Kenseth had passed Sauter just over two laps from the end coming out of a restart and seemed on his way to victory until the beating and banging finished on the final lap at Richmond International Raceway.

Sauter's Richard Childress Racing teammate Kevin Harvick finished second, also in a Chevrolet, followed by Bobby Hamilton Jr. in a Ford, Brian Vickers in a Chevrolet and new points leader David Green in a Pontiac.

Kenseth wound up sixth. More