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1 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 28.353 190.456
2 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Brown Toyota 28.415 190.040
3 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 28.419 190.014
4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet 28.440 189.873
5 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 28.450 189.807
6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 28.455 189.773
7 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet 28.471 189.667
8 20 Joey Logano Dollar General Toyota 28.478 189.620

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9 16 Greg Biffle 3M/Meguiars Ford 28.496 189.500
10 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 28.508 189.421

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Hendrick’s Hiccups Only Temporary
You don’t hear this often: Hendrick Motorsports has only one driver in the top 10 and three outside the top 20.

No need to worry just yet. Jimmie Johnson, currently 37th due in most part to a 25-point penalty after Daytona, has won four times at Las Vegas, more than any other driver.

Jeff Gordon, currently 22nd, won at Las Vegas in 2001.

Currently 32nd, Kasey Kahne earned his first pole at Las Vegas, in 2004. He has four top 10s in eight races at the 1.5-mile track.

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Blue Oval vs. Bowtie at the Diamond in the Desert
Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards have won eight of the last nine races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with Chevrolet’s Johnson winning half of those and Ford’s Edwards and Kenseth joining former Roush Fenway Racing teammate Jeff Burton as the only other drivers with two wins at the track.

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Vegas Race Boasts Hometown Flavor

Plenty of local angles will pepper the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series field this weekend. There are the two usual suspects: The brothers Busch, Kurt and Kyle. Kyle won at Las Vegas in 2009. Kurt’s best finish at his home track was third in 2005.

Brendan Gaughan, a third Las Vegas native, will make a spot start this weekend. A NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular, Gaughan will drive the No. 33 Chevrolet this weekend for Richard Childress Racing. Gaughan ran fulltime in the series in 2004 and has one top five and four top 10s in 38 career starts.

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20120309-092712.jpgLOWE’S, JIMMIE JOHNSON RACE TO HELP COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY TORNADOES
Lowe’s to match Team 48 winnings at Kobalt Tools 400 to support American Red Cross relief efforts

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – In response to the deadly outbreak of tornadoes across the central and southern United States, Lowe’s announced today it will expand its relief efforts by teaming with five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson on Sunday at the Kobalt Tools 400 in Las Vegas. As part of Lowe’s Racing for Relief program, Lowe’s will match the race earnings of Team 48 on Sunday, with a minimum donation of $100,000 to the American Red Cross. Together, Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports also will donate $48,000 toward the cause.

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