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I’d like to see everyone raise their hands who was gobsmacked that Kyle Busch drove Ron Hornaday into the wall, then didn’t apologize instantly. Anybody?

Kyle Busch has been cleared by NASCAR to race at Phoenix. The sanctioning body has fined Busch $50,000, placing him on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.

“We’re controlling our own destiny,” Tony Stewart said. “Today is a perfect example of that.”

If you were watching Sunday’s race as its own unique event, it was a long, tedious afternoon.

In victory lane, Smoke said, “I don’t have to say anything, do I? I think our performance here today speaks for itself.”

It’s Texas, 2011 and everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing is wondering when, if ever, things are going to start being OK once again.

In north Texas, points leaders Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards duked it out on the racetrack. But what about the guys a little further back in the garage?

There was a lot of shuffling at the top on Sunday, but in the end, Martin Truex Jr. had what may be the quietest top 10 of all.

Despite leading a race-high 157 laps, Carl Edwards couldn’t close the deal for the final six.

2 – drivers to win four races in a single Chase. Tony Stewart joined Jimmie Johnson as the only drivers to do so.

Tony Stewart proved he can not only talk the talk, but walk the walk, in terms of his championship pursuit.