Jeff Gordon wins his 3rd race of the season, and 85th of his career, putting him in sole possession of 3rd place on the all time NASCAR wins list.
1 5 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
2 17 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
3 20 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet
4 10 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge
5 7 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
6 14 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
7 21 29 Kevin Harvick Rheem.com Chevrolet
8 13 11 Denny Hamlin Charter Communications Toyota
9 6 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford
10 11 43 AJ Allmendinger Best Buy Ford
11 4 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
12 15 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
13 27 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
14 8 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
15 12 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
16 25 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet
17 32 5 Mark Martin CARQUEST Auto Parts / GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
18 22 27 Paul Menard Quaker State / Menards Chevrolet
19 29 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Military Intelligence Chevrolet
20 9 39 Ryan Newman Army Reserve Chevrolet
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(September 6, 2011)
HAMPTON, Ga. — Jeff Gordon dominated much of the rain-delayed AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Tuesday and then won a duel with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson for his third Sprint Cup Series win of the season.
Gordon held about a 2-second lead with 20 laps remaining, but Johnson, who rallied from early struggles, closed on Gordon’s bumper with 11 laps remaining. He then dogged Gordon over the final 10 laps, trying repeatedly to get by his teammate.
RACE RECAP | CUP SERIES
10 AJ Allmendinger
9 Matt Kenseth
8 Denny Hamlin
7 Kevin Harvick
6 Brad Keselowski
5 Carl Edwards
4 Kurt Busch
3 Tony Stewart needed a good finish
2 Jimmie Johnson takes over the points lead
VICTORY LANE
1 Jeff Gordon held off Jimmie Johnson in the closing laps to grab his 85th career win taking over sole possession of 3 place on the all time wins list
Mike Helton: Yeah, unfortunately we’re going to have to reschedule because this last rain that set us back, we’re now predicting it will take three to three and a half hours to dry. which means it will be 12:30 or 1 o’clock in the morning before we could start, which is just not reasonable to do. That along with the forecast that everybody that does that professionally around here universally agrees that for the next 36 hours starting sometime later tonight it’s about 100% chance in this area with more than likely three, four, five inches of rain, high wind and all the things that create dangerous situations with weather. We’ll have respect for that and reschedule this race to start at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning.
Dale Jarrett: I would have to say, this doesn’t change the Richmond schedule whatsoever though. These teams are very well-prepared to be ready to be there on Friday and going?
HAMPTON, Ga.—Polesitter Carl Edwards held off Kyle Busch during a frantic final 10 laps of Saturday night’s Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway and, despite a pit-road penalty early in the race, notched his sixth Nationwide Series victory of the year and the 35th of his career.
Busch, who chased Edwards to the checkered flag after passing Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for second place on Lap 186 of 195, was the runner-up, .697 seconds behind Edwards. Stenhouse, the series points leader, came home third, followed by Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne.
After regaining the lead from Harvick following a Lap 177 restart, Edwards stayed there and held a comfortable advantage until Busch cleared Stenhouse for second.
1 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 29.775 186.196
2 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet 29.819 185.922
3 18 Kyle Busch Pedigree Toyota 29.832 185.841
4 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 29.843 185.772
5 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 29.849 185.735
6 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford 29.853 185.710
7 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 29.877 185.561
8 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 29.880 185.542
9 39 Ryan Newman Army Reserve Chevrolet 29.889 185.486
10 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge 29.915 185.325
11 43 AJ Allmendinger Best Buy Ford 29.921 185.288
12 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 29.939 185.177
13 11 Denny Hamlin Charter Communications Toyota 29.947 185.127
14 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 29.949 185.115
15 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 29.958 185.059
Keep an eye on the weather at Atlanta and tropical storm Lee
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