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RACE RECAP | COCA-COLA 600
10 Matt Kenseth
9 Carl Edwards
8 Kevin Harvick
7 Jeff Gordon almost like a win
6 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5 Brad Keselowski
4 Greg Biffle led the most laps (204)
3 Kyle Busch
2 Denny Hamlin moves up to 3rd in points

VICTORY LANE

1 Kasey Kahne grabs his 13th career win, 1st this year and with Hendrick Motorsports. It’s also Kasey’s 3rd Coca-Cola 600 victory

 

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1 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet
2 8 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Toyota
3 17 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / MOBIL 1 Chevrolet
4 5 18 Kyle Busch Wrigley Doublemint Toyota
5 6 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
6 19 17 Matt Kenseth Zest Ford
7 7 99 Carl Edwards Ford EcoBoost Fusion Ford
8 3 5 Kasey Kahne Rockwell Tools Chevrolet
9 28 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford
10 21 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota
11 26 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota
12 1 16 Greg Biffle 3M / OH / ES Ford
13 14 27 Paul Menard Menards / Pittsburgh Paints Chevrolet
14 9 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row / CSX Play it Safe Chevrolet
15 15 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge

Continue reading “2012 NASCAR RACE #11 RESULTS, DARLINGTON – JIMMIE JOHNSON WINS”

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Hendrick Motorsports Reaches Historic 200th Win
Only Second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Team To Accomplish Feat

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 12, 2012) – Every big stage, every big moment, every crown jewel – Hendrick Motorsports owns them all. The Daytona 500? The team boasts six trophies from The Great American Race. The Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? Seven wins. The Coca-Cola 600? Nine.

Add another storybook accolade to the list: 200 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories.

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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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Photo Credit: Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCAR

By: Toby Christie – Follow on Twitter @Tobalical

Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career has caught a second-wind after horrid seasons in 2009 and 2010 where he finished outside the top-20 in the point standings. Last season Earnhardt began building a foundation with his new crew chief Steve Letarte. The two gelled nearly to perfection, and Earnhardt returned to the Chase for the first time since 2008.

This season Earnhardt is on fire. Through the first seven races he has racked up five top-ten finishes, and he has yet to finish outside of the top-15 in any event. Coincidentally now that Earnhardt has things turned around, the rest of Hendrick Motorsports seems to be struggling to find their way as the organization sits at 199 wins in the Sprint Cup Series.

Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne can’t seem to buy good luck, while Jimmie Johnson was mired in a cheating scandal during the early stages of the season.

Continue reading “IS DALE JR. A BETTER DRIVER THAN JIMMIE JOHNSON? EARNHARDT’S ANSWER MAY SHOCK YOU”