RCR Post Race Report -- Charlotte Motor Speedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
RACE: NASCAR Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star Race
TRACK: Charlotte Motor Speedway
DATE: May 19, 2012
Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing's Jeff Burton finished eighth in the NASCAR Sprint Showdown while teammates Kevin Harvick and Paul Menard finished sixth and 16th, respectively, in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
According to NASCAR Loop Data Statistics, Menard and Harvick tied for second in the category Green-Flag Passes with 45 each.
Harvick ranked second in NASCAR's Loop Data category for Closers, gaining four positions in the final 10 percent (nine laps) of the event.
Harvick ranked fourth in the Loop Data category Fastest Drivers Early in a Run, was the fastest driver late in a run and ranked fifth in ... FULL STORY »
Stewart Finishes 17th in Non-Points Race at Charlotte
Date: May 19, 2012
Event: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (non-points event)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 9th/17th (Running, completed 90 of 90 laps)
Winner: Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Tony ... FULL STORY »
Tornados Driver Finishes 10th in Non-Points Race at Charlotte
Date: May 19, 2012
Event: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (non-points event)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 2nd/10th (Running, completed 90 of 90 laps)
Winner: Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports ... FULL STORY »
CONCORD, N.C. – May 19, 2012 – Jimmie Johnson used a carefully planned strategy of driving his No. 48 Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet hard for the first and last segments, and coasting for the three in between, to capture his third NASCAR ... FULL STORY »
DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 DALE JR. FOUNDATION/NATIONAL GUARD/DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET – FINISHED 5th
AN EVENTFUL NIGHT. THERE WERE SOME HIGH POINTS AND SOME LOW POINTS. WALK US THROUGH IT:
“First off I have to thank the Dale Jr. Foundation employees ... FULL STORY »
Jimmie Johnson and the NSCS No. 48 team had a million (dollars) reasons to celebrate about Saturday night, as Johnson won the 2012 NSCS Sprint All-Star non-points race at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the third time.
Coming 0.841 seconds behind Johnson (who ... FULL STORY »
DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 DALE JUNIOR FOUNDATION/NATIONAL GUARD/DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET – RACE WINNER; TRANSFERS TO THE SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE
POST RACE NOTES & PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT:
POST-RACE NOTES:
ON HIS RACE: “The guys do such a good job every week. We ... FULL STORY »
