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Trkom Southern 500 nastavljena je NASCAR sezona.
Prvi kroz cilj je prošao Jimmie Johnson za volanom #48 Chevroleta i tako ostvario prvu pobedu u sezoni i 200. pobedu za Hendrick Motorsports.
Ovaj legendarni tim je tako postao drugi tim po broju pobeda u NASCAR istoriji i sada mu samo beži nekadašnji Petty Enterprises. Darlington Raceway je još jednom pokazao da sa razlogom nosi ime “Lady in Black“ (Dama u Crnom). Na uskoj i klizavoj stazi su mnogi vozači završili u zidu, uključujući i poznata imena kao što su Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman i Kurt Busch. Johnson je tokom cele trke bio u vrhu i često vodio, a pobedu je osigurao na četiri kruga pre kraja kada je Tony Stewart počeo da stiže njegovu prednost. Tada je sudar Kurt Buscha sa zidom doneo žutu zastavu, a posle restarta vozač #48 Chevroleta je uspešno sačuvao prednost i stigao do nove pobede.
Na drugom mestu se našao Denny Hamlin, koji je nastavio sa odličnom vožnjom, a sledeo je Stewart koji je u finišu morao da se brani od napada Kyle Buscha, koji je završio na četvrtom mestu. Top 5 je popunio Martin Truex Jr. koji je tako zabeležio sedmi Top 10 finiš u ovogodišnjih 11 trka.
Greg Biffle, lider u generalnom plasmanu, se kvalifikovao na pol poziciju i vodio u početku, ali u samom finišu nije imao automobil za bolju poziciju od 12. Međutim, i pored toga Biffle je zadržao vodeću poziciju u generalnom plasmanu.
Posle dužeg vremena trku je vozila i Danica Patrick, koja se nije proslavila i posle serije sudara završila tek na 31. poziciji. Sledeći vikend nema takmičarske trke, ali se zato vozi All-Star trka.
Southern 500
Maj 12, 2012
Darlington Raceway
Darlington, South Carolina
Konačan plasman:
1. Jimmie Johnson (#48 Chevrolet Impala – Hendrick Motorsports) 48
2. Denny Hamlin (#11 Toyota Camry – Joe Gibbs Racing) 43
3. Tony Stewart (#14 Chevrolet Impala – Stewart Haas Racing) 41
4. Kyle Busch (#18 Toyota Camry – Joe Gibbs Racing) 41
5. Martin Truex Jr. (#56 Toyota Camry – Michael Waltrip Racing) 40
6. Matt Kenseth (#17 Ford Fusion – Roush Fenway Racing) 38
7. Carl Edwards (#99 Ford Fusion – Roush Fenway Racing) 37
8. Kasey Kahne (#5 Chevrolet Impala – Hendrick Motorsports) 37
9. Marcos Ambrose (#9 Ford Fusion – Richard Petty Motorsports) 35
10. Joey Logano (#20 Toyota Camry – Joe Gibbs Racing) 34
11. Clint Bowyer (#15 Toyota Camry – Michael Waltrip Racing) 33
12. Greg Biffle (#16 Ford Fusion – Roush Fenway Racing) 33
13. Paul Menard (#27 Chevrolet Impala – Richard Childress Racing) 31
14. Regan Smith (#78 Chevrolet Impala – Furniture Row Racing) 30
15. Brad Keselowski (#2 Dodge Charger – Penske Racing) 29
16. Kevin Harvick (#29 Chevrolet Impala – Richard Childress Racing) 28
17. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88 Chevrolet Impala – Hendrick Motorsports) 28
18. Jeff Burton (#31 Chevrolet Impala – Richard Childress Racing) 26
19. Aric Almirola (#43 Ford Fusion – Richard Petty Motorsports) 25
20. Mark Martin (#55 Toyota Camry – Michael Waltrip Racing) 24
21. Kurt Busch (#51 Chevrolet Impala – Phoenix Racing) 23
22. Casey Mears (#13 Ford Fusion – Germain Racing) 22
23. Ryan Newman (#39 Chevrolet Impala – Stewart Haas Racing) 22
24. Juan Montoya (#42 Chevrolet Impala – Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) 20
25. David Gilliland (#38 Ford Fusion – Front Row Motorsports) 19
26. Landon Cassill (#83 Toyota Camry – BK Racing) 19
27. Dave Blaney (#36 Chevrolet Impala – Tommy Baldwin Racing) 17
28. David Ragan (#34 Ford Fusion – Front Row Motorsports) 16
29. Bobby Labonte (#47 Toyota Camry – JTG Daugherty Racing) 15
30. Reed Sorenson (#32 Ford Fusion – FAS Lane Racing) 0
31. Danica Patrick (#10 Chevrolet Impala – Stewart Haas Racing) 0
32. Travis Kvapil (#73 Toyota Camry – BK Racing) 12
33. A.J. Allmendinger (#22 Dodge Charger – Penske Racing) 11
34. Jamie McMurray (#1 Chevrolet Impala – Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) 10
35. Jeff Gordon (#24 Chevrolet Impala – Hendrick Motorsports) 9
36. David Reutimann (#93 Toyota Camry – BK Racing) 8
37. J.J. Yeley (#49 Toyota Camry – Robinson-Blakeney Racing) 7
38. Cole Whitt (#74 Chevrolet Impala – Turn One Racing) 0
39. David Stremme (#30 Toyota Camry – Inception Motorsports) 5
40. Joe Nemechek (#87 Toyota Camry – NEMCO Motorsports) 0
41. Mike Skinner (#52 Toyota Camry – Hamilton Mears Racing) 0
42. Scott Speed (#79 Ford Fusion – Go Green Racing) 2
43. Josh Wise (#26 Ford Fusion – Front Row Motorsports) 1
Generalni plasman (prvih 20):
1. Greg Biffle (#16 Ford Fusion – Roush Fenway Racing) 411
2. Matt Kenseth (#17 Ford Fusion – Roush Fenway Racing) -2
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88 Chevrolet Impala – Hendrick Motorsports) -14
4. Denny Hamlin (#11 Toyota Camry – Joe Gibbs Racing) -17
5. Jimmie Johnson (#48 Chevrolet Impala – Hendrick Motorsports) -39
6. Martin Truex Jr. (#56 Toyota Camry – Michael Waltrip Racing) -39
7. Tony Stewart (#14 Chevrolet Impala – Stewart Haas Racing) -42
8. Kevin Harvick (#29 Chevrolet Impala – Richard Childress Racing) -50
9. Kyle Busch (#18 Toyota Camry – Joe Gibbs Racing) -62
10. Carl Edwards (#99 Ford Fusion – Roush Fenway Racing) -74
11. Clint Bowyer (#15 Toyota Camry – Michael Waltrip Racing) -76
12. Brad Keselowski (#2 Dodge Charger – Penske Racing) -83
13. Ryan Newman (#39 Chevrolet Impala – Stewart Haas Racing) -103
14. Paul Menard (#27 Chevrolet Impala – Richard Childress Racing) -103
15. Joey Logano (#20 Toyota Camry – Joe Gibbs Racing) -118
16. Kasey Kahne (#5 Chevrolet Impala – Hendrick Motorsports) -128
17. Jeff Burton (#31 Chevrolet Impala – Richard Childress Racing) -136
18. Marcos Ambrose (#9 Ford Fusion – Richard Petty Motorsports) -137
19. Juan Montoya (#42 Chevrolet Impala – Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) -139
20. Jamie McMurray (#1 Chevrolet Impala – Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) -148
Autor: Talladega
Slika: NASCAR