Tony Stewart Uses Bold Move Late To Win At Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Defending Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart made a bold move to take the lead on a late restart and held off Jimmie Johnson for a redemptive win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Frustrated by a pit mishap at Las Vegas a year ago, Stewart dipped below the two leaders from the second row to take the lead with about 30 laps left in the 400-mile race. He pulled away from Johnson on three more restarts over the final 17 laps for his first win on the 1.5-mile tri-oval in the desert.

Johnson made a run at Stewart with four laps left, but couldn’t get around him or get close again. Johnson finished second after starting at the back of the field in a backup car.