Four-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s/KOBALT TOOLS Chevrolet, delivered a statement about his chances for a “Drive for Five” as he scored a resounding win in the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Johnson led five times for a race high 191 laps en route to his 53rd career victory and sixth of 2010.
Coming into the Dover race, the Hendrick Motorsports driver had not visited victory lane since winning at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in June - a stretch of 10 races. The win not only was Johnson’s 53rd in 319 career races, but was the 194th for Hendrick Motorsports in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history. Johnson has also won 19 of the 62 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series “Chase” races, more than any other driver.
Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet matched his best finish of the season by coming home in the runner up position. His only other 2nd place run in 2010 also came at The Monster Mile in the Spring event.
Joey Logano (Toyota), Kurt Busch (Dodge) and Carl Edwards (Ford) completed the top-five finishers.
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont/Law Enforcement Museum Chevrolet, finished 11th and dropped four spots to eighth in the overall standings.
Mark Martin, No. 5 Delphi/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet battled back from the 42nd starting position after a shock penalty following qualifying to finish 12th.
Kevin Harvick fell two positions in the Chase standings with his 15th-place finish behind the wheel of the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet.
Tony Stewart struggled with handling issues most of the day in his No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet and came home 21st and remained 10th in the Chase standings.
Clint Bowyer, No. 33 BB&T Chevrolet finished 25th and remains in 12th position in the Chase after hitting the wall, and receiving a pit road speeding penalty in a tough day for the embattled Richard Childress Racing team.
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway - Race Results
RANK DRIVER POINTS BEHIND 1 Denny Hamlin 5368 Leader 2 Jimmie Johnson 5333 -35 3 Kyle Busch 5323 -45 4 Kurt Busch 5309 -59 5 Kevin Harvick 5303 -65 6 Carl Edwards 5295 -73 7 Jeff Burton 5288 -80 8 Jeff Gordon 5285 -83 9 Greg Biffle 5228 -140 10 Tony Stewart 5206 -162 11 Matt Kenseth 5203 -165 12 Clint Bowyer 5133 -235 13 Ryan Newman 3363 -2005 14 Jamie McMurray 3344 -2024 15 Juan Montoya 3253 -2115 16 Mark Martin 3225 -2143 17 David Reutimann 3190 -2178 18 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3162 -2206 19 Kasey Kahne 3132 -2236 20 Joey Logano 3106 -2262 21 A.J. Allmendinger 3086 -2282 22 Martin Truex Jr. 3053 -2315 23 Paul Menard 2867 -2501 24 Marcos Ambrose 2741 -2627 25 David Ragan 2738 -2630 26 Brad Keselowski 2726 -2642 27 Sam Hornish Jr. 2520 -2848 28 Elliott Sadler 2489 -2879 29 Scott Speed 2471 -2897 30 Regan Smith 2388 -2980 31 Bobby Labonte 2036 -3332 32 Travis Kvapil 1988 -3380 33 David Gilliland 1852 -3516 34 Kevin Conway* 1638 -3730 35 Robby Gordon 1626 -3742 36 Brian Vickers 1158 -4210 37 Joe Nemechek 1108 -4260 38 Reed Sorenson 1086 -4282 39 Casey Mears 1010 -4358 40 Dave Blaney 967 -4401
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