On Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kasey Kahne grabbed the checkered flag in the Lenox Industrial Tools 301. With the win, Kahne finally moved into contention in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Kahne officially turned around a season that started off disastrously with a string of wrecks and is now sitting pretty to gain Wild Card entry or better in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
Kahne edged out Denny Hamlin to pick up the big win. Overall Sprint Cup points leader Matt Kenseth finished in 13th place and will remain in the top spot, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Greg Biffle.
Here are the full results for Sunday's Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway:
- Kasey Kahne
- Denny Hamlin
- Clint Bowyer
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Brad Keselowski
- Jeff Gordon
- Jimmie Johnson
- Kevin Harvick
- Greg Biffle
- Ryan Newman
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Tony Stewart
- Matt Kenseth
- Joey Logano
- Brian Vickers
- Kyle Busch
- Paul Menard
- Carl Edwards
- Marcos Ambrose
- Jamie McMurray
- Jeff Burton
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Bobby Labonte
- Kurt Busch
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Regan Smith
- David Gilliland
- Aric Almirola
- Landon Cassill
- Travis Kvapil
- Ken Schrader
- Stephen Leicht
- David Reutimann
- David Ragan
- David Stremme
- Casey Mears
- Josh Wise
- Joe Nemechek
- Dave Blaney
- Michael McDowell
- Scott Riggs
- Kelly Bires
- JJ Yeley
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