The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returned to Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night as the drivers raced under the lights. Although Kevin Harvick missed out on a top 10 finish, he did manage to stay above the cutoff line, as the Chase for the Sprint Cup is now just two races away.
Harvick placed 15th on Saturday, but remains in the top 10 on the overall points leaderboard. Denny Hamlin captured the checkered flag in his third win of the year. Jimmie Johnson clinched a berth in the Chase for the Cup as he finished just a second behind Hamlin on Saturday. Greg Biffle and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. also clinched berths.
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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