2012 Charlotte May NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Aric Almirola PolePole Winners Most Have Struck Out In Recent 600s
A Coors Light Pole will get a driver attention – and a spot in next year’s Sprint Unlimited at Daytona – but it’s hardly a ticket to the Coca-Cola 600’s Victory Lane. Beginning in 1998 just two pole winners – Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson (2004) have won the 600. Other winners have come from throughout the starting field including Johnson’s all-time deepest-in-the-field start of 37th in 2003.

NASCAR_NSCS_KOBALT400_Matt_Kenseth_Win_0310131 18 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota
2 4 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
3 1 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford
4 13 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota
5 16 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
6 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet
7 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy Orange Chevrolet
8 11 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
9 8 29 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chevrolet
10 17 27 Paul Menard Menards / Schrock Chevrolet

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Brad Keselowski conserves fuel, wins Chase race at Dover

Sept. 30, 2012

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

DOVER, Del. — To his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rivals, Brad Keselowski has the annoying habit of doing what he’s not supposed to do — as in winning Sunday’s AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway.

Adroitly saving fuel over the final 79-lap green-flag run, the devil in the Blue Deuce, Detroit’s consummate wheel man, triumphed in what was perhaps the fourth- or fifth- or sixth-best car in the third Chase for the Sprint Cup race.

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