Tuesday, September 11, 2012

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Official Race Results from Richmond

Well, that's a wrap for the regular season from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for 2012.  Now, it's the final 10 races and we have 12 drivers who are eligible to battle for the championship cup...  but who will it be?

via press release

Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 89,000, Clint Bowyer won the Federated Auto Parts 400, his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.


NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 26
55TH ANNUAL FEDERATED AUTO PARTS "400"
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Richmond, VA - September 8, 2012
.75-Mile Oval
400 Laps - 300 Miles Purse: $5,120,084

Fin
Str
Car
Series
Bonus

Leader

Pos
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Laps
Points
Points
Status
Times
Laps
1
4
15
Clint Bowyer
5-hour Energy Toyota
400
47
4
Running
1
88
2
2
24
Jeff Gordon
Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
400
43
1
Running
1
2
3
6
55
Mark Martin
Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota
400
41
0
Running


4
28
14
Tony Stewart
Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
400
41
1
Running
1
15
5
17
17
Matt Kenseth
Best Buy Ford
400
39
0
Running


6
20
31
Jeff Burton
Caterpillar Chevrolet
400
38
0
Running


7
10
2
Brad Keselowski
Miller Lite Dodge
400
37
0
Running


8
14
39
Ryan Newman
Quicken Loans Chevrolet
400
37
1
Running
1
13
9
23
16
Greg Biffle
3M/Owens & Minor Ford
400
35
0
Running


10
13
29
Kevin Harvick
Budweiser Chevrolet
400
34
0
Running


11
11
22
Sam Hornish Jr
Shell Pennzoil Dodge
400
0
0
Running


12
21
5
Kasey Kahne
Quaker State Chevrolet
399
33
1
Running
1
3
13
5
48
Jimmie Johnson
Lowe's Chevrolet
399
32
1
Running
1
2
14
1
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet
399
31
1
Running
5
67
15
22
9
Marcos Ambrose
MAC Tools Ford
399
29
0
Running


16
15
18
Kyle Busch
M&M's Toyota
399
28
0
Running


17
16
99
Carl Edwards
Kellogg's Ford
399
27
0
Running


18
7
11
Denny Hamlin
FedEx Express Toyota
399
28
2
Running
5
202
19
12
83
Landon Cassill
Burger King Toyota
399
25
0
Running


20
24
42
Juan Pablo Montoya
Target Chevrolet
399
24
0
Running


21
9
56
Martin Truex Jr
NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
399
24
1
Running
1
7
22
26
1
Jamie McMurray
Bass Pro Shops/Allstate Chevrolet
398
22
0
Running


23
25
27
Paul Menard
Menards/Moen Chevrolet
398
21
0
Running


24
3
78
Regan Smith
Furniture Row/Farm American Chevrolet
398
20
0
Running


25
29
47
Bobby Labonte
Bush's Beans Toyota
397
19
0
Running


26
18
43
Aric Almirola
Smithfield Ford
397
18
0
Running


27
32
93
Travis Kvapil
Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota
397
17
0
Running


28
30
51
Kurt Busch
Phoenix Construction Chevrolet
396
16
0
Running


29
42
13
Casey Mears
GEICO Ford
396
15
0
Running


30
8
20
Joey Logano
The Home Depot Toyota
396
14
0
Running


31
35
38
David Gilliland
Mossy Oak/Pursuit Channel Ford
395
13
0
Running


32
27
34
David Ragan
Taco Bell Ford
395
12
0
Running


33
33
36
Dave Blaney
Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
395
11
0
Running


34
37
10
David Reutimann
No.10 Inc. 5000-@TMone 6-peat Chevrolet
393
10
0
Running


35
39
32
Ken Schrader
Federated Auto Parts Ford
393
9
0
Running


36
36
33
Stephen Leicht #
Special Ops OPSEC Chevrolet
390
8
0
Running


37
31
30
David Stremme
Inception Motorsports Chevrolet
127
7
0
Brakes


38
34
87
Joe Nemechek
AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota
90
0
0
Brakes


39
38
23
Scott Riggs
North Texas Pipe Chevrolet
78
5
0
Brakes


40
40
19
Mike Bliss
Plinker Tactical Toyota
70
0
0
Wheel Bearing


41
19
98
Michael McDowell
Phil Parsons Racing Ford
63
4
1
Brakes
1
1
42
41
26
Josh Wise #
MDS Transport Ford
57
2
0
Brakes


43
43
91
Reed Sorenson
Plinker Tactical Chevrolet
57
0
0
Power Steering
# Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender.
Bonus Points: includes winner, lap leader & most laps led points
(i) = Ineligible for driver points in this series

Failed to qualify: (2) #37 J.J. Yeley; #0 Mark Green
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 59 minutes, 58 seconds      AVERAGE SPEED: 100.019 mph       MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.198 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr (127.023 mph. 21.256 secs.)
3M LAP LEADER: Denny Hamlin (202 Laps)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Kevin Harvick
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Clint Bowyer (crew chief Brian Pattie)
FREESCALE "WIDE OPEN": Tony Stewart
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Hendrick Engines (#24)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Clint Bowyer
MOOG STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Tony Stewart (crew chief Steve Addington, 0.059 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $40,000 at next event++
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Stephen Leicht
USG IMPROVING THE FINISH: Tony Stewart (24 places)
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.

Caution Flags:
6 cautions for 41 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
1-6 (Competition [None]);
47-50 (Competition [87]);
53-56 (Car #34 Accident Frontstretch [38]);
139-155 (Precipitation [Red Flag: Lap 152; 51:45] [39]);
236-239 (Car #15 Spin Frontstretch [31]);
277-282 (Precipitation [24]).

Lap Leaders:
17 lead changes among 10 drivers.
Earnhardt Jr 1-6,
J. Gordon 7-8,
Earnhardt Jr 9-47,
McDowell 48,
Earnhardt Jr 49-58,
Hamlin 59-84,
Earnhardt Jr 85-93,
Hamlin 94-155,
Earnhardt Jr 156-158,
Hamlin 159-231,
Johnson 232-233,
Hamlin 234-241,
Truex Jr 242-248,
Hamlin 249-281,
Kahne 282-284,
Stewart 285-299,
Newman 300-312,
Bowyer 313-400.
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (After Bonus and season ender adjustments)
Driver
Points
Wins
1 - Denny Hamlin
2012
(4)
2 - Jimmie Johnson
2009
(3)
3 - Tony Stewart
2009
(3)
4 - Brad Keselowski
2009
(3)
5 - Greg Biffle
2006
(2)
6 - Clint Bowyer
2006
(2)
7 - Dale Earnhardt Jr
2003
(1)
8 - Matt Kenseth
2003
(1)
9 - Kevin Harvick
2000
(0)
10 - Martin Truex Jr
2000
(0)
11 - Kasey Kahne
2000
(2)
12 - Jeff Gordon
2000
(1)



NEXT EVENT: September 16, 2012 - 12th Annual GEICO 400, Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL (400.5 Miles) (267 Laps)



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