Monday, October 15, 2012

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Official Race Results from Charlotte

Congratulations goes out to Clint Bowyer on his win at the 53rd Annual Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

via press release

Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 100,000, Clint Bowyer won the Bank of America 500, his 8th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: #31, 39, 42, 91 (engine change); #38, 93 (transmission change).
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 31
53RD ANNUAL BANK OF AMERICA "500"
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Concord, NC - October 13, 2012
1.5-Mile Oval
334 Laps - 501 Miles Purse: $5,235,316

Fin
Str
Car



Series
Bonus
Driver


Leader

Pos
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Laps
Points
Points
Rating
Winnings
Status
Times
Laps
1
4
15
Clint Bowyer
5-hour Energy/Avon Foun for Women Toyota
334
47
4
112.6
$256,889
Running
3
29
2
9
11
Denny Hamlin
FedEx Ground Toyota
334
43
1
130.7
220,426
Running
2
36
3
5
48
Jimmie Johnson
Mylowes Chevrolet
334
42
1
121.8
192,396
Running
3
53
4
1
16
Greg Biffle
3M/IDG Ford
334
41
1
120.8
175,910
Running
4
71
5
8
18
Kyle Busch
M&M's Toyota
334
39
0
110.6
162,818
Running


6
2
55
Mark Martin
Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota
334
39
1
106.6
109,935
Running
1
2
7
19
99
Carl Edwards
Kellogg's Ford
333
37
0
98.5
139,201
Running


8
10
5
Kasey Kahne
Time Warner Cable Chevrolet
333
36
0
105.2
99,010
Running


9
12
20
Joey Logano
The Home Depot Toyota
333
35
0
89.3
96,385
Running


10
6
56
Martin Truex Jr
NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
333
34
0
94.0
115,649
Running


11
20
2
Brad Keselowski
Miller Lite Dodge
333
35
2
121.4
146,380
Running
6
139
12
17
43
Aric Almirola
Smithfield Ford
333
32
0
87.4
119,146
Running


13
32
14
Tony Stewart
Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet
333
31
0
84.3
134,610
Running


14
7
17
Matt Kenseth
Best Buy Ford
333
30
0
84.8
124,296
Running


15
14
22
Sam Hornish Jr
Shell Pennzoil Dodge
333
0
0
80.2
117,935
Running


16
11
29
Kevin Harvick
Jimmy John's Chevrolet
333
28
0
86.4
122,871
Running


17
30
1
Jamie McMurray
McDonald's Chevrolet
333
27
0
73.2
106,793
Running


18
13
24
Jeff Gordon
Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
332
27
1
81.0
119,246
Running
1
2
19
22
42
Juan Pablo Montoya
Target/Kellogg's Chevrolet
332
25
0
63.2
104,701
Running


20
3
39
Ryan Newman
Quicken Loans Chevrolet
332
24
0
69.0
119,443
Running


21
21
78
Kurt Busch
Furniture Row/Farm American Chevrolet
332
23
0
69.1
100,143
Running


22
16
21
Trevor Bayne
Good Sam/Camping World Ford
332
0
0
71.1
73,285
Running


23
36
38
David Gilliland
Glory Foods Ford
331
21
0
58.2
89,043
Running


24
38
51
AJ Allmendinger
Phoenix Construction Chevrolet
330
20
0
61.3
94,968
Running


25
41
93
Travis Kvapil
Dr Pepper Toyota
330
19
0
46.6
92,668
Running


26
37
83
Landon Cassill
Burger King Toyota
329
18
0
53.5
98,530
Running


27
24
27
Paul Menard
Menards/Pittsburgh Paints Chevrolet
328
17
0
50.5
79,860
Running


28
39
31
Jeff Burton
Caterpillar Chevrolet
327
16
0
38.4
110,635
Running


29
27
13
Casey Mears
GEICO Ford
327
15
0
49.0
80,607
Running


30
34
10
David Reutimann
TBR/TMone.com Chevrolet
327
14
0
45.6
72,335
Running


31
33
98
Michael McDowell
K-Love/Curb Records Ford
326
13
0
40.4
70,135
Running


32
15
47
Bobby Labonte
Scott Brand Toyota
324
12
0
48.8
75,685
Running


33
18
9
Marcos Ambrose
Stanley Ford
303
12
1
59.6
95,468
Running
1
2
34
25
34
David Ragan
Glory Foods Ford
287
10
0
31.2
67,160
Running


35
29
6
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Best Buy Ford
190
0
0
56.9
67,010
Engine


36
40
32
Timmy Hill
U.S. Chrome Ford
182
0
0
36.0
75,110
Engine


37
31
30
David Stremme
Inception Motorsports Toyota
62
7
0
38.8
66,705
Rear Gear


38
26
88
Regan Smith
AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet
61
6
0
57.4
74,828
Engine


39
28
19
Mike Bliss
Plinker Tactical Toyota
53
0
0
35.3
63,725
Rear Gear


40
23
95
Scott Speed
B&D Electrical Ford
50
4
0
36.9
63,600
Vibration


41
43
91
Reed Sorenson
Aquaria USA Toyota
32
0
0
29.3
63,450
Vibration


42
35
37
J.J. Yeley
MaxQWorkForce.com Chevrolet
30
2
0
29.5
63,325
Brakes


43
42
36
Dave Blaney
Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
25
1
0
27.9
63,713
Transmission


# 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) #87 Joe Nemechek; #26 Josh Wise; #23 Scott Riggs; #33 Cole Whitt

TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 14 minutes, 1 seconds    AVERAGE SPEED: 154.935 mph    MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.417 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Greg Biffle (193.708 mph. 27.877 secs.)
3M LAP LEADER:
Brad Keselowski (139 Laps)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Greg Biffle
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Clint Bowyer (crew chief Brian Pattie)
FREESCALE "WIDE OPEN": Greg Biffle
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Roush Yates Engines (#16)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Denny Hamlin
MOOG STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Clint Bowyer (crew chief Chad Norris, 0.000 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $30,000 at next event++
USG IMPROVING THE FINISH: Tony Stewart (19 places)
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.

Caution Flags:
5 cautions for 23 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 12-15 (Car #17 Spinout (Turn 4) [None]); 17-21 (Car #31, 34 Accident (Frontstretch) [95]); 37-41 (Car #27 Spinout (Turn 4) [None]); 168-172 (Debris (Turn 1) [22]); 224-227 (Debris (Frontstretch) [17]).

Lap Leaders:
20 lead changes among 8 drivers. Biffle 1-2, Martin 3-4, Biffle 5-37, Keselowski 38-41, Ambrose 42-43, Keselowski 44-71, Johnson 72-83, J. Gordon 84-85, Keselowski 86-97, Johnson 98-134, Hamlin 135-167, Keselowski 168, Johnson 169-172, Biffle 173-179, Keselowski 180-220, Bowyer 221-222, Keselowski 223-275, Bowyer 276-277, Hamlin 278-280, Biffle 281-309, Bowyer 310-334.
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12
Driver
Points
Wins
1 - Brad Keselowski
2214
(5)
2 - Jimmie Johnson
2207
(3)
3 - Denny Hamlin
2199
(5)
4 - Clint Bowyer
2186
(3)
5 - Kasey Kahne
2179
(2)
6 - Greg Biffle
2171
(2)
7 - Martin Truex Jr
2165
(0)
8 - Tony Stewart
2164
(3)
9 - Jeff Gordon
2164
(1)
10 - Kevin Harvick
2158
(0)
11 - Matt Kenseth
2147
(2)
12 - Dale Earnhardt Jr
2128
(1)

NEXT EVENT: October 21, 2012 - 12th Annual Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS (400.5 Miles) (267 Laps)

NOTE: The above figures are based upon team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (10/15/2012)



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