RACE RECAP | DARLINGTON
10 Brian Vickers
9 Ryan Newman
8 Jeff Burton
7 Kyle Busch
6 Kevin Harvick
5 Juan Montoya
4 Jeff Gordon led the most laps at 111 (again)
3 Kurt Busch
2 Jamie McMurray pole sitter laying down a new track record
VICTORY LANE
1 Denny Hamlin completes the weekend sweep winning both the Nationwide and Cup Series races at Darlington, one of NASCAR’s most difficult tracks. Hamlin led 104 of the 367 laps for his 11th career Cup Series win, and ties Jimmie Johnson with 3 wins this season
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Jimmie Johnson slapped the wall with his right rear early in the race
-Joey Logano spun coming off turn 4 and hit the inside wall
-Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle, and Martin Truex Jr. in turn 4. The 16 got loose, and the 48 and 56 checked up and ran into each other
-Clint Bowyer went to the garage with brake problems
-Jimmie Johnson had nowhere to go when his 48 car was pummeled by the 43 of AJ Allmendinger. Johnson finished 36th
-Tony Stewart had a rough day, rear bumper caved in, right rear hit the wall
-Kyle Busch got a flat tire (left rear), right after pitting, while leading
-Pit road mistakes, Jeff Gordon missed the commitment cone, and Jeff Burton ran over his air hose, essentially taking out a couple of the best cars of the race
