NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Results from Richmond 4/29

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TV Network: SPEED.

TV Commentators: Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, & Kyle Petty.

Pit Reporters: Dick Bergeren & Matt Yocum.

#42 Juan Pablo Montoya won the Coors Light Pole Award!




Starting Lineup

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 128.639 20.989 Leader
2 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies  128.382 21.031 -0.042
3 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 128.272 21.049 -0.060
4 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull  128.150 21.069 -0.080
5 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 128.053 21.085 -0.096
6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 128.011 21.092 -0.103
7 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite  128.011 21.092 -0.103
8 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts EZ Seed  128.005 21.093 -0.104
9 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot  127.980 21.097 -0.108
10 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Libman / Menards  127.956 21.101 -0.112
11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight  127.780 21.130 -0.141
12 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 127.660 21.150 -0.161
13 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army Medicine  127.473 21.181 -0.192
14 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kingsford 127.473 21.181 -0.192
15 13 Casey Mears Toyota GEICO 127.455 21.184 -0.195
16 30 David Stremme Chevrolet EchoStar Technologies  127.401 21.193 -0.204
17 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet McDonald's 127.353 21.201 -0.212
18 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine  127.335 21.204 -0.215
19 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Nautica 127.335 21.204 -0.215
20 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Pretzel  127.310 21.208 -0.219
21 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Ultimate Tune-Up  127.304 21.209 -0.220
22 66 Michael McDowell Toyota K-Love 127.298 21.210 -0.221
23 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 127.131 21.238 -0.249
24 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy  127.095 21.244 -0.255
25 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 127.047 21.252 -0.263
26 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves 127.023 21.256 -0.267
27 6 David Ragan Ford UPS "We Love Logistics"  127.017 21.257 -0.268
28 38 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver's  126.892 21.278 -0.289
29 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Golden Corral  126.886 21.279 -0.290
30 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 126.880 21.280 -0.291
31 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1 / Office Depot  126.713 21.308 -0.319
32 60 Mike Skinner Toyota Big Red  126.582 21.330 -0.341
33 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal  126.393 21.362 -0.373
34 09 Landon Cassill Chevrolet Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit  126.351 21.369 -0.380
35 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Dewalt 126.269 21.383 -0.394
36 22 Kurt Busch Dodge Shell / Pennzoil  126.210 21.393 -0.404
37 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull  126.186 21.397 -0.408
38 32 Ken Schrader Ford H&B Railroad / Southern Pride Trucking  126.139 21.405 -0.416
39 34 David Gilliland Ford Gander Mountain  125.915 21.443 -0.454
40 46 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Red Line Oil  125.488 21.516 -0.527
41 71 Andy Lally* Ford Interstate Moving Services  124.832 21.629 -0.640
42 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Fast Five / Speed Energy  123.592 21.846 -0.857
43 37 Tony Raines Ford Front Row Motorsports  125.482 21.517 -0.528

Did Not Qualify
44 192 Brian Keselowski* Dodge K-Automotive Motorsports  123.288 21.900 -0.911
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Results from Talladega 4/17

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Aaron's 499 from Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, AL.(188 Laps)


















TV Network: FOX.

TV Commentators: Darrell Waltrip, Mike Joy, & Larry McReynolds.

Hollywood Hotel: Jeff Hammond & Chris Myers.

Pit Reporters: Dick Bergeren, Krista Voda, Steve Brynes, & Matt Yocum.

Invocation by: Mike Jackson.

National Anthem by: Ashton Shepherd.

Command To Start Engines by: Gene Chizik.

To Back: #7 Robby Gordon(Driver Change in for Sam Hornish Jr.), #16 Greg Biffle, #21 Trevor Bayne, & #46 Bill Elliott(Engine Change).

Green Green Green led by: #24 Jeff Gordon!




Lap 28 Caution Flag! #22 Kurt Busch spins #09 Landon Cassill, and Cassill hits #83 Brian Vickers, Vickers spins into the wall. Vickers goes to the garage.







Lucky Dog: #71 Andy Lally

Lap 30 Driver Change: #46 J.J. Yeley in for Bill Elliott.

Lap 32 Restart #33 Clint Bowyer leads!



Lap 90 Caution Flag! #22 Busch spins teamate #2 Brad Keselowski and collects #4 Kasey Kahne, #6 David Ragan, #21 Bayne & #9 Marcos Ambrose. Kahne's car is in a big fire! All are ok. Out of the race is: Bayne & Ragan. Going to the garage is: Kahne, Ambrose & Keselowski.










Lucky Dog: #13 Casey Mears.

Lap 97 Restart #27 Paul Menard leads!

61 to go Caution Flag! Debris.

Lucky Dog: #7 Gordon.

56 to go Restart #27 Menard leads!

49 to go Caution Flag! #20 Joey Logano spins teamate #18 Kyle Busch, Busch spins around collects #17 Matt Kenseth, #11 Denny Hamlin & #43 A.J. Allmendinger. Busch goes to the garage. Kenseth is out of the race. AJ & Hamlin stay on track.









Lucky Dog: #71 Lally.

44 to go Restart #29 Kevin Harvick leads!

25 to go Caution Flag! Debris.

Lucky Dog: #46 Yeley.

21 to go Restart #33 Bowyer leads!

18 to go #11 Hamlin spins #39 Ryan Newman, Newman hits #42 Juan Pablo Montoya. All stay on track.

15 to go #11 Hamlin spins #39 Newman. Newman gets back going.

15 to go Caution Flag! #42 Montoya cuts a tire and hits the wall. Montoya goes to the garage.



Lucky Dog: #15 Michael Waltrip(Only 1 lap down now).

11 to go Restart #36 Dave Blaney leads!



10 to go #29 Harvick takes the lead!

7 to go #36 Blaney takes the lead!

4 to go #99 Carl Edwards takes the lead!

4 to go #22 Busch spins #36 Blaney, Blaney spins around but gets back going.

3 to go #33 Bowyer takes the lead!

2 to go #99 Edwards takes the lead!

Final Lap! #24 Gordon takes the lead!



Winner is: #48 Jimmie Johnson over #33 Clint Bowyer in a photo finsh!!!!!!!! The finsh margain was 0.002 tied for cloest ever!!!






















#46 Bill Elliott (replaced by J.J. Yeley) Red Line Oil Chevy finshed 26th!




Final Results

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 2 48 Jimmie Johnson  Chevrolet Lowe's 47/1 188 Running
2 10 33 Clint Bowyer  Chevrolet BB&T 44/2 188 Running
3 1 24 Jeff Gordon  Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger  42/1 188 Running
4 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.  Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy  41/1 188 Running
5 38 29 Kevin Harvick  Chevrolet Budweiser 40/1 188 Running
6 20 99 Carl Edwards  Ford Aflac 39/1 188 Running
7 17 16 Greg Biffle  Ford 3M Scotch-Blue Painter's Tape  38/1 188 Running
8 3 5 Mark Martin  Chevrolet Carquest / Go
Daddy.com 37/1 188 Running
9 39 34 David Gilliland  Ford Taco Bell  35/0 188 Running
10 36 20 Joey Logano  Toyota The Home Depot  35/1 188 Running
11 16 43 A.J. Allmendinger  Ford Best Buy  33/0 188 Running
12 5 27 Paul Menard  Chevrolet Schrock Cabinetry / Menards  33/1 188 Running
13 26 56 Martin Truex Jr.  Toyota NAPA Auto Parts  32/1 188 Running
14 14 00 David Reutimann  Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine  30/0 188 Running
15 18 78 Regan Smith  Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies  30/1 188 Running
16 27 31 Jeff Burton  Chevrolet Cat Financial  29/1 188 Running
17 30 14 Tony Stewart  Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1  27/0 188 Running
18 8 22 Kurt Busch  Dodge Shell / Pennzoil-AAA  27/1 188 Running
19 37 71 Andy Lally * Ford Interstate Moving Services  25/0 188 Running
20 - 7 Robby Gordon  Dodge Fast Five / Speed Energy  24/0 188 Running
21 21 1 Jamie McMurray  Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker  24/1 188 Running
22 40 13 Casey Mears  Toyota GEICO 23/1 188 Running
23 29 11 Denny Hamlin  Toyota FedEx Office  21/0 188 Running
24 15 47 Bobby Labonte  Toyota Bush's Baked Beans  21/1 188 Running
25 23 39 Ryan Newman  Chevrolet Haas Automation  20/1 188 Running
26 43 46 Bill Elliott / J.J. Yeley  Chevrolet Red Line Oil  18/0 188 Running
27 35 36 Dave Blaney  Chevrolet Golden Corral  18/1 188 Running
28 12 115 Michael Waltrip  Toyota Aaron's / Auburn National Champions  16/0 187 Running
29 28 38 Travis Kvapil  Ford Long John Silver's / TMone  0 184 Running
30 13 42 Juan Montoya  Chevrolet Target 14/0 177 Running
31 6 09 Landon Cassill  Chevrolet Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit  0 170 Running
32 24 9 Marcos Ambrose  Ford Dewalt 13/1 157 Running
33 19 2 Brad Keselowski  Dodge Miller Lite  12/1 154 Running
34 41 32 Terry Labonte  Ford C&J Energy  10/0 152 Engine
35 34 18 Kyle Busch  Toyota M&M's Pretzel  10/1 144 Accident
36 25 17 Matt Kenseth  Ford Crown Royal Black  9/1 139 Accident
37 31 4 Kasey Kahne  Toyota Red Bull  8/1 139 Running
38 9 83 Brian Vickers  Toyota Red Bull  6/0 115 Running
39 7 6 David Ragan  Ford UPS "We Love Logistics"  6/1 89 Accident
40 11 21 Trevor Bayne  Ford Good Sam Club / Camping World  0 89 Accident
41 22 87 Joe Nemechek  Toyota NEMCO Motorsports  0 5 Vibration
42 33 135 Steve Park  Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing  0 4 Electrical
43 32 97 Kevin Conway  Toyota Extenze 0 1 Electrical
* Denotes Rookie


Points
Sprint Cup After Talladega
1.Carl Edwards #99 Aflac Ford Roush Fenway
2.Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowes Chevy Hendrick
3.Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 U.S. National Guard Chevy Hendrick
...4.Kevin Harvick #29 Budweiser Chevy Childress
5.Kurt Busch #22 Shell Pennezoil Dodge Penske
6.Kyle Busch #18 M&M's Toyota Gibbs
7.Ryan Newman #39 HAAS Automation Chevy Stewart Haas
8.Matt Kenseth #17 Crown Royal Ford Roush Fenway
9.Juan Pablo Montoya #42 Target Chevy Earnhardt Ganassi
10.Clint Bowyer #33 BB&T Chevy Childress
13.Jeff Gordon #24 AARP Chevy Hendrick
11.Paul Menard #27 Schrock Cabinetry Chevy Childress
34.Bill Elliott #46 Red Line Oil Chevy Whitney

Next Race is: 4/30 from Richmond International Raceway in Richmond,VA.