subway fresh fit fit stock car race held february arizona contested laps second race season won finished second gordon teammate finished led lap pole position ahead started second grid race caution free lap debris laps later multiple crash occurred involving drivers later lead changes laps remaining gordon took lead win race season races lead changes different drivers race gordon win moved sixth position drivers championship points leader ahead seventh manufacturers championship toyota ford chevrolet points ahead dodge total people attended race million watched television report background short tracks hold nascar races richmond international dover international standard track phoenix international turn short track oval mile long track turns banked degrees stretch location finish line banked degrees stretch degree banking seats spectators race leading drivers championship points stood second points followed points ahead ahead fourth fifth manufacturers championship ford leading points points ahead rival toyota dodge points point ahead chevrolet battle race defending winner practice qualifying practice sessions held race friday session lasted minutes long second minutes long quickest time seconds session tenths second faster burton pace followed seventh second time session collided wall team car second practice session fastest time seconds second quicker second placed edwards took place ahead martin newman managed seventh place cars entered qualifying raced nascar qualifying procedure edwards clinched eighth pole position career time seconds new track record joined row grid qualified took fourth smith started fifth rounded positions driver failed qualify race time seconds race race second season began est televised live united_states fox conditions grid dry race air temperature began pre race ceremonies giving invocation actress emmy performed national anthem gave command drivers start engines start race competition caution scheduled 40th lap race edwards retained pole position lead corner followed started second end lap leader laps later edwards fell position passed fifth lap moved fourth position following lap leader passing brother kurt lap fallen edwards overtook second lap moved sixth fell 11th laps later edwards reclaimed position caution given debris track runners pit stops caution leader lap restart leader retired race following lap moved second position claimed 32nd lap leader laps later spun sideways prompting second caution given caution announced replace competition caution runners pit stops caution lap restart edwards leader ahead following lap fell end lap edwards remained leader ahead burton 48th lap gordon moved positions beginning race 50th lap caution given collided wall sustaining major damage drivers pit stops caution lap restart leader edwards fell 15th lap moved second moved position following lap moved fifth position lap caution given accident involving drivers afterward red flag help officials continue removing debris lap restart leader ahead newman restart getting penalty excessive speed pit row laps later newman overtook lead passing gordon moved second lap gordon passed newman leader team mate johnson passed 11th position following lap fell lap stewart passed claim lap gordon second lead newman lap newman reclaimed position gordon continued lose positions stewart moved second lap stewart passed newman position laps later moved position lap stewart remained leader followed newman gordon 100th lap stewart maintained second lead laps later gordon moved second position lap johnson claimed sixth position returned race lap edwards returned race garage lap gordon reclaimed position stewart laps later collided wall prompting sixth caution given caution runners pit stops lap restart stewart leader followed gordon johnson laps later vickers returned race gordon passed stewart position lap returned race laps later moved ninth position lap moved fourth position lap moved eleventh moved tenth laps later passed brother kurt fourth position stewart claimed lap johnson moved second position laps later johnson leader stewart pit stop lap johnson newman pit stop leader green flag pit stops concluded johnson continued leader ahead stewart gordon lap stewart fell fourth gordon moved second positions laps later gordon passed johnson leader lap seventh caution given engine failed runners pit stops caution lap restart gordon leader ahead stewart johnson restarted ninth having second pit stop lap johnson moved fifth position laps later pit stops loose wheel lap gordon second lead gordon continued increase lead second position martin passed 11th position following lap stewart moved position lap gordon second lead second lap pit stops lap gordon stewart pit stops lap johnson pit stop eighth caution given collided wall lap restart stewart leader ahead gordon johnson following lap leader stewart fell lap johnson passed stewart claim position laps later gordon passed leader gordon maintained lead win race season finished second ahead johnson fourth newman clinched fifth position starting 14th post race gordon appeared victory lane victory lap start celebrating win season second sprint cup win phoenix international crowd people feeling emotions fans react like push truck pushed way like don know experienced like worth right feeling said gordon triumph finished second said mission today sure good car opportunity beat going beat hero watched able accomplish years subsequent press conference pole position winner edwards stated frustration accident exactly sure happened talk kyle thought frustrated turned left line didn know watched tape think loose hit hard left got rammed infield owner expressed enjoyment winning race stating champion like know people right hasn edge think going lot momentum team right commented good car got opportunity beat going beat doubt hero watched able accomplish years surprise beat race result left leading driver championship points finished eighth second points ahead stewart gordon fifth points ford maintained lead manufacturers championship points toyota chevrolet placed second points ahead dodge fourth million people watched race television race took hours minute seconds complete margin victory seconds results qualifying race results standings race
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