The 2011 NASCAR Chase opener resulted in a fuel-mileage race. Go figure.
In a season full of strategy races, Monday's delayed Chicagoland Speedway race was another in a series of events in which drivers needed to stretch their gas as long as possible – and, as usual, some failed.
Tony Stewart didn't, though. Stewart made his fuel last to the finish and won his first race in nearly a year.
Not bad for a guy who had counted himself out of the Chase as recently as Thursday.
Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. also had enough gas to make it to the finish – and finished second and third as a result – but five-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson didn't.
Johnson finished 11th and was among the drivers who were bitten by fuel strategy. Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon also ran out of gas before the finish.
Check out the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings here.
Here are the NASCAR Chicagoland Speedway race results for Monday (Chase driver names in bold):
- Tony Stewart
- Kevin Harvick
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Carl Edwards
- Brad Keselowski
- Kurt Busch
- Clint Bowyer
- Ryan Newman
- Mark Martin
- Jimmie Johnson
- David Ragan
- Kasey Kahne
- Brian Vickers
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Jeff Burton
- Joey Logano
- Regan Smith
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Marcos Ambrose
- Paul Menard
- Matt Kenseth
- Kyle Busch
- Trevor Bayne
- Jeff Gordon
- Mike Bliss
- Greg Biffle
- AJ Allmendinger
- Andy Lally
- Casey Mears
- Landon Cassill
- Denny Hamlin
- David Reutimann
- Dave Blaney
- JJ Yeley
- Scott Speed
- David Gilliland
- Bobby Labonte
- Jamie McMurray
- Robby Gordon
- Joe Nemechek
- David Stremme
- Josh Wise
- Michael McDowell



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