DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tony Stewart won at Daytona International Speedway after contact with Kyle Busch sent Busch hard into the wall right before the finish line.

Busch passed Stewart for the lead right before they began the final lap Saturday night, but the Sprint Cup Series points leader chased Busch down and closed in on his bumper. Slight contact sent Busch drifting up the track, but he slid back down to maintain as his lead.

As he tried to block Stewart's passing attempt, Stewart hooked the left bumper to send Busch sailing into the wall. It triggered a multiple car crash behind them, but Stewart sailed through for the win.

It was Stewart's second win in his first season as owner of his own team.

Saturday
At Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Lap length: 2.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 160 laps, 141.5 rating, 195 points.
2. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 160, 117.1, 170.
3. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 160, 128.1, 170.
4. (5) Carl Edwards, Ford, 160, 104.8, 160.
5. (4) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 160, 107.5, 160.
6. (18) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 160, 89, 150.
7. (17) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 160, 86.2, 146.
8. (10) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 160, 105.3, 147.
9. (12) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 160, 80.3, 138.
10. (23) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 160, 94.7, 134.
11. (22) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 160, 84.1, 130.
12. (43) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 160, 65.5, 127.
13. (31) David Ragan, Ford, 160, 90.4, 124.
14. (8) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 160, 109.1, 126.
15. (13) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 160, 90.7, 118.
16. (16) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 160, 101.1, 120.
17. (30) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 160, 86.6, 112.
18. (9) Greg Biffle, Ford, 160, 58.9, 109.
19. (21) Joey Logano, Toyota, 160, 77.9, 106.
20. (7) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 160, 57.6, 108.
21. (28) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 160, 58.7, 100.
22. (34) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 160, 50.9, 102.
23. (33) Paul Menard, Ford, 160, 57.3, 94.
24. (36) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 160, 45.7, 91.
25. (24) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 160, 61.2, 88.
26. (27) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 160, 62.2, 85.
27. (35) John Andretti, Chevrolet, 160, 46.9, 87.
28. (2) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 160, 58.4, 84.
29. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 159, 67.6, 76.
30. (42) Tony Raines, Dodge, 158, 32.4, 73.
31. (37) Scott Speed, Toyota, accident, 152, 52.2, 70.
32. (25) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 152, 67.3, 67.
33. (26) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 146, 50.6, 64.
34. (20) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 144, 62.3, 61.
35. (32) David Stremme, Dodge, 129, 58.2, 58.
36. (14) David Reutimann, Toyota, 127, 58.3, 55.
37. (29) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 124, 36.7, 52.
38. (11) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 79, 45.8, 49.
39. (19) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, accident, 76, 45.5, 46.
40. (38) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, accident, 76, 35.2, 43.
41. (39) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, transmission, 25, 25.4, 40.
42. (41) Patrick Carpentier, Toyota, engine, 18, 28.5, 37.
43. (40) Dave Blaney, Toyota, overheating, 2, 26.3, 34.

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Race Statistics
Winner's Average Speed: 142.461 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours, 48 minutes, 28 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.110 seconds.
Caution Flags: 8 for 30 laps.
Lead Changes: 23 among 10 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J.Gordon 1; T.Stewart 2; Ku.Busch 3; D.Hamlin 4-14; T.Stewart 15-31; D.Hamlin 32-45; T.Stewart 46; D.Hamlin 47; T.Stewart 48-58; R.Newman 59; M.Kenseth 60-62; D.Hamlin 63-71; T.Stewart 72; D.Hamlin 73-79; J.Andretti 80; T.Stewart 81-82; D.Hamlin 83-103; R.Gordon 104; T.Stewart 105-126; J.Burton 127-128; T.Stewart 129-158; Ky.Busch 159; T.Stewart 160.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): T.Stewart, 9 times for 86 laps; D.Hamlin, 6 times for 63 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 3 laps; J.Burton, 1 time for 2 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 1 lap; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 1 lap; R.Newman, 1 time for 1 lap; R.Gordon, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Andretti, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Gordon, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. T.Stewart, 2,719. 2. J.Gordon, 2,539. 3. J.Johnson, 2,525. 4. Ku.Busch, 2,414. 5. C.Edwards, 2,317. 6. D.Hamlin, 2,302. 7. R.Newman, 2,235. 8. Ky.Busch, 2,234. 9. G.Biffle, 2,215. 10. M.Kenseth, 2,201. 11. J.Montoya, 2,187. 12. K.Kahne, 2,166.

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NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

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