RACE RECAP | CHARLOTTE
Race #5 in The Chase
10 Ryan Newman
9 Denny Hamlin
8 Tony Stewart
7 AJ Allmendinger
6 Kevin Harvick second in points
5 Marcos Ambrose 3rd straight top 10, 5th top 5 this season
4 Kasey Kahne
3 Carl Edwards is the points leader by 5
2 Kyle Busch started dead last led the most laps, and moved to 4th in points

VICTORY LANE

1 Matt Kenseth takes home his 3rd win of the season, second career at Charlotte and moves to 3rd in the point standings

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

Greg Biffle had the lead early on, but a missing lug nut ended those chances, and he later pounded the wall

Late in the race, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, and David Ragan spun on a restart

Jimmie Johnson was in a vicious crash, pounding the wall head on. He is okay, but his championship hopes took a beating as the 48 finished 34th

The other Chase Drivers finished as follows… Kurt Busch 13th, Brad Keselowski 16th, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 19th, & Jeff Gordon 21st