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Stewart Earns Points in 3M
Performance 400
Home Depot Driver’s 12th-Place Finish Bumps Him to Sixth in Points
Date: Aug. 17, 2008
Event: 3M Performance 400 (Round 23 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn (2-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 21st/12th (Running, completed 200 of 200 laps)
Winner: Carl Edwards of Roush Fenway Racing (Ford)
Tony Stewart had an unspectacular but solid outing in Sunday’s 3M
Performance 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan
International Speedway in Brooklyn.
The driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR)
finished 12th in the 200-lap race, bumping him up one spot to sixth
in the championship point standings. He now has a healthy 162-point
advantage over 13th-place Clint Bowyer, the first driver on the
outside looking in at the 12-driver Chase for the Championship with
only three races remaining before the final, 10-race Chase begins.
“We just couldn’t get our car to handle today,” said Stewart after
making his 20th career Sprint Cup start at the 2-mile oval. “I had
about one run where I felt like I could move around on the track a
little bit. But other than that, we were either way too loose or too
tight. To come out of here with 12th isn’t that bad, all things
considered.”
Stewart’s JGR teammates – Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin – finished
second and 39th, respectively. Busch’s runner-up effort clinched his
spot in the Chase, while engine troubles late in the race thwarted a
probable top-10 result for Hamlin
Busch remains the lead JGR driver in the championship point race. He
continues to be the series’ point leader, but his lead has been
trimmed to 222 markers over second-place Carl Edwards, who won the
3M Performance 400. While Stewart rose to sixth in points, Hamlin
dropped three spots to 12th. Stewart is 558 points behind Busch and
Hamlin sits 694 points arrears Busch.
Edwards’ victory in the 3M Performance 400 was his 12th career
Sprint Cup victory, his fifth of the season and his second at
Michigan. Busch was the only non-Roush Fenway Racing driver in the
top-five, as Edwards’ Roush Fenway teammates David Ragan, Greg
Biffle and Matt Kenseth finished third, fourth and fifth,
respectively. Mark Martin, Brian Vickers, Kevin Harvick, Elliott
Sadler and Jamie McMurray comprised the remainder of the top-10.
There were seven caution periods for 27 laps, with five drivers
failing to finish the race.
The next event on the Sprint Cup schedule is the Aug. 23 Sharpie 500
at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. The race begins at 8 p.m. EDT
with live, high-definition coverage provided by ESPN beginning with
its pre-race show at 7 p.m. The race will also be broadcast live on
SIRIUS Satellite Radio Channel 128.
– The Home Depot is NASCAR’s Home Improvement Warehouse –
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2008 RACE
REPORT ARCHIVE
PRE-RACE
REPORT :
Martinsville
TONY
STEWART: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Team
Report - Martinsville
RACE REPORT : Charlotte
Speedy Stewart Penalized for Speeding at Charlotte
Home Depot Driver Rallies to Finish 11th in Bank of America 500
PHOTOS:
Charlotte
PRE-RACE
REPORT :
Charlotte
TONY
STEWART: It Ain’t the Coca-Cola 595.5
Team
Report - Charlotte
RACE REPORT : Talladega
Finally, ‘The Big One’ for Stewart at Talladega
Home Depot Driver Escapes Two Big Wrecks, Last-Lap Challenge to
Score First Career Sprint Cup Victory at Legendary Superspeedway
PHOTOS: Talladega
PRE-RACE
REPORT :
Talladega
TONY STEWART: Kansas Giveth and
Taketh Away
Team
Report - Talladega
RACE REPORT : Kansas
Stewart Forced to Run with the Bulls in Kansas
Mishaps with Team Red Bull’s No. 83 Squad Yields 40thPlace Finish
PHOTOS: Kansas
PRE-RACE
REPORT :
Kansas
TONY STEWART: Kansas Giveth and
Taketh Away
Team
Report - Kansas
RACE REPORT : Dover
Stewart Scores 11th at Dover
Home Depot Driver Picks Up 22 Spots in 400-Mile Race
PHOTOS: Dover
PRE-RACE
REPORT :
Dover
TONY STEWART: D’Oh! It’s Dover
Team
Report - Dover
RACE REPORT : New Hampshire
Stewart Earns Rock-Solid
Run in Granite State
Home Depot Driver Overcomes Pit Road Speeding Penalty to Finish
Eighth
PHOTOS: New Hampshire
PRE-RACE
REPORT :
New Hampshire
TONY STEWART: Just Win, Baby
Team
Report - New Hampshire
RACE REPORT : Richmond
Runner-Up Result at Richmond Runs Stewart Into Chase
Fourth Second-Place Finish of Season Earns Stewart Fourth Chase Berth
PHOTOS: Richmond
PRE-RACE
REPORT :
Richmond
TONY
STEWART: Half-Full or Half Empty?
Team
Report - Richmond
RACE REPORT :
Fontana
Stewart Fights Loose-Handling Race Car at
Fontana
Home Depot Driver Finishes a Disappointing 22nd
PHOTOS: Fontana
PRE-RACE
REPORT :
Fontana
TONY STEWART: “You Better Lock It Up”
Team Report - Fontana
RACE REPORT :
Bristol
Eighth at Bristol Keeps Stewart Sixth in
Points
Home Depot Driver Picks Up 20 Spots in Sharpie 500
PHOTOS: Bristol
PRE-RACE
REPORT :
Bristol
TONY STEWART: Too Many of “Them
Racin’ Deals” at Bristol
Team
Report - Bristol
RACE REPORT :
Michigan
Stewart Earns Points in 3M Performance 400
Home Depot Driver’s 12th-Place Finish Bumps Him to Sixth in Points
PHOTOS:
Michigan
PRE-RACE
REPORT :
Michigan
TONY STEWART: Hitting on All Cylinders
Team
Report: Michigan
RACE REPORT :
Watkins Glen
Centurion Boats at The Glen
PHOTOS: Watkins Glen
PRE-RACE
REPORT :
Watkins Glen
TONY STEWART: Victorious Maximus
Team
Report: Pocono
RACE REPORT :
Pocono
Fill ‘Er Up: Stewart Fueled by Finishing
Second at Pocono
Home Depot Driver Earns 68-Point Buffer from Chase Cutoff
PHOTOS: Indy
PRE-RACE
REPORT :
Pocono
TONY STEWART: Like Beijing, Only Different
Team
Report: Pocono
RACE REPORT :
Indianapolis
Motor Speedway
Indy “Tires” Stewart Out
Home Depot Driver Scores Worst Indy Finish as Tire Issues Take Top Billing
PHOTOS:
Indy
PRE-RACE
REPORT :
Indianapolis
Motor Speedway
TONY STEWART: Round No. 20 to the No. 20?
Team
Report: Indianapolis
RACE REPORT : Chicagoland
Stewart Snags Another Top-Five at Chicagoland
Home Depot Driver Rises to 10th in Points
PHOTOS: Chicagoland
NEWS FROM JGR:
Joe Gibbs Racing and Tony Stewart to
Part Ways after 2008 Season
PRE-RACE
REPORT : Chicagoland
TONY STEWART: Channeling the Blues
Brothers in Joliet
TEAM REPORT:
Chicagoland
RACE REPORT : Daytona
Stewart & Yeley Combine for Top-20 at Daytona
Home Depot Driver Relived on Lap 72 Due to Illness
PHOTOS:
Daytona
PRE-RACE
REPORT : Daytona
TONY STEWART: Zeroed in on
Coke Zero 400
TEAM REPORT: Daytona
RACE REPORT : New Hampshire
Rain Thwarts Stewart’s Winning Effort at New
Hampshire
Home Depot Driver Leads Race-High 132 Laps, but Winds up an Unlucky 13th
PHOTOS: New Hampshire
PRE-RACE
REPORT : New Hampshire
TONY STEWART: New Yankee Workshop
TEAM REPORT: New Hampshire
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