Heading into Sunday's Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordon knew that he would need to win at least two of the final eight races before the cutoff to keep any hope alive of capturing the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup. At the end of Sunday's race, Gordon will still need to win a minimum of two races to have a prayer ... but now has just seven races left to do so.
Gordon had a strong showing but finished in sixth place, while Kasey Kahne edged out Denny Hamlin to capture the checkered flag and move into Wild Card position. Matt Kenseth finished in 13th place and remains the overall leader in the Sprint Cup Series.
Here are the full results for Sunday's Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway:
- Kasey Kahne
- Denny Hamlin
- Clint Bowyer
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Brad Keselowski
- Jeff Gordon
- Jimmie Johnson
- Kevin Harvick
- Greg Biffle
- Ryan Newman
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Tony Stewart
- Matt Kenseth
- Joey Logano
- Brian Vickers
- Kyle Busch
- Paul Menard
- Carl Edwards
- Marcos Ambrose
- Jamie McMurray
- Jeff Burton
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Bobby Labonte
- Kurt Busch
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Regan Smith
- David Gilliland
- Aric Almirola
- Landon Cassill
- Travis Kvapil
- Ken Schrader
- Stephen Leicht
- David Reutimann
- David Ragan
- David Stremme
- Casey Mears
- Josh Wise
- Joe Nemechek
- Dave Blaney
- Michael McDowell
- Scott Riggs
- Kelly Bires
- JJ Yeley
For more on the Bay Area drivers and their chase for the Cup, stay tuned to this StoryStream. For all news and information regarding the 2012 Sprint Cup Series, please visit NASCAR Ranting & Raving or check out SB Nation's dedicated NASCAR hub.
