Simply amazing that Gordon was able to keep that car running and even more amazing that he was running like that for 100 laps and he won. Hamlin probably would have won had it not been for his front tire changer. With Hendrick getting all the coverage for dominating in the CoT; Hamlin is the most dominate driver in the CoT. Hamlin wanted a caution bad in the final 10 laps for debris on the track but NASCAR didn’t give it to him because the debris was far enough down on the track according to NASCAR.
The first CoT race being so competitive on the last lap may have raised false hopes for the fans; as Summer said it’s the same faces up front in every CoT race.
Still only 2 Fords in the Top 10 and the top finishing Toyota was 32nd.
Race Results
1 Jeff Gordon (24) Chevrolet
2 Denny Hamlin (11) Chevrolet
3 Jimmie Johnson (48) Chevrolet
4 Ryan Newman (12) Dodge
5 Carl Edwards (99) Ford
6 Tony Stewart (20) Chevrolet
7 Matt Kenseth (17) Ford
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8) Chevrolet
9 Clint Bowyer (07) Chevrolet
10 Jeff Burton (31) Chevrolet
11 Martin Truex Jr. (1) Chevrolet
12 Kurt Busch (2) Dodge
13 Sterling Marlin (14) Chevrolet
14 Mark Martin (01) Chevrolet
15 Greg Biffle (16) Ford
16 Jamie McMurray (26) Ford
17 Kevin Harvick (29) Chevrolet
18 J.J. Yeley (18) Chevrolet
19 Bobby Labonte (43) Dodge
20 Kasey Kahne (9) Dodge
21 Elliott Sadler (19) Dodge
22 Jeff Green (66) Chevrolet
23 Juan Pablo Montoya (42) Dodge
24 Kenny Wallace (78) Chevrolet
25 Kyle Petty (45) Dodge
26 Ricky Rudd (88) Ford
27 David Ragan (6) Ford
28 Joe Nemechek (13) Chevrolet
29 Johnny Sauter (70) Chevrolet
30 David Gilliland (38) Ford
31 Paul Menard (15) Chevrolet
32 Dave Blaney (22) Toyota
33 David Reutimann (00) Toyota
34 David Stremme (40) Dodge
35 Casey Mears (25) Chevrolet
36 A.J. Allmendinger (84) Toyota
37 Kyle Busch (5) Chevrolet
38 Robby Gordon (7) Ford
39 Tony Raines (96) Chevrolet
40 Reed Sorenson (41) Dodge
41 Ken Schrader (21) Ford
42 Kevin Lepage (37) Dodge
43 Brian Vickers (83) Toyota
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