Mark Martin, who remained out on the track with worn tires, led on the final restart, on lap 367, but Kenseth overpowered Martin with ease leading the final 32 laps.
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| Matt Kenseth (right) prepares to make the winning pass of Mark Martin. (Photo: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR) |
Martin, who moved up to 11th in the points with a second place, gave credit to his crew chief Lance McGrew. He said “we ran well. But we were getting ready to finish 15th again and it's been a shame because we have run that well a lot this year and finished 15th.”
Marcos Ambrose had one of his best Sprint Cup finishes with a third place.
“It was a great day and a really good call for two tires there at the end. I had a fast car today and we just lost a little track position. I thought I had something for ‘em but the downforce went away and I wore my front tires out. It is a big day … and a career best for this program (with Richard Petty Motorsports). I am really excited.”
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| Matt Kenseth shakes hands with owner Jack Roush. (Photo: dd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR) |
Bowyer recovered from early race problem to take the lead before the final pit stop.
He said “we got up and led the race. I mean, we’re really working well together. Getting a little bit of confidence. Shane (Wilson, crew chief) is getting a little bit of confidence in himself. I’m getting some more confidence in myself. Just making better decisions. Obviously, probably two tires may have won the race right there, but, when he said four and that many guys stayed out or were on two, I really thought we would be able to get back up through them, especially, as greasy and slimy as the track was on restarts. But it just didn’t.”
Edwards stretched his points lead to 24 over Johnson, Kyle Busch stands third.