Stewart-Haas Las Vegas Race Report

Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent by finishing seventh in Sunday’s Shelby American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas.

Stewart led twice for seven laps en route to his seventh top-10 finish in 12 Sprint Cup Series starts at the 1.5-mile oval.

Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 Tornados Chevrolet Impala for SHR, finished 18th.

Jimmie Johnson won the Shelby American to score his 49th career Sprint Cup victory, his second of the season and his fourth at Las Vegas.

Kevin Harvick finished 1.874 seconds behind Johnson, while Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth rounded out the top-five. Joey Logano, Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne and Greg Biffle comprised the remainder of the top-10.

There were seven caution periods for 29 laps, with five drivers failing to finish the 267-lap race.

Stewart is 11th in the Sprint Cup Series point standings with 386 points, 120 markers back of leader Harvick. Newman is 32nd in the standings with 225 points, 281 markers behind Harvick.

The next event on the Sprint Cup Series schedule is the March 7 Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. The race starts at 1 p.m. EST with live coverage provided by FOX beginning with its pre-race show at noon.