SONOMA, Calif. -- Tony Stewart found his way back to Victory Lane, and he did it with one hand.

With fourth gear gone and third gear going in his Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet late in Sunday's Nextel Cup Dodge/Save Mart 350, Stewart held his car in gear with one hand and steered with the other as he caught and passed Ricky Rudd for the lead and the win.

Stewart, a former series champion, took the lead at Infineon Raceway when pole winner and race favorite Jeff Gordon faltered with his own transmission trouble.

It was Stewart's first victory since last August at Watkins Glen International, the only other road circuit on the Cup schedule. This one was in doubt nearly to the end, though. More