The fourth NASCAR race of the year was held on Sunday, as the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway became the first short-track race of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series. Bay Area native A.J. Allmendinger looked poised for a top-10 finish at the very least, before problems with his car forced him to make an unscheduled stop in pit road and lost valuable time and laps. Allmendinger manager to finish 17th, but the result was a disappointment following his strong start before the car troubles. The finish is still the highest placing of the year for the driver, who is currently 26th in the overall Sprint Cup standings.
Fellow Bay Area native Jeff Gordon did not fare quite so well, finishing in 35th place after he was inadvertently wrecked by Hendrick Motorsports teammate on lap 363. Gordon is now 23rd in the Sprint Cup standings.
Brad Keselowski took the checkered flag in his second straight win at Bristol. Greg Biffle, Keven Harvick and Matt Kenseth are still the top three leaders, respectively, in the Sprint Cup standings.
Here are the full results from Sunday's race:
- Brad Keselowski
- Matt Kenseth
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Clint Bowyer
- Brian Vickers
- Jeff Burton
- Jamie McMurray
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Jimmie Johnson
- Paul Menard
- Kevin Harvick
- Ryan Newman
- Greg Biffle
- Tony Stewart
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Joey Logano
- AJ Allmendinger
- Kurt Busch
- Aric Almirola
- Denny Hamlin
- David Reutimann
- Brendan Gaughan
- David Ragan
- Regan Smith
- Casey Mears
- David Gilliland
- Travis Kvapil
- Bobby Labonte
- Landon Cassill
- JJ Yeley
- Michael McDowell
- Kyle Busch
- Ken Schrader
- Dave Blaney
- Jeff Gordon
- Marcos Ambrose
- Kasey Kahne
- David Stremme
- Carl Edwards
- Joe Nemechek
- Scott Riggs
- Reed Sorenson
- Josh Wise
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