NASCAR Bojangle’s Southern 500 Results

Jimmie Johnson finally won his first race of the 2012 season and he was in contention or leading for almost the entire race. 

Johnson had to hold off Tony Stewart at the end of the race for the win.  Smoke ended up in 3^rd place while Denny Hamlin took 2^nd.  The win pushed JJ up 3 spots to #5 in the Sprint Cup Series point standings.  Greg Biffle remains in 1^st with Matt Kenseth just 2 points back.

Johnson paid off at +600.  Watch out now that he has won his first one on the season.  He is capable of going on a tear and winning the Series again.

2012 NASCAR Bojangles’ Southern 500 Results

1 Jimmie Johnson (48)

2 Denny Hamlin (11)

3 Tony Stewart (14)

4 Kyle Busch (18)

5 Martin Truex Jr. (56)

6 Matt Kenseth (17)

7 Carl Edwards (99)

8 Kasey Kahne (5)

9 Marcos Ambrose (9)

10 Joey Logano (20)

11 Clint Bowyer (15)

12 Greg Biffle (16)

13 Paul Menard (27)

14 Regan Smith (78)

15 Brad Keselowski (2)

16 Kevin Harvick (29)

17 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88)

18 Jeff Burton (31)

19 Aric Almirola (43)

20 Mark Martin (55)

21 Kurt Busch (51)

22 Casey Mears (13)

23 Ryan Newman (39)

24 Juan Pablo Montoya (42)

25 David Gilliland (38)

26 Landon Cassill (83)

27 Dave Blaney (36)

28 David Ragan (34)

29 Bobby Labonte (47)

30 Reed Sorenson (32)

31 Danica Patrick (10)

32 Travis Kvapil (173)

33 A J Allmendinger (22)

34 Jamie McMurray (1)

35 Jeff Gordon (24)

36 David Reutimann (93)

37 J.J. Yeley (249)

38 Cole Whitt (74)

39 David Stremme (30)

40 Joe Nemechek (87)

41 Mike Skinner (52)

42 Scott Speed (179)

43 Josh Wise (26)