The Old Spice #20, driven by Tony Stewart, rolled the dice late in the Camping World RV Sales 200 by taking two tires on the last caution and powered his way to a season leading five nationwide wins.
Stewart started eighth and quickly took the lead getting challenges early from his JGR teammate Kyle Busch and RCR driver Clint Boyer. Busch held the lead during the middle stages of the race, fending off pursuits from Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick among other Sprint Cup regulars such as Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle.
The # 20 Toyota grabbed the lead for the first time on lap 21 and held it. Busch gained the lead away and seemed to be set to claim his fifth win of the season, but after a late caution with the #18 of Busch elected to take four tires and Stewart taking two spelled doom for Busch and the rest of the field.
Tony grabbed the lead from Edwards on lap 135 and led the rest of the way. Winning crew chief, Dave Rogers, was especially ecstatic getting the win at his home track.
Rogers was the lead engineer on the Home Depot # 20 during its two Sprint Cup Titles and credits Greg Zippadeli with helping him achieve the success he has been awarded this Nationwide Series.
Joe Gibbs Racing has had four different drivers get victories while driving the # 20 including Stewart, Busch, and Hamlin and teen sensation Joey Logano.
"There've been four drivers [to] win in this car, so it's not the drivers -- that's for sure," Stewart said. "We're the fortunate ones to be able to drive this thing."
Top five finishers:
1-Tony Stewart-Toyota
2-Denny Hamlin-Toyota
3-Kyle Busch-Toyota
4- Kevin Harvick-Chevrolet
5-Carl Edwards-Ford
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