Tony Stewart won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season today at Talladega Superspeedway. Paul Menard pulled off an impressive second place with David Ragan coming up with a third place finish. Jeff Burton and Clint Bowyer took fourth and fifth.

This win moved Stewart up four places in the Championship to the seventh position. Jimmie Johnson, who finished eighth in today’s race, extended his points lead to 72 points over the second place driver, Carl Edwards.

For the full results of the Amp Energy 500, please click here:

2008 Amp Energy 500 Results from Talladega Superspeedway

The standings have been updated and can be found here:

2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Standings