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1 10 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Dodge
2 13 18 Denny Hamlin(i) SportClips Toyota
3 12 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota
4 7 33 Kevin Harvick(i) Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet
5 6 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet
6 1 20 Joey Logano(i) GameStop/Hitman Absolution Toyota
7 8 30 James Buescher(i) ABF Chevrolet
8 16 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet
9 5 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Alliance Truck Parts Dodge
10 21 21 Joey Coulter(i) Sherwin Williams Chevrolet
11 2 3 Austin Dillon # Bass Pro Shops/NWTF Chevrolet
12 20 44 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota
13 3 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
14 22 43 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Ford
15 19 01 Mike Wallace Restaurant.com Chevrolet

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1 20 Joey Logano(i) GameStop/Hitman Absolution Toyota 30.157 179.063
2 3 Austin Dillon # Bass Pro Shops/NWTF Chevrolet 30.173 178.968
3 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 30.179 178.932
4 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford EcoBoost Ford 30.189 178.873
5 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Alliance Truck Parts Dodge 30.284 178.312
6 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 30.306 178.183
7 33 Kevin Harvick(i) Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet 30.318 178.112
8 30 James Buescher(i) ABF Chevrolet 30.356 177.889
9 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota 30.378 177.760
10 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Dodge 30.432 177.445
11 88 Cole Whitt # Ingersoll Rand Chevrolet 30.473 177.206
12 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 30.474 177.200
13 18 Denny Hamlin(i) SportClips Toyota 30.555 176.730
14 38 Kasey Kahne(i) Great Clips Chevrolet 30.572 176.632

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15 81 Jason Bowles # American Majority Toyota 30.591 176.523

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 Danica Patrick will pull double duty in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races on Saturday and Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Patrick ranks 10th in Nationwide points where she’s racing for the series championship.

She’ll make her third NASCAR Sprint Cup start of the season in the Coca-Cola 600 in which only one female driver has previously competed.

Janet Guthrie finished 15th in her NASCAR Sprint Cup debut in 1976.

1 3 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cargill Ford
2 1 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet
3 4 18 Michael McDowell(i) Pizza Ranch Toyota
4 6 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet
5 31 54 Kurt Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota
6 5 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet
7 12 88 Cole Whitt # DewCrew.com Chevrolet
8 10 22 Parker Kligerman(i) Discount Tire Dodge
9 8 20 Darrell Wallace Jr. Dollar General Toyota
10 13 33 Brendan Gaughan(i) South Point Chevrolet
11 7 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota
12 2 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Detroit Genuine Parts Dodge
13 20 38 Brad Sweet # Great Clips Chevrolet
14 18 43 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Ford
15 23 44 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota
16 11 30 Steve Arpin Mike’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet
17 24 81 Jason Bowles # American Majority Toyota
18 33 40 Erik Darnell TheMotorsportsGroup.com Chevrolet
19 25 87 Joe Nemechek AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota

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1 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 23.523 133.911
2 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Detroit Genuine Parts Dodge 23.632 133.294
3 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cargill Ford 23.664 133.114
4 18 Michael McDowell(i) Pizza Ranch Toyota 23.669 133.085
5 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 23.771 132.514
6 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet 23.789 132.414
7 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota 23.824 132.220
8 20 Darrell Wallace Jr. Dollar General Toyota 23.829 132.192
9 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 23.856 132.042
10 22 Parker Kligerman(i) Discount Tire Dodge 23.875 131.937
11 30 Steve Arpin Mike’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet 23.902 131.788
12 88 Cole Whitt # DewCrew.com Chevrolet 24.006 131.217
13 33 Brendan Gaughan(i) South Point Chevrolet 24.019 131.146
14 24 Casey Roderick # West Virginia Miners Baseball Chevrolet 24.086 130.781
15 99 Travis Pastrana boost mobile Toyota 24.097 130.722
16 19 Tayler Malsam Iron Horse Jeans/G-Oil Toyota 24.111 130.646
17 51 Jeremy Clements Clements Automotive Chevrolet 24.143 130.473
18 43 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Ford 24.158 130.392
19 70 Johanna Long # Foretravel Chevrolet 24.172 130.316
20 38 Brad Sweet # Great Clips Chevrolet 24.232 129.993

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Joey Logano pulls away at Darlington for second straight Nationwide win

May 11, 2012

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Joey Logano drove away from Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin after a green-white-checkered-flag restart and won Friday night’s VFW Sport Clips 200 Nationwide Series event at Darlington Raceway.

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May 8, 2012

NASCAR Wire Service

Two crew chiefs for Penske Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series were placed on probation and drew $10,000 fines Tuesday for violations found last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway.

Jeremy Bullins, crew chief for the No. 22 Dodge driven at Talladega by Brad Keselowski, and Chad Walter, crew chief for Sam Hornish Jr.’s No. 12 Dodge, were each fined $10,000 and placed on probation for the rest of the year for illegal modifications discovered during opening inspections on May 3. Car chiefs Thomas Clavette (No. 22) and Raymond Fox (No. 12) were also placed on probation until Dec. 31.

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