Bank of America 500 - Charlotte Motor Speedway

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Bank of America 500

NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #31 of 36 for the 2012 season
Chase for the Sprint Cup race #5 of 10
Race Analysis
Track Length: 1.5-mile quad oval - Superspeedway
Race Length: 400 laps, 600 miles
Pit Road Speed: 45 mph


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 Talladega, race 30 of 36]
1) #2-Brad Keselowski [5 wins], 2179
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 2165, -14
3) #11-Denny Hamlin [5 wins], 2156, -23
4) #5-Kasey Kahne [2 wins], 2143, -36
5) #15-Clint Bowyer [2 wins], 2139, -40
6) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 2137, -42
7) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 2133, -46
8) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 2131, -48
9) #16-Greg Biffle [2 wins], 2130, -49
10) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 2130, -49
11) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 2128, -62
12) #17-Matt Kenseth [2 wins], 2117, -62
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
See drivers championship points standings on the Drivers Points Standings (pdf)



www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm

Race News:

New paintscheme for #24 Jeff Gordon.







www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm

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Thursday practice for the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is over, after 90 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#11-Hamlin 191.693
#55-Martin 191.442
#17-Kenseth 191.333
#20-Logano 191.157
#24-Gordon 190.975
#88-Smith is 7th fastest
#78-Busch is 18th
#51-Allmendinger is 19th
slowest: #23-Riggs 183.399 & #36-Blaney 183.830
this practice will determine the qualifying order for tonights qualifying, scheduled for 7:10pm/et, televised on ESPN2 and can be heard at goprn.com.
See speeds, best top-10 average and laps run on the Charlotte practice 1 speeds page (pdf).(10-11-2012)

jayski.com/stats/2012/pdfs/31cms2012prac1.pdf

Biffle wins pole at Charlotte: #16-Greg Biffle won the pole for the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a TRACK RECORD speed of 193.708mph for his 3rd pole of 2012 and 12th career pole. Biffle has never won a race from the pole.
#55-Martin will start 2nd followed by #39-Newman, #15-Bowyer, #48-Johnson, #56-Truex, Jr., #17-Kenseth, #18-Busch, #11-Hamlin and #5-Kahne.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #21-Bayne, #95-Speed, #19-Bliss, #6-Stenhouse Jr., #30-Stremme, #98-McDowell, #37-Yeley and #91-Sorenson.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (4): #87-Nemechek, #26-Wise, #23-Riggs and #33-Whitt.
See qualifying results & starting lineup on the Charlotte Qualifying Page.(10-11-2012)

Friday 1st practice for the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is over, after 55 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#16-Biffle 187.065
#5-Kahne 186.593
#29-Harvick 186.574
#48-Johnson 186.361
#55-Martin 186.278
slowest: #37-Yeley 179.647 and #36-Blaney 180.168
there is no TV coverage for this practice, Happy Hour practice is scheduled for 5:30pm/et and be shown on ESPN2.
See speeds, best top-10 average and laps run on the Charlotte practice 2 speeds page (pdf).(10-12-2012)

jayski.com/stats/2012/pdfs/31cms2012prac3.pdf


Happy Hour practice for the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is over, after 60 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#18-Busch 188.383
#88-Smith 188.009
#55-Martin 187.905
#48-Johnson 187.878
#27-Menard 187.402
slowest: #36-Blaney 181.892 & #32-Hill 182.057
no speed: #91-Sorenson
notes: #39-Newman's had engine issues and will change engines and give up the 3rd starting spot and have to start the race at the rear of the field on Saturday night.
See speeds, best top-10 average and laps run on the Charlotte Happy Hour practice speeds page (pdf).(10-12-2012)

jayski.com/stats/2012/pdfs/31cms2012prac3.pdf

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Not the best result for Jimmie but halves the points lead by 7 points to Brad K.

Bowyer wins at Charlotte: #15-Clint Bowyer won the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway for his 3rd win of year and 8th career win.
#11-Hamlin finished 2nd followed by #48-Johnson, #16-Biffle, #18-Busch, #55-Martin, #99-Edwards, #5-Kahne, #20-Logano and #56-Truex Jr..
#2-Keselowski led the most laps and was leading when he waited too long to pit and ran out of fuel, but finished 11th and maintain the points lead, 7 points over #48-Johnson. Bowyer was able to run longer on fuel and held on to win the race, his first on a mile and a half track. There were only 6 cars on the lead lap.
Regan Smith, subbing for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the #88 Chevy, lost an engine on lap 61 and finished 38th. Kurt Smith finished 21st in his first race in the #78 Furniture Row Chevy. #51-A.J. Allmendinger finished 24th in his first race back from his suspension.
There were 5 cautions for 23 yellow flag laps. There were 20 lead changes among 8 drivers. The average speed was 154.935mph.
The estimated attendence was 100,000, down from 105,000 last October.
See race results, awards, money won, laps led, cautions and more on the Charlotte Race Results page (pdf).(10-13-2012)



www.jayski.com/stats/2012/pdfs/31cms2012results.pdf