With another top 10 finish, 15th in his 23 career starts at Dover and only his 4th for this season. Tony Stewart driver of the #14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet Impala has not made a top 10 finish since finishing second on March at Bristol (Tenn). At one point Tony Stewart came into the pits in third position, after a four tire change and raised the track bar an eighth of an inch, came back out onto the track in last place of the lead lap. On lap 224 Tony Stewart fell back to 16th place after his #14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet Impala started to act erratically and in fear of being put a lap down. The #14 Office Depot/Old Spice was running was good on entry and exit and only slightly tight in the center of the corner. Crew chief Darian Grubb worked on the car throughout the next three pits stops by making small tire pressure and chassis adjustments. Just before the final 120 laps, a yellow flag (Caution) saved Tony Stewart from going a lap down. Crew chief Grubb brought the #14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet in to pit row to put the car’s setup back to how it had been at the start of the race. With that set-up, Tony Stewart was able to come up the ranks/positions from 15th to 9th. Stewart’s effort at Dover, he gained four spots in the Sprint Cup championship standings, to 14th place.
Teammate Ryan Newman, driver of the #39 U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala, finished 13th. Newman gained one position in the point standings. He’s now one spot ahead of Tony Stewart in 13th place.
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Fun to watch Tony race.