On Saturday night, the Bristol Motor Speedway played host to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the second time in 2012. Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Jimmie Johnson all managed to clinch berths in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but the evening belonged to Denny Hamlin, as he captured the checkered flag on the new surface at the fastest half-mile.
Hamlin just edged out Johnson to pick up his third win of the season and remain firmly above the cutoff, which is now just two races away. There are still several drivers trying to secure their spots as things get down to crunch time.
Here are the full results from Saturday night's race at Bristol:
- Denny Hamlin
- Jimmie Johnson
- Jeff Gordon
- Brian Vickers
- Marcos Ambrose
- Kyle Busch
- Clint Bowyer
- Joey Logano
- Kasey Kahne
- Paul Menard
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Bobby Labonte
- Kevin Harvick
- Regan Smith
- Jamie McMurray
- Travis Kvapil
- Greg Biffle
- David Gilliland
- Casey Mears
- Carl Edwards
- Michael McDowell
- Landon Cassill
- Matt Kenseth
- Dave Blaney
- Tony Stewart
- Kurt Busch
- Danica Patrick
- Brad Keselowski
- Jason Leffler
- David Ragan
- Jeff Burton
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Aric Almirola
- Ryan Newman
- David Stremme
- Josh Wise
- Joe Nemechek
- Stephen Leicht
- Scott Riggs
- Ken Schrader
- Mike Bliss
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