Auto Club 500 at Fontana Wrap-Up

Tony Stewart is on fire this year. He notched his second win of the season on Sunday at Fontana, CA when rain shortened the race by 71 laps. This marks Stewart's seventh win in the last 15 Sprint Cup races. Stewart's win was the result of choosing to stay out when the caution flag dropped for rain at lap 123 following the strategies of David Reutimann and Joey Logano who both won races in 2009 using the same rain rush strategy. Unlike those two examples, Stewart had the dominant car throughout the race and is deserving of the win.

After starting 10th and moving through the top 10 for during the early part of the race, Stewart took the lead at lap 85 and never looked back.

When the caution dropped, Denny Hamlin (who was running second and catching Stewart) elected to pit losing his second place position. Hamlin ended up 11th.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. also continues his impressive run this year netting a 3rd place finish.

Next week we will find the series at Martinsville for the Goody's Fast Relief 500.

The top 5:
1. Tony Stewart #14 Office Depot Chevrolet
2. Kyle Busch #18 M&M's Toyota
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet
4. Kevin Harvick #29 Budweiser Chevrolet
5. Carl Edwards #99 Subway Ford