Motorsport News: Russ Bond's Weekly Report
Race five in the chase for the Nextel Cup was held in Martinsville, Virginia. Tony Stewart took the pole, and let the majority of laps, only to be upset by Jeff Gordon in the late going. Gordon's pit strategy was being called by new crew chief Steve Letarte. He elected to keep Gordon out for the all important track position, when everybody else stopped on lap 342 of 500. This vaulted Gordon into the lead, and more importantly the clean air he needed to
