LOUDON, N.H. — Tony Stewart isn’t running many races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this series, so he’s making the ones he does drive in count.

The two-time Sprint Cup champion, who hasn’t been having much luck and has no wins in the top stock car series this season, drove away Saturday with his fifth victory in seven Nationwide starts in 2008.

Stewart got track position, restarting third after taking just two tires during his final pit stop on lap 129 of the 200-lap event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He took the lead on lap 136 from fellow Cup star Carl Edwards on lap 136 and led the rest of the way. Teammates Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch finished second and third.

The No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota that Stewart drove has won eight of 17 races this season, including all five by Stewart and one each by Hamlin, Busch and heralded rookie Joey Logano. Busch also has two wins in his No. 18 entry and another in the Braun Racing car already this season.

But this one was special for crew chief Dave Rogers, who grew up in Marshfield, Vt., about 125 miles from here.

It was Rogers who made the two-tire call that Stewart credited with putting him in position to win.

“I look up and they’re all coming,” Rogers said of the last pit stop for the leaders. “It was a parking lot and I knew if we got back in traffic, we would never make it to the front. This is a track position race.”

Stewart gave most of the credit for the victory, his seventh in the series formerly known as Busch, to Rogers, who started with the Gibbs team as an engineer on Stewart’s No. 20 Cup car.

“That last stop is what won the race for us,” Stewart said. “To get track position and be able to stay up front and not have to overdrive the car or abuse the tires was the key to the win.”

Stewart is the 22nd different winner in 22 Nationwide-Busch races on the 1.058-mile New Hampshire oval.

Nationwide-Camping World RV Sales 200 results

Saturday

At New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Loudon, N.H.

Lap length: 1.058 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (8) Tony Stewart, Toyota, 200 laps, 139.8 rating, 195 points, $49,745.

2. (17) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 112.9, 170, $27,825.

3. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 131.1, 170, $30,075.

4. (5) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 115, 160, $26,850.

5. (11) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200, 106, 160, $24,350.

6. (22) David Ragan, Ford, 200, 102.9, 150, $19,475.

7. (12) David Reutimann, Toyota, 200, 116.4, 151, $20,125.

8. (7) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 200, 96.9, 142, $25,543.

9. (2) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 200, 112.7, 143, $18,600.

10. (9) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 200, 87.5, 134, $25,068.

11. (6) Jason Keller, Chevrolet, 200, 91.2, 130, $24,468.

12. (18) Scott Wimmer, Chevrolet, 200, 87.6, 127, $23,693.

13. (10) Dario Franchitti, Dodge, 200, 88.5, 124, $24,943.

14. (19) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 200, 78.6, 121, $23,373.

15. (21) Mike Wallace, Toyota, 200, 79.4, 118, $23,993.

16. (16) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Ford, 200, 78.9, 115, $23,118.

17. (23) David Stremme, Chevrolet, 200, 77.1, 112, $24,993.

18. (13) Patrick Carpentier, Dodge, 200, 72.4, 109, $22,843.

19. (3) Greg Biffle, Ford, 199, 90.2, 106, $17,125.

20. (27) Josh Wise, Dodge, 199, 66.9, 103, $23,743.

21. (24) Steve Wallace, Chevrolet, 199, 63.4, 100, $22,668.

22. (14) Kelly Bires, Ford, 199, 67.6, 97, $22,618.

23. (28) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 198, 62.2, 94, $22,968.

24. (30) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 198, 57.1, 91, $22,528.

25. (33) Morgan Shepherd, Dodge, 197, 56.8, 88, $22,493.

26. (36) Randy MacDonald, Dodge, 196, 48.6, 85, $22,633.

27. (31) Eric McClure, Chevrolet, 195, 44.4, 82, $22,423.

28. (39) Brad Teague, Chevrolet, 193, 41.3, 79, $22,388.

29. (42) Mike Potter, Chevrolet, 189, 37.6, 76, $22,353.

30. (35) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 181, 44.9, 73, $22,568.

31. (15) Brad Coleman, Ford, 180, 36.7, 70, $22,283.

32. (20) Jason Leffler, Toyota, vibration, 143, 73.9, 67, $22,248.

33. (29) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, electrical, 71, 42, 64, $15,755.

34. (1) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, accident, 46, 59.7, 61, $26,403.

35. (32) Kertus Davis, Chevrolet, clutch, 38, 36.2, 58, $15,715.

36. (25) Burney Lamar, Ford, electrical, 33, 49.5, 55, $22,163.

37. (38) Andy Ponstein, Chevrolet, brakes, 25, 42.2, 52, $15,675.

38. (40) Johnny Chapman, Chevrolet, transmission, 18, 36.6, 49, $15,675.

39. (43) J.C. Stout, Chevrolet, engine, 16, 33.5, 46, $15,635.

40. (34) Kenny Hendrick, Chevrolet, vibration, 15, 38, 43, $15,590.

41. (26) Charles Lewandoski, Dodge, electrical, 4, 34.4, 40, $15,570.

42. (41) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, parked, 3, 32.9, 37, $15,550.

43. (37) Justin Ashburn, Chevrolet, rear end, 2, 31.3, 34, $15,497.

Race Statistics

Winner;s Average Speed: 109.025 mph.

Time of Race: 1 hour, 56 minutes, 27 seconds.

Margin of Victory: Under caution.

Caution Flags: 5 for 22 laps.

Lead Changes: 11 among 5 drivers.

Lap Leaders: C.Bowyer 1-9; K.Busch 10-17; C.Bowyer 18-21; T.Stewart 22-31; C.Bowyer 32-54; K.Busch 55-101; D.Reutimann 102; K.Busch 103-110; D.Reutimann 111-129; C.Edwards 130-135; T.Stewart 136-200.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): T.Stewart, 2 times for 75 laps; K.Busch, 3 times for 63 laps; C.Bowyer, 3 times for 36 laps; D.Reutimann, 2 times for 20 laps; C.Edwards, 1 time for 6 laps.

Top 10 in Points

1. C.Bowyer, 2,649. 2. D.Reutimann, 2,467. 3. C.Edwards, 2,461. 4. Bra.Keselowski, 2,452. 5. D.Ragan, 2,351. 6. M.Bliss, 2,334. 7. K.Busch, 2,263. 8. M.Wallace, 2,171. 9. D.Stremme, 2,089. 10. J.Keller, 2,048.

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula

A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.

The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

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