KANSAS CITY, Kan., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Mark Martin won Sunday's Banquet 400 Nextel Cup race at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.
He led four Roush Racing teammates into the top-five, crossing the finish line 0.557 seconds ahead of teammate Greg Biffle for his first victory of the season and 35th of his Nextel Cup career. Martin last won at Dover, Del., in 2004.
Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart and pole-winner Matt Kenseth completed the top-five with Jimmie Johnson, Rusty Wallace, Casey Mears, Ricky Rudd and Jeff Gordon ending in spots 6-10.
Stewart's fourth-place finish, combined with Newman's early accident, gave him a 75-point lead over Newman after four of 10 "Chase for the Nextel Cup" events (5,684-5,609). Biffle jumped up two positions to third place, 88 points behind the leader. Martin also moved up two places to seventh overall.
Race five of the 10-race "Chase" is on Oct. 15.
