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1 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 22.742 158.297
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Medagascar Chevrolet 22.747 158.263
3 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 22.751 158.235
4 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 22.778 158.047
5 17 Matt Kenseth Best Buy Ford 22.787 157.985
6 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 22.804 157.867
7 16 Greg Biffle 3M / Heilind (EMD) Ford 22.808 157.839
8 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 22.808 157.839
9 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Construction Services Chevrolet 22.841 157.611
10 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight / Autism Speaks Toyota 22.850 157.549
11 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 22.851 157.542
12 43 Aric Almirola Jani-King / Smithfield Ford 22.858 157.494
13 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet 22.869 157.418

THE FINAL LAP WEEKLY – DOVER PREVIEW SHOW

14 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 22.871 157.405
15 31 Jeff Burton BB&T Chevrolet 22.877 157.363

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 Danica Patrick will pull double duty in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races on Saturday and Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Patrick ranks 10th in Nationwide points where she’s racing for the series championship.

She’ll make her third NASCAR Sprint Cup start of the season in the Coca-Cola 600 in which only one female driver has previously competed.

Janet Guthrie finished 15th in her NASCAR Sprint Cup debut in 1976.

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FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s top drivers rock and drop going into race 12 at Charlotte

by Dwight Drum at Racetake.com

The rise and fall in point standings during a 36 Sprint Cup race season and a 26 race Chase qualifying stint sometimes eludes week-to-week notice. One good or bad race result won’t define a season, but consistency is premium to securing a contender spot.

The next NASCAR Sprint Cup race event counts, race number 12, will be in Charlotte on May 27th after the All-Star race on May 19.

The Chase eligibility system allows the top 10 drivers in accumulated points and two more drivers from the top 20 with the most wins.

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RACE RECAP | DARLINGTON
10 Joey Logano
9 Marcos Ambrose
8 Kasey Kahne
7 Carl Edwards
6 Matt Kenseth
5 Martin Truex Jr.
4 Kyle Busch
3 Tony Stewart
2 Denny Hamlin

VICTORY LANE

1 Jimmie Johnson hangs on to grab Hendrick Motorsports 200th Cup Series win, Jimmie’s first of the season, breaking a 16 race winless streak

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