Gordon’s second
place finish vaulted him three positions in the standings to sixth with just three races remaining until the cutoff for the
Chase.
Bad luck for Kyle Busch
and Jeff Burton also allowed Tony Stewart, who finished third, to jump two positions to fifth. Busch’s run-in with
the wall dropped him to seventh, but the real loser was Burton, who blew an engine early. He finished 42nd and dropped five spots
to ninth in the standings.
Despite finishing fourth,
Kasey Kahne still sits in 11th, on the outside looking in on the Chase. Mark Martin jumped to fourth in the Chase with
a fifth place run, just beating Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the line.
Earnhardt, who looked
to be a contender through much of the race, had a slow pit stop on lap 131 and dropped 17 spots. He restarted 19th on
lap 135 and managed to work his way back to sixth by the time the checkered flag fell.
Greg Biffle finished seventh. Rookie
Reed Sorenson was eighth. Denny Hamlin finished ninth, maintaining his eighth place position in the Chase. Sadler’s
two tires kept him in the top 10, finishing 10th. Not so lucky was Bowyer, who finished 33rd after taking his car to
the garage early due to a blown engine.
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