Tony Stewart Smokes Competition And Grabs Third Nascar Championship

Tony Stewart did not give himself much of a chance to win the Nascar Championship before the Chase started, but it seems like he was just blowing smoke up his competition's tailpipe. Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards finished tied for the Nascar point lead, but because Stewart had five wins and Edwards only one Stewart is the new Nascar champion.

You have to give Tony Stewart a lot of credit as I never thought he had a chance of winning the Nascar championship at all. Before the chase started he struggled, but when the Chase got started it seemed to renew him and no one could find a way to derail him one bit. Carl Edwards did all he could do, but it was not enough to stop Smoke. It was Tony Stewart's third Nascar Championship and probably his sweetest one. The main reason for that is he is a owner and driver and that makes it even more sweeter.

Tony Stewart Wins Texas Cuts Carl Edwards To 3 Points

Tony Stewart grab a Texas win and now the pressure gets tighter on Carl Edwards as Stewart now just trails Edwards by just three points. With only two races left this should get very interesting. For Jimmie Johnson his reign will come to an end. It was a great run and everyone knew eventually it would have to end. Below is the point stands and the Top Ten at Texas.

1 Carl Edwards 2316 ---
2 Tony Stewart 2313 3
3 Kevin Harvick 2283 33
4 Matt Kenseth 2278 38
5 Brad Keselowski 2267 49
6 Jimmie Johnson 2261 55
7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2237 79
8 Jeff Gordon 2235 81
9 Kurt Busch 2229 87
10 Denny Hamlin 2217 99


Final Pts/Bonus
1. Tony Stewart (14) 48/5
2. Carl Edwards (99) 43/1
3. Kasey Kahne (4) 42/1
4. Matt Kenseth (17) 41/1
5. Greg Biffle (16) 40/1
6. Jeff Gordon (24) 38/0
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) 37/0
8. Martin Truex Jr. (56) 36/0
9. Clint Bowyer (33) 35/0
10. A J Allmendinger (43) 34/0