BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Jeremy Mayfield was happy to leave his winning car behind and walk to Victory Lane on Sunday.

The winner of the chaotic GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway blew two tires as he celebrated his first victory in nearly a year with a burnout in front of the frontstretch grandstand.

No matter. Mayfield was still grinning widely when he stepped out of his crippled No. 19 Evernham Motorsports Dodge.

He came out on top by running the last 52 laps on a single tank of fuel, but still had enough gas to do a slow victory lap and the crowd-pleasing burnout.  More