Bristol Motor Speedway once again hosted the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on Saturday night. The drivers raced under the lights in the third-to-last event before the cutoff for the Chase for the Cup.
Bay Area driver Jeff Gordon placed third on Saturday night and still remains in the running for one of the Wild Card berths, although he will be doing everything he can to win one of the final two races before the cutoff.
Denny Hamlin edged out Jimmie Johnson to capture the checkered flag at Bristol in his third win of the year. Johnson, Greg Biffle and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. became the first three drivers to officially clinch berths for the Chase.
Here are the full results from Saturday night's race at Bristol:
- Denny Hamlin
- Jimmie Johnson
- Jeff Gordon
- Brian Vickers
- Marcos Ambrose
- Kyle Busch
- Clint Bowyer
- Joey Logano
- Kasey Kahne
- Paul Menard
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Bobby Labonte
- Kevin Harvick
- Regan Smith
- Jamie McMurray
- Travis Kvapil
- Greg Biffle
- David Gilliland
- Casey Mears
- Carl Edwards
- Michael McDowell
- Landon Cassill
- Matt Kenseth
- Dave Blaney
- Tony Stewart
- Kurt Busch
- Danica Patrick
- Brad Keselowski
- Jason Leffler
- David Ragan
- Jeff Burton
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Aric Almirola
- Ryan Newman
- David Stremme
- Josh Wise
- Joe Nemechek
- Stephen Leicht
- Scott Riggs
- Ken Schrader
- Mike Bliss
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.
