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He also kept the points lead for a third consecutive week, improving to 80 ahead of Kyle Busch driver. We will certainly take it, Burton said. Kasey Kahne has been on a roll since the Sprint All-Star Race back in mid-May. Like Edwards, he was sitting on pit road when Nemechek crashed, and fell a lap down driving. Mark Martin, who surrendered the lead to Johnson when he came to the pits for two tires and fuel on Lap 302, finished fifth, followed by points leader Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr. The victory returned Hendrick Motorsports to Victory Lane after an eight-race hiatus and gave the two-time defending Cup champion the 34th win of his career and second consecutive at Phoenix. We were flirting with a top-10 support.

48 Chevrolet across the finish line 7. Kasey Kahne has been on a roll since the Sprint All-Star Race back in mid-May driving. Burton was running behind the No. I was very proud of the fact that we were able to fight back and get our lap back and then battle with two tires up there, said Gordon, the defending champion of the Phoenix spring race. There was a little bit of luck involved there.

And then of course we didnt have the fuel mileage that some of those other guys did and so, you know, we didnt stay out. 12 car when it let go, and spun out in the fluid dropped on the racetrack. Denny Hamlin ran third, followed by Carl Edwards, who rallied from a pit road penalty to claim the fourth spot.

Jeff Gordon had a better finish than he has had of late, finishing 13th after going a lap down when he was in the pits and the caution came out, and it also put him 13th in points, just 8 points back of 12th position. Sometimes the slowest car wins the race. * Dodge Mobil 1 103/0 311 Running 114,250 21 14 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 100/0 311 Running 78,225 22 32 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Ford. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 46/0 224 Running 71,700 40 41 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress. The road course races are a nice change of pace and an opportunity to see if your favorite driver also knows how to turn right. That said, I won't be picking a road course ace Sunday -- the favorites will be up front and easily. Greg Biffle says that he is close to a deal to stay at Roush Fenway Racing.

But he kept the car off the wall, and continued his march from his 39th-place starting position to his eventual sixth-place finish. , who led 87, Mark Martin leading 68 laps and pole sitter Ryan Newman who led 37 before a blown seal ended his day. But, there are reasons for everything these guys do, and past experiences play a big part in these races, I just wish they would try something different occasionally instead of staying out and hoping for a caution, etc. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 151/5 312 Running 99,125 8 9 1 Martin Truex Jr. Army 160/5 312 Running 150,258 6 39 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 150/0 312 Running 140,008 7 13 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.