1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 38.626 186.403
2 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 38.807 185.534
3 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Toyota 38.807 185.534
4 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 38.812 185.510
5 5 Kasey Kahne Quaker State Chevrolet 38.812 185.510
6 39 Ryan Newman US ARMY Chevrolet 38.850 185.328
7 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 38.877 185.199
8 20 Joey Logano Dollar General Toyota 38.878 185.195

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9 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 38.880 185.185
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet 38.893 185.123

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Attention NASCAR Sprint Cup Owners: This Is Cut-Down Week
Last season’s Car Owner Championship standings locked in the top 35 teams automatically qualifying for each of 2012’s first five races. The Auto Club 400 is race No. 5 after which the lock-in will be based upon current points.

Five teams are fighting for a top-35 spot – including the No. 10 of Tommy Baldwin, which has a guaranteed starting spot this week but ranks 36th after last weekend’s Bristol competition. The car is shared by David Reutimann and Danica Patrick. Baldwin trails Thomas Ueberall’s No. 83 by three points and – surprisingly – the 34th-ranked No. 5 of Linda Hendrick (driven by Kasey Kahne) by seven.

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SHOW #194 – Guest: Landon Cassill, we also recap Bristol Motor Speedway, the attendance (or lack thereof), The Jimmie Johnson Appeal win, plus we preview Auto Club Speedway. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie
(About 49 mins)

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Biffle’s Top-Three Streak Ends But Veteran Retains Points Lead
Biffle, 13th at Bristol after running among the top 10 most of the afternoon, left Thunder Valley with a pair of successes. His 10th career Coors Light Pole puts him in field for the 2013 Shootout At Daytona. The Vancouver, Wash., driver also retains the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points lead by nine over Harvick. Daytona 500 winner Kenseth is third followed by Truex and Phoenix winner Denny Hamlin.

Continue reading “Greg Biffle the points leader heads to Auto Club Speedway”