Tony Stewart hits the jackpot in Las Vegas

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Cha-ching! That is the sound of a jackpot, Vegas style, as Tony Stewart out ran Jimmie Johnson to win the Kobalt Tools 400 and claim his first win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Leading a race high 163 laps, Stewart and crew chief Steve Addington were able to fight off Johnson in the closing laps for the duos first race win in 2012. Now Stewart has just two tracks remaining that he is searching for the elusive wins - Darlington Raceway and Kentucky Speedway. Read more on Stewart's win in Smoke Signals tomorrow.

It was also an eventful day for hometown favorites Kurt and Kyle Busch. In the closing laps Kurt Busch spun and wrecked into the inside SAFER barrier, ending his day. Young brother Kyle's day did not go any better, at one point racing from the front to the back only to spin out just a few laps after Kurt.

Read more on the individual teams in our post race recaps - Hendrick Garage, Roush Fenway Rewind and more starting tomorrow.

Onto Bristol - short track racing will equal short tempers!

Race results:

  1. Tony Stewart
  2. Jimmie Johnson
  3. Greg Biffle
  4. Ryan Newman
  5. Carl Edwards
  6. Clint Bowyer
  7. Paul Menard
  8. Jamie McMurray
  9. Trevor Bayne
  10. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  11. Kevin Harvick
  12. Jeff Gordon
  13. Marcos Ambrose
  14. Jeff Burton
  15. Regan Smith
  16. Joey Logano
  17. Martin Truex Jr.
  18. Mark Martin
  19. Kasey Kahne
  20. Denny Hamlin
  21. David Ragan
  22. Matt Kenseth
  23. Kyle Busch
  24. Aric Almirola
  25. Juan Pablo Montoya
  26. Bobby Labonte
  27. Casey Mears
  28. David Stremme
  29. Dave Blaney
  30. Ken Schrader
  31. David Reutimann
  32. Brad Keselowski
  33. David Gilliland
  34. Brendan Gaughan
  35. Kurt Busch
  36. Landon Cassill
  37. AJ Allmendinger
  38. Michael McDowell
  39. Travis Kvapil
  40. Josh Wise
  41. Joe Nemechek
  42. Timmy Hill
  43. J.J. Yeley
Tony Stewart hits the jackpot in Las Vegas Tony Stewart hits the jackpot in Las Vegas Reviewed by Unknown on Sunday, March 11, 2012 Rating: 5