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1 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 2012 Owner Points 28th
2 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 2012 Owner Points 5th
3 16 Greg Biffle 3M/Bondo Ford 2012 Owner Points 1st
4 20 Joey Logano Dollar General Toyota 2012 Owner Points 19th
5 43 Aric Almirola Goody’s Ford 2012 Owner Points 23rd
6 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 2012 Owner Points 21st
7 27 Paul Menard Menards/Schrock Chevrolet 2012 Owner Points 16th
8 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 2012 Owner Points 10th
9 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 2012 Owner Points 17th
10 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 2012 Owner Points 14th
11 24 Jeff Gordon Farm Ville/Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 2012 Owner Points 15th
12 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet 2012 Owner Points 11th

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13 29 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chevrolet 2012 Owner Points 8th
14 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row/Farm American Chevrolet 2012 Owner Points 25th

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1 60 Trevor Bayne Yourracecar.com Ford 15.833 121.190
2 18 Joey Logano(i) Dollar General Toyota 15.846 121.090
3 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota 15.848 121.075
4 3 Austin Dillon # American Ethanol Chevrolet 15.854 121.029
5 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. NOS Ford 15.874 120.877
6 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 15.877 120.854
7 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 15.903 120.656
8 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Dodge 15.903 120.656

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9 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Detroit Genuine Parts Dodge 15.915 120.566
10 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 15.923 120.505

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Earnhardt Bristol’s Most Consistent Performer

Dale Earnhardt Jr. righted the ship at Michigan, finishing fourth after starting at the rear of the field in a backup car that replaced June’s winning No. 88 Chevrolet damaged in a final practice accident.

Earnhardt suffered his two worst finishes of the year at Pocono and Watkins Glen to surrender the NASCAR Sprint Cup points lead.

Earnhardt won at Bristol in August 2004 and has been the series’ most consistent competitor in Thunder Valley with an average finish of 9.8. He was 15th in March.

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Don’t be surprised to see a replay of Michigan’s late-race battle between Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski carry over into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™.

Keselowski has established himself as the most prominent newcomer to challenge the five-time champion and owns a statistical advantage over Johnson since late June.

Beginning with a victory at Kentucky Speedway, Keselowski has run off seven consecutive top-10 finishes with four of the last five among the top five. Johnson has one win and two top-five and four top-10 finishes during the same period.

The 28-year-old Keselowski likely would be fighting for the regular season points lead absent Penske Racing’s early-season electronic fuel injection (EFI) issues.

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Danica Patrick makes her NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway and fourth start of the 2012 season. She finished 19th in the track’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race in March. …

Michael Waltrip Racing placed three drivers among the top five in Bristol’s March race: Martin Truex Jr. (third), Clint Bowyer (fourth) and Brian Vickers (fifth). …

A Dodge or a Toyota has won six of the last seven NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Bristol Motor Speedway. …

Famed boxing ring announcer Michael Buffer – “Let’s get ready to rumble!” – is master of ceremonies for Saturday’s driver introductions.