Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart claimed his first victory of the 2013 season at the ‘Monster Mile’ in the FedEx 400 in his No. 14 Code 3 Associates Mobil 1 Chevrolet SS. The win marked his third at Dover International Speedway and snapped a 30-race winless streak.
Following the event at Dover International Speedway, Harvick gained two positions moving to fifth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings, trailing leader Jimmie Johnson by 74 markers, while Menard ranks 10th, 102 points back, and Burton sits 21st, 150 points out of the top position.
Roush Fenway’s Trevor Bayne locked up his third top-five finish of the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) season thanks to a bold and strategic pit call that gave him prime track position in Saturday’s 200-mill NNS race at Dover International Speedway.
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 CODE 3 ASSOCIATES/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET SS - WINNER - IT’S DOVER YOU ARE IN VICTORY LANE CONGRATULATIONS: “If somebody would have told me it was going to be that way yesterday I would have told them they were crazy. This thing was not a car that could win the race. Just great pit strategy at the end. We had a car that was solid we just never got track position to get in clean air."
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion (Finished 5th) – “We drove hard all day, we just didn’t have the speed needed to go win the race but we had the speed we needed to have a solid day. The guys did a great job executing today."
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Mustang – TALK ABOUT YOUR RUN OUT THERE TODAY. “Starting from practice really this is one of those race tracks that I feel like I really know what it takes to win and what I need in a race car and I was able to give Jeremy the feedback he needs to really give it to me. Last night I felt like we still weren’t there. We had decent speed in our car."
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight/Autism Speaks Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 1st - Are you pleased with your qualifying run? "We've been qualifying pretty good, which has really helped out our cause with our race finishes. Overall, I've been happy with everything. I feel like I've gained a lot of knowledge in how to qualify better. It's all helping out our cause for the moment."
