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Tony Stewart, king of the road, punches way to victory at Sonoma

Denny Hamlin moved Tony Stewart on the final lap of Sunday's race at Sonoma. Then came Turn 11.

Stewart answered Hamlin's strong move on the hairpin turn on which he was strongest all day. And for the third time, Stewart won the road-course race now known as the Toyota/Save Mart 350.

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It's a huge victory for Stewart. After missing the season's first eight races with a broken back, he returned with NASCAR allowance for making the Chase for the Sprint Cup.