* Tony Stewart won the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. He started first but dropped to the rear under penalty because he went to a backup car after crashing in Saturday practice. This is the fourth time a driver started at the rear and won in 2009. Six of the past eight races have been won from the front-row starting positions at Pocono. * Stewart became the ninth different winner in 14 races this season, joining Kyle Busch (3), Mark Martin (2), Jimmie Johnson (2) and Matt Kenseth (2), plus Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch and David Reutimann with one each. * Stewart became the first owner-driver to win since Ricky Rudd at Martinsville in September 1998. Geoff Bodine was the last owner-driver to win at Pocono, in July 1994. * Stewart scored his 34th career win in his 370th start. He tied Mark Martin and Bobby Isaac for 17th on NASCAR’s all-time wins list. Stewart scored his second victory in 21 races at Pocono. His last Pocono win came in June 2003. He has 15 top-10 finishes in his 21 races at Pocono, including the last two. * Stewart remained the points leader by 71 over Jeff Gordon. Stewart led two times for 39 laps, including the final 37. He scored his 10th top-10 finish in 2009, the most by any driver. He has scored top-5 finishes in seven of his past nine races. * A car with the #14 has won 27 times in the Cup series by five different drivers: Tony Stewart, Bobby Allison, Fonty Flock, Hershel McGriff and Jim Paschal. The last time a driver won in the #14 was Allison at Montgomery Speedway in December 1968. * Thirty-one of Stewart’s 34 victories have come in the month of June or later in the season. * Steve Letarte made his 125th start as Jeff Gordon’s crew chief. Gordon finished fourth, giving Letarte his 54th top-5 finish (43 percent). * Jimmie Johnson (seventh) has led in 12 of the 14 races this season, more than any other driver.(Racing Resources/ESPN.com)(6-8-2009)
