Tony Stewart, who was trying to become the first rookie in 29 years of Winston Cup racing to win consecutive races, had something break in the motor with 25 laps in the race. While not terminal, it caused problems on the many restarts towards the end of the race. Stewart felt that if it stayed green the final 20 laps, he probably would have been able to catch Nemechek, but the restarts hurt him(Infobeat)
