NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 20

Unofficial Race Results for the 19Th Annual Crown Royal Presents The Curtiss

Shaver 400 At The Brickyard Powered By Big Machine Records – Sunday, July 29, 2012

Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, IN – 2.5 Mile Paved

Total Race Length – 160 Laps – 400 Miles – Purse: $9,169,812

Leader

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Driver Rating Winnings Status Tms Laps

1 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 160 48 5 150.0 $430,461 Running 5 99

2 7 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 160 43 1 122.9 $362,108 Running 2 3

3 5 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 160 42 1 117.4 $293,525 Running 1 4

4 20 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet 160 40 107.5 $263,750 Running

5 9 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 160 40 1 118.1 $266,961 Running 1 1

6 1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 160 39 1 113.0 $250,091 Running 2 27

7 11 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 160 37 95.1 $230,058 Running

8 17 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 160 36 100.6 $212,539 Running

9 22 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 160 36 1 96.1 $214,470 Running 3 22

10 28 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet 160 34 81.7 $230,175 Running

11 19 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 160 33 88.4 $170,175 Running

12 15 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 160 32 91.2 $172,850 Running

13 27 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 160 31 80.4 $205,236 Running

14 8 27 Paul Menard Menards/Nibco Chevrolet 160 30 90.1 $167,300 Running

15 33 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 160 29 70.9 $186,139 Running

16 24 22 Sam Hornish Jr.(i) Shell Pennzoil Dodge 160 0 74.0 $197,475 Running

17 18 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 160 0 70.9 $155,525 Running

18 14 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row/Farm American Chevrolet 160 26 78.6 $180,483 Running

19 4 43 Aric Almirola Eckrich Ford 160 25 73.7 $191,411 Running

20 23 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 160 24 69.1 $181,208 Running

21 12 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 160 23 63.1 $180,966 Running

22 16 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 160 22 60.4 $180,908 Running

23 32 36 Dave Blaney SealWrap Chevrolet 160 21 55.2 $148,725 Running

24 26 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 160 20 46.9 $163,783 Running

25 38 83 Landon Cassill Burger King Toyota 160 20 1 55.0 $173,395 Running 2 2

26 29 47 Bobby Labonte Scott Products Toyota 160 19 1 56.1 $167,858 Running 1 1

27 31 38 David Gilliland Big Machine Records Ford 160 17 49.5 $156,008 Running

28 36 34 David Ragan Scorpion Coatings/Al’s Liners Ford 160 16 43.1 $152,397 Running

29 2 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 156 15 54.1 $189,591 Running

30 42 32 Ken Schrader Special Operations For America.org Ford 156 14 35.0 $148,825 Running

31 37 33 Stephen Leicht # LittleJoesAuto.com Chevrolet 154 13 35.6 $148,275 Running

32 21 31 Jeff Burton Rain-X Chevrolet 151 12 66.7 $180,350 Running

33 3 20 Joey Logano Dollar General Toyota 144 11 74.1 $148,525 Running

34 25 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 137 10 45.6 $137,725 Running

35 10 17 Matt Kenseth Fifth Third Bank Ford 132 10 1 82.5 $186,011 Accident 1 1

36 13 51 Kurt Busch Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet 126 8 67.3 $145,375 Engine

37 30 93 Travis Kvapil Burger King Toyota 40 7 38.7 $145,300 Accident

38 34 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 23 6 37.6 $137,170 Brakes

39 41 10 JJ Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 20 5 33.5 $133,325 Transmission

40 35 26 Josh Wise # Taco Bell Chevrolet 19 4 30.0 $133,245 Brakes

41 40 23 Scott Riggs North Texas Pipe Chevrolet 14 3 28.8 $133,070 Rear Gear

42 39 79 Mike Skinner Koma Unwind Ford 11 2 29.9 $132,975 Rear Gear

43 43 19 Mike Bliss(i) Humphrey-Smth Racing LLC Toyota 5 0 29.4 $133,356 Engine

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 125,000, Jimmie Johnson won the Crown Royal Presents the Curtis Shaver 400 at The Brickyard, his 58th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. To start the race, prior to the green flag no cars dropped to the rear of the field.

Failed to Qualify: (3) 91 Reed Sorenson(i), 87 Joe Nemechek(i), 98 Michael McDowell.

Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 54 Mins, 19 Secs. Average Speed: 137.680 MPH Margin of Victory: 4.758 Seconds

Caution Flags: 5 for 25 laps: Laps: 42-45 (#93 Accident Turn 2 [83]); 48-51 (#15 Accident Turn 2 [13]); 95-100 (#13 Accident Turn 2 [83]); 126-129 (Debris Backstretch [36]); 134-140 (#17, 20, 21, 47 Accident Turn 1 [34]).

Lead Changes: 17 among 9 drivers: D. Hamlin 1-26; Kyle Busch 27-28; J. Johnson 29-41; D. Hamlin 42; B. Keselowski 43-45; J. Johnson 46-71; J. Gordon 72; M. Kenseth 73; B. Labonte 74; L. Cassill 75; B. Keselowski 76-89; J. Johnson 90-95; B. Keselowski 96-100; J. Johnson 101-125; Kyle Busch 126; L. Cassill 127; G. Biffle 128-131; J. Johnson 132-160.

Top 12 Driver Points: (1) D. Earnhardt Jr. 731;(2) M. Kenseth 717;(3) G. Biffle 709;(4) J. Johnson 704;(5) D. Hamlin 667;(6) K. Harvick 653;(7) M. Truex Jr. 653;(8) T. Stewart 652;(9) B. Keselowski 649;(10) C. Bowyer 643;(11) Kyle Busch 588;(12) C. Edwards 582.

3M Lap Leader : Jimmie Johnson, #48 99 Laps American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Jimmie Johnson, #48

Coors Light Pole Award : Denny Hamlin, #11 182.763 mph DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Denny Hamlin, #11 crew chief Darian Grubb

Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Hendrick Engines, #48 Mobil 1 Oil Driver of the Race : Kyle Busch, #18

Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Dale Earnhardt Jr, #88 0.345 seconds Sunoco Rookie of the Race : Stephen Leicht, #33

USG Improving the Finish : Tony Stewart, #14 18 places

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: Aug. 5, 2012 – Pocono Raceway

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