead 278 laps in route to winning at Texas. The only two real challenges Stewart had all night came from Kasey Kahne and Jimmie Johnson, unfortunately Kahne blew his engine late and would never have another opportunity to try Stewart (Kahne finished 33rd). While Johnson had a shot at Stewart in the closing laps but seemed to settle for second instead of challenging Stewart for the win. With the second place finish Johnson took over the points lead from Matt Kenseth heading into the last two races by 17 points.

Kenseth had a day full of misses, with many drivers spinning near his #17 car. Kenseth started 36th and could never get the car in shape to make a run at a top five. Kenseth was not the only driver with an eventful day as Dale Earnhardt Jr battled the flu and bounced off the wall during the race, but was still able to battle back to finish 6th.

The other chase contenders finished as follows: Kevin Harvick 3rd, Kyle Busch 4th, Jeff Gordon 9th, Denny Hamlin 10th, Mark Martin 22nd, and Jeff Burton 38th.