Race Recap | Bristol
10 Paul Menard
9 Jimmie Johnson
8 Juan Montoya
7 Jamie McMurray
6 Jeff Burton
5 Brian Vickers led 125 laps early on
4 Clint Bowyer 1 of 3 MWR cars in the top 5
3 Martin Truex Jr 4th in points
2 Matt Kenseth 10th top 5 at Bristol

VICTORY LANE

1 Brad Keselowski had 231 laps led, a career high, second Bristol win in a row.

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

First caution wrecked big guns like Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose Kevin Harvick after Regan Smith tapped Kasey Kahne

Kevin Harvick pitted 9 times and stayed on the lead lap while making repairs

AJ Allmendinger and Brian Vickers dominated early on

While battling side-by-side Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s tailpipes touch Jeff Gordon’s left rear tire cutting down a tire sending Jeff into the wall

With about 20 laps to go Brendon Gaughan got into the back of Tony Stewart, the 14 backs into the fence

4th different winner in 2012, 4 different manufacturers.

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FULL RESULTS
1 5 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
2 21 17 Matt Kenseth Best Buy Ford
3 15 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
4 16 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota
5 25 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Toyota
6 33 31 Jeff Burton BB&T Chevrolet
7 17 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet
8 30 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
9 22 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet
10 11 27 Paul Menard Menards / MOEN Chevrolet
11 14 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
12 3 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet
13 1 16 Greg Biffle 811 / 3M Ford
14 23 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet
15 18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet
16 9 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota
17 2 22 AJ Allmendinger Shell Pennzoil Dodge
18 27 51 Kurt Busch Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet
19 7 43 Aric Almirola Charter Communications Ford
20 20 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota
21 19 10 David Reutimann TRADEBANK Chevrolet
22 32 33 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet
23 31 34 David Ragan Long John Silver’s Ford
24 6 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing / CSX Play It Safe Chevrolet
25 24 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford
26 26 38 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford
27 34 93 Travis Kvapil Burger King / Dr. Pepper Toyota
28 36 47 Bobby Labonte Clorox / Scott Products Toyota
29 29 83 Landon Cassill Burger King / Dr. Pepper Toyota
30 40 49 JJ Yeley JPO Absorbents Toyota
31 39 98 Michael McDowell K LOVE – Let It Start With Me Ford
32 13 18 Kyle Busch Wrigley Doublemint Toyota
33 42 32 Ken Schrader We Drive Sales – TMone.com Ford
34 35 36 Dave Blaney Seal Wrap / Widow Wax Chevrolet
35 4 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
36 12 9 Marcos Ambrose MAC Tools Ford
37 10 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
38 28 30 David Stremme Food Country USA / Inception Motorsports Toyota
39 8 99 Carl Edwards Kellogg’s / Cheez-It Ford
40 41 87 Joe Nemechek(i) AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota
41 43 23 Scott Riggs North Texas Pipe Chevrolet
42 38 74 Reed Sorenson Carnegie Hotel / Turn One Racing Chevrolet
43 37 26 Josh Wise # Morristown Drivers Service Ford