2012 NASCAR Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Results – Kasey Kahne Wins

Kasey Kahne got his second win of the season Sunday afternoon, which goes a long way towards Kahne ending up in the Chase for the Championship.  Winning the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 puts him in the second wildcard position with 7 races to go until the Chase begins.

He beat out Denny Hamlin who led for 150 laps of the race and probably had a better car than Kahne.  But Kahne took over and was able to hold on for the win.  It’s always nice to see someone with longer odds get the win.  Kahne was at +1200 to win so NASCAR betters that took a chance on him had a nice little payday. 

Matt Kenseth finished the race 13^th which was enough to keep him in the lead in the point standings.  But Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished 4^th for his 8^th top 5 result of the year and inched to within 16 points of Kenseth.  If Jr. can keep getting these top 5 finishes, he just might be in the thick of things at the end of the season.

It’s going to get more exciting each week as the drivers battle to see who will make the Chase.  It was a great finish last season and it is shaping up to be close again this year.  The Sprint Cup Series takes the week off but will be back on July 29^th for the Crown Royal at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

2012 NASCAR Lenox Industrial Tools 301:

1 Kasey Kahne (5)

2 Denny Hamlin (11)

3 Clint Bowyer (15)

4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88)

5 Brad Keselowski (2)

6 Jeff Gordon (24)

7 Jimmie Johnson (48)

8 Kevin Harvick (29)

9 Greg Biffle (16)

10 Ryan Newman (39)

11 Martin Truex Jr. (56)

12 Tony Stewart (14)

13 Matt Kenseth (17)

14 Joey Logano (20)

15 Brian Vickers (55)

16 Kyle Busch (18)

17 Paul Menard (27)

18 Carl Edwards (99)

19 Marcos Ambrose (9)

20 Jamie McMurray (1)

21 Jeff Burton (31)

22 Sam Hornish Jr. (22)

23 Bobby Labonte (47)

24 Kurt Busch (51)

25 Juan Pablo Montoya (42)

26 Regan Smith (78)

27 David Gilliland (38)

28 Aric Almirola (43)

29 Landon Cassill (83)

30 Travis Kvapil (93)

31 Ken Schrader (32)

32 Stephen Leicht (33)

33 David Reutimann (10)

34 David Ragan (34)

35 David Stremme (30)

36 Casey Mears (13)

37 Josh Wise (26)

38 Joe Nemechek (87)

39 Dave Blaney (36)

40 Michael McDowell (98)

41 Scott Riggs (23)

42 Kelly Bires (179)

43 J.J. Yeley (249)

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