NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Official Race Results From Las Vegas

Race Comments: Matt Kenseth won the Kobalt Tools 400, his 25th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: #1 & 42 (engine changes).


Failed to qualify: (1) #19 Mike Bliss
TIME OF RACE:  2 hours, 44 minutes, 16 seconds AVERAGE SPEED:  146.287 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY:  0.594 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: None - due to inclement weather
3M LAP LEADER: Kasey Kahne (114 Laps)

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 3
16TH ANNUAL KOBALT TOOLS "400"
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Las Vegas, NV - March 10, 2013
1.5-Mile Oval
267 Laps - 400.5 Miles Purse: $6,439,381

Fin				Series	Bonus		Leader
Pos	Driver	Laps	Points	Points	Status	Times	Laps
1	Matt Kenseth	267	47	4	Running	2	42
2	Kasey Kahne	267	44	2	Running	6	114
3	Brad Keselowski	267	42	1	Running	4	12
4	Kyle Busch	267	41	1	Running	5	27
5	Carl Edwards	267	39	0	Running
6	Jimmie Johnson	267	39	1	Running	3	66
7	Dale Earnhardt Jr	267	37	0	Running
8	Martin Truex Jr	267	36	0	Running
9	Kevin Harvick	267	35	0	Running
10	Paul Menard	267	34	0	Running
11	Tony Stewart	267	33	0	Running
12	Joey Logano	267	32	0	Running
13	Jamie McMurray	267	32	1	Running	1	2
14	Mark Martin	267	30	0	Running
15	Denny Hamlin	267	30	1	Running	1	3
16	Aric Almirola	267	28	0	Running
17	Greg Biffle	267	27	0	Running
18	Ricky Stenhouse Jr #	267	27	1	Running	1	1
19	Juan Pablo Montoya	267	25	0	Running
20	Kurt Busch	266	24	0	Running
21	Austin Dillon	266	0	0	Running
22	Marcos Ambrose	266	22	0	Running
23	Trevor Bayne	266	0	0	Running
24	Dave Blaney	266	20	0	Running
25	Jeff Gordon	266	19	0	Running
26	Jeff Burton	266	18	0	Running
27	Clint Bowyer	265	17	0	Running
28	David Gilliland	265	16	0	Running
29	Casey Mears	265	15	0	Running
30	Bobby Labonte	263	14	0	Running
31	David Ragan	263	13	0	Running
32	David Stremme	261	12	0	Running
33	Danica Patrick #	261	11	0	Running
34	David Reutimann	261	10	0	Running
35	Josh Wise	260	0	0	Running
36	J.J. Yeley	259	8	0	Running
37	Ken Schrader	258	7	0	Running
38	Ryan Newman	234	6	0	Engine
39	Travis Kvapil	217	5	0	Engine
40	Joe Nemechek	216	0	0	Running
41	Scott Speed	143	3	0	Transmission
42	Landon Cassill	66	2	0	Vibration
43	Michael McDowell	21	1	0	Vibration

SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Caution Flags: 5 cautions for 25 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
66-70 (Debris [39]);
161-165 (Car #9 Spin Turn 4 [11]);
196-199 (Car #47 Spin Turn 2 [14]);
225-230 (Fluid On Track [22]);
237-241 (Fluid On Track [42]).
Lap Leaders: 22 lead changes among 8 drivers.
Keselowski 1-9, Kahne 10-43, Keselowski 44, Ky. Busch 45, Kenseth 46,
McMurray 47-48, Kahne 49-66, Keselowski 67, Kahne 68-74, Johnson 75-117,
Stenhouse Jr 118, Johnson 119-137, Kahne 138-160, Keselowski 161,
Johnson 162-165, Ky. Busch 166-180, Kahne 181-195, Ky. Busch 196, Hamlin 197-199,
Ky. Busch 200-208, Kahne 209-225, Ky. Busch 226, Kenseth 227-267.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12

Driver

Points

Wins

1 - Jimmie Johnson

129

(1)

2 - Brad Keselowski

124

(0)

3 - Dale Earnhardt Jr

119

(0)

4 - Denny Hamlin

102

(0)

5 - Carl Edwards

98

(1)

6 - Mark Martin

95

(0)

7 - Matt Kenseth

93

(1)

8 - Greg Biffle

93

(0)

9 - Clint Bowyer

89

(0)

10 - Aric Almirola

88

(0)

11 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr

87

(0)

12 - Paul Menard

82

(0)

The Rookie Points system is pretty interesting, considering Ricky has been trouncing Danica!  (Daytona, her 8th, his 12th; Phoenix, his 16th to her 39th...  Vegas, his 18th to her 33rd.)

SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Driver	Points
Danica Patrick	34
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	32

 

NEXT EVENT: March 17, 2013 - 53rd Annual Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN (266.50 Miles) (500 Laps)
NOTE: The above figures are based upon team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (3/11/2013)