Tony Stewart has snatched victory in the Sylvania 300 when Clint Bowyer ran out of fuel with just two laps to go.
It was a reversal of fortunes from last year’s race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway when Stewart led on the final lap, only to run out of fuel and hand the win to Bowyer,
In the second race of NASCAR’s Chase for Sprint Cup, it was Stewart’s second-consecutive victory, his second of the season and the 41st of his career. The win has given him the lead in the series standings. Stewart leads Kevin Harvick by seven points. Harvick finished 12th.
Brad Keselowski used a great pit strategy to take second-place, with Greg Biffle third from, Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers. Matt Kenseth, David Ragan, Carl Edwards, Juan Montoya and Regan Smith rounding out the top 10.
Australian Marcos Ambrose finished 30th.
The next battle in the Chase will be held on Sunday at Dover.
Results
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS |
| 1 | 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 47/1 | 300 | Running |
| 2 | 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 43/1 | 300 | Running |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Ford40MPG.com | 41/0 | 300 | Running |
| 4 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 42/2 | 300 | Running |
| 5 | 3 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 40/1 | 300 | Running |
| 6 | 27 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Affliction Clothing: Live Fast | 38/0 | 300 | Running |
| 7 | 26 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS “We Love Logistics” | 38/1 | 300 | Running |
| 8 | 23 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Scotts WinterGuard Fertilizer | 36/0 | 300 | Running |
| 9 | 31 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Degree Men | 36/1 | 300 | Running |
| 10 | 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 35/1 | 300 | Running |
| 11 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M’s | 33/0 | 300 | Running |
| 12 | 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser Designated Driver | 33/1 | 300 | Running |
| 13 | 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 31/0 | 300 | Running |
| 14 | 24 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 30/0 | 300 | Running |
| 15 | 2 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 30/1 | 300 | Running |
| 16 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 29/1 | 300 | Running |
| 17 | 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | 27/0 | 300 | Running |
| 18 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe’s | 27/1 | 300 | Running |
| 19 | 15 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Bush’s Best Baked Beans / Kingsford | 25/0 | 299 | Running |
| 20 | 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Sylvania / Menards | 24/0 | 299 | Running |
| 21 | 13 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 23/0 | 299 | Running |
| 22 | 5 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 23/1 | 299 | Running |
| 23 | 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Axe Cool Metal | 21/0 | 299 | Running |
| 24 | 21 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 21/1 | 299 | Running |
| 25 | 1 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 20/1 | 299 | Running |
| 26 | 11 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 19/1 | 298 | Out Of Fuel |
| 27 | 32 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | Long John Silver’s | 17/0 | 298 | Running |
| 28 | 19 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron’s Dream Machine | 16/0 | 298 | Running |
| 29 | 28 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 15/0 | 298 | Running |
| 30 | 29 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 14/0 | 297 | Running |
| 31 | 40 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Ford | Street King | 0 | 296 | Running |
| 32 | 33 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 12/0 | 296 | Running |
| 33 | 30 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit | 0 | 294 | Running |
| 34 | 42 | 71 | Andy Lally * | Ford | Interstate Moving Services | 10/0 | 284 | Running |
| 35 | 22 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Golden Corral / Richie Evans NASCAR Hall of Fame | 9/0 | 80 | Oil Leak |
| 36 | 39 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 0 | 38 | Brakes |
| 37 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 7/0 | 35 | Rear Gear |
| 38 | 34 | 30 | David Stremme | Chevrolet | Inception Motorsports | 6/0 | 32 | Brakes |
| 39 | 41 | 37 | Josh Wise | Ford | Max Q Motorsports | 0 | 29 | Brakes |
| 40 | 36 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy | 4/0 | 28 | Brakes |
| 41 | 43 | 46 | Scott Speed | Ford | Red Line Oil | 0 | 23 | Brakes |
| 42 | 37 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 2/0 | 19 | Electrical |
| 43 | 38 | 55 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 0 | 10 | Brakes |
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