Complex sentence: In 2011, Tony Stewart won the race and held of championship contender Carl Edwards both in a dead heat for the championship and about 5 car lengths for the race win, the closest margin in points in Cup history.
Split into simpler sentences: In 2011, Tony Stewart won the race and held of championship contender Carl Edwards both for the championship and for the race win. Stewart and Edwards were tied at the end, the closest margin in points in Cup history.