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NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 25 32ND ANNUAL VIRGINIA 529 COLLEGE SAVINGS 250 RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Richmond, VA - September 7, 2012 .75-Mile Paved Tri-Oval 250 Laps - 187.5 Miles Purse: $1,049,766 TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 2 minutes, 39 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 91.724 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.944 second(s) Fin Str Car Bns Driver Lead Pos Pos No Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Rating Winnings Status Tms Laps 1 3 33 Kevin Harvick (i) Armour Chevrolet 250 0 148.5 $41,325 Running 2 141 2 1 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford EcoBoost Ford 250 43 1 127.5 44,843 Running 2 65 3 17 54 Kurt Busch (i) Monster Energy Toyota 250 0 118.4 21,200 Running 1 25 4 6 18 Denny Hamlin (i) SportClips Toyota 250 0 107.5 18,600 Running 5 13 43 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Ford 250 39 97.4 24,043 Running 6 2 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet 250 39 1 118.3 25,143 Running 1 14 7 11 51 Ty Dillon (i) Wesco Chevrolet 250 0 98.7 21,853 Running 8 14 87 Joe Nemechek AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota 250 36 82.8 21,613 Running 9 27 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Snap-On Dodge 250 0 94.3 21,393 Running 10 20 20 Darrell Wallace Jr Dollar General Toyota 250 34 85.6 22,168 Running 11 15 30 James Buescher (i) ABF Chevrolet 250 0 84.2 23,868 Running 1 3 12 12 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 250 32 104.9 20,993 Running 13 10 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 250 31 96.0 20,943 Running 14 19 88 Cole Whitt # Hellmann's Chevrolet 250 30 78.5 20,893 Running 15 9 44 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 250 29 85.0 21,818 Running 16 33 99 Ryan Truex Toyota Care Toyota 250 28 75.0 20,968 Running 17 5 60 Travis Pastrana Ford EcoBoost Ford 250 27 82.7 14,225 Running 18 28 40 Erik Darnell Key Motorsports Chevrolet 250 26 65.1 14,175 Running 19 30 19 Tayler Malsam G-Oil Toyota 250 25 62.2 20,593 Running 20 23 38 Brad Sweet # Great Clips Chevrolet 250 24 68.9 21,218 Running 21 31 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 250 24 1 62.7 20,493 Running 1 2 22 39 23 Robert Richardson North Texas Pipe Chevrolet 250 22 52.2 13,925 Running 23 21 81 Jason Bowles # @THERANDOMACTORG/ITEX.NET Dodge 250 21 62.1 20,308 Running 24 22 4 Jeremy Clements stjude.org Chevrolet 249 20 59.9 20,193 Running 25 26 08 Paulie Harraka (i) Randy Hill Racing Ford 249 0 57.1 14,150 Running 26 41 14 Eric McClure Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota 249 18 46.0 20,043 Running 27 40 39 Dexter Stacey MaddiesPlaceRocks.com Ford 248 17 41.0 13,525 Running 28 7 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota 246 16 73.0 19,843 Running 29 24 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 218 15 65.0 19,793 Running 30 4 12 Sam Hornish Jr Alliance Truck Parts Dodge 162 14 92.9 19,993 Running 31 32 41 Timmy Hill Lilly Trucking CDL Driver Search Ford 153 13 43.1 19,638 Accident 32 8 70 Johanna Long # KeenParts.com Chevrolet 109 12 74.5 19,553 Accident 33 35 86 Kevin Lepage Qello Corp/Trivette Trucking Ford 51 11 49.3 13,025 Power Steering 34 42 24 Derek White OCR Gaz Bar Toyota 45 10 34.9 19,458 Battery 35 34 17 Tanner Berryhill Race City Steel/Nationalcashlenders.com Toyota 35 9 44.2 12,940 Accident 36 37 75 Scott Riggs (i) RWR Chevrolet 28 0 42.0 12,880 Overheating 37 43 00 Blake Koch Ruch Motorsports Chevrolet 18 PE 32.9 12,820 Brakes 38 38 71 Carl Long Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 15 6 38.1 12,741 Rear Gear 39 36 15 Matt Carter Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 11 5 34.8 12,620 Clutch 40 29 42 Josh Wise (i) Key Motorsports Chevrolet 7 0 32.9 12,580 Brakes 41 25 47 J.J. Yeley (i) Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 7 0 29.0 12,515 Brakes 42 16 46 Chase Miller The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 6 2 29.7 12,470 Overheating 43 18 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 3 1 26.3 12,409 Vibration # 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: (4) #52 Joey Gase; #50 David Starr; #89 Morgan Shepherd; #74 Mike Harmon Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 38,000, Kevin Harvick won the Virginia 529 College Savings 250, his 38th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. Caution Flags: 7 cautions for 45 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 38-44 (Car #17 Accident Turn 2 [08]); 111-117 (Car #70 Accident Frontstretch [99]); 144-150 (Car #7, 38 Accident Frontstretch [88]); 157-163 (Car #12, 20, 41 Accident Turn 2 [Red Flag: Lap 157, 4:06] [01]); 187-192 (Car #2, 6 Accident Turn 4 [40]); 196-201 (Car #11, 99 Accident Turn 4 [38]); 229-233 (Car #39, 54 Accident Frontstretch [2]). Lap Leaders: 8 lead changes among 6 drivers. Stenhouse Jr-pole, Dillon 1-14, Stenhouse Jr 15-70, Harvick 71-187, Wallace 188-189, Buescher 190-192, Stenhouse Jr 193 -201, K. Busch 202-226, Harvick 227-250. COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Ricky Stenhouse Jr (122.822 mph. 21.983 secs.) 3M LAP LEADER: Kevin Harvick (141 Laps ) FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER: James Buescher (12 Places) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines (#33) MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Austin Dillon SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Austin Dillon NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES TOP 10 (Wins) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD 1 - Elliott Sadler 936 (4) JGE (#18) 314 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 4 2 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr 935 (4) Roush/Yates (#6) 292 Elliott Sadler 3 3 - Austin Dillon 906 (1) ECR (#33) 255 Joey Logano 3 4 - Sam Hornish Jr 886 (0) Austin Dillon # 2 MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE 5 - Justin Allgaier 841 (1) Sam Hornish Jr 1 6 - Michael Annett 799 (0) Elliott Sadler (#2) 9 Danica Patrick 1 7 - Cole Whitt 737 (0) Austin Dillon (#3) 8 Ryan Truex 1 8 - Mike Bliss 691 (0) Justin Allgaier (#31) 3 Trevor Bayne 1 9 - Joe Nemechek 605 (0) Alex Tagliani 1 10 - Brian Scott 599 (0) Brad Keselowski 1 BILL FRANCE PERFORMANCE AWARD Kevin Harvick 1 Pts Wins Nelson Piquet Jr 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Chevrolet 163 (10) Kyle Busch 1 Toyota 138 (7) Kasey Kahne 1 Ford 129 (5) Paul Menard 1 Dodge 120 (3) 3M LAP LEADER SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Kevin Harvick (#33) 6 Austin Dillon 285 Ricky Stenhouse Jr (#6) 3 Cole Whitt 217 Joey Logano (#18) 3 Jason Bowles 155 Johanna Long 132 FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER Brad Sweet 97 Brian Scott (#11) 5 Joey Gase 90 Danica Patrick (#7) 4 Casey Roderick 63 Cole Whitt (#88) 2 NEXT EVENT: September 15, 2012 - 12th Annual Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola , Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL (300 Miles) (200 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 NATIONWIDE SERIES DRIVER LEADERS Race #25: 32ND ANNUAL VIRGINIA 529 COLLEGE SAVINGS "250" Race Date: 9/7/2012 POS DRIVER Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Money Won 1 ELLIOTT SADLER 936 25 4 11 18 $942,985 2 RICKY STENHOUSE JR. 935 25 4 15 19 1,131,615 3 AUSTIN DILLON 906 25 1 12 19 801,121 4 SAM HORNISH JR. 886 25 0 8 17 714,455 5 JUSTIN ALLGAIER 841 25 1 6 16 749,950 6 MICHAEL ANNETT 799 25 0 5 11 651,315 7 COLE WHITT 737 25 0 3 10 627,425 8 MIKE BLISS 691 25 0 0 1 538,512 9 JOE NEMECHEK 605 24 0 0 1 533,449 10 BRIAN SCOTT 599 25 0 2 6 593,600 11 DANICA PATRICK 585 25 0 0 2 576,358 12 MIKE WALLACE 570 25 0 0 1 558,720 13 TAYLER MALSAM 562 24 0 0 1 545,167 14 JASON BOWLES 554 25 0 0 0 554,180 15 JEREMY CLEMENTS 546 25 0 0 2 553,132 16 ERIK DARNELL 418 23 0 0 0 428,789 17 ERIC MCCLURE 385 20 0 0 0 448,600 18 TIMMY HILL 367 21 0 0 2 438,526 19 JOHANNA LONG 342 16 0 0 0 363,857 20 BRAD SWEET 298 12 0 0 1 265,171 21 RYAN TRUEX 262 9 0 1 4 237,459 22 T J BELL 254 20 0 0 0 327,216 23 JOSH RICHARDS 233 13 0 0 0 183,701 24 DANNY EFLAND 215 11 0 0 0 239,195 25 TREVOR BAYNE 208 6 0 1 3 186,925 26 TRAVIS PASTRANA 204 9 0 0 0 174,869 27 KENNY WALLACE 202 10 0 1 3 262,552 28 MORGAN SHEPHERD 193 17 0 0 0 203,951 29 ROBERT RICHARDSON JR.