Jeff Gordon & Kyle Busch Falter as Edwards Wins at Las Vegas

Tony Stewart led the most laps, but after a miscue in the pits he was left chasing Carl Edwards for the win in the third race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Carl Edwards returned to winning form as he dominated the closing laps while Stewart chased him for second place.

As Edwards did his customary celebratory back flip, Stewart was left wondered out loud on his radio , "Somebody tell me how we just lost this race." Juan Pablo Montoya sporting Clorox colors on his #42 Earnhardt Ganassi machine held off a charging Marcos Ambrose who completed his most successful weekend on an oval track, starting on the front row and finishing fourth. Ryan Newman rounded out the top five completing a great weekend for both entries for Stewart Haas Racing.

Martin Truex and Denny Hamlin brought their Toyota entries in fro a sixth and seventh place finish while Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the top performing car for the Hendrick stable. His teammates Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin pulled top twenties and Phoenix winner Jeff Gordon found the wall and ended his hopes of catching Cale Yarborough in all time wins this week. Kurt Busch held on to finish ninth and keep himself tied for the top of the point standing leaving Las Vegas. Brian Vickers returned to the top ten for the first time since abruptly leaving the sport in May of 2010 to address life threatening blood clots.

Check the stats below to see where your favorite driver finished.

Fin___Str____Car____Driver
1______3____99____Carl Edwards
2_____15____14____Tony Stewart
3_____23____42____Juan Pablo Montoya
4______2_____9____Marcos Ambrose
5______8____39____Ryan Newman
6______9____56____Martin Truex Jr.
7_____17____11____Denny Hamlin
8_____33____88____Dale Earnhardt Jr.
9_____22____22____Kurt Busch
10____19____83____Brian Vickers
11_____1____17____Matt Kenseth
12____18____27____Paul Menard
13____25____00____David Reutimann
14____30_____4____Kasey Kahne
15____28____33____Clint Bowyer
16____14____48____Jimmie Johnson
17____26____29____Kevin Harvick
18____10_____5____Mark Martin
19_____7____43____A J Allmendinger
20____16____21____Trevor Bayne(i)
21____21____31____Jeff Burton
22____42_____6____David Ragan
23_____6____20____Joey Logano
24____24____47____Bobby Labonte
25____27____13____Casey Mears
26____20_____2____Brad Keselowski
27____11_____1____Jamie McMurray
28_____4____16____Greg Biffle
29____29____32____Mike Skinner(i)
30____37____09____Bill Elliott
31____38_____7____Robby Gordon
32____40____71____Andy Lally #
33____39____38____Travis Kvapil(i)
34____34____36____Dave Blaney
35____41____37____Tony Raines
36____13____24____Jeff Gordon
37____35____34____David Gilliland
38_____5____18____Kyle Busch
39____12____78____Regan Smith
40____32____46____J J Yeley
41____43____66____Michael McDowell
42____31____87____Joe Nemechek(i)
43____36____60____Landon Cassill(i)