Chevrolet Clinches NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturers’ Championship; 2012 Title is the 10th Consecutive and 36th Overall for the Bowtie Brand

DETROIT (October 28, 2012) – Jimmie Johnson’s victory in the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway clinched the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturers’ Championship for Chevrolet. It is the 10th consecutive year, and the 36th time overall that the Bowtie Brand has captured the prestigious title in NASCAR’s top series.

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(Top L-R) Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge, Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota, Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet, Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet (bottom L-R) Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M/Owens & Minor Ford, Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Quaker State Chevrolet, Clint Bowyer, driver of the #15 5-hour Energy Toyota, Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Best Buy Ford, pose after qualifying for the Chase for the Cup after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 8, 2012 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images) CLICK FOR LARGER

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1 7 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Toyota
2 5 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet
3 21 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
4 28 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Shocks Toyota
5 24 29 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chevrolet
6 3 18 Kyle Busch Wrigley / Doublemint Toyota
7 35 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet
8 18 27 Paul Menard Quaker State / Menards Chevrolet
9 4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Eco Boost Ford
10 6 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota

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1 8 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota
2 37 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Dover White Chevrolet
3 11 24 Jeff Gordon Farm Ville/Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
4 22 55 Brian Vickers MyClassicGarage.com Toyota
5 9 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford
6 10 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota
7 23 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota
8 4 20 Joey Logano Dollar General Toyota
9 12 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet
10 7 27 Paul Menard Menards/Schrock Chevrolet

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In its short, five-year history the NASCAR Nationwide Series stop at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal has become one of the most anticipated and unpredictable races on the schedule.

The inaugural event in 2007 had three drivers doing burnouts on the frontstretch after the race with only one taking home the coveted trophy. The following year, Canadian Ron Fellows won the race in historic fashion as NASCAR ran its first points race in the rain. The excitement continued in 2009 with Carl Edwards taking home the victory.

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