Tony Stewart Wins Nationwide Series Daytona NASCAR 2011
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Daytona Beach, FL (Sports Network)
Daytona Beach, FL (Sports Network) -
Tony Stewart won the Nationwide Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway for the fourth consecutive year after beating Clint Bowyer by the slimmest of margins in Saturday's DRIVE4COPD 300.
Stewart nipped Bowyer, the pole sitter, by only 0.007 seconds in a race that featured a track record-tying 35 lead changes.
During a caution period with less than 15 laps remaining, Stewart cut his right rear tire and had to pit unexpectedly. He ran in the 11th spot for the final restart with six laps to go.
Stewart hooked up with Landon Cassill in the closing laps to advance through the field. Bowyer held the lead on the final lap, with pushing help from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Stewart and Cassill were riding on the outside lane, while Bowyer and Earnhardt Jr. held the inside lane.
Cassill pushed Stewart well enough for him to cross the finish line by about one foot ahead of Bowyer for his sixth Nationwide race win at Daytona.
"Landon pushed and pushed, and he did a really good job," Stewart said. "We got that momentum built. We never had to check up, and we were never in a scenario at the end where we had to break that momentum. The other guys were up front, and we had the benefit of having the pocket of air we were in to get the momentum. We just ran them down and got there in just enough time."
Tony Stewart won the Nationwide Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway for the fourth consecutive year after beating Clint Bowyer by the slimmest of margins in Saturday's DRIVE4COPD 300.
Stewart nipped Bowyer, the pole sitter, by only 0.007 seconds in a race that featured a track record-tying 35 lead changes.
During a caution period with less than 15 laps remaining, Stewart cut his right rear tire and had to pit unexpectedly. He ran in the 11th spot for the final restart with six laps to go.
Stewart hooked up with Landon Cassill in the closing laps to advance through the field. Bowyer held the lead on the final lap, with pushing help from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Stewart and Cassill were riding on the outside lane, while Bowyer and Earnhardt Jr. held the inside lane.
Cassill pushed Stewart well enough for him to cross the finish line by about one foot ahead of Bowyer for his sixth Nationwide race win at Daytona.
"Landon pushed and pushed, and he did a really good job," Stewart said. "We got that momentum built. We never had to check up, and we were never in a scenario at the end where we had to break that momentum. The other guys were up front, and we had the benefit of having the pocket of air we were in to get the momentum. We just ran them down and got there in just enough time."
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