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Holy Smoke! Stewart snaps 84-race drought

SONOMA, Calif. -- Tony Stewart sometimes is at his best when he's frustrated.

Just two days after he said racing Sprint Cup cars didn't make him happy, Stewart snapped an 84-race winless streak and turned his final NASCAR season into a potential championship run as he made a last-turn pass on Denny Hamlin to capture the Toyota/SaveMart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.

Stewart was in position to win when he pitted 25 laps before the finish and the caution came out one lap later. Everyone else on the lead lap pitted, and Stewart took the lead with 22 laps remaining.