sixteenth stock car race nascar cup series season road course events held june california crowd lap race won chip racing team started thirty second position finished second teammate came won pole position passed lap gordon held position round green flag pit stops took position held laps gordon got ahead edwards race final restart lap took lead passed gordon ceded stewart pit stop slowed lap attempted conserve fuel allowed close gap got ahead lead seven lap battle held win race seven lead changes drivers win cup series foreign driver win series race lead drivers championship reduced teammate car infringement chevrolet maintained lead manufacturers championship points ahead nearest rival ford races remaining season race attracted million television viewers report background course called road courses hold nascar races international standard road course turn course miles long track modified adding bypassed turns shortening course miles nascar events race criticized drivers preferred layout replaced degree turn bringing track current dimensions miles race led drivers championship points second fourth fifth rounded chevrolet led manufacturers championship points ahead nearest rival ford second dodge points toyota fourth race defending champion teams chose temporarily replace regular drivers road course replaced time champion hours winner racing chose replace competing milwaukee mile trans series champion replaced endurance driver champion selected drive dodge race winner selected replace driver attempted qualify self owned car endurance racing driver entered toyota announced participate team scheduling conflict champion scheduled drive racing car withdrew rookie year competitor nascar début road course leaving formula considered drivers contender win race despite previous experience said hoped chance winning expected main rival finished previous round hoped continue momentum drivers championship standings practice qualifying practice sessions held sunday race friday saturday session lasted minutes second minutes minutes gordon johnson prohibited competing practice session friday right deemed wide race officials pre event inspection drivers required start rear field race fastest practice session time seconds second stewart took fourth position placed fifth rounded session fastest drivers said stewart went track continued drivers entered according nascar qualifying procedure race clinched pole position career pennsylvania time seconds advantage recorded lap weather conditions cooler joined grid row pole position lap qualified said fourth stewart started fifth burton newman rounded drivers failed qualify ash said slightly nervous felt driver record faster lap time definitely felt juan ryan going later definitely beat kept telling everybody heart definitely beating faster morning got looking forward saturday afternoon cool weather conditions fastest second practice session lap seconds ahead stewart fourth fastest fifth sixth edwards followed stalled spun afterward edwards left track flew milwaukee mile participate series race drivers returned race completion later day paced final practice session time stewart second fourth fastest ahead newman seventh fastest eighth johnson ninth afflicted electrical issue corrected team installed new distributor damaged car sheet metal structure accident turn spun hit turn tire barrier sustained minor damage went track damage cars race live television coverage race sixteenth thirty season began eastern daylight time live united_states tnt start race weather conditions sunny clear breezy began pre race ceremonies invocation actress singer songwriter performed national anthem retired football wide receiver commanded drivers start engines drivers moved rear field race started maintained pole position advantage heading corner stewart fell field ran wide second turn damage car moved second positions dropped race caution prompted lap contact eleventh turn unable restart car drivers pit stops fuel tires caution petty damage cars repaired maintained lead lap restart ahead laps later attempted pass unable complete manoeuvre starting 32nd moved 20th 13th lap sterling engine failed lap race second caution issued lap later stopped turn drivers elected pit stops caution remained leader restart followed attempted pass turn locked brakes spun avoided contacting wall fell rear field passed second following lap laps later brake located turn triggered caution led field speed restart johnson contact 32nd lap green flag pit stops began lap pit stop tires fuel reclaimed position pit stop lap held lap succeeded johnson lead lap drivers similar pit stops took lead johnson turn lap stewart took lead 41st lap pit stop took position lap fourth caution displayed lap large piece metal located start finish line chose pit caution edwards led field restart followed jones lap contact resulted spinning similarly spun turn rear end hit tire barriers drivers continued moved second passed laps later battled position lap drivers contact spun turn subsequently stalled incident prompted race fifth caution edwards led field restart followed lap passed edwards retake lead sixth caution triggered lap spun entering turn went grass unable restart engine led field racing speed restart followed edwards said moved second position lap passed edwards spun grass lap rejoined track following lap spun sideways turn got rear end managed restart engine despite falling order spun track hit wall continued spun second time turn seven curb caused race seventh final caution drivers chose pit caution edwards pit stops fuel tires said stalled required pit crew push start car collided teammate pit road damaged right green observed speeding race ended right tire caught fire elected pit stop remained leader restart stewart lead lap gordon lost position passed turn ceded second position scheduled pit stop tires fuel laps later similar stop 75th lap stewart allowed reclaim lead spun grass lap recovered car continued spun second time turn restarted car following lap lap led burton gap drivers seconds laps later passed inside turn lap laps later reported car engine cutting points track contact attempting pass held position tried lap taking inside line turn momentarily moved ran deep corner allowed retain lead laps later passed inside entering turn lead stewart moved ahead slid contact gordon lap fourth place runner edwards ran fuel laps later drove pit road slowed running low fuel fuel remaining laps win career victory cup series foreign born driver win series won old dominion hispanic chip racing victory october finished second ahead teammate fourth fifth stewart said rounded finishers race seven lead changes different drivers race post race comments appeared victory lane celebrate career victory cup series crowd earning victory said relieved excited given high expectations perform nascar stated huge right biggest thing open wheel meant winning stock cars wasn win year huge know little bit think big boost everybody working shop finished second felt sufficient fuel reach race conclusion big fan came great road wasn fastest strategy won today place finisher burton happy finishing position obviously worked hard year year fuel mileage paid today good run ran competitive race long happy way race run thought crew chief team called race perfectly come far played pit strategy best way possibly fall way good fortune gain spots fourth place finisher said car felt good felt difficult overtake drivers led laps laps driver disappointed finishing 16th position gon run fuel disappointing car fast started row beat finish 16th said hoped problems fuel mileage resolved season second road course event days race given penalties johnson cars penalties actions stock car racing car car parts components equipment conform nascar rules parts car components previously approved nascar installed modified enhance aerodynamic performance unauthorized alterations car included fine crew chiefs placed probation december suspended races loss drivers owners points gordon johnson cup series director said johnson gordon increased width inch longer regulations allowed june announced appeal penalties johnson gordon later stated accepted decision felt penalties harsh result kept gordon lead drivers championship points ahead second burton moved positions fourth johnson fell fifth position stewart moved edwards sixth remained eighth ninth positions rounded chevrolet maintained lead manufacturers championship points ford remained second points dodge maintained position toyota remained fourth race attracted television audience million people took hours minutes seconds complete event margin victory seconds results qualifying race results standings race
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