Tuesday, September 18, 2012

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Official Race Results & Details from Chicago

via press NASCAR release

Before an estimated attendance of 65,000 Brad Keselowski won the Geico 400.  This was his 8th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following car dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: 88 (engine change).

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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 27
12TH ANNUAL GEICO "400"
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY

Joliet, IL - September 16, 2012
1.5-Mile Oval
267 Laps - 400.5 Miles Purse: $6,037,930

Fin
Str
Car
Series
Bonus
Driver
Pos
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Laps
Points
Points
Rating
Winnings
1
13
2
Brad Keselowski
Miller Lite Dodge
267
47
4
133.3
$303,195
2
1
48
Jimmie Johnson
Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet
267
44
2
144.0
272,951
3
6
5
Kasey Kahne
Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
267
41
0
121.2
179,565
4
21
18
Kyle Busch
Wrigley Toyota
267
40
0
110.3
193,998
5
20
39
Ryan Newman
Gene Haas Foun Workshops For Warriors Chev
267
39
0
95.3
173,348
6
29
14
Tony Stewart
Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
267
39
1
101.2
168,840
7
10
20
Joey Logano
Dollar General Toyota
267
37
0
109.1
124,440
8
4
88
Dale Earnhardt Jr
AMP Energy/7-Eleven/National Guard Chevrolet
267
36
0
91.0
116,440
9
18
56
Martin Truex Jr
NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
267
35
0
85.0
133,054
10
9
15
Clint Bowyer
5-hour Energy Toyota
267
35
1
98.9
131,754
11
16
22
Sam Hornish Jr (i)
Shell Pennzoil Dodge
267
0
0
92.9
142,880
12
35
29
Kevin Harvick
Budweiser Chevrolet
267
32
0
77.3
145,591
13
22
16
Greg Biffle
Scotch Blue Ford
267
31
0
81.1
106,955
14
15
55
Mark Martin
LG Partner of the Year/Aaron's Toyota
267
30
0
89.7
97,630
15
11
27
Paul Menard
Menards/Libman Chevrolet
267
29
0
75.5
105,280
16
8
11
Denny Hamlin
FedEx Ground Toyota
267
29
1
91.9
138,496
17
2
43
Aric Almirola
Farmland Ford
266
28
1
80.5
132,366
18
3
17
Matt Kenseth
Best Buy Ford
266
27
1
83.6
139,916
19
5
99
Carl Edwards
Fastenal Ford
266
25
0
77.7
136,671
20
14
21
Trevor Bayne (i)
Good Sam/Camping World Ford
266
0
0
63.7
94,705
21
12
1
Jamie McMurray
McDonald's Chevrolet
266
24
1
66.1
123,863
22
37
34
David Ragan
Distraction.gov Ford
266
23
1
58.6
110,288
23
28
42
Juan Pablo Montoya
Target Chevrolet
265
21
0
54.6
121,396
24
32
31
Jeff Burton
Caterpillar Chevrolet
265
20
0
58.0
129,480
25
41
10
Danica Patrick (i)
GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
265
0
0
49.0
90,630
26
23
47
Bobby Labonte
Bubba Burger Toyota
264
18
0
52.5
113,538
27
17
9
Marcos Ambrose
Stanley Ford
263
17
0
57.7
116,588
28
40
38
David Gilliland
1800LoanMart Ford
263
16
0
45.9
102,138
29
26
83
Landon Cassill
Burger King Toyota
262
15
0
53.0
114,125
30
39
32
T.J. Bell (i)
U.S. Chrome Ford
261
0
0
37.6
96,530
31
38
93
Travis Kvapil
Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota
259
13
0
37.1
103,988
32
30
51
Kurt Busch
Phoenix Construction Chevrolet
245
12
0
59.4
101,677
33
42
36
Dave Blaney
Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
199
11
0
43.8
83,930
34
7
78
Regan Smith
Furniture Row Racing/Farm American Chevrolet
197
10
0
65.4
91,730
35
19
24
Jeff Gordon
DuPont Chevrolet
190
9
0
88.9
131,441
36
27
13
Casey Mears
GEICO Ford
146
8
0
48.8
83,305
37
36
33
Cole Whitt (i)
LittleJoesAutos.com Chevrolet
70
0
0
31.2
91,080
38
43
26
Josh Wise #
MDS Transport Ford
66
6
0
28.4
82,857
39
31
30
David Stremme
Inception Motorsports Toyota
60
5
0
31.5
79,325
40
33
87
Joe Nemechek (i)
AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota
52
0
0
29.8
79,080
41
25
95
Scott Speed
JTS Ford
49
3
0
36.6
78,805
42
34
19
Mike Bliss (i)
Plinker Tactical Toyota
41
0
0
28.5
78,635
43
24
98
Michael McDowell
Phil Parson Racing Ford
38
1
0
30.4
78,907
# 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: (4) #23 Scott Riggs; #91 Reed Sorenson; #37 J.J. Yeley; #49 Jason Leffler

TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 47 minutes, 37 seconds     AVERAGE SPEED: 143.363 mph      MARGIN OF VICTORY: 3.171 second(s)
There were 4 Caution Flags that accounted for 23 laps of the race: [Beneficiary in Brackets]
67-71 (Debris [31]);
102-105 (Debris [22]);
150-157 (Car #13 Accident Turn 2 [34]);
189-194 (Car #24 Accident Turn 1 [1]).
There were 9 Lap Leaders that accounted for 16 lead changes during the race:
Johnson-pole, Almirola 1-3,
Johnson 4-45, Keselowski 46,
Kenseth 47-48, Johnson 49-102,
Keselowski 103-150, Johnson 151-189,
Ragan 190-191, Johnson 192-228,
Keselowski 229, Hamlin 230,
Stewart 231-233, Bowyer 234-239,
McMurray 240, Ragan 241, Keselowski 242-267.
Points for the NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12
Driver
Points
Wins
1 - Brad Keselowski
2056
(4)
2 - Jimmie Johnson
2053
(3)
3 - Tony Stewart
2048
(3)
4 - Denny Hamlin
2041
(4)
5 - Kasey Kahne
2041
(2)
6 - Clint Bowyer
2041
(2)
7 - Dale Earnhardt Jr
2039
(1)
8 - Greg Biffle
2037
(2)
9 - Martin Truex Jr
2035
(0)
10 - Kevin Harvick
2032
(0)
11 - Matt Kenseth
2030
(1)
12 - Jeff Gordon
2009
(1)

NEXT EVENT: September 23, 2012 - 16th Annual Sylvania 300, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH (317.4 Miles) (300 Laps)

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