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1 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Rancher’s Reserve / Dominick’s / Cargill Ford 30.523 176.916
2 3 Austin Dillon # AdvoCare Chevrolet 30.546 176.783
3 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Alliance Truck Parts Dodge 30.618 176.367
4 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 30.711 175.833
5 22 Parker Kligerman(i) Discount Tire Dodge 30.716 175.804
6 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota 30.740 175.667
7 44 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.807 175.285
8 88 Cole Whitt # TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 30.818 175.222
9 18 Ryan Truex GRIMEboss Toyota 30.881 174.865
10 33 Brendan Gaughan(i) Rheem / Menards Chevrolet 30.947 174.492
11 09 Kenny Wallace Family Farmers Toyota 31.019 174.087
12 70 Johanna Long # ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevrolet 31.103 173.617
13 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 31.131 173.461
14 43 Michael Annett Pilot / Flying J Ford 31.146 173.377
15 2 Elliott Sadler Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet 31.152 173.344

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Allgaier’s Hope: Second Verse Not Same As First

Now that the second half of the NASCAR Nationwide Series season is officially underway, this is the time for Justin Allgaier to make sure he has plenty of gas in the tank to make a run at the championship. Pardon the pun, but it fits Allgaier’s season to a tee.

It’s not that he’s had a bad first half. He’s just not been able find the consistency that he – and many others before the year started – felt would have him challenging for the title by this juncture.
Allgaier, from Riverton, Ill., had a popular win at Chicagoland in this race last year when he coasted across the finish line ahead of Carl Edwards after both drivers ran out of fuel. But he wasn’t able to turn that momentum into a run at the points lead the rest of the way.

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No driver has clinched a top-10 position with seven races remaining in the Race to the Chase. But it’s become obvious that it will take a Herculean effort to dislodge one of the fortunate 10. Tenth-place Brad Keselowski has a cushion of 46 points – virtually one whole race – over Carl Edwards. Kasey Kahne and Kyle Busch are 66 and 68 points, respectively, outside the top 10.

Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle and Jimmie Johnson – ranked one through four – pretty much have separated themselves from the pack. Johnson leads fifth-place Denny Hamlin by 28 points. Contrast that with the 15 points separating Hamlin and 10th-place Brad Keselowski.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. remained perfect in New Hampshire with his 19th consecutive lead-lap finish, a record to start a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Junior’s fourth-place finish was his eighth top five, the most he’s posted since 2008 when he had 10 for the entire season.

Earnhardt also moved up a position in the standings bypassing Greg Biffle for second place. He trails leader Matt Kenseth by 16 points.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been problematic for Earnhardt – especially since joining Hendrick Motorsports. His best finish for HMS, 12th in 2008, came in his first season with the organization. He was 16th a year ago after leading seven laps.

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Who would have guessed that Carl Edwards would face the real possibility of missing the Chase heading into the waning weeks of July? That’s the situation the No. 2 finisher in last year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ finds himself in following a lackluster weekend in Loudon, N.H. Edwards finished 18th – the next to final car on the lead lap – and dropped 46 points out of the top 10. The finish was his third of 18th or worse in the past four races.
How much has the No. 99 Ford team’s performance slumped? Consider that Edwards hasn’t led a lap in his most recent 10 starts. He’s led just twice in 2012 – 206 laps at Richmond where he finished 10th after a late-race restart miscommunication.
Edwards has won races at four of the tracks remaining in the Race to the Chase: Pocono, Michigan, Bristol and Atlanta. His best Indianapolis finish is second in 2008. Edwards’ winless streak grew to 51 races in New Hampshire. He last won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March 2011.