‘¢ Tony Stewart won the Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
‘¢ 38th series victory in 417th start
‘¢ Last win came at Kansas in October, 2009, 31 races ago
‘¢ Won in all 12 seasons he has competed in the Cup series
‘¢ 38 wins ranks 18th all-time
‘¢ Third win at Atlanta in his 24th start
‘¢ 11th different driver to win in 2010
‘¢ The last owner/driver to win at Atlanta was Richard Petty in 1977
‘¢ Led eight times for 176 laps including the final 25
‘¢ Led the most laps for 52nd time in his career, winning 26 of them
‘¢ Climbed from sixth to fourth in points
‘¢ He clinched a spot in the Chase
‘¢ 14th top-10 finish at Atlanta
‘¢ 14th top-10 finish in 25 races in 2010
‘¢ Stewart Haas Racing Sixth series win
‘¢ Second win in 2010 (Ryan Newman at Phoenix)
‘¢ First win at Atlanta
‘¢ 13th win in 2010 for Chevrolet
‘¢ 36th win at Atlanta for Chevrolet
‘¢ Carl Edwards (finished second) second second-place finish of 2010, 61 races since his last win.
‘¢ Jimmie Johnson (third) first top-5 finish since his win at New Hampshire eight races ago, only second top 10 in that span
‘¢ Jeff Burton (fourth) fifth top-5 this season but first since Daytona in July
‘¢ Kyle Busch (fifth) only his second top-5 finish in the last 11 races (win at Bristol). Recovered from speeding penalty on Lap 49.
‘¢ Kurt Busch (sixth) used pit strategy to score a top-10 finish, was running 18th with 100 laps to go
‘¢ Clint Bowyer (seventh) 13th top-10 this season
‘¢ Ryan Newman (eighth) jumped two spots to 13th in points but 117 behind 12th-place Bowyer
‘¢ Marcos Ambrose (10th) scored his fourth top-10 finish this season, second on an oval
‘¢ Jamie McMurray (15th) lost 28 points to 12th, now 128 behind
‘¢ Mark Martin (21st) lost 46 points to 12th, now 147 behind
‘¢ Points leader Kevin Harvick finished 33rd after having tire problems Denny Hamlin led 74 laps before losing an engine and finished 43rd, he lost 5 points positions but still clinched a spot in the Chase.(ESPN)(9-6-2010)
