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Despite finishing second in Saturday's Subway Fresh 500, Tony Stewart blew off the mandatory post-race interviews with the media. Stewart led 132 laps — more than any other competitor — but the final caution came out before the No. 20, who was leading at the time, pitted. Although Stewart exited pit road first, he still had to line up behind Gordon for the restart on Lap 294.

"The yellow flag bit us," said crew chief Greg Zipadelli. "It took our car a little bit to get going. If we could start out front in clean air, it was pretty good. Overall the team did a great job this weekend and I am proud of them. We didn't have that great of a car yesterday and we made a lot of changes. Everybody put their heads together, we came home second. Still a little disappointed. Feel like we could have one a couple of these this year and they keep getting away."

Stewart's second-place finished moved him up two positions in the standings to seventh. He trails Gordon by 332 points.
 
"It took our car a little bit to get going. If we could start out front in clean air, it was pretty good.
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WHAT?
Tony passed Jeff after 12 laps. So that it took a little bit to get going may be true enough. But, then he was re-passed so it must not have been pretty good in clean air. Or, is it that Jeff's car was just better?
 
Can someone explain to me how Gordon came out of that last yellow pit in first place? Why did everyone else on pit road get screwed but him? They tried to explain it on tv last night but I was not paying attention.
 
He crossed the line before Tony crossed the finish line. This effectively put him at the tail end of the lead lap. Then everyone in front of him pitted. This put him in 1st place. It was all in the timing. Had Tony crossed the finish line 1st then Jeff would have been like Lil'E, Truex and ?? and at the tail end of the lead lap.
 
Thanks. I wasn't paying attention to what happened last night.
 
Since they freeze the field, give out lucky dogs, etc., they need to change this. I never have liked it and still don't with these new generosity rules.
 
This is not a new rule. It's been in effect since about the beginning of time. The field is frozen. Jeff didn't move up 1 spot. Until they came around and everyone ahead of him pitted. If someone, anyone on the lead lap had stayed out then he would have been behind them.
If Lil'E, Truex and ?? had crossed the line ahead of Tony they too would have been in the same position. But, since their pit stalls were farther back they couldn't.
And, I suspect that is a lot of people's problems with how this went down. They think Jeff got away with something. Some rule NASCAR made up so he could tie DE or some such foolishness...
 
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