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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 33 64TH ANNUAL TUMS FAST RELIEF 500 Ridgeway, VA - October 28, 2012 .526-Mile Oval 500 Laps - 263 Miles Purse: $4,962,589 TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 23 minutes, 9 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 77.677 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.479 second(s) Fin Str Car Bns Driver Lead Pos Pos No Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Rating Winnings Status Tms Laps 1 1 48 Lowe's 500 48 5 135.8 $202,511 Running 8 193 2 3 18 M&M's Halloween 500 42 108.4 172,693 Running 3 15 5 Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet 500 42 1 112.5 109,060 Running 1 12 4 10 43 Gwaltney Ford 500 40 77.7 131,421 Running 5 8 15 5-hour Energy Avon Foun for Women Toyota 500 40 1 127.9 116,074 Running 4 154 6 32 2 Miller Lite 500 39 1 95.3 127,305 Running 1 8 7 11 24 MAX Chevrolet 500 38 1 123.6 127,321 Running 3 92 8 2 55 MyClassicGarage.com Toyota 500 37 1 112.4 85,160 Running 2 27 9 18 47 Pine-Sol Toyota 500 35 79.5 109,718 Running 10 30 16 3M Ford 500 34 79.6 96,835 Running 11 17 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 500 33 80.0 120,818 Running 12 9 27 Zecol / Menards Chevrolet 500 32 77.0 88,585 Running 13 27 22 Sam Hornish Jr(i) Shell Pennzoil Dodge 500 0 85.0 120,660 Running 14 6 17 Ford EcoBoost Ford 500 31 1 67.2 124,021 Running 1 1 15 19 78 Furniture Row / Farm American Chevrolet 500 29 92.8 103,443 Running 16 14 20 The Home Depot / redbeacon.com Toyota 500 28 78.0 88,160 Running 17 24 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's Chevrolet 500 27 76.6 109,618 Running 18 23 99 Geek Squad Ford 500 26 86.4 120,951 Running 19 34 83 Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota 500 25 56.6 103,680 Running 20 25 42 Target Chevrolet 500 24 75.6 108,151 Running 21 20 88 Jr Diet Mtn. Dew/Nat'l Guard/AMP Energy Chev 500 23 96.4 84,635 Running 22 4 31 Odyssey Battery / EnerSys Chevrolet 499 22 66.6 115,635 Running 23 12 56 Martin Truex Jr NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 499 21 84.9 103,424 Running 24 33 9 Black & Decker Ford 499 20 53.7 103,868 Running 25 22 13 GEICO Ford 499 19 56.9 90,368 Running 26 16 34 Where's Waldo? Ford 499 18 54.4 87,068 Running 27 7 14 Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet 498 17 72.6 125,260 Running 28 26 51 AJ Allmendinger Phoenix Construction Chevrolet 498 16 63.0 92,632 Running 29 28 32 Southern Pride Trucking / U.S. Chrome Ford 495 15 39.6 82,460 Running 30 35 38 Long John Silver's Ford 494 14 44.6 73,385 Running 31 41 93 Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota 492 14 1 47.4 79,760 Running 1 1 32 13 29 Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet 473 12 69.1 120,596 Engine 33 5 11 FedEx Express Toyota 466 12 1 86.7 116,826 Running 2 12 34 42 33 # LittleJoesAutos.com Chevrolet 253 10 32.9 80,985 Brakes 35 37 36 MOHAWK Northeast / TMone Call Center 193 9 41.6 71,435 Brakes 36 29 10 @TMoneChevrolet Drive Sales Fast Chevrolet 185 8 46.7 71,385 Overheating 37 43 95 Jordan Truck Sales Ford 116 7 36.2 71,330 Suspension 38 31 26 # MDS Transport Ford 85 6 33.7 71,253 Brakes 39 21 98 Michael McDowell Racing Ford 61 5 34.0 68,500 Brakes 40 40 30 Inception Motorsports Toyota 46 4 29.9 68,450 Accident 41 38 87 (i) AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota 35 0 28.5 68,400 Brakes 42 36 23 North Texas Pipe Chevrolet 22 2 27.4 68,350 Overheating 43 39 91 (i) Plinker Tactical Chevrolet 19 0 26.4 67,914 Overheating # Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender. (i) = Ineligible for driver points in this series Bonus points: includes winner (3), lap leader (1) & most laps led (1) points Failed to qualify: (2) #19 ; #37 J.J. Yeley Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 60,000, Jimmie Johnson won the TUMS Fast Relief 500, his 59th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, no dropped to the rear. Caution Flags: 11 cautions for 64 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 46-51 (Car #30 Accident Turn 1 [38]); 98-103 (Car #38 Accident Turn 3 [10]); 129-136 (Car #93 Spin Turn 2 [83]); 151-155 (Car #18 Spin Turn 4 [93]); 200-204 (Car #9 Spin Turn 2 [None]); 213-218 (Car #9, 93 Accident Turn 2 [34]); 230-234 (Car #78 Spin Turn 4 [93]); 393-399 (Car #11 Stopped On The Track [47]); 440-445 (Car #48, 42, 93, 14 Accident Turn 2 [78]); 476-481 (Oil On The Track [27]); 492-495 (Car #88, 99 Accident Turn 2 [42]). Lap Leaders: 22 lead changes among 9 drivers. Johnson 1-47, Kvapil 48, Johnson 49-67, J. Gordon 68-98, Johnson 99-106, J. Gordon 107-146, Vickers 147-164, Hamlin 165-170, Johnson 171-182, Bowyer 183-200, Johnson 201-204, J. Gordon 205-225, Bowyer 226-234, Johnson 235-237, Bowyer 238-349, Hamlin 350-355, Vickers 356- 364, Kenseth 365, Kahne 366-377, Bowyer 378-392, Johnson 393-477, Keselowski 478-485, Johnson 486-500. COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (97.598 mph. 19.402 secs.) MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kyle Busch 3M LAP LEADER: Jimmie Johnson (193 Laps) MOOG STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Brad AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Jimmie Johnson Keselowski (crew chief , 0.159 seconds) DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Kyle Busch (crew chief Dave Rogers) NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: Jimmie Johnson ($40,000 ++) FREESCALE "WIDE OPEN": Kyle Busch SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Stephen Leicht MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Hendrick Engines (#48) USG IMPROVING THE FINISH: Greg Biffle (20 places) ++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) FREESCALE "WIDE OPEN" COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD 1 - Jimmie Johnson 2,291 (4) Matt Kenseth (#17) 40 Kasey Kahne 4 2 - Brad Keselowski 2,289 (5) Tony Stewart (#14) 37 4 3 - Clint Bowyer 2,265 (3) Greg Biffle (#16) 35 Jimmie Johnson 3 4 - Kasey Kahne 2,262 (2) Denny Hamlin 3 MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER 5 - Denny Hamlin 2,242 (5) Greg Biffle 3 6 - Jeff Gordon 2,237 (1) Hendrick (#48) 353 Jeff Gordon 2 7 - Martin Truex Jr 2,228 (0) TRD (#11) 273 Marcos Ambrose 2 8 - Matt Kenseth 2,226 (3) Penske (#2) 270 Juan Pablo Montoya 2 9 - Greg Biffle 2,222 (2) MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE Martin Truex Jr 1 10 - Tony Stewart 2,220 (3) Denny Hamlin (#11) 11 Matt Kenseth 1 11 - Kevin Harvick 2,203 (0) Kyle Busch (#18) 7 Tony Stewart 1 12 - Dale Earnhardt Jr 2,151 (1) Tony Stewart (#14) 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr 1 MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP MOOG STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM Kyle Busch 1 Pts Wins SOLVER OF THE RACE Carl Edwards 1 Joey Logano 1 Chevrolet 222 (12) (#14) 5 AJ Allmendinger 1 Toyota 197 (10) Chad Johnston (#56) 4 Ford 164 (6) (#88) 4 SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Dodge 143 (5) USG IMPROVING THE FINISH Stephen Leicht 96 3M LAP LEADER Josh Wise 72 Tony Stewart (#14) 5 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 7 Jeff Gordon (#24) 3 Denny Hamlin (#11) 5 Carl Edwards (#99) 3 Kyle Busch (#18) 4 AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD Jimmie Johnson (#48) 6 Denny Hamlin (#11) 4 Greg Biffle (#16) 3 DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE (#11) 6 (#16) 6 Brian Pattie (#15) 4 NEXT EVENT: November 4, 2012 - 8th Annual AAA Texas 500, , Fort Worth, TX (501 Miles) (334 Laps) NOTE: The above figures are based upon team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. 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Box 2875 Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2875 © 2012 NASCAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS Race #33: 64TH ANNUAL TUMS FAST RELIEF "500" Race Date: 10/28/2012 POS DRIVER Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Money Won 1 JIMMIE JOHNSON 2291 33 4 17 23 $7,408,261 2 BRAD KESELOWSKI 2289 33 5 12 21 5,634,785 3 CLINT BOWYER 2265 33 3 9 21 5,002,960 4 KASEY KAHNE 2262 33 2 11 18 4,409,991 5 DENNY HAMLIN 2242 33 5 13 16 6,467,058 6 JEFF GORDON 2237 33 1 10 17 5,513,251 7 MARTIN TRUEX JR. 2228 33 0 7 18 4,933,190 8 MATT KENSETH 2226 33 3 12 18 7,041,344 9 GREG BIFFLE 2222 33 2 11 18 5,313,018 10 TONY STEWART 2220 33 3 11 15 6,135,930 11 KEVIN HARVICK 2203 33 0 4 11 5,239,938 12 DALE EARNHARDT JR. 2151 31 1 10 18 4,848,100 13 KYLE BUSCH 1006 33 1 10 17 5,893,812 14 CARL EDWARDS 937 33 0 3 13 4,955,847 15 RYAN NEWMAN 936 33 1 4 12 4,899,822 16 PAUL MENARD 921 33 0 1 8 3,777,355 17 JOEY LOGANO 885 33 1 2 12 3,759,108 18 MARCOS AMBROSE 880 33 1 3 8 4,437,294 19 JEFF BURTON 802 33 0 2 6 4,790,135 20 JAMIE MCMURRAY 797 33 0 0 3 4,224,739 21 ARIC ALMIROLA 774 33 0 1 3 4,399,018 22 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 752 33 0 0 2 4,158,796 23 713 32 0 1 4 3,766,501 24 BOBBY LABONTE 713 33 0 0 2 3,821,736 25 KURT BUSCH 628 32 0 1 2 3,689,304 26 MARK MARTIN 623 21 0 4 9 2,605,928 27 DAVID RAGAN 582 33 0 1 2 3,367,918 28 DAVID GILLILAND 577 33 0 0 0 3,265,645 29 TRAVIS KVAPIL 573 32 0 0 1 3,293,842 30 CASEY MEARS 552 33 0 0 0 3,253,745 31 LANDON CASSILL 544 33 0 0 0 3,855,340 32 A J ALLMENDINGER 445 20 0 1 3 2,856,775 33 DAVE BLANEY 382 31 0 0 0 2,706,079 34 DAVID REUTIMANN 359 23 0 0 0 2,123,493 35 BRIAN VICKERS 250 8 0 3 5 774,435 36 DAVID STREMME 220 26 0 0 0 2,322,968 37 MICHAEL MCDOWELL 172 27 0 0 0 2,241,913 38 J J YELEY 155 22 0 0 0 1,758,485 39 JOSH WISE 129 27 0 0 0 2,106,605 40 KEN SCHRADER 126 11 0 0 0 1,011,925 41 STEPHEN LEICHT 117 14 0 0 0 1,256,280 42 SCOTT SPEED 110 16 0 0 0 1,291,953 43 94 4 0 0 1 396,472 44 94 4 0 0 0 582,995 45 71 7 0 0 0 788,728 46 SCOTT RIGGS 54 19 0 0 0 1,434,405 47 50 4 0 0 0 354,559 48 34 2 0 0 0 167,290 49 14 2 0 0 0 196,098 50 III 13 1 0 0 0 80,610 51 11 1 0 0 0 81,735 52 11 3 0 0 0 405,300 53 MIKE SKINNER 10 4 0 0 0 340,850 54 9 3 0 0 0 222,024 55 6 1 0 0 0 76,242 56 STACY COMPTON 5 1 0 0 0 64,225 57 DAVID MAYHEW 4 1 0 0 0 72,625 58 PATRICK LONG 2 1 0 0 0 61,555 59 SAM HORNISH JR.(i) 0 17 0 1 1 2,191,270 60 (i) 0 14 0 0 2 1,616,172 61 RICKY STENHOUSE JR.(i) 0 3 0 0 0 450,220 62 (i) 0 4 0 0 0 325,675 63 MIKE BLISS(i) 0 16 0 0 0 1,266,979 64 (i) 0 1 0 0 0 88,285 65 (i) 0 8 0 0 0 879,665 66 ROBERT RICHARDSON JR.(i) 0 2 0 0 0 184,578 67 (i) 0 1 0 0 0 305,788 68 JOE NEMECHEK(i) 0 29 0 0 0 2,379,394 69 REED SORENSON(i) 0 18 0 0 0 1,374,161 70 T J BELL(i) 0 5 0 0 0 453,510 71 (i) 0 4 0 0 0 313,877 72 JASON WHITE(i) 0 1 0 0 0 76,610 73 (i) 0 5 0 0 0 395,747 74 CHRIS COOK(i) 0 2 0 0 0 134,035 75 (i) 0 0 0 0 0 24,838 76 MIKE WALLACE(i) 0 0 0 0 0 23,900 77 JEFF GREEN(i) 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 (i) 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 BRIAN SIMO 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 MARK GREEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 (i) = Ineligible for driver points in this series NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS Race #33: 64TH ANNUAL TUMS FAST RELIEF "500" Race Date: 10/28/2012 POS Car # OWNER Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Attempts 1 48 JEFF GORDON 2291 33 4 17 23 33 2 2 2289 33 5 12 21 33 3 15 ROB KAUFFMAN 2265 33 3 9 21 33 4 5 LINDA HENDRICK 2262 33 2 11 18 33 5 11 J D GIBBS 2242 33 5 13 16 33 6 24 2237 33 1 10 17 33 7 56 MICHAEL WALTRIP 2228 33 0 7 18 33 8 17 JOHN HENRY 2226 33 3 12 18 33 9 16 2222 33 2 11 18 33 10 14 MARGARET HAAS 2220 33 3 11 15 33 11 29 2203 33 0 4 11 33 12 88 RICK HENDRICK 2194 33 1 10 19 33 13 18 1006 33 1 10 17 33 14 55 BILL JENKINS 967 33 0 7 15 33 15 99 JACK ROUSH 937 33 0 3 13 33 16 39 TONY STEWART 936 33 1 4 12 33 17 27 RICHARD CHILDRESS 921 33 0 1 8 33 18 20 JOE GIBBS 885 33 1 2 12 33 19 9 880 33 1 3 8 33 20 22 WALTER CZARNECKI 807 33 0 2 4 33 21 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 802 33 0 2 6 33 22 1 FELIX SABATES 797 33 0 0 3 33 23 43 RICHARD PETTY 774 33 0 1 3 33 24 42 752 33 0 0 2 33 25 78 BARNEY VISSER 741 33 0 1 3 33 26 47 TAD GESCHICKTER 713 33 0 0 2 33 27 51 625 33 0 1 2 33 28 93 THOMAS UEBERALL 599 33 0 0 1 33 29 34 BOB JENKINS 582 33 0 1 2 33 30 38 BRAD JENKINS 577 33 0 0 0 33 31 13 BOB GERMAIN 552 33 0 0 0 33 32 83 THOMAS UEBERALL 544 33 0 0 0 33 33 10 TOMMY BALDWIN 462 33 0 0 0 33 34 32 JR. 458 33 0 0 0 33 35 36 ALLAN HEINKE 392 33 0 0 0 33 36 21 GLEN WOOD 302 14 0 0 2 14 37 33 RICHARD CHILDRESS 244 25 0 0 0 33 38 30 222 27 0 0 0 33 39 98 MIKE CURB 184 30 0 0 0 33 40 26 JERRY FREEZE 154 28 0 0 0 33 41 249 JAY ROBINSON 150 17 0 0 0 25 42 87 ANDREA NEMECHEK 145 29 0 0 0 33 43 195 BOB LEAVINE 107 14 0 0 0 15 44 23 ROBERT RICHARDSON SR. 80 21 0 0 0 30 45 119 RANDY HUMPHREY 65 18 0 0 0 26 46 6 JOHN HENRY 41 2 0 0 0 2 47 132 FRANK STODDARD JR. 27 1 0 0 0 1 48 12 ROGER PENSKE 26 1 0 0 0 1 49 74 VICKIE COMPTON 22 7 0 0 0 11 50 37 LARRY GUNSELMAN 19 7 0 0 0 17 51 191 MARK SMITH 17 9 0 0 0 12 52 179 ARCHIE ST HILAIRE 14 6 0 0 0 9 53 7 ROBBY GORDON 11 3 0 0 0 5 54 97 ANDREA NEMECHEK 9 2 0 0 0 3 55 50 STEVE TURNER 7 1 0 0 0 1 56 52 KELLY OWEN 3 1 0 0 0 3 57 173 SCOTT GUNDERSON 0 1 0 0 0 2 58 109 BRACK MAGGARD 0 0 0 0 0 1 59 140 MICHAEL HILLMAN 0 0 0 0 0 1 60 0 STEVEN SCHARR 0 0 0 0 0 1