NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Official Race Results From Indianapolis

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 20
20TH ANNUAL CROWN ROYAL PRESENTS THE SAMUEL DEEDS 400 AT THE BRICKYARD POWERED BY BIGMACHINERECORDS.COM
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Indianapolis, IN - July 28, 2013
2.5-Mile Oval
160 Laps - 400 Miles Purse: $9,265,009

Race Comments: Ryan Newman won the Crown Royal Presents The Samuel Deeds 400 at The Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com, his 17th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
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This race from Indy was one for the ages as a chess match of tactics was played out by Ryan Newman and Jimmie Johnson. 

Newman sent a message no one listened to when he captured the pole and set a blazing track record.  They should have listened.

By mid-race, when Ryan took four tires, and showed the gang that four is better than two, the game was afoot indeed.

Back and forth the lead went between Johnson and Newman, with Newman dipping even farther back at times.

In his last pit stop, I thought Newman made an error in judgement.  Gads how I hate those gambles his team takes... but this time, it paid off and Ryan Newman fans could rejoice once more.

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TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 36 minutes, 22 seconds   AVERAGE SPEED: 153.485 mph   MARGIN OF VICTORY: 2.657 second(s)

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Ryan Newman (187.531 mph. 47.992 secs.)

3M LAP LEADER: Jimmie Johnson (73 Laps)

Failed to qualify: (2) #19 Mike Bliss; #95 Scott Speed

Caution Flags: 3 cautions for 14 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
60-64 (Car #32 Slow On Track [9]);
82-86 (Car #31 Slow On Track [51]);
115-118 (Car #32 Slow On Track [55]).

Lap Leaders: 20 lead changes among 12 drivers.
Newman 1-29, Logano 30, Johnson 31-54, Edwards 55, Montoya 56,
J. Gordon 57-61, Johnson 62-82, Keselowski 83-86, Logano 87-96,
Johnson 97-107, Newman 108-110, McMurray 111-115, Johnson 116-132,
Newman 133, J. Gordon 134-139, Hamlin 140-143, Harvick 144-145,
Menard 146, Bowyer 147, Keselowski 148, Newman 149-160.



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Fin	Car			Series	Bonus	Driver	Led
Pos	No	Driver	Laps	Points	Points	Status	Times	Laps
1	39	Ryan Newman	160	47	4	Running	4	45
2	48	Jimmie Johnson	160	44	2	Running	4	73
3	5	Kasey Kahne	160	41	0	Running
4	14	Tony Stewart	160	40	0	Running
5	20	Matt Kenseth	160	39	0	Running
6	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr	160	38	0	Running
7	24	Jeff Gordon	160	38	1	Running	2	11
8	22	Joey Logano	160	37	1	Running	2	11
9	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	160	36	1	Running	1	1
10	18	Kyle Busch	160	34	0	Running
11	56	Martin Truex Jr	160	33	0	Running
12	27	Paul Menard	160	33	1	Running	1	1
13	99	Carl Edwards	160	32	1	Running	1	1
14	78	Kurt Busch	160	30	0	Running
15	1	Jamie McMurray	160	30	1	Running	1	5
16	9	Marcos Ambrose	160	28	0	Running
17	43	Aric Almirola	160	27	0	Running
18	11	Denny Hamlin	160	27	1	Running	1	4
19	29	Kevin Harvick	160	26	1	Running	1	2
20	15	Clint Bowyer	160	25	1	Running	1	1
21	2	Brad Keselowski	160	24	1	Running	2	5
22	51	AJ Allmendinger	160	22	0	Running
23	55	Mark Martin	160	21	0	Running
24	16	Greg Biffle	159	20	0	Running
25	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr #	159	19	0	Running
26	33	Austin Dillon	159	0	0	Running
27	13	Casey Mears	159	17	0	Running
28	21	Trevor Bayne	159	0	0	Running
29	83	David Reutimann	158	15	0	Running
30	10	Danica Patrick #	158	14	0	Running
31	93	Travis Kvapil	158	13	0	Running
32	98	Michael McDowell	157	12	0	Running
33	40	Landon Cassill	157	0	0	Running
34	34	David Ragan	157	10	0	Running
35	38	David Gilliland	157	9	0	Running
36	47	Bobby Labonte	157	8	0	Running
37	7	Dave Blaney	156	7	0	Running
38	35	Josh Wise	156	0	0	Running
39	36	J.J. Yeley	156	5	0	Running
40	30	David Stremme	151	4	0	Running
41	87	Joe Nemechek	146	0	0	Running
42	32	Timmy Hill #	121	2	0	Running
43	31	Jeff Burton	110	1	0	Running

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NEXT EVENT: August 4, 2013 - 40th Annual GoBowling.com 400 , Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA (400 Miles) (160 Laps)
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Bruce E. Simmons
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