[Stardust]

DOVER, Del. -- Matt Kenseth's first idea was to skip pit road, take a chance he could start first on a restart and hang on for a victory.

Then, he had another thought. Why not just take two tires on pit road instead of four?


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With his No. 17 Ford on the jack, Kenseth called the audible and told crew chief Jimmy Fennig he wanted two.

"Two tires! Two tires!" Fennig said.

His crew made the switch before they dropped the car and that was the perfect strategy Kenseth needed to win the Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway on Sunday.

Kenseth led the final 32 laps to win for the second time this season. He also won at Texas and became the third driver to win twice this season.

Under NASCAR's revamped rules for qualifying for the Chase for the championship that emphasize wins, Kenseth strengthened his bid to make the field with his second win.

"My mind is to be up there and try to lead those points going into the Chase and try to make the Chase in championship form," Kenseth said. "We don't want to have to slide off of wins. We want to go up there and race like this every week."

Mark Martin was second and Marcos Ambrose third. Kyle Busch and Brian Vickers rounded out the top five. Busch was forced to start in the rear of the field because of an engine change.

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[K_Mac]

This race should have been a 1 2 finish by Edwards and Johnson. The combined to lead over 300 laps. Kenseth didnt deserve this win.