Kenseth holds off Gordon to win back to back

Matt Kenseth held off Jeff Gordon in the closing laps of the Auto Club 500 in Fontana, Calif.

Kenseth becomes only the fifth driver to win the first two races of the NASCAR season. The last to do it you ask? Jeff Gordon back in 1997.

Kenseth took the lead from Gordon with 38 laps while leaving the pits. A few times Gordon would close the gap on Kenseth but could never get the job done.

Congratulations to Kenseth and his new team this year. They are really getting the job done.

It wasn't all rainbows and cupcakes for everyone though. This track played havoc on a lot of cars too.

Running 9,500 rpm's can do a lot of damage to an engine over 500 miles and we saw that. Hendrick lost a few cars including Dale Jr. and Mark Martin to engine failure.

RCR also had a lot of problems with their cars as well. Their highest finisher was Clint Bowyer, who finished 19th. I don't know if they didn't have the setups they wanted or they weren't making enough power but they had a terrible day.

I would also like to say congrats to Tony Stewart for finishing 8th. He is definitely not gonna be a Michael Waltrip. He has the talent to drive, own a team, and win. Unlike other owner/drivers in the series.

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