Eleven down, 25 to go. Here’s the Cup Series order of finish from Saturday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 in Darlington, South Carolina:
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 | |||||||
| Bojangles’ Southern 500 – Darlington | |||||||
| Pos | Car No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Status | Points | Laps Led |
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | 368 | Running* | 48 | 134* |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 368 | Running | 43 | 56 |
| 3 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevy | 368 | Running | 41 | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 368 | Running | 41 | 44 |
| 5 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Toyota | 368 | Running | 40 | 25 |
| 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 368 | Running | 38 | 0 |
| 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 368 | Running | 37 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevy | 368 | Running | 37 | 33 |
| 9 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 368 | Running | 35 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 368 | Running | 34 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 368 | Running | 33 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 368 | Running | 33 | 74 |
| 13 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | 368 | Running | 31 | 0 |
| 14 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevy | 368 | Running | 30 | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 368 | Running | 29 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | 368 | Running | 28 | 0 |
| 17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevy | 368 | Running | 28 | 1 |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevy | 368 | Running | 26 | 0 |
| 19 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 368 | Running | 25 | 0 |
| 20 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 368 | Running | 24 | 0 |
| 21 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevy | 368 | Running | 23 | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 367 | Running | 22 | 0 |
| 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | 367 | Running | 21 | 0 |
| 24 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevy | 366 | Running | 20 | 0 |
| 25 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 366 | Running | 19 | 0 |
| 26 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 366 | Running | 19 | 1 |
| 27 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevy | 365 | Running | 17 | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 364 | Running | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 364 | Running | 15 | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | Reed Sorenson (I) | Ford | 363 | Running | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 10 | Danica Patrick (I) | Chevy | 362 | Running | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 73 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 362 | Running | PE | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | 357 | Running | 11 | 0 |
| 34 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | 345 | Running | 10 | 0 |
| 35 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 339 | Running | 9 | 0 |
| 36 | 93 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 314 | Running | 8 | 0 |
| 37 | 49 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | 132 | Clutch | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | 74 | Cole Whitt (I) | Chevy | 35 | Vibration | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 32 | Overheating | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek (I) | Toyota | 27 | Power | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 52 | Mike Skinner (I) | Toyota | 20 | Electrical | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 79 | Scott Speed | Ford | 20 | Overheating | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 26 | Josh Wise ® | Ford | 19 | Vibration | 1 | 0 |
2012 Championship Standings – With One Race Complete
1) Greg Biffle: 411
2) Matt Kenseth: 409 (-2)
3) Dale Earnhardt, Jr.: 397 (-14)
4) Denny Hamlin: 394 (-17)
T5) Jimmie Johnson: 372 (-39)
T5) Martin Truex, Jr.: 372 (-39)
7) Tony Stewart: 369 (-42)
8) Kevin Harvick: 361 (-50)
9) Kyle Busch: 349 (-62)
10) Carl Edwards: 337 (-74)
11) Clint Bowyer: 335 (-76)
12) Brad Keselowski: 328 (-83)
NOTE: Wild Cards are currently Keselowski (12th) and Ryan Newman (13th). Keselowski has two wins this season while Newman has one.
Race Awards
3M Lap Leader: Jimmie Johnson, 134 Laps
Coors Light Pole Award: Greg Biffle (180.257 MPH)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder Of The Race: Hendrick Engines (No. 48 car)
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver Of The Race: Steve Addington (Tony Stewart’s crew chief)
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 car
DirecTV Crew Chief Of The Race: Dave Rogers (Kyle Busch’s crew chief)
Mobil1 Oil Driver Of The Race: Denny Hamlin, No. 11 car
USG Improving The Finish Award: Marcos Ambrose, +19 Spots
Sunoco Rookie Of The Race: Josh Wise, No. 26 car
Friday on the Frontstretch:
Four Burning Questions: All-Star Analysis and The New Kyle Busch
Has NASCAR’s All-Star Night Lost Its Shine?
Frontstretch Foto Funnies: Get Me A Bunny
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