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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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The winner of the competition gets a tour of the Hendrick Motorsports headquarters, garage and hauler, a meet and greet with a Hendrick Motorsports.

They’ll also receive a VIP pass (includes garage and hauler tour) and opportunity to watch the October 15, 2011 race in Charlotte for winner and guest (ARV: $350 each) on or about October 15, 2011.

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CONCORD, N.C. – Hendrick Motorsports and driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. have agreed to a five-year contract extension that will keep Earnhardt behind the wheel of the No. 88 Chevrolets through the end of the 2017 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

“We’re excited to have everything formalized and announced,” said Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports. “Junior and I had a handshake agreement months ago, and we let other people work out the finer points from there. It was as simple and smooth as it gets.

“My feelings haven’t changed since the day he first signed with us. I’m committed as ever to putting him in the best possible situation to be successful and compete for wins and championships.”

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Hendrick Motorsports Lands Three Indy Contingency Awards

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Aug. 2, 2011) – Despite coming up one position shy in his bid for a fifth win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordon’s strong run in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 presented by BigMachineRecords.com sent a message that he is a serious challenger for a fifth championship, and earned the veteran driver two of Hendrick Motorsports’ three post-race contingency awards.

Gordon, who started the event in eighth, led four times for a total of 36 laps around the famed 2.5-mile track. Charging from 16th position to second in the final 20 laps, Gordon wheeled his No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet to a solid second-place finish. He has scored top-10 finishes in 14 of the 18 races held at Indianapolis, the most by any driver.

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