David Reutimann's 2010 hard luck story played out at Texas Motor Speedway on Monday when another great performance ended with a disappointing finish. The No. 00 Aaron's Dream Machine raced in the top five throughout most of the 334-lap race. But with 30 laps remaining, Reutimann began reporting something amiss under the hood as he gave up fifth-place to Tony Stewart. Just a few laps later the day came to a close amid flames and smoke under the hood as Reutimann coasted down the backstretch. NASCAR credited Reutimann with a 37th place finish. Reutimann raced in the top six at the moment he encountered race ending problems in three races this season. He dropped five spots to 30th in points. The Sprint Cup Series heads to Talladega this weekend.  

"That's about as frustrating as it gets," said Reutimann. "We had  a great car all day and ran with the leaders and we have a problem with 20 laps to go and can't finish the race. That unfortunately has been the story of our season so far. I don't know what we need to do to turn it around, but this is getting old. We've had some good finishes go up in smoke ... literally."

NOTES:

• Reutimann started 16th and finished 37th.
• Moved into the top 10 on the lap 83 restart.
• Jumped to fourth at the lap 110 caution then ran comfortably in third.
• Stayed in the top five throughout most of the race.
• Dropped to ninth with 100 laps to go during a pit stop sequence, but climbed back into the top five with 50 laps remaining.
• Reutimann began reporting engine problems with about 40 laps remaining giving up fifth-place to Tony Stewart.
• With 24 laps remaining, the car burst into flames on the backstretch. Reutimann made it back to pit lane but his race was over.
• Danny Hamlin beat Jimmie Johnson by .153 seconds to win Monday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway.
• Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch and Kasey Kahne rounded out the top five.
• A massive nine-car wreck among the leaders with 17 laps remaining brought out a red flag for 19 minutes and 13 seconds.
• Thirteen cars finished on the lead lap.
• Race took 3:30 hours and saw 31 lead changes among 12 leaders.
• NASCAR estimated 90,000 fans attended Monday's race.