Stewart holds off Johnson in Las Vegas
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| Tony Stewart holds off Jimmy Johnson late |
Tony Stewart held off a charging Jimmie Johnson in a five-lap shootout to win his first Cup race at Las Vegas. The victory gives Stewart 14 wins in Sprint Cup.
Stewart survived four late restarts to win the Kobalt Tools 400 Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Stewart, the defending Sprint Cup champion, dominated this race last year, leading 163 laps, but fell behind due to a mistake on pit road and wound up a disappointing second. The win was his first at Las Vegas and first with new crew chief Steve Addington, who replaced championship crew chief Darian Grubb after last season.
Stewart held the lead on a restart with four laps to go while Matt Kenseth, who was running fourth, hit the wall. Johnson, meanwhile, challenged Stewart for the lead, trying him high and low, but Stewart held him off.
Johnson, who started at the rear of the field after wrecking in practice, finished second followed by Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards and Clint Bowyer.
Kenseth, who ran up front all day, wound up 22nd.
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Results
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS |
| 1 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 48/2 | 267 | Running |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 43/1 | 267 | Running |
| 3 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Meguiars | 42/1 | 267 | Running |
| 4 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 40/0 | 267 | Running |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 39/0 | 267 | Running |
| 6 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 39/1 | 267 | Running |
| 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Schrock / Menards | 37/0 | 267 | Running |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 36/0 | 267 | Running |
| 9 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 267 | Running |
| 10 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 35/1 | 267 | Running |
| 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 34/1 | 267 | Running |
| 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont 20 Years | 33/1 | 267 | Running |
| 13 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 31/0 | 267 | Running |
| 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 30/0 | 267 | Running |
| 15 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 29/0 | 267 | Running |
| 16 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 28/0 | 267 | Running |
| 17 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 27/0 | 267 | Running |
| 18 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 26/0 | 267 | Running |
| 19 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 25/0 | 267 | Running |
| 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 24/0 | 267 | Running |
| 21 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 24/1 | 267 | Running |
| 22 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Zest | 23/1 | 267 | Running |
| 23 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Ms. Brown | 21/0 | 267 | Running |
| 24 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Richard Petty Fantasy Racing Camp | 20/0 | 267 | Running |
| 25 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Clorox | 19/0 | 264 | Running |
| 26 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford / Bush's Beans | 18/0 | 264 | Running |
| 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 17/0 | 264 | Running |
| 28 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 16/0 | 263 | Running |
| 29 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | 15/0 | 263 | Running |
| 30 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | 14/0 | 263 | Running |
| 31 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 13/0 | 261 | Running |
| 32 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 13/1 | 259 | Running |
| 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 11/0 | 258 | Running |
| 34 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | 10/0 | 252 | Running |
| 35 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Tag Heuer Eyewear | 9/0 | 251 | Running |
| 36 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 8/0 | 240 | Out of Race |
| 37 | 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Pennzoil | 8/1 | 238 | Running |
| 38 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Curb Records | 6/0 | 148 | In Pit |
| 39 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 5/0 | 123 | Out of Race |
| 40 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | 1-800LoanMart | 4/0 | 64 | In Pit |
| 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 0 | 44 | In Pit |
| 42 | 37 | Timmy Hill* | Ford | Poynt.com | 2/0 | 42 | In Pit |
| 43 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing | 1/0 | 39 | Out of Race |
* Denotes Rookie