Kyle Busch hasn’t clinched a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup – at least not yet. But his third victory of the year at Watkins Glen International gave the Las Vegas competitor bragging rights to the season’s third-best victory total – three – and a potential nine Chase bonus points when he inevitably lands a top-10 Chase berth. Busch should be a potential winner again this week having captured the Pure Michigan 400 in 2011. He finished fourth when NASCAR’s premier series visited MIS in June. Another favorite: Kevin Harvick, winner of the track’s August race in 2010. Harvick finished second to Greg Biffle in June.
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Jimmie Johnson’s 48 a Rocket, Dominates Kansas
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RACE RECAP | KANSAS
10 Mark Martin
9 Marcos Ambrose
8 Greg Biffle
7 Clint Bowyer
6 Kevin Harvick
5 Carl Edwards recovered from being a lap down
4 Matt Kenseth
3 Brad Keselowski
2 Kasey Kahne best finish this season
VICTORY LANE
1 The 48 team and driver Jimmie Johnson was the class of the field, leading the most laps on their way to the second win this season. Jimmie is now third in points, just 4 behind Carl Edwards. This is his 55th career win, 20th in the chase (most all time), and snaps a 21 race winless streak.
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Brad Keselowski Blazing Hot, 3rd in points just 11 back
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Keselowski Climb Continues
In only nine races, Brad Keselowski has moved from 23rd in points to his current position of third. A few reasons for his startling launch up the points standings…
– Of course, the reset helped. After Richmond, all Chase drivers had their points total reset to 2,000 points, with the top 10 drivers tacking on three bonus points for each win during the regular season.
– Still, over the last nine races, his stats look like this: two wins, six top fives and eight top 10s.
– Keselowski’s worst finish was a still-solid 12th at Richmond.
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2011 NASCAR Race #25 Results: Atlanta
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1 5 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
2 17 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
3 20 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet
4 10 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge
5 7 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
6 14 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
7 21 29 Kevin Harvick Rheem.com Chevrolet
8 13 11 Denny Hamlin Charter Communications Toyota
9 6 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford
10 11 43 AJ Allmendinger Best Buy Ford
11 4 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
12 15 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
13 27 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
14 8 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
15 12 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
16 25 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet
17 32 5 Mark Martin CARQUEST Auto Parts / GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
18 22 27 Paul Menard Quaker State / Menards Chevrolet
19 29 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Military Intelligence Chevrolet
20 9 39 Ryan Newman Army Reserve Chevrolet
Jeff Gordon: Victory No. 85 Adds To The Legend
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 6, 2011) – Further cementing his legendary status, Jeff Gordon won the AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his 85th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. With the historic milestone win, Gordon took sole possession of third on the all-time series wins list. Only Richard Petty (200 wins) and David Pearson (105) have more.
“I have always liked him as a driver,” said Pearson, next on Gordon’s march up the wins list. “He is smart, takes care of his equipment and when it is time to go, he gets right up there with them. Reminds me some of the way I drove. … He has been the ‘head honcho’ for a long time in NASCAR. He was good out of the box and has been very good ever since.”
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The Final Lap Weekly 