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STEWART-HAAS RACING: WEEKEND LINEUP

July 24-26, 2009

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Allstate 400 at The Brickyard

Venue / Location:   Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval)

SHR Driver Lineup:  Tony Stewart in the No. 14 Old Spice / Office Depot Chevrolet Impala SS

                            Ryan Newman in the No. 39 Haas Automation / U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala SS

Qualifying:                 10 a.m. EDT on Saturday, July 25 with live broadcast on ESPN2

Time / Date / TV:     1 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 26 with live broadcast on ESPN (race starts at 2 p.m.)

RYAN NEWMAN

Hoping To Write His Own Piece of History at Indianapolis

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (July 22, 2009) - "You have to know the past to understand the present." - Dr. Carl Sagan

When NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman walks through the garage at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he can't help but think about the drivers who have come before him and whose footsteps he might be walking in as he makes his way to his racecar. And as he pilots the No. 39 Haas Automation/U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala SS, Newman will undoubtedly be pondering whose tire tracks he could be following around the racetrack.

For Newman, it's the history of the 100-year-old Indianapolis Motor Speedway that makes this weekend's Allstate 400 at The Brickyard one of the most significant races he competes in each Sprint Cup Series season. He respects the great drivers who have made history at Indianapolis - A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, Mel Kenyon, the list goes on and on - and he counts them as his heroes. The races that have been run at Indianapolis, he counts among his favorites.

The South Bend, Ind., native prides himself on being a historian of not just NASCAR, but of auto racing in general. Through the years, Newman has studied and put to memory stories about racetracks, racecars and the greatest races of all time in a variety of racing divisions. He has an immense knowledge of the history of auto racing and an even more profound appreciation for the drivers who have come before him, and those he races with today.

Since he started driving quarter-midgets at the age of 4½, Newman has been a passionate student of the sport in which he now makes his living. And in Newman's opinion, there is no more significant track in the history of auto racing than Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Although Newman has never had the desire to get behind the wheel of an IndyCar, he remembers coming to watch an IndyCar race at the track as a little boy. And he recalls sneaking into the racetrack years later to meet some of NASCAR's stars the first time stock cars raced at the famed Brickyard.

Even Newman has made his own bit of racing history in Indianapolis - albeit across town at O'Reilly Raceway Park. His first major USAC win came in May 1997, when he drove the No. 39 Midget car to victory in the 52^nd Night Before the 500 race at the .686-mile short track on the Saturday night prior to that year's Indianapolis 500.

At that time, it was the biggest win of Newman's young career, and one that he credits with putting him on the map. The prestigious win helped vault Newman into victory lane two more times that year in USAC Midgets. It also helped to land him a developmental ride in NASCAR just three years later.

This weekend, Newman wants to have another big night and add his name to the annals of history at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

In eight Sprint Cup starts, Newman has never started lower than eighth at Indianapolis. However, he only has one top-10 finish - a fourth-place effort in 2002.

The 2009 season has been history in the making for his Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) teammate and team owner Tony Stewart. Stewart became the first driver-owner to lead the points since Alan Kulwicki in 1992, and the first driver-owner since Ricky Rudd in 1998 to win a point-paying race when he won at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway in June.

Newman has enjoyed recent success, as well. He currently sits seventh in the points with five top-five and nine top-10 finishes in 19 starts. Now, especially since he is a hometown boy and has teamed with a fellow Hoosier in Stewart, Newman would like to add his own significant, historic moment to the SHR mix and there would be no better place than the legendary oval in Indiana.

A win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway would be Newman's first at the track and first at SHR, Stewart's first as a car owner at the track and the first-ever win for the No. 39 - regardless of ownership - in Sprint Cup competition.

As Newman has said, there is nothing more remarkable than walking down the same path to pit lane as some of his heroes have over the years, whether it be IndyCar or NASCAR stars, and follow their racing line around the legendary 2.5-mile oval. The only thing more remarkable, of course, would be celebrating a win in his home state.

After testing three times at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Newman and the No. 39 team could have just the right combination to make history and give Stewart, a two-time winner at The Brickyard, his first opportunity to kiss the "Yard of Bricks" as a car owner.

RYAN NEWMAN, Driver of the No. 39 Haas Automation /U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala SS for Stewart-Haas Racing:

How much does Indianapolis Motor Speedway mean to you?

"This place means a lot. From a pure history of auto racing standpoint, that, to me, means the most. I'm a big racing historian. I like the history of the sport, and I've always said, to know people like A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, Parnelli Jones, Jim Hurtubise and Mel Kenyon, that all those people have been through here at some point, walking the same path out to the pit lane and driving the same line on the racetrack that I am, is something really special. To know that I'm stepping in their footprint as I walk to my racecar, that, to me is what's special. They're my heroes just as much as anybody else right now. I look forward to the race because of the history of auto racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I'm a big fan of the old Watson Roadsters from the '60s, and things like that. To me, it's cool that I'm driving in the same tire tracks that all the greats used to drive on."

What are your thoughts on racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway?

"Like I said, the history of all of auto racing here at this racetrack means more to me than anything else. It's a great race. It's a unique racetrack. We all know that. It's a lot of fun, especially when you're up front. It seems like the straightaways go on forever, and you can just sit there and relax and drive the racecar. The racetrack is really fun to drive. It's one of the hardest tracks to race, which is why some people love it and some people hate it. It's really a deal where if you have a fast racecar, you will have fun. If your car isn't fast, it's going to be a miserable day.

"I just look forward to going to Indy with our Haas Automation/U.S. Army Chevrolet and trying to run well. We're working our way to kind of solidify ourselves to be in the Chase. That's our goal at this point in the season, to make sure that we can lock up that position, or a position. Indianapolis is a great racetrack with a lot of great fans. And since both Tony and I are from this area, meaning Indiana, I think this year might be more fun and definitely busier for both of us. With the open-wheel side of things, the racing that we've done all across every part of Indiana, I would speculate there are very few racetracks in this state that either one of us hasn't raced at. So, coming home to race in Indiana at such a famed racetrack is really special. It's just a great place to come back and enjoy the racing and the fans."

Where would a win at Indianapolis and in your home state, rank for you?

"To me, Indianapolis ranks second to the Daytona 500. Not by much, but it is still second. This race hasn't been going on as long as the Daytona 500 has, and winning in the 50^th running of the Daytona 500 was something that was really special to me because of all the past winners who were on hand in the driver's meeting for that race. I kept thinking of the history of the race and that my name was joining some outstanding drivers as Daytona 500 winners. It was very special.

"So the Daytona 500 is number one in my book. But there is more history here at Indianapolis as far as auto racing as a whole goes and the last 100 years. Winning a race at Indy would be very special because of the significance of the track in the history of auto racing. And it would be very special to win in my home state. This race holds a lot of weight. But to me, it's second."

Do you have a favorite story growing up, or maybe even as a driver, from this racetrack?

"I would come around a little bit when the IndyCars ran here. I came to one race when I was probably about 6 years old, and it got rained out. It was the year it rained until, I think, Tuesday, and I had to go back to school.

"But for me, one of the coolest things ever wasn't at a race. I was down here with my mom. I forget if we were picking up tires at Hoosier or what we were doing, and we drove by the racetrack and we heard a different noise, and it was the stock cars. I couldn't stand it. I had to go inside and see it. So, we snuck into the racetrack and came over and talked to Jeff Gordon and some other drivers, and it was just neat because we got to be here first-hand for when the stock cars hit the racetrack. That was a really big deal to me because racing in Indiana was always open-wheel cars, and I was a big NASCAR fan and I got to see them in my home state. It was in the early '90s, but the bottom line was that it was cool to hear it and see it and remember it, and now I'm here racing stock cars."

Yours was one of the teams that tested for Goodyear at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. You and the No. 39 team tested on three different occasions. Talk about what you expect out of the tires this time around at Indianapolis?

"It was my third test this year, and Tony (Stewart) and the No. 14 team did one of the tests, as well. From where I'm sitting, it was nice to be able to go to do a Goodyear tire test like this one. Most teams look forward to going to do a Goodyear tire test, where you go and validate the tire they have chosen. Or, maybe they will have an alternate tire and, in the end, you learn a little bit about the racetrack, you help Goodyear out, you go home and you had a good day. Going to Indy three times was not the ideal thing to do. We knew we were struggling through a tire situation. And, obviously, Indy has different challenges with the grinding of the racetrack, but the tire itself is great. I don't think any of us wanted it to take as long as it did and to have as many tests as we did at the track, but we all had one goal, and that was to get a tire that will allow us to put on a good race for the fans. Goodyear did a good job of finally getting a tire that, I think, is going to help get the racing back to the way it was at Indianapolis prior to our issues there. Indy is not the raciest racetrack we go to, but you can make passes. You can work your way to front. This tire is going to help us and, in the end, I don't think the fans will go home disappointed."

TONY STEWART, Owner of the No. 39 Haas Automation /U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala SS for Stewart-Haas Racing:

Winning your first Brickyard race was special and you'll never forget it, but how would winning it with your own team compare to your first Brickyard win?

"It would be awesome. I know how gratifying it was to win the All-Star race at Charlotte earlier this year. I remember when a perfect example was the first year we won the Chili Bowl, which is the biggest Midget race in the country, I won it for a couple of good friends of mine, Keith Kunz and Pete Willoughby, and then we were able to win it two years later, and it was the first time I had won it driving my car. You know, it's just an unbelievable feeling knowing that you've had a hand in helping build it, build the program.

"So it would be awesome. It was a dream come true. It's always been a dream to win in Indianapolis, and I've been very blessed and fortunate to win it twice, now, and that's something that, if I died tomorrow, I would die a happy man because of those two races.

"But it would be that much more special to win it as a team owner, too. It's been so much fun working with this group of guys, and even if I didn't win it, if Ryan won the race, I would have the same feeling of gratification just being a part of it and being able to help Ryan realize his dream. I think it would mean just as much to be the winning car owner for Ryan as it would be for me to win it as a driver and owner."

RYAN NEWMAN'S INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY PERFORMANCE PROFILE

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Haas Automation Racing

Team Report

Round 20 of 36 - Allstate 400 at The Brickyard  - Indianapolis  Motor Speedway

Car No.: 39 - Haas Automation/U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala SS for Stewart-Haas Racing

Teammate: Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala SS for Stewart-Haas Racing   

Primary Team Members:

Over-The-Wall Crew Members:

Other Crew Members:

Chassis No. 39-494:

Chassis No. 39-494 made its debut earlier this season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Newman started sixth at Las Vegas and mounted a charge for a top-10 finish, but a loose wheel halted the team's strong run and relegated the team to a 25^th-place result. Since then, this car has made three trips to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the No. 39 team was a participant in NASCAR/Goodyear tire testing at the 2.5-mile oval earlier this year.

Notes of Interest:

• The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard will mark Newman's 280^th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his ninth career Sprint Cup start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
• Oxnard, Calif.-based Haas Automation, the largest CNC machine tool builder in the western world and co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing with two-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart, will sponsor the No. 39 Chevrolet Impala SS at Indianapolis this weekend.
• In 19 starts with Stewart-Haas Racing, Newman has scored one pole, five top-five and nine top-10 finishes. Newman's best finish was a second-place effort in the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway near Charlotte, N.C., in May. Newman is currently seventh in the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship point standings, 499 points behind leader Stewart.
• The South Bend, Ind., native has never qualified lower than eighth for the Allstate 400. Although Newman - who is known for his ability to turn a quick lap and win pole positions - has an average starting position of 4.9 in eight starts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he has never started from the top spot at the 2.5-mile oval. Newman's best starting spot was second in 2003.
• While Newman has a history of starting near the front at The Brickyard, he has not enjoyed the same kind of success when it comes to recording solid finishes in the 400-mile race. In eight starts, Newman has one top-five finish at Indianapolis - a fourth-place effort during his 2002 rookie campaign in the Sprint Cup Series. Newman has three other finishes of 13^th or better - 11^th in 2003, and 13^th in 2006 and 2008.
• In 2003, Newman competed in the International Race of Champions (IROC) event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He started ninth and finished third in the 40-lap race.
• Newman and his No. 39 SHR team participated in three of the four Goodyear tire tests that were held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the course of the last few months.
• Racing and Winning Across Town at O'Reilly Raceway Park - On Thursday, Newman will return to his racing roots and compete in the USAC Silver Crown event at the .686-mile O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. The former Silver Crown champion (1999) will pilot the No. 11 Banjo Corporation Chevy in the 100-lap feature. Newman has one pole, one win (May 1999) and five top-five finishes in 11 starts at the Indianapolis short track in Silver Crown competition.
• For Newman, O'Reilly Raceway Park has been a special place for both his family and his racing career. He began racing Quarter Midgets at the age of 4½, and scored his first major win at O'Reilly in May 1997. It was Newman's first-ever win in USAC competition as he piloted the No. 39 Midget car to victory in the 52^nd Night Before the 500 on the Saturday night prior to that year's Indianapolis 500. It was the biggest win of Newman's young career, and one that he credits with putting him on the map. The prestigious win helped vault Newman into victory lane two more times that year in USAC Midgets and accelerated his climb through the racing ranks. Newman has won a total of five USAC Midget races in 16 starts at O'Reilly, but none was more special than his first victory at the short track in 1997.
• Numerology and Newman's No. 39 - The No. 39 has been lucky for Newman throughout his racing career. His maiden USAC win at O'Reilly Raceway Park in 1997 came in the No. 39. Fast forward to 2005, when Newman piloted the No. 39 in NASCAR Nationwide Series competition for Penske Racing. His team was dominant during a limited schedule, winning six of nine races entered that season. Newman finished outside the top-three only once in those nine races. The No. 39 has never been to victory lane in Sprint Cup competition, and Newman hopes to be the driver to change that.
• Newman has collected 44 poles since making his Sprint Cup debut in 2000. He is 10^th in career poles and is tied with Mark Martin for second among active full-time drivers in Sprint Cup poles. Newman's last pole came at Lowe's Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600 on May 21.
• Newman has a career total of 13 wins, 44 poles, 68 top-fives and 115 top-10 finishes in 279 Sprint Cup starts. His most recent Sprint Cup win came 54 races ago in the 50^th running of the Daytona 500 in February 2008 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, which ended a winless streak of 81 races that dated back to New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon in 2005.

Ryan Newman's Indianapolis Motor Speedway Performance Profile:

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STEWART-HAAS RACING

16^th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Qualifying

Date:               July 25, 2009

Event:             16^th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Qualifying (Round 20 of 36)

Series:             NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Location:         Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval)

Pole Winner:  Mark Martin of Hendrick Motorsports (49.436 seconds at 182.054 mph)

SHR Lineup:   Tony Stewart (7^th, 50.010 seconds at 179.964 mph)

                    Ryan Newman (17^th, 50.193 seconds at 179.308 mph)

Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala SS, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent in time trials at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by qualifying seventh for Sunday's 16^th running of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.  Stewart turned a lap of 50.010 seconds at 179.964 mph on the 2.5-mile oval.

"It was pretty balanced.  I was a little bit loose into (turn) two, which has kind of been a common theme during qualifying today," said Stewart, who won the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in 2005 and 2007.  "You still have to go in there like you know it's going to stick.  I thought it was a good lap.  We picked up three tenths from yesterday, so we were happy with that.  We're excited for tomorrow."

Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 Haas Automation/ U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala SS for SHR, will start 17^th after turning a lap of 50.193 seconds at 179.308 mph.

"The car felt good," said Newman, who grew up in South Bend, Ind., located about three hours north of Indianapolis.  "I don't understand why it didn't go any faster.  The Haas Automation Chevy was really comfortable in race trim yesterday, so I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do on Sunday."

Qualifying was delayed nearly four hours after rain moved through central Indiana throughout much of the morning.  However, by the time qualifying began around 2 p.m. EDT, the weather consisted of sunny skies, a light breeze and a temperature of 72 degrees.

Mark Martin captured his 45^th career Sprint Cup pole, his fourth of the season and his first at Indianapolis by posting a lap of 49.436 seconds at 182.054 mph.

Juan Pablo Montoya, the former CART, IRL IndyCar Series and Formula One driver who won the 2000 Indianapolis 500, will start alongside Martin on the outside of row one, as he timed in at 49.778 seconds at 180.803 mph.  Dale Earnhardt Jr., was third (49.843 seconds at 180.567 mph), while 2002 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard 400 winner Bill Elliott (49.901 seconds at 180.357 mph) and David Reutimann (49.940 seconds at 180.216 mph) rounded out the top-five.

Forty-six drivers attempted to qualify for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.  Those not making the cut in the 43-car field were Sterling Marlin, Max Papis and Derrike Cope.

As far as manufacturers went, Chevrolet took the top three spots thanks to the qualifying efforts of Martin, Montoya and Earnhardt.  Ford was next best at the hands of Elliott, while Toyota was the third-fastest make thanks to Reutimann.  Kasey Kahne, who qualified eighth, was the top Dodge at 50.037 seconds at 179.867 mph.

The Allstate 400 at the Brickyard gets underway at 2 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 26 with live coverage provided by ESPN beginning with its pre-race show at 12:30 p.m.

STEWART-HAAS RACING

16^th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Race Report

Date:               July 26, 2009

Event:          16^th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (Round 20 of 36)

Series:          NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Location:     Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval)

Winner:        Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)

SHR Finish:  Tony Stewart (Started 7^th, Finished 3^rd / Running, completed 160 of 160 laps)

                 Ryan Newman (Started 17^th, Finished 14^th / Running, completed 160 of 160 laps)

Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala SS, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent at Indianapolis Motor Speedway by finishing third in Sunday's 16^th running of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

It was Stewart's series-leading 12^th top-five finish of the 2009 season and his fifth top-five in 11 career Sprint Cup starts at Indianapolis.

Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 Haas Automation/U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala SS for SHR, finished 14^th to score his 11^th top-15 result of 2009.

Stewart maintained his position atop the championship point standings and now owns a 192-point advantage over second-place Jimmie Johnson.  Newman remained seventh in the standings, 548 markers out of first.

Juan Pablo Montoya dominated the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard by leading three times for a race-high 116 laps, but a pit road speeding penalty late in the event cost him any chance of victory and he ended up a disappointing 11^th.

Johnson led only once, but the three-time and reigning Sprint Cup champion was at the point for the final 24 circuits around the 2.5-mile oval to take the win in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.  It was Johnson's 43^rd career victory, his third of the season and his third at Indianapolis.

Johnson's Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Mark Martin, finished .400 of a second behind him, while Stewart, Greg Biffle and Brian Vickers rounded out the top-five.  Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, David Reutimann, Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth comprised the remainder of the top-10.

There were only three caution periods for 14 laps, with five drivers failing to finish the 160-lap race.

The next event on the Sprint Cup schedule is the Aug. 2 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway.  The race begins at 2 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by ESPN beginning with its pre-race show at 1 p.m.

Track Position, Tire Issues Deter Newman at Indianapolis

Haas Automation/U.S. Army Driver Finishes 14^th

Date:                July 26, 2009

Event:              16^th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard (Round 20 of 36)

Series:              NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Location:         Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.5-mile oval)

Start/Finish:  17^th/14^th (Running, completed 160 of 160 laps)

Winner:           Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)

For Ryan Newman and the No. 39 Haas Automation/U.S. Army team, track position and tire issues proved to be the biggest challenges in Sunday's 16^th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Both proved to be insurmountable as Newman soldiered to a 14^th-place finish for his 11^th top-15 of the season.

Newman, admittedly disappointed in himself after qualifying 17^th on Saturday afternoon, knew before the green flag dropped that he had his work cut out for him as track position is typically a huge key to success at the 2.5-mile oval. Starting in the middle of the pack meant that Newman would have to battle with not only traffic, but also "dirty air," which affects the car's handling and makes it difficult to catch and pass the cars ahead of him.

It didn't take long for Newman's hunch to prove true. Running 16^th on lap 18, he told his crew that the car "wasn't bad," but he just could not make up any ground because he was stuck in dirty air. Newman also reported that his car had started out with a loose condition, but that it had gotten tighter as the run progressed.

On lap 31, Newman made his first green-flag pit stop of the day. The No. 39 team changed four tires, fuel and made air pressure and track bar adjustments in hopes of improving the car and helping Newman pick up spots and gain valuable track position. Although Newman's team was solid on pit road, he returned to the track in 16^th place.

Battling traffic and trying to gain track position proved to be difficult for Newman throughout the 160-lap race. However, the biggest challenge turned out to be tires. During three separate runs, Newman told his crew that the car had a vibration and that it felt like his tires were "unbalanced," which caused the car to bounce and shake on the racetrack. The team worked on Newman's car at every opportunity and, with each pit stop, hoped that new tires would help improve the issue. But nothing seemed to help.

"I don't know what else to tell you," Newman said at lap 105 while running in the 17^th spot. "The car's a little free in and a little tight off. But the tires are just bouncing like crazy and it's not getting better."

Newman made a charge on the final restart of the race at lap 136 and was able to move up as high as 11^th, but in the end he could not make his car stick to the track and he took the checkered flag in 14^th.

"I told (crew chief Tony) Gibson on several occasions that I couldn't complain about the car because our problem wasn't handling or anything like that," Newman said. "We got behind from the start and had to deal with a lot of traffic and dirty air and there just wasn't a lot of passing out there. About midway through the race, we had a few sets of tires that I wasn't happy with. They were making the car bounce, and I just couldn't do anything with it.

"It's definitely not the finish that we wanted with our No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet, but in the end, I think we had a decent points day and that's important for us right now because we are trying to secure a position in the Chase."

Newman's Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) teammate and owner, Tony Stewart, finished third and continues to lead the two-car SHR contingent in the championship point race as he remains atop the standings with a 192-point advantage over second-place Jimmie Johnson. Newman remained seventh in the standings, 548 markers out of first.

Juan Pablo Montoya dominated the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard by leading three times for a race-high 116 laps, but a pit-road speeding penalty late in the event took him out of contention and he ended up a disappointing 11^th.

Johnson led only once, but the three-time and reigning Sprint Cup champion was at the point for the final 24 circuits around the 2.5-mile oval to take the win in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. It was Johnson's 43^rd career victory, his third of the season and his third at Indianapolis.

Johnson's Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Mark Martin, finished .400 of a second behind him, while Stewart, Greg Biffle and Brian Vickers rounded out the top-five.  Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, David Reutimann, Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth comprised the remainder of the top-10.

There were only three caution periods for 14 laps, with five drivers failing to finish the 160-lap race.

The next event on the Sprint Cup schedule is the Aug. 2 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. The race begins at 2 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by ESPN beginning with its pre-race show at 1 p.m.