NASCAR Nationwide Series Race Number 9
Unofficial Race Results for the 30Th Annual Vfw Sport Clips Help A Hero
200 – Friday, May 11, 2012
Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 151 Laps – 206.266 Miles – Purse: $929,131
Leader
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Driver Rating Winnings Status Tms Laps
1 5 20 Joey Logano(i) Dollar General Toyota 151 0 126.3 $33,825 Running 3 4
2 2 18 Denny Hamlin(i) SportClips Toyota 151 0 145.0 $29,700 Running 5 103
3 13 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Snap-on Dodge 151 0 104.8 $18,850 Running
4 8 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Alliance Truck Parts Dodge 151 40 106.2 $23,068 Running
5 3 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet 151 39 108.9 $27,843 Running
6 1 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cargill Beef Ford 151 39 1 113.8 $25,693 Running 1 18
7 7 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota 151 37 97.1 $21,753 Running
8 4 54 Kurt Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 151 0 117.4 $12,545 Running 2 3
9 14 30 James Buescher(i) AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet 151 0 91.9 $18,743 Running
10 40 88 Cole Whitt # TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 151 34 88.1 $19,668 Running
11 16 87 Joe Nemechek SWMTX.com Toyota 151 33 85.7 $18,268 Running
12 15 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 151 32 81.3 $18,193 Running
13 10 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 151 32 1 86.9 $18,143 Running 1 8
14 22 43 Michael Annett Pilot / Flying J Ford 151 30 81.7 $18,093 Running
15 12 44 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 151 29 80.9 $19,018 Running
16 31 41 Timmy Hill Poynt.com Ford 151 28 70.8 $17,918 Running
17 25 99 Travis Pastrana boostmobile Toyota 151 27 62.4 $18,068 Running
18 9 38 Kasey Kahne(i) Great Clips Chevrolet 151 0 91.5 $11,350 Running
19 26 14 Jeff Green Hefty / Reynolds Wrap Toyota 149 25 71.1 $17,768 Running
20 36 4 Danny Efland EMS Speak/Trade Bank Chevrolet 148 24 50.4 $18,368 Running
21 32 81 Jason Bowles # American Majority Toyota 148 23 55.0 $17,643 Running
22 37 89 Morgan Shepherd Racing with Jesus Chevrolet 147 22 50.7 $11,125 Running
23 28 23 Jamie Dick VIVA Auto Group Chevrolet 144 21 50.0 $17,543 Running
24 6 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 143 21 1 100.4 $17,493 Accident 1 14
25 19 39 Josh Richards nswkids.com Ford 143 19 54.3 $11,450 Running
26 11 33 Brendan Gaughan(i) South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet 138 0 81.4 $17,393 Accident 1 1
27 42 70 Derrike Cope ML Motorsports Dodge 138 17 40.7 $17,343 Running
28 41 08 Matt Frahm Maui Jim / New Life Diets Ford 125 16 42.1 $10,800 Engine
29 20 40 Erik Darnell TheMotorsportsGroup.com Chevrolet 91 15 66.1 $17,233 Clutch
30 21 01 Mike Wallace Restaurant.com Chevrolet 81 14 51.7 $17,493 Running
31 30 19 Tayler Malsam G-Oil / NOYS / Ryobi Toyota 60 13 62.4 $17,138 Transmission
32 18 50 TJ Bell Twin Oaks Services Chevrolet 44 12 56.1 $10,625 Accident
33 23 51 Jeremy Clements Clements Automotive Chevrolet 42 11 38.7 $17,073 Running
34 35 15 Blake Koch CapitalPlasticSurgery.com Chevrolet 29 10 42.9 $10,585 Electrical
35 43 52 Kevin Lepage Second Chance Race Parts Chevrolet 25 9 44.4 $10,540 Engine
36 34 10 Tony Raines(i) TriStar Motorsports Toyota 14 0 41.8 $10,520 Vibration
37 39 74 Mike Harmon Koma Unwind Chevrolet 10 7 43.3 $10,500 Brakes
38 38 75 Scott Riggs(i) RWR Chevrolet 7 0 42.0 $10,426 Vibration
39 24 42 Josh Wise(i) Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 7 0 40.4 $10,315 Electrical
40 27 24 Casey Roderick # West Virginia Miners / Linda K, Epling Chevrolet 3 4 38.1 $16,758 Accident
41 29 46 Chase Miller Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 2 3 36.5 $10,265 Accident
42 33 47 Scott Speed(i) Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 2 0 34.9 $10,235 Clutch
43 17 36 Ryan Blaney SealWrap.com / Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet 1 1 33.6 $10,188 Accident
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 23,000, Joey Logano won the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200, his 12th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following car(s) dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: #42 (missing drivers meeting), #88 (backup car), #74, 99 (adjustments outside impound).
Failed to Qualify: N/A
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 50 Mins, 29 Secs. Average Speed: 112.017 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.255 Seconds
Caution Flags: 6 for 32 laps: Laps: 3-8 (#08, 24, 36, 46, 51 Accident Turn 2 [None]); 36-41 (#01 Accident Turn 3 [None]); 47-50 (#39, 50 Accident Frontstretch [99]); 128-132 (#54 Accident Frontstretch [88]); 138-142 (#33 Accident Turn 3 [41]); 144-149 (#2, 18, 20, 38 Accident Frontstretch [99]).
Lead Changes: 13 among 7 drivers: R. Stenhouse Jr. 1-18; D. Hamlin(i) 19-41; J. Logano(i) 42; D. Hamlin(i) 43-50; K. Busch(i) 51-52; D. Hamlin(i) 53-90; K. Busch(i) 91; J. Logano(i) 92; B. Gaughan(i) 93; J. Allgaier 94-101; D. Hamlin(i) 102-128; E. Sadler 129-142; D. Hamlin(i) 143-149; J. Logano(i) 150-151.
Top 10 Driver Points: (1) R. Stenhouse Jr. 364;(2) E. Sadler 341;(3) A. Dillon # 329;(4) S. Hornish Jr. 305;(5) C. Whitt # 282;(6) M. Annett 271;(7) J. Allgaier 260;(8) M. Bliss 230;(9) J. Nemechek 222;(10) D. Patrick 219.
3M Lap Leader : Denny Hamlin, #18 103 Laps Coors Light Pole Award : Ricky Stenhouse Jr, #6 173.546 mph
Featherlite Most Improved Driver : Brian Scott, #11 29 Places Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Joe Gibbs Racing Engines – Mark Cronquist, #18
Mobil 1 Oil Driver of the Race : Austin Dillon, #3 Sunoco Rookie of the Race : Austin Dillon, #3
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May. 20, 2012 – Iowa Speedway
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