really proud of these guys. >> back-to-back top five finishes for tony stewart. >> tony had won two of the previous four races here, michael, but heartbreak for jimmie johnson. five times he's won here, five times he was second. he led 104 laps, the most of any driver. had a tire problem. >> we saw him drive away from jeff gordon. that's something he wasn't able to do all day long on the long run. jeff would close in quickly as the tires got older. this time jimmie was faster. evidently so fast the tire couldn't hold up. >> let's hear from the driver of the 48. he is with our jeff hammond. >> jimmie johnson, it looked like you had the car to beat and all after sudden flat tire. >> yeah, we did an awesome job as a race team and it everything we could to win the race today. unfortunately, something out of our control let us down. i had that feeling i thought we were going to win at my home track once again and just a bummer it didn't work out. spring is calling, this 48 is fast. we'll come back next week to a very strong racetrack for the lowe's chevrolet and hopefully get the job done t

tony stewart is a guy who can push me for that. he's all but guaranteedfed being in the chase again and can work from there. >> we talked about how important it was for stewart haas racing to rebound. only one car in the top 20 and that was harvick in 13. they've done that. they've got to close the deal. today, they've been running strong. you can see stewart's back to 19th. he's had his leg injury and issued with that. seems like he's been able to fight through those and is in a position to get a top ten. >> dale earnhardt jr. when he won the daytona 500, the only other time, he went on to win six races. let's look at drivers, how they did after they started out with the daytona 500. >> jeff gordon had an amazing 1997. matt keb seth has moved over from roush racing, now with joe gibbs race. with the new team, that's got to be the same emotions harvick's feeling now driving with his new crew. >> now we're down to 12 las. with teammates joey logano and keselowski behind harvick and junior. can they pull off something or is it all abo

tony stewart, great to have you with us.n the idea of watching nascar on television because to me it looks like a whole bunch of guys going at 200 miles an hour making constant left turns for four hours straight. can you sell me on nascar? >> you are right. exactly right. they are 500 miles long. the hard part is the strategy, the set ups of the cause, the skill of the drivers to figure out all day long how to get in position to be there for the last run of the day to make a push for the win. 44 drivers and teams and fractions of a second vote on and off the track, could mean the difference between winning the race -- stuart: when you got me. i will add to your fantastic ratings. we are running a clip from your new video series, smoke is the bandage with a the mobile bond. this is a new form of advertising because you are putting out a video cds which is going on line. it is a new way to advertise. i think you are onto something. >> our great partners that mobil are the ones that are on to it for sure. they are great partner

didn't run well at all today, neither did tony stewart. ot, guy that's won here before. a lot of head scratching going on there. >> ten leaders, 21 lead changes. we talked about the average record speed for the las vegas motor speedway, four cautions and it was wreck free. we did not have any crashes in today's race won by brad keselowski. time now for toyota let's go places, and let's look ahead from las vegas in a mile and a half to the short track of bristol motor speedway. brad keselowski has won there twice. >> talked about the toyotas trying to get their stuff together when they get to tennessee. bristol is a great track to rebound from. penske qualify up front but also have the long run figured out. a lot of teams have qualified well and fade late. interesting to see what happens on the short track. i love short track racing. >> kasey kahne won that race last year. we don't think of him as a successful short track driver. let's have some final thoughts. five different race teams going over the last five races, and here to start out t

you talk about your framily plan there, a little family stewart-haas handshake from owner/driver tony stewart with kurt busch ending the string of 83 races without a win. remember, it was lap 44 when he had problems in the pits with keselowski and kasey kahne. thought his day might be done. fought back and held off jimmie johnson who just doesn't lose when he leads the most laps in a race. with but it's kurt busch's day here in virginia. and down there for the celebration is krista voda. >> the victory pose on top of the car. now if that's not an outlaw move, i don't know what is. to say kurt busch is excite body his 25th career win would be an understatement, not just because as he gets a kiss from his girlfriend patricia. to say you are excited would be an understatement. the way you won holding off jimmie johnson at martinsville. >> i didn't know if we'd be able to do it, you know. the 48 car is king here. him or the 24. can't beat them, join them. and i have a hendrick motor and chevrolet. i've been on this journey for a while and every time you come to martinsville, you draw a line throu

or you're tony stewart or you're kevin harvick, and you know you have a fast car, but you can't do anythinging to get going again so you can drive in the front. >> it was interesting to hear matt kenseth talk about, hey, we're in the lead, but we can anticipate what the track might look like. until we get going again, we really don't know. >> he's had an easy run of it so far. he's been in the front, hasn't had to pass a lot of cars and he's been in front. drivers say when their cars get in traffic, they handle much differently. so guys like jeff gordon who has experienced being in the rare and tony who have made adjustments, that could play in their hands when they get going. >> we'll go again as soon as the showers pass through, but we talked about the short track of the season. nascar has memorable feuds over the years. let's take a look at some of nascar's hottest feuds. >> uh-oh, there goes waltrip. oh, man, he hit hard. a little contact there. >> darrell waltrip was running in the eighth position. >> here's the man who perhaps hatz the best seat to see exactly what happened. darrell,

kyle busch passes tony stewart in the final lap.second straight auto club 400 victory. >> exciting to be able to win a race this early in the season, but joe thinks it has been forever. to put a winner's circle on our roof is good. i wouldn't say it is relaxation, but it takes the pressure off and making the chase. >> this abc7 sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. stanford women with a chance of a win over florida steat. not many states can claim the machine -- can claim the men and women. >> that is it for tonight. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning at 4:30. for ama dates and mike shumann we continue on-line, twitter and facebook and all of your mobile devices with the abc7 news app. have a great night and a wonderful week. ♪ this is outrageous, sir. y-you are nothing but a well-dressed loan shark. ms. rodgers, i assure you, this is a very competitive interest rate... oh. considering your financial history. however, if your son cosigns-- yes. no, no, no, no. this is my loan, not his, to pay for repairs to my actin

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there was some weather delays. >> i heard tony stewart had to get i.v.'ly at the end of the day, i'm a nascar driver, a nascar champion and my focus is the full 600 miles when i get o charlotte that night. >> you just warm up by riding in an indy car. >> that's it. >> that determination is why nascar fans love you. >> and if people want to support the foundation which you're racing for? >> they can do a text to give campaign at 50555 to the aff. i have now launched a new web page, kurt busch project with the armed forces foundation. this is one of my first initiatives to draw attention to the armed forces foundation and our military. >> wow. i love that. >> good american challenge. >> thank you. >> remember, you're on your own in vegas. >> okay. >> thank you, guys. appreciate it. >> great thing you're doing. coming up straight ahead. >> an unexpected turn in the oscar pistorius murder trial this morning. the victim's mom speaking out about what happened when she made eye contact with her daughter's alleged killer. she's next. >>> plus, toronto's crack smo