1 13 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
2 21 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota
3 10 17 Matt Kenseth Best Buy Ford
4 5 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
5 6 16 Greg Biffle 3M/O’Reilly Auto Parts Ford
6 24 15 Clint Bowyer Aaron’s/Alabama National Championship Toyota
7 32 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford
8 11 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
9 18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet
10 29 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
11 23 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet
12 4 43 Aric Almirola VeriFone Sail Ford
13 26 38 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford
14 3 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford
15 2 22 AJ Allmendinger Shell Pennzoil/AAA Dodge

Continue reading “2012 NASCAR RACE #10 RESULTS, TALLADEGA – BRAD KESELOWSKI WINS”

1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 49.973 191.623
2 22 AJ Allmendinger Shell Pennzoil/AAA Dodge 50.107 191.111
3 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 50.126 191.039
4 43 Aric Almirola VeriFone Sail Ford 50.141 190.981
5 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 50.196 190.772
6 16 Greg Biffle 3M/O’Reilly Auto Parts Ford 50.245 190.586
7 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 50.245 190.586
8 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 50.274 190.476

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9 55 Michael Waltrip Aaron’s Color Your Way Toyota 50.335 190.245
10 17 Matt Kenseth Best Buy Ford 50.347 190.200

Continue reading “2012 Talladega NASCAR Cup Series Starting Lineup – Gordon Pole Sitter”

RACE RECAP – RICHMOND
10 Carl Edwards led the most laps, jumped a restart
9 Brad Keselowski
8 Mark Martin was the pole sitter
7 Clint Bowyer
6 Jimmie Johnson
5 Kasey Kahne
4 Denny Hamlin
3 Tony Stewart gave it away on pit road, and spun the tires on the restart
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. battled hard, lost brakes in the closing laps

VICTORY LANE

1 Kyle Busch, ends a 20 race winless streak grabbing his 24th career victory, and 4th consecutive spring Richmond win

Continue reading “KYLE BUSCH HOLDS OFF DALE EARNHARDT JR. TO WIN RICHMOND”

Dale Earnhardt Jr. without a doubt has turned the corner.

The 135-race winless streak remains intact. But its end has become a case of when rather than if. Junior has become a story not for where he’s been but rather where he’s going – straight toward the top of the points standings.

A third-place finish at Martinsville Speedway, his third top five of the season, shot Earnhardt out of a third-place traffic jam and within six points of leader Greg Biffle. How well is Junior doing? Consider:

• He’s one of two drivers with three top-five and four top-four finishes. The other is Biffle.

• Three of the past four races have seen the No. 88 Chevrolet head the field.

Continue reading “Look out, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is second in points”