Monday, October 22, 2012

B. Keselowski Still Leads J. Johnson (Official Race Results from Kansas)

After Kansas, B. Keselowski Still Leads J. Johnson (Official Results from Kansas)

Kansas newly repaved surface, combined with the Chase for the Cup winding down had tensions up and the pressure was on everyone.  With those factors combined, the race paid out in many ways for fans to watch.

More or less.

Through it all, Brad Keselowski retained his lead in the points standings, while Jimmie Johnson, after having wrecked his car, still managed a top-10 finish and stayed in second place in the points standings, 7 points behind.

Matt Kenseth won the race, but the dividends were inconsequential, pulling himself up two positions into 9th, 55 points behind the leader.

And NASCAR's newest golden-child, Danica Patrick, got into with Landon Cassill.  The 31st placed driver had called out over the radio that she was in her way and bumped her up out of the way.  She attempted to retaliate later on and wrecked both Landon and herself.  Again, convincing many that she doesn't belong in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Later the next day (Monday) Cassill made note of moves on her part to go three-wide, but not being able to back the move.  He said that as far as he was concerned, the leaders were taking themselves out of the race, what what with all the cautions.  Then one thing led to another.

There were the single car spins and teams tried to adapt to the newly repaved track surface, with Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson being the biggest surprise single-car spins.

That's what I took away from my recorded version of the race.  Yes, I too have joined the ranks of the many who aren't tuning in to the live event as often as they used to.

There's nothing against the broadcast.  NASCAR is lucky to have it out there.  But during the replay I noticed so often the camera focus on the lead cars in single file while in the background, there's 3, 4 and for a moment or two, 5-wide racing that got ignored.

Just sayin'.

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Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 78,000, Matt Kenseth won the Hollywood Casino 400, his 24th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: #10, 31 (engine change).
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 32
12TH ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD CASINO "400"
KANSAS SPEEDWAY

Kansas City, KS - October 21, 2012
1.5-Mile Oval
267 Laps - 400.5 Miles Purse: $6,037,930

Fin
Str
Car
Series
Bonus
Driver
Leader
Pos
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Laps
Points
Points
Rating
Winnings
Status
Times
Laps
1
12
17
Matt Kenseth
Zest Ford
267
48
5
141.7
$389,611
Running
2
78
2
16
56
Martin Truex Jr
NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
267
42
0
107.4
231,954
Running
3
14
27
Paul Menard
Menards/CertainTeed Insulation Chevrolet
267
42
1
109.5
177,615
Running
1
6
4
1
5
Kasey Kahne
Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
267
41
1
116.3
156,015
Running
1
1
5
33
14
Tony Stewart
Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
267
39
0
82.5
184,840
Running
6
3
15
Clint Bowyer
5-hour Energy/Avon Foun. for Women Toyota
267
39
1
114.5
146,854
Running
2
5
7
39
88
Regan Smith
National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet
267
37
0
92.6
124,015
Running
8
25
2
Brad Keselowski
Miller Lite Dodge
267
36
0
87.1
144,310
Running
9
7
48
Jimmie Johnson
Lowe's Chevrolet
267
36
1
108.6
148,651
Running
1
44
10
19
24
Jeff Gordon
DuPont Chevrolet
267
35
1
95.3
147,626
Running
2
2
11
10
29
Kevin Harvick
Budweiser Chevrolet
267
33
0
76.9
147,991
Running
12
18
9
Marcos Ambrose
Black & Decker Ford
267
32
0
79.2
128,088
Running
13
9
11
Denny Hamlin
FedEx Freight Toyota
267
31
0
88.7
139,471
Running
14
17
99
Carl Edwards
Fastenal Ford
267
30
0
85.1
140,396
Running
15
21
1
Jamie McMurray
Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat Chevrolet
267
29
0
70.4
129,613
Running
16
24
42
Juan Pablo Montoya
Taylor Swift/Target Chevrolet
267
28
0
66.3
126,496
Running
17
31
93
Travis Kvapil
Burger King/Dr Pepper Toyota
267
28
1
62.5
121,863
Running
1
1
18
26
83
Landon Cassill
Burger King Toyota
267
26
0
59.4
121,350
Running
19
8
20
Joey Logano
Dollar General Toyota
267
25
0
74.8
102,305
Running
20
37
34
David Ragan
Client One Securities LLC Ford
267
24
0
52.9
111,013
Running
21
32
21
Trevor Bayne
Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
267
0
0
60.5
92,630
Running
22
42
32
Timmy Hill
Southern Pride Trucking/U.S. Chrome Ford
267
0
0
45.2
100,205
Running
23
38
38
David Gilliland
Long John Silver's Ford
266
22
1
46.4
105,363
Running
1
1
24
2
55
Mark Martin
Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota
266
21
1
85.8
90,505
Running
2
60
25
29
78
Kurt Busch
Furniture Row/Farm American Chevrolet
265
19
0
72.6
109,738
Running
26
15
22
Sam Hornish Jr
Shell Pennzoil Dodge
234
0
0
63.5
131,030
Accident
27
11
16
Greg Biffle
3M/Sherwin-Williams Ford
227
17
0
83.2
97,380
Running
28
20
31
Jeff Burton
Caterpillar Chevrolet
214
16
0
51.0
127,330
Running
29
5
43
Aric Almirola
Farmland Ford
212
16
1
111.2
124,491
Accident
3
69
30
6
39
Ryan Newman
Code 3 Associates Chevrolet
188
14
0
85.7
130,463
Accident
31
4
18
Kyle Busch
M&M's Halloween Toyota
181
13
0
68.9
131,813
Accident
32
40
10
Danica Patrick
GoDaddy Racing Chevrolet
154
0
0
40.4
84,130
Accident
33
22
47
Bobby Labonte
Kingsford Charcoal Toyota
140
11
0
49.0
101,752
Accident
34
35
95
Scott Speed
B&D Electrical Ford
77
10
0
38.2
83,730
Electrical
35
13
51
AJ Allmendinger
Phoenix Construction Chevrolet
69
9
0
71.7
91,780
Accident
36
30
19
Mike Bliss
Plinker Tactical/Crowne Plaza Toyota
47
0
0
34.8
83,305
Vibration
37
28
13
Casey Mears
GEICO Ford
29
7
0
40.1
83,080
Accident
38
43
79
Kelly Bires
Bestway Disposal/Re-Load.biz Ford
28
6
0
35.1
82,857
Rear Gear
39
41
36
Dave Blaney
TBR/TMone Chevrolet
25
5
0
30.4
79,325
Brakes
40
36
87
Joe Nemechek
AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota
22
0
0
30.3
79,080
Rear Gear
41
34
91
Reed Sorenson
Plinker Tactical/Crowne Plaza Toyota
18
0
0
29.9
78,805
Overheating
42
27
37
J.J. Yeley
MaxQWorkForce.com Chevrolet
11
2
0
31.0
78,635
Vibration
43
23
98
Michael McDowell
K-Love/Curb Records Ford
7
1
0
30.1
78,907
Vibration
# 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: (3) #33 Cole Whitt; #30 David Stremme; #26 Josh Wise
TIME OF RACE:3 hours, 28 minutes, 48 seconds AVERAGE SPEED:115.086 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY:0.495 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Kasey Kahne (191.36 mph. 28.219 secs.)
3M LAP LEADER: Matt Kenseth (78 Laps)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Matt Kenseth
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Clint Bowyer (crew chief Brian Pattie)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Roush Yates Engines (#17)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Tony Stewart
MOOG STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Tony Stewart (crew chief Steve Addington, 0.372 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $40,000 at next event++
USG IMPROVING THE FINISH: Regan Smith (32 places)
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
Caution Flags: 14 cautions for 66 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 32-36 (Debris [95]); 41-44 (Car #18 Spin Turn 4 [None]); 72-76 (Car #51 Accident Turn 3 [38]); 84-86 (Car #14, 31 Accident Turn 4 [None]); 123-127 (Debris [34]); 137-141 (Car #48 Accident Turn 4 [83]); 143-146 (Car #47 Accident Turn 3 [None]); 156-162 (Car #10, 83 Accident Turn 2 [1]); 166-168 (Car #14 Spin Backstretch [42]); 170-172 (Car #9, 21 Accident Turn 3 [32]); 176-180 (Car #16 Accident Turn 4 [43]); 183-188 (Car #18, 22, 39, 78 Accident Turn 4 [9]); 215-222 (Car #43 Accident Turn 4 [55]); 237-239 (Car #22 Accident Turn 1 [34]).
Lap Leaders: 16 lead changes among 10 drivers. Kahne-pole, Martin 1-6, Almirola 7-33, Gilliland 34, Almirola 35-73, Kvapil 74, Johnson 75-118, Almirola 119-121, Bowyer 122-123, J. Gordon 124, Bowyer 125-127, Kenseth 128-156, J. Gordon 157, Martin 158-211, Menard 212-217, Kahne 218, Kenseth 219-267.
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12
Driver
Points
Wins
1 - Brad Keselowski
2250
(5)
2 - Jimmie Johnson
2243
(3)
3 - Denny Hamlin
2230
(5)
4 - Clint Bowyer
2225
(3)
5 - Kasey Kahne
2220
(2)
6 - Martin Truex Jr
2207
(0)
7 - Tony Stewart
2203
(3)
8 - Jeff Gordon
2199
(1)
9 - Matt Kenseth
2195
(3)
10 - Kevin Harvick
2191
(0)
11 - Greg Biffle
2188
(2)
12 - Dale Earnhardt Jr
2128
(1)

NEXT EVENT: October 28, 2012 - 64th Annual TUMS Fast Relief 500, Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA (263 Miles) (500 Laps)
NOTE: The above figures are based upon team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (10/22/2012)
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