The final 10 laps of Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race were about as good as it gets.
You had a three-wide battle for the lead, daring moves, cars banging into the wall — and one another — and Jeff Gordon spinning out and crashing.
And it was all capped by Tony Stewart charging to the front in the final laps, stealing the win, his first victory with his new team.
That was the type of thrilling action you see often on short tracks or in restrictor-plate races, but rarely on the 1.5-mile tracks that dominate the Sprint Cup schedule.
The fantastic finish, of course, was a direct result of the 10-lap shootout for $1 million — the highlight of the annual All-Star event.
Maybe the unique, quirky rules of the event …Â Details
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