Sylvania 300 - New Hampshire Motor Speedway

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Sylvania 300

NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #28 of 36 for the 2012 season
Chase for the Sprint Cup race #2 of 10
Race Analysis
Track Length: 1.058 mile oval - Superspeedway
Race Length: 300 laps for 317.4 miles
Pit Road Speed: 55 mph
July 2012 Pole Sitter: #18-Kyle Busch, 133.417mph, finished 16th
July 2012 Race Winner: #5-Kasey Kahne, 116.226mph, started 2nd

TV Team:
In the Booth: Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Dr. Jerry Punch, Vince Welch
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe, Brad Daugherty, Rusty Wallace, Ray Evernham

2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:
[after Chicago, race 27 of 36]
1) #2-Brad Keselowski [4 wins], 2056
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 2053, -3
3) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 2048, -8
4) #11-Denny Hamlin [4 wins], 2041, -15
5) #5-Kasey Kahne [2 wins, 11th in points], 2041, -15
6) #15-Clint Bowyer [2 wins], 2041, -15
7) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 2039, -17
8) #16-Greg Biffle [2 wins], 2037, -19
9) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 2035, -21
10) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 2032, -24
11) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 2030, -26
12) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win, 12th in points], 2009, -47
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
See drivers championship points standings on the Drivers Points Standings (pdf).(9-16-2012)



Statistically, here are four drivers to watch in New Hampshire:
#14-Tony Stewart has the top Driver Rating (112.0) and 14 top fives in 27 starts.
#24-Jeff Gordon leads in top fives (15) and top 10s (20) with a 109.3 Driver Rating.
#48-Jimmie Johnson is third in Driver Rating (105.1) and second in average finish (9.9).
#11-Denny Hamlin ranks fourth in Driver Rating (101.4) and boasts a best average finish of 8.5.

www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm

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www.jayski.com/stats/2012/pdfs/28nhms2012prac1.pdf

Qualifying Fast Facts - New Hampshire:
#24-Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 16th Annual Sylvania 300 with a lap of 28.232 seconds, 134.911 mph.
This is his 72nd pole in 681 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and 12th top-10 start in 2012.
This is his fourth pole in 36 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
#18-Kyle Busch (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2012 and his ninth in 16 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
#14-Tony Stewart (third) posted his 18th top-10 start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It is his 10th in 28 races this season.
#33-Stephen Leicht (39th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(9-21-2012)

Gordon wins pole at New Hampshire: #24-Jeff Gordon won the pole for the Sylvania 300 Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with a speed of 134.911mph for his 2nd pole of 2012 and 72nd career pole (3rd best all time).
#18-Busch will start 2nd followed by #14-Stewart, #55-Vickers, #99-Edwards, #5-Kahne, #27-Menard, #39-Newman, #56-Truex, Jr. and #22-Blaney (Hornish Jr. will race the #22 car, so will fall to the rear of the field before the start on Sunday).
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #95-Speed, #98-McDowell, #91-Sorenson, #87-Nemechek, #79-Bires, #33-Leicht, #37-Yeley and #30-Stremme.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the rac e (4): #23-Riggs, #49-Leffler,#19-Green and #26-Wise (who qualified to make the race but the time was disallowed when the car failed post qualifying inspection).
See qualifying results & starting lineup below or on the Starting Lineup page (pdf).(9-21-2012)



www.jayski.com/stats/2012/pdfs/28nhms2012lineup.pdf


Excellent for Jeff Gordon to be on the pole, hopefully he has a good result.

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Go Jeff Gordon...hope he performs well

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Sept 22, 2012 17:49:16 GMT 10 Bundy said:

Go Jeff Gordon...hope he performs well

So do I...Jeff Gordon should win this if not Kahne or Smoke should be good.


Did you see the stats i've put up, it's good signs with Gordon most top 5's here and top 10's.

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Good job by #3 Austin Dillon to sweep the Kentucky races this year with his second win of the season and at Kentucky! Great work, now to win the title!