Tony Stewart second at Bristol after two-tire call on final pit stop

Tony Stewart and the No. 14 team had a busy Sunday making improvements to the Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet.  As the checkered flag dropped on the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Stewart followed Jimmie Johnson across the finish line for second place and a great day in the NASCAR points.

“We got us a top-five there and I’m proud of our guys," Stewart said after the race. "It’s fun when you can get a car to drive well here. It’s feast or famine here at Bristol. If your car drives well, it’s a fun, great day. If something’s wrong or you have a problem and you get in the back, it’s a day to forget. Glad we ended up with a good day.”

On the final pit stop, Stewart gambled on a two-tire stop and drove to the front.  Johnson, who took four tires on his final stop, was able to pass Stewart for the lead."We had to do that to get some track position, and I felt like it was a risk worth taking. We just couldn’t hold off Jimmie,” Stewart said.

The good run moved Stewart up three positions to fifth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings, 89 points behind Kevin Harvick, heading into Sunday's Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville.

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