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Top-12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers Hold Nothing Back

LAS VEGAS (Dec. 1, 2011) – The 2011 top-12 NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTM drivers held nothing back today at the third annual, fan-favorite NASCAR After The Lap held at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas and sponsored by Coca-Cola and Ford. ESPN pit road reporter Jamie Little hosted the event along with co-host Miss Sprint Cup Monica Palumbo.

A list of the top-10 unfiltered, driver “tell-all” comments are outlined below.

Top-10 List
Number 1
· Ryan Newman was asked if he purchased his boss (2011 Champion Tony Stewart) anything special after winning the championship.
· “No!”
· Jamie Little followed with “Ryan, you told me earlier there was a waxing appointment but that no appointment was long enough to cover Tony’s needs.”

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1 2 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge 400 47 4 133.8 $223,625
2 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 400 44 2 133.5 $220,786
3 4 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 400 42 1 127.2 $180,566
4 9 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 400 40 111.3 $142,158
5 18 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford 400 40 1 109.8 $148,311
6 5 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 400 39 1 111.0 $142,266
7 7 43 A J Allmendinger Best Buy Ford 400 38 1 103.1 $127,836
8 27 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet 400 36 91.1 $140,558
9 12 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 400 35 98.0 $114,741
10 22 29 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet 400 35 1 98.2 $129,861
11 13 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 400 34 1 84.5 $89,500
12 34 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 400 32 86.3 $116,786
13 14 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 400 31 86.9 $107,058
14 30 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 400 30 74.8 $103,964
15 23 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet 400 29 75.9 $111,539
16 3 27 Paul Menard Pittsburgh Paints / Menards Chevrolet 400 28 78.6 $83,250
17 16 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 400 27 67.5 $101,195
18 11 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 400 26 72.2 $118,950
19 17 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 400 25 74.7 $82,350
20 15 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 400 25 1 84.6 $98,808

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RACE RECAP | BRISTOL
10 Marcos Ambrose
9 Carl Edwards
8 Ryan Newman
7 Denny Hamlin
6 Matt Kenseth
5 Jamie McMurray
4 Jimmie Johnson
3 Jeff Gordon
2 Martin Truex Jr.

VICTORY LANE

1 Brad Keselowski continues his remarkable run, 3rd win this season, second win in the last 4 races, 4th career win, 4th top 3 in a row

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RACE RECAP CUP SERIES | WATKINS GLEN
(subject to change)
10 Jimmie Johnson
9 Jeff Burton
8 A.J. Allmendinger
7 Juan Montoya
6 Kevin Harvick
5 Joey Logano
4 Martin Truex Jr.
3 Kyle Busch
2 Brad Keselowski

VICTORY LANE

1 Marcos Ambrose headed to victory lane for the very first time in the Cup Series, the 5th first time winner this season.

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