PLAYERS:
Richard Childress,
Paul Menard,
Kevin Harvick,
Jeff Burton,
Matt Kenseth,
Kasey Kahne,
Martin Truex, Jr.
Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished third (Paul Menard), 11th (Kevin Harvick) and 28th (Jeff Burton).
Menard ranked second in the Loop Data Statistics category Quality Passes (44), was the third-Fastest Driver Late in a Run and third-Fastest on Restarts.
Menard maintained the fourth-best Average Running Position (8.333), logged the fourth-most Laps in the Top 15 (230) and scored a Driver Rating of 109.5, ranking him fifth according to NASCAR's Loop Data Statistics.
Running as high as fourth-place during the 267-lap event, Harvick spent 163 laps in the top 15 (61 percent).
Harvick completed 61 Green Flag Passes, tying him for ninth in the Post-Race Loop Data category.
Burton gained two positions over the final 27 laps, ranking him fifth in the NASCAR Loop Data statistic category of Closers
Matt Kenseth captured his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win of the 2012 season and was followed to the finish line by Martin Truex Jr., Menard, Kasey Kahne and ...
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