{"id":4371,"date":"2016-06-26T23:51:21","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T04:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=4371"},"modified":"2016-07-01T16:12:59","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T21:12:59","slug":"dramatic-last-lap-pass-gives-tony-stewart-crucial-victory-at-sonoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/26\/dramatic-last-lap-pass-gives-tony-stewart-crucial-victory-at-sonoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Dramatic last-lap pass gives Tony Stewart crucial victory at Sonoma"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer<\/b><\/span>
\nNASCAR Wire Service<\/b><\/span>
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SONOMA, Calif. \u2013<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Is Tony Stewart<\/strong> having fun yet?<\/span>
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In his last year of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series<\/a> racing, Stewart came to Sonoma Racing asserting on Friday he wasn\u2019t having much fun driving a Sprint Cup car.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Tony

Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Code 3 Assoc\/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Chris Trotman\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

That all changed in Sunday\u2019s Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at the 1.99-mile road course, where Stewart bulldozed Denny Hamlin into the outside wall in Turn 11, executing a dramatic last-lap pass for his first victory since June 2, 2013 at Dover.<\/span>
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In the three years since that victory, a succession of injuries and a personal tragedy have limited the three-time champion\u2019s time in a Sprint Cup car and limited Stewart\u2019s effectiveness when he was behind the wheel of the No. 14 Chevrolet he co-owns with Gene Haas.<\/span>
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But on Sunday, after a prescient pit call by crew chief Mike Bugarewicz put Stewart in the lead for a restart on Lap 91 of 110. Stewart held the top spot at the start\/finish line for the rest of the race, but that hardly describes the excitement of the final lap.<\/span>
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For the second straight circuit, Stewart wheel-hopped the No. 14 Chevrolet into Turn 7, and Hamlin took full advantage, giving Stewart a bump and charging past him. In hot pursuit through the esses and Turn 10, Stewart caught Hamlin in the hairpin (Turn 11) when Hamlin slipped and ran wide.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Tony

Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Code 3 Assoc\/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

“I made mistakes the last two laps,” acknowledged Stewart, who missed the first eight races of the season after injuring his back in an ATV accident during the offseason. “I had just a little bit too much rear brake for Turn 7, and wheel-hopped it two laps in a row. I felt a nudge when I got down there and he knew where it was and he did the right thing doing it there.”<\/span>
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“But if I could get to him, he knew what was coming. He told me (after the race) he was proud of me. He knows what it means. We were teammates for a long time (at Joe Gibbs Racing), and we respect each other a lot.”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Contact from Stewart\u2019s car sent Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota fish-tailing into the outside wall, but Hamlin held the runner-up spot, crossing the stripe .625 seconds behind the race winner.<\/span>
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“I take that, but I\u2019m probably going to get the (crap) beat out of me,” Stewart said on his radio, after notching his third victory at Sonoma, his eighth on a road course and the 49th of his career.<\/span>
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\"Tony

Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Code 3 Assoc\/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Though disappointed at the outcome, Hamlin didn\u2019t begrudge Stewart the victory, given the circumstances. Stewart needed a win to qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, and with Sunday\u2019s result, Smoke is 32nd in the standings, nine points away from the 30th position he needs to achieve to become Chase-eligible.<\/span>
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In other words, Stewart is all but a lock to compete for a fourth title in NASCAR\u2019s 10-race playoff.<\/span>
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“I thought with two or three (laps) to go he pretty much had it, but he made a couple mistakes and allowed us to get pretty close,” Hamlin said. “And then we just both wheel-hopped into 7, and I just let off my wheel-hop a little bit so I could get to his rear bumper and get him out of the groove just a touch.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“It was perfectly executed, but I was going through the esses knowing that I needed to get the biggest gap that I could going into (Turn) 11, and when he was two back or so going into 11, I just … I didn’t run a low enough line in Turn 11 from wheel-hopping in Turn 7.\u00a0 I got the rears hot, wheel-hopped it a little bit again, got out of line, and obviously gave him the inside line.”<\/span>
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\"Tony

Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Code 3 Assoc\/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, celebrates with his crew after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Blaine Ohigashi\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Third-place finisher Joey Logano was trailing the action into the final corner, hoping Hamlin and Stewart would take each other out.<\/span>
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“Going into Turn 11, I was 100-percent sure that Denny was not going to win just by watching it, and we were right there on the cusp of trying to sneak one by,” Logano said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Having opened up the inside lane in Turn 11, Hamlin shared Logano\u2019s sense of inevitability.<\/span>
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“Once I knew he had position, and we had a wall on the other side of us, then I knew, pretty good chance, that we were going to go in the wall,” Hamlin said. “I don’t think he was going to leave it to chance, a drag race coming off Turn 11. We definitely had a car that should have won, but we were on the bad end of the deal.”<\/span>
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Had Stewart and Bugarewicz not chosen the perfect time to make a pit stop, however, Stewart almost certainly would not have won the race. With NASCAR officials scanning the track after reports of debris between Turns 6 and 7, Stewart and his crew chief decided to gamble and bring the car to the pits on Lap 86.<\/span>
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NASCAR called the caution a lap later, and when all the rest of the contending cars pitted under yellow on Lap 88, Stewart inherited a lead he would hold\u2014with the exception of Hamlin\u2019s brief interlude from Turns 7 to 11\u2014for the rest of the race.<\/span>
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“It was just a chance that we took, a chance to get a win,” Bugarewicz said.<\/span>
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Polesitter Carl Edwards finished fourth, followed by Martin Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch. Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch completed the top 10. Harvick retained the series lead by 35 points over second-place Kurt Busch.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Note: \u00a0Additional photos posted below results.<\/em><\/p>\n

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race – Toyota – Save Mart 350<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Sonoma Raceway<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Sonoma, California<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, June 26, 2016<\/b><\/span>
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 1. (10) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 2. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 3. (7) Joey Logano, Ford, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 4. (1) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 5. (3) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 6. (25) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 7. (8) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 8. (17) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 9. (19) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 10. (4) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 11. (13) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 12. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 13. (15) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 14. (2) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 15. (12) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 16. (9) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 17. (21) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 18. (32) Greg Biffle, Ford, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 19. (11) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 20. (23) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 21. (16) Chase Elliott #, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 22. (24) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 23. (26) * Ryan Blaney #, Ford, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 24. (14) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 25. (28) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 26. (27) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 27. (29) Aric Almirola, Ford, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 28. (31) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 29. (37) Landon Cassill, Ford, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 30. (36) Chris Buescher, Ford, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 31. (33) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 32. (30) David Ragan, Toyota, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 33. (22) Brian Scott #, Ford, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 34. (35) * Cole Whitt, Toyota, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 35. (38) * Dylan Lupton(i), Toyota, 110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 36. (40) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 109.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 37. (34) Patrick Carpentier, Ford, 108.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 38. (39) * Josh Wise, Chevrolet, Engine, 97.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 39. (20) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, Rear Gear, 91.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 40. (18) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, Electrical, 5.<\/span>
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Average Speed of Race Winner:\u00a0 80.966 mph.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Time of Race:\u00a0 02 Hrs, 42 Mins, 13 Secs. Margin of Victory:\u00a0 0.625 Seconds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Caution Flags:\u00a0 4 for 10 laps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lead Changes:\u00a0 12 among 8 drivers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:\u00a0\u00a0 C. Edwards 1-8; A. Allmendinger 9-24; P. Menard 25-27; K. Harvick 28-30; C. Edwards 31-46; A. Allmendinger 47; Kyle Busch 48-49; D. Hamlin 50-70; A. Allmendinger 71-72; D. Patrick 73-75; D. Hamlin 76-87; A. Allmendinger 88; T. Stewart 89-110.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):\u00a0 D. Hamlin 2 times for 33 laps; C. Edwards 2 times for 24 laps; T. Stewart 1 time for 22 laps; A. Allmendinger 4 times for 20 laps; D. Patrick 1 time for 3 laps; P. Menard 1 time for 3 laps; K. Harvick 1 time for 3 laps; Kyle Busch 1 time for 2 laps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Top 16 in Points: K. Harvick – 562; Kurt Busch – 527; C. Edwards – 510; B. Keselowski – 506; J. Logano – 493; C. Elliott # – 473; J. Johnson – 469; M. Truex Jr – 469; Kyle Busch – 452; M. Kenseth – 430; D. Hamlin – 421; D. Earnhardt Jr – 413; R. Newman – 402; A. Dillon – 400; J. Mcmurray – 398; K. Kahne – 385.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Actor Carlos Ponce poses by the pace car during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Matt Sullivan\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Actor

Actor Luke Wilson gets instruction from Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Cares Toyota, on driving the pace car for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Matt Sullivan\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Carl

Carl Edwards, driver of the #19 Stanley Toyota, and AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #47 Ralph’s\/Kingsford Chevrolet, lead the field to the green flag during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Carl

Carl Edwards, driver of the #19 Stanley Toyota, and AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #47 Ralph’s\/Kingsford Chevrolet, lead the field to the green flag during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Blaine Ohigashi\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"AJ

AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #47 Ralph’s\/Kingsford Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Kyle

Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, leads Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s 75th Anniversary Toyota, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Chris Trotman\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Denny

Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Cares Toyota, races Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Carl

Carl Edwards, driver of the #19 Stanley Toyota, races AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #47 Ralph’s\/Kingsford Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Dale

Dale Earnhardt Jr, driver of the #88 Axalta Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Matt Sullivan\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Tony

Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Code 3 Assoc\/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, applies a Winner Sticker in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26, 2016 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Chris Trotman\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service SONOMA, Calif. \u2013 Is Tony Stewart having fun yet? In his last year of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing, Stewart came to Sonoma Racing asserting on Friday he wasn\u2019t having much fun driving a Sprint Cup car. That all changed in Sunday\u2019s Toyota\/Save Mart 350 at the 1.99-mile road […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11],"tags":[16,270,68],"class_list":["post-4371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nascar","tag-nascar","tag-nascar-sprint-cup-series","tag-tony-stewart"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SR_NSCS_Decal_062616-e1467407486170.jpg?fit=615%2C410&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7hzTZ-18v","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4371"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4388,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4371\/revisions\/4388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}