NASCAR Nationwide Series Race Number 4
Unofficial Race Results for the 30Th Annual Ford Ecoboost 300 – Saturday, March 17, 2012
Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, TN – .533 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 300 Laps – 159.9 Miles – Purse: $1,279,091
Leader
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Driver Rating Winnings Status Tms Laps
1 4 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 300 47 4 128.4 $54,518 Running 1 36
2 12 38 Kasey Kahne(i) Great Clips Chevrolet 300 0 102.4 $32,275 Running
3 7 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Dodge 300 0 115.8 $26,225 Running
4 1 18 Joey Logano(i) GameStop / Turtle Beach Toyota 300 0 128.5 $32,700 Running 2 119
5 16 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i) TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 300 0 102.8 $25,375 Running
6 3 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cargill / Blackwell Angus Ford 300 39 1 118.3 $29,268 Running 1 41
7 10 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 300 37 101.0 $26,603 Running
8 2 60 Trevor Bayne yourracecar.com / Crawdads Classics Ford 300 37 1 120.7 $26,463 Running 1 64
9 6 33 Kevin Harvick(i) ARMOUR Chevrolet 300 0 107.5 $19,800 Running
10 15 20 Ryan Truex Grime Boss Toyota 300 34 90.1 $26,993 Running
11 21 43 Michael Annett Pilot / Flying J Ford 300 33 82.6 $25,918 Running
12 9 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet 300 32 90.2 $20,150 Running
13 23 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Alliance Truck Parts Dodge 300 31 80.8 $25,518 Running
14 11 30 James Buescher(i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 299 0 82.8 $25,468 Running
15 13 44 Mike Bliss BanditChippers.com Toyota 299 29 77.4 $19,900 Running
16 14 88 Cole Whitt # Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet 299 28 78.4 $25,343 Running
17 8 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 299 0 98.1 $19,025 Running 1 40
18 18 19 Tayler Malsam G-Oil Toyota 298 26 69.5 $25,243 Running
19 27 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 298 25 67.6 $25,168 Running
20 25 51 Jeremy Clements goodinfo.com / MAHLE Chevrolet 297 24 67.6 $25,793 Running
21 29 40 Erik Darnell Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 297 23 63.2 $18,575 Running
22 36 23 Jamie Dick VIVA Auto Group Chevrolet 296 22 57.1 $24,993 Running
23 37 01 Mike Wallace G&K Services Chevrolet 296 21 55.9 $24,943 Running
24 31 24 Benny Gordon # Kentucky Antler Co. / VSI / eye79.com Chevrolet 294 20 57.5 $21,025 Running
25 34 81 Jason Bowles # American Majority Dodge 293 19 53.7 $25,318 Running
26 32 15 Jeffrey Earnhardt Sam’s Club Ford 293 18 52.1 $18,300 Running
27 40 14 Eric McClure Hefty / Reynolds Wrap Toyota 292 17 41.4 $24,718 Running
28 20 08 Kyle Fowler RandyHillRacing.com Ford 292 16 48.6 $18,175 Running
29 24 70 Johanna Long # Foretravel Motorcoach Chevrolet 291 15 42.7 $24,593 Running
30 30 87 Joe Nemechek AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota 291 14 53.8 $24,343 Running
31 42 28 Kevin Lepage JPO Absorbents Chevrolet 291 13 35.4 $23,838 Running
32 41 4 Brad Teague Food Country USA Chevrolet 284 12 33.5 $23,703 Running
33 17 09 Kenny Wallace MAC Tools Toyota 201 11 73.0 $23,593 Engine
34 33 50 TJ Bell TPT Chevrolet 186 10 42.3 $23,558 Accident
35 5 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota 183 9 76.0 $23,528 Clutch
36 38 39 Joey Gase # GoGreen Racing / JoeyGase.com Ford 123 8 39.1 $23,493 Handling
37 39 52 Tim Schendel Metro Ministries Chevrolet 119 7 36.2 $16,990 Suspension
38 19 41 Blake Koch RiseUpandRegister.com Ford 117 6 60.9 $23,399 Engine
39 43 27 JJ Yeley(i) GCMI Ford 15 0 38.9 $16,830 Brakes
40 26 46 Chase Miller Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 7 4 34.0 $16,805 Brakes
41 22 47 Scott Speed(i) Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 6 0 33.1 $16,775 Vibration
42 28 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 3 2 30.4 $16,725 Vibration
43 35 42 Josh Wise(i) Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 3 0 28.8 $16,668 Electrical
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 55,000, Elliott Sadler won the Ford EcoBoost 300, his seventh NASCAR Nationwide Series victory and second at Bristol Motor Speedway. To start the race, prior to the green flag the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: 14 (missed driver introductions).
Failed to Qualify: (3) 74 David Reutimann, 89 Morgan Shepherd, 73 Derrike Cope.
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 41 Mins, 16 Secs. Average Speed: 94.740 MPH Margin of Victory: 1.159 Seconds
Caution Flags: 4 for 30 laps: Laps: 106-112 (#39 accident Turn 4 [30]); 157-163 (#12 spin Turn 2 [30]); 167-173 (#50 accident Turn 1 [12]); 264-272 (#54 accident Turn 4 [12]).
Lead Changes: 5 among 5 drivers: J. Logano(i) 1-66; K. Busch(i) 67-106; J. Logano(i) 107-159; T. Bayne 160-223; R. Stenhouse Jr. 224-264; E. Sadler 265-300.
Top 10 Driver Points: (1) E. Sadler 178;(2) R. Stenhouse Jr. 153;(3) T. Bayne 149;(4) A. Dillon # 148;(5) C. Whitt # 137;(6) S. Hornish Jr. 129;(7) T. Malsam 116;(8) M. Annett 115;(9) J. Allgaier 113;(10) M. Bliss 92.
3M Lap Leader : Joey Logano, #18 119 Laps Coors Light Pole Award : Joey Logano, #18 124.21 mph
Featherlite Most Improved Driver : Benny Gordon, #24 6 Places Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Joe Gibbs Racing Engines – Mark Cronquist, #18
Mobil 1 Oil Driver of the Race : Elliott Sadler, #2 Sunoco Rookie of the Race : Austin Dillon, #3
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Mar. 24, 2012 – Auto Club Speedway
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