NASCAR - Indianapolis - Brickyard 400

Indianapolis - Brickyard 400 - Crown Royal presents Samuel Deeds 400 - long 2+ mile flat track. Nothing real exciting. Jimmie Johnson lead most of race. A lot of green flag racing. Ryan Newman was his biggest competition and his team beat Johnson's on the final pit stop, putting him out front for the rest of the race.

Ryan Newman - Kissing the Bricks!!!

Congratulations Ryan Newman!!! Looked good all race and your team did an awesome job getting you in and out of the pits. Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a loose wheel at the beginning of the race, putting him down a lap, but persistent prevailed and he had a 6th place finish. Jeff Gordon raced his way back into the top ten in points, while Brad Keslowski having some handling problems dropped out of the top ten to 13th.
Top Ten Recap:
1. Ryan Newman - started 1 - up 3 positions to 16th
2. Jimmie Johnson - started 2 - remains in 1st
3. Kasey Kahne - started 7 - up 1 position to 9th
4. Tony Stewart - started 5 - up 2 positions to 11th
5. Matt Kenseth - started 13 - remains in 6th
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - started 15 - remains in 5th
7. Jeff Gordon - started 9 - up 2 positions to 10th
8. Joey Lagano - started 11 - remains in 18th
9. Juan Montoya - started 8 - remains in 23rd
10. Kyle Busch - started 19 - remains in 7th

Race for the Chase:
1. Jimmie Johnson - finished 2nd
2. Clint Bowyer - finished 20th
3. Carl Edwards - finished 13th
4. Kevin Harvick - finished 19th
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - finished 6th
6. Matt Kenseth - finished 5th
7. Kyle Busch - finished 10th
8. Greg Biffle - finished 24th
9. Kasey Kahne - finished 3rd - up 1 position
10. Jeff Gordon - finished 7th - up 2 positions
11. Tony Stewart - finished 4th - up 2 positions
12. Martin Truex Jr. - finished 11th - down 1 position

Next race - Pocono Raceway - GoBowling.com 400 - August 4, 2013 - 1 pm est.

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