Sixth Straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Crown for Bosch as Tony Stewart Comes from Behind to Win Season Finale
Homestead, FL,
Sunday, November 20, 2011
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Tony Stewart delivered the sixth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car racing championship for Bosch Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway when he came from behind to win the crown at the 2011 season finale. Trailing by three points going into the final event, Stewart literally had to win the finale to claim his third Cup crown. Driving his Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Impala running on Bosch spark plugs, a Bosch alternator, starter and Purolator filters, Stewart came from 40th position to lead the last 37 laps and score his triumph. Stewart's victory highlighted another big year for Bosch in NASCAR as seven of the 12 qualifiers for the season-ending, 10-race Chase for the Championship were in Bosch-equipped entries. Stewart finished the season with a Bosch-high five victories, all coming in the last 10 races of the year. Bosch enjoyed another strong season in Sprint Cup racing by scoring 24 wins among Chevrolet Impala, Dodge Chargers and Toyota Camry stock cars. This was the first Cup crown by a driver other than Jimmie Johnson over the last six seasons. Johnson's "fast five" titles all came running Bosch components in his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. |
Tony Stewart is in Line for NASCAR Sprint Cup Title as Kasey Kahne Wins Race
Avondale, AZ,
Sunday, November 13, 2011
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A strong third-place finish Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway by Tony Stewart in his Bosch-equipped Chevrolet Impala has set up another tight battle in the final race for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase for the Championship of American stock car racing. Stewart, the series' only owner-driver, is just three points out of the lead going into next Sunday's final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in South Florida. Another '11 Sprint Cup win on Bosch was turned in by Kasey Kahne in Arizona on Sunday when he drove his Red Bull Racing Toyota Camry to his first win in over two years and the 12th victory of his Sprint Cup career. Bosch is looking to score their sixth straight Cup crown next weekend when Stewart runs for his personal third career NASCAR national championship. Stewart has posted four wins in the first nine races of this year's Chase. |
Sam Hornish, Jr. Wins First Nationwide Series Race on Bosch
Avondale, AZ,
Saturday, November 12, 2011
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Patience finally paid off for Sam Hornish, Jr. Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway when he drove a Bosch-equipped, Penske Racing Dodge Charger to his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. A former Indy 500 winner and three-time IndyCar Series champion, Hornish took the lead Saturday with 60 laps remaining and stayed in front to notch his initial NASCAR stock car racing victory. Bosch scored a one-two sweep in Arizona when Hornish's Penske Racing teammate, Brad Keselowski, finished second at PIR in another Dodge Charger. |
Tony Stewart Wins His 4th Sprint Cup Chase Race; Now Just Three Points from the Top with Two Races Left
Fort Worth, TX,
Sunday, November 06, 2011
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Veteran driver Tony Stewart won his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase for the Championship race Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway when he took the AAA Texas 500 event to pull within three points of the series lead. Driving a Bosch-equipped Chevrolet Impala for his Stewart-Haas Racing team, Tony led a race-high 173 laps to score the maximum 48 points and set up another tight championship battle with two races remaining in the 2011 Chase. Through eight races, three or four other drivers on Bosch have outside chances at winning the Sprint Cup title. Young Brad Keselowski is in fifth place 49 points back driving a Dodge Charger for Penske Racing while five-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson is 55 behind in sixth driving his familiar #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala for Hendrick Motorsports. Two additional Hendrick Motorsports drivers, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Jeff Gordon, are 79 and 81 points behind, respectively. Round 9 of the Chase is schedule for next Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway in Arizona. |
Tony Stewart Wins Chase Race at Martinsville; Is Second in Points with Three Races Left
Martinsville, VA,
Sunday, October 30, 2011
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Wily veteran Tony Stewart took another major step toward his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship Sunday at Martinsville Speedway when he passed race-leader Jimmie Johnson on a restart with three laps remaining and drove his Bosch-equipped Chevrolet Impala to victory in the Tums Fast Relief 500 race. With the win, Stewart, who won the first two races in this year's Chase, moved into second place only eight out of the lead with just three races left in the season. Bosch continues to show several drivers in line for the Cup crown as young Brad Keselowski occupies the fourth spot in points driving a Penske Racing Dodge Charger and Johnson, the five-time defending champion for Hendrick Motorsports, in sixth place 43 points out of the lead. Round 8 in the 10-race Chase will be run Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. |
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