Four down, 32 go! Here’s the Official Cup Series order of finish from Sunday’s Food City 500 in Las Vegas:
KEY:
*- Led The Most Laps
® = Rookie of the Year Candidate
(I) = Ineligible to earn points
Editor’s Note: Remember, some drivers will score zero points as they’re only allowed to accumulate them in one of NASCAR’s top three series: Sprint Cup, Nationwide, or Camping World Trucks.
| Sprint Cup Series Finishing Order | |||||||
| Food City 500 – Bristol | |||||||
| Pos | Car No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Status | Points | Laps Led |
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski* | Dodge | 500 | Running | 48 | 232* |
| 2 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 500 | Running | 43 | 45 |
| 3 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Toyota | 500 | Running | 41 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 500 | Running | 40 | 0 |
| 5 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 500 | Running | 40 | 125 |
| 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 500 | Running | 38 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 500 | Running | 37 | 0 |
| 8 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 500 | Running | 36 | 0 |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 500 | Running | 35 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | 500 | Running | 34 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 500 | Running | 33 | 0 |
| 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 500 | Running | 32 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 500 | Running | 32 | 41 |
| 14 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 500 | Running | 30 | 0 |
| 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevy | 500 | Running | 30 | 2 |
| 16 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 498 | Running | 28 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | 498 | Running | 28 | 54 |
| 18 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevy | 498 | Running | 26 | 0 |
| 19 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 498 | Running | 25 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 498 | Running | 24 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevy | 497 | Running | 23 | 0 |
| 22 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevy | 496 | Running | 22 | 0 |
| 23 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 496 | Running | 21 | 0 |
| 24 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 496 | Running | 20 | 0 |
| 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 496 | Running | 19 | 0 |
| 26 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 496 | Running | 18 | 0 |
| 27 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 496 | Running | 17 | 0 |
| 28 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 495 | Running | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 495 | Running | 15 | 0 |
| 30 | 49 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | 493 | Running | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 492 | Running | 13 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 423 | Running | 12 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 420 | Running | 11 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevy | 417 | Running | 10 | 0 |
| 35 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 395 | Running | 10 | 1 |
| 36 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 389 | Running | 8 | 0 |
| 37 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevy | 366 | Running | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 334 | Accident | 6 | 0 |
| 39 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 245 | Running | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek (I) | Toyota | 57 | Brakes | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevy | 26 | Vibration | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | 74 | Reed Sorenson (I) | Chevy | 17 | Vibration | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 26 | Josh Wise ® | Ford | 16 | Spindle | 1 | 0 |
2012 Championship Standings – With One Race Complete
1) Greg Biffle: 157
2) Kevin Harvick: 148 (-9)
3) Matt Kenseth: 145 (-12)
4) Martin Truex, Jr.: 139 (-18)
T5) Denny Hamlin: 137 (-21)
T5) Dale Earnhardt, Jr.: 137 (-21)
7) Tony Stewart: 130 (-27)
T8) Clint Bowyer: 126 (-31)
T8) Joey Logano: 126 (-31)
10) Paul Menard: 123 (-34)
11) Jeff Burton: 120 (-37)
12) Ryan Newman: 118 (-39)
Race Awards
3M Lap Leader: Brad Keselowski, 232 Laps
Coors Light Pole Award: Greg Biffle (125.215 MPH)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder Of The Race: Penske Engines (No. 2 Car)
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver Of The Race: Jimmy Fennig (Matt Kenseth’s Crew Chief, No. 17)
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Brad Keselowski
DirecTV Crew Chief Of The Race: Matt Puccia (Biffle’s Crew Chief)
Mobil1 Oil Driver Of The Race: Martin Truex, Jr.
USG Improving The Finish Award: Jeff Burton, +27 Spots
Sunoco Rookie Of The Race: Josh Wise, No. 26 car
Tuesday on the Frontstretch:
Five Points to Ponder: Jimmie vs. Matt And The Best Day In Motorsports
Who’s Hot / Who’s Not in NASCAR: All-Star – Charlotte Edition
The Art Of Closing The Deal In NASCAR’s Longest Race
Racing To The Point: A Radical Idea For The All-Star Race
Couch Potato Tuesday: SPEED’s Last-Gasp Sprint Cup Hurrah
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