RCR Post Race Report — Daytona International Speedway
 
 
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Daytona 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
Daytona International Speedway
July 6, 2012
 
Race Highlights:    
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished fourth (Austin Dillon), sixth (Elliott Sadler) and 28th (Kevin Harvick).
Sadler leads the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver championship point standings over Dillon by four points. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. ranks third, followed by Sam Hornish and Justin Allgaier.
The No. 2 Chevrolet team is second in the Nationwide Series owner championship point standings, 38 points shy of the No. 18 car’s lead, with the No. 3 team third in the standings and the No. 33 team fifth.
Dillon leads the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings over Cole Whitt.
Each of the RCR entries led laps during the race, with Sadler leading 10 laps. Dillon led eight laps and Harvick led two laps.
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Dillon made 204 Green Flag Passes, ranking him fifth.
Sadler led the field in Quality Passes with 169, ranked second in Fastest Drivers Late in a Run and maintained the third-best Average Running Position (7.663).
Harvick ranked fourth in the Closers category, moving up three positions in the last 10 percent of the race, and was sixth in Quality Passes (153).
Kurt Busch earned his first Nationwide Series win of the season and was followed to the finish line by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Michael Annett, Dillon and Joey Logano.

RCR Post Race Report — Kentucky Speedway  
 
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series   
RACE:      Quaker State 400       
TRACK:    Kentucky Speedway  
DATE:       June 30, 2012  
 
Race Highlights:        
 
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished 11th (Kevin Harvick), 12th (Paul Menard) and 24th (Jeff Burton).
Harvick ranks sixth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings, 68 points behind Matt Kenseth’s lead, while Menard ranks 13th and Burton ranks 20th.
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Harvick spent 93.3 percent (249 laps) running within the top 15 during the Quaker State 400.
Harvick made 66 Green-Flag Passes, tying him with RCR teammate Menard for sixth in the NASCAR Loop Data statistics category.
Menard ran as high as fourth and maintained a 15.772 average running position before crossing the finish line 12th at the 1.5-mile track.
Burton made 54 green-flag passes over the course of the 267-lap event.
Brad Keselowski captured his third Sprint Cup Series win of the 2012 season and was followed to the finish line by Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon.
The next scheduled Sprint Cup Series race is the Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, July 7. The race is scheduled to be televised live on TNT beginning at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

RCR Post Race Report — Kentucky Speedway
 
 
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Feed the Children 300
Kentucky Speedway
June 29, 2012
 
Race Highlights:   
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished first (Austin Dillon), third (Kevin Harvick) and ninth (Elliott Sadler).
Dillon leads the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver championship point standings over Elliott Sadler by two points. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. ranks third, followed by Sam Hornish and Justin Allgaier.  
The No. 3 Chevrolet team is second in the Nationwide Series owner championship point standings, 35 points shy of the No. 18 car’s lead, with the No. 2 team third in the standings and the No. 33 team fourth.  
Dillon leads the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings over Cole Whitt.  
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Dillon earned a perfect Driver Rating of 150.0 and led the field in Loop Data categories for Average Running Position (1.095), Fastest Driver Early in a Run (171.077 mph), Fastest Laps Run (79), Fastest on Restarts (165.773 mph), Green Flag Speed (169.073 mph) and Laps Led (192).  
Dillon set the record for the most laps led in a Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway (192 laps), surpassing the previous record set by Carl Edwards in 2005 (150 laps).  
Dillon and Harvick were among six drivers who spent 100 percent of the race running in the top 15, while Sadler spent 98.5 percent of his laps in the top 15.  
Harvick held the second-highest running position, with an average running place of 3.710.  
Harvick maintained the third-highest Driver Rating (121.7) and also ranked third in Green Flag Speed (168.592 mph), Fastest on Restarts (163.435 mph) and Fastest Laps Run (31).  
Sadler earned his 11th top-10 finish through 15 races.  
Sadler tied for third in the Closers category, improving two positions in the last 10 percent of the race, and made 27 Quality Passes, which also tied him for third in that category.  
Dillon earned his first career Nationwide Series win and was followed to the finish line by Kurt Busch, Harvick, Michael Annett and Justin Allgaier.
The next scheduled Nationwide Series race is the Daytona 250 powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, July 6. The 16th race of the 2012 season is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN2 beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

RCR Post Race Report — Kentucky Speedway
 
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series   
RACE: UNOH 225  
TRACK: Kentucky Speedway   
DATE: June 28, 2012  
 
Race Highlights:       
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished third (Ty Dillon), seventh (Joey Coulter) and 24th (Tim George Jr.).
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Coulter spent 98.7 percent of the 150-lap event running in the top 15, while Dillon spent 87.3 percent in the top 15.
Coulter earned the fifth-highest Driver Rating (107.6), and Dillon’s 99.3 Driver Rating ranked him seventh.
George posted the fastest lap of the race for two circuits with Coulter posting the fastest lap of the race for 11 circuits.
Coulter made 37 green-flag passes during the 150-lap event, ranking him seventh amongst his competitors.
Coulter maintained the fifth-best Average Running Position of 6.680 according to NASCAR’s Loop Data statistics, while Dillon scored an 8.600 Average Running Position ranking him eighth.
James Buescher earned his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of the season was followed across the finish line by Brad Keselowski, Dillon, Matt Crafton and Timothy Peters.
The next scheduled Camping World Truck Series race is the American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, July 14. The ninth race of the 2012 season is scheduled to be televised live on SPEED beginning at 9 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

RCR Post Race Report — Sonoma  
 
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series   
RACE:      Save Mart 350       
TRACK:    Sonoma  
DATE:       June 24, 2012  
 
Race Highlights:        
 
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished 11th (Jeff Burton), 16th (Kevin Harvick) and 20th (Paul Menard).
Harvick ranks sixth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings, 64 points behind Matt Kenseth’s lead, while Menard ranks 14th and Burton ranks 19th.
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Burton made 67 green-flag passes during the annual road-course event at Sonoma.
Burton passed six competitors over the final 11 laps, ranking him third in the Closers category.
Burton took home NASCAR’s official USG “Improving the Finish” Award by gaining 24 positions over the course of the 112-lap event.
Harvick ranked sixth in the Closer category, gaining four positions within the last 10 percent (11 laps) of the race. He was also the seventh-Fastest Driver Late in a Run with an average speed of 89.515 seconds and ranked 10th in Speed in Traffic (89.018 seconds).   
Menard made 68 Green-Flag Passes, ranking him 10th in the NASCAR Loop Data statistics category.
Menard ran as high as ninth and maintained a 20.018 average running position en route to a 20th-place finish in the Save Mart 350.
Clint Bowyer earned his first Sprint Cup Series win of the season and was followed to the finish line by Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Brian Vickers and Jimmy Johnson.
The next scheduled Sprint Cup Series race is the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday, June 30. The race is scheduled to be televised live on TNT beginning at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

NASCAR Nationwide Series
Sargento 200  
Road America
June 23, 2012
 
Race Highlights:   
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished fourth (Max Papis), 15th (Elliott Sadler) and 18th (Austin Dillon).
Sadler leads the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver championship point standings over Austin Dillon by 11 points. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. ranks third, followed by Sam Hornish and Cole Whitt.
The No. 2 Chevrolet team is second in the Nationwide Series owner championship point standings, 61 points shy of the No. 18 car’s lead, with the No. 33 team third in the standings and the No. 3 team fourth.
Dillon leads the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings over Cole Whitt.
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Papis led the field in Quality Passes with 33, was the third-fastest driver Early in a Run, had the fifth-fastest Green Flag Speed, was sixth fastest on Restarts and earned a Driver Rating of 107.6, ranking him sixth.
Papis posted the fastest lap of the race for two circuits.
Sadler tied for second in the Closers category, gaining three positions in the last 10 percent of the race, while Dillon ranked fourth in the category with two positions gained.
Sadler made 56 Green Flag Passes and Dillon made 50, ranking them eighth and 12th, respectively.
Nelson Piquet Jr earned his first career Nationwide Series win and was followed to the finish line by Michael McDowell, Ron Fellows, Papis and Sam Hornish.
The next scheduled Nationwide Series race is the Feed the Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway on Friday, June 29. The 15th race of the 2012 season is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN2 beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

RCR Post Race Report — Michigan International Speedway   
 
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series   
RACE:      Michigan 400      
TRACK:    Michigan International Speedway  
DATE:       June 17, 2012  
 
Race Highlights:       
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished 10th (Kevin Harvick), 21st (Jeff Burton), 22nd (Paul Menard) and 24th (Austin Dillon).
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Harvick made 74 green-flag passes and spent 90 laps running in the Top 15 while maintaining a 16.675 Average Running Position throughout the race.  
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Burton made 90 Green-Flag passes ranking him fourth in the category.
According to NASCAR Loop Data Statistics, Menard logged three of the Fastest Laps Run out of 153 green-flag circuits.
Menard ranked 10th in the Loop Data category Laps in the Top 15 (125 laps) while maintaining an average position of 15.730.
Dillon posted a top-25 finish in his second career Sprint Cup Series start and his first at Michigan International Speedway.
Dillon made 56 green-flag passes during the 200-lap event.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Michigan 400, and was followed to the checkered flag by Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle and Jimmie Johnson.  
The next NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race is the Sonoma 350 on Sunday, June 24, televised live on TNT and broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.   

NASCAR Nationwide Series
Alliance Truck Parts 250  
Michigan International Speedway
June 16, 2012
 
Race Highlights:  
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished fifth (Austin Dillon), eighth (Paul Menard) and 11th (Elliott Sadler).
Sadler leads the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver championship point standings over Austin Dillon by eight points. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. ranks third, followed by Sam Hornish and Cole Whitt.
The No. 2 Chevrolet team is second in the Nationwide Series owner championship point standings, 47 points shy of the No. 18 car’s lead, with the No. 3 team third in the standings and the No. 33 team fourth.
Dillon leads the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings over Cole Whitt.
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, RCR entries posted the fastest lap of the race for 31 circuits with Sadler (13), Dillon (nine) and Menard (nine).
Combined, the RCR entries led 51 of 125 laps.
The RCR entries ranked third (Menard), fourth (Sadler) and fifth (Dillon) in the NASCAR Loop Data Category for Fastest Drivers Late in a Run.
The RCR entries ranked second (Menard), third (Sadler) and fourth (Dillon) in the NASCAR Loop Data Category for Green Flag Speed.
Dillon earned his first career Nationwide Series pole award and set a new track record at Michigan International Speedway.
Dillon made 52 green-flag passes during the 125-lap race, ranked fifth among all drivers.
Menard and Sadler spent 100 percent of the race in the top 15.
Joey Logano earned his fifth win of the 2012 Nationwide Series season and was followed to the finish line by James Buescher, Kurt Busch, Cole Whitt and Dillon.
The next scheduled Nationwide Series race is the Sargento 200 at Road America on Saturday, June 23. The 14th race of the 2012 season is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

RCR Post Race Report — Pocono Raceway   
 
Race Highlights:       
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished ninth (Paul Menard), 14th (Kevin Harvick) and 15th (Jeff Burton).
According to NASCAR Loop Data Statistics, Menard maintained the fifth-best average running position of 7.894, spending 159 out of 160 laps (99.4 percent) in the top 15.
Menard ranked eighth in the Loop Data category Driver Rating with a 100.3, and was fifth-fastest on restarts with an average speed of 158.459 mph.
Harvick ranked fourth in the Closers category, improving four positions in the last 10 percent (16 laps) of the race.
Harvick made 90 green-flag passes, the sixth-most of any driver according to NASCAR’s Loop Data statistics.  
Burton spent 98 laps running in the top 15, tenth-most in the 43-car field.
Burton made 76 green-flag passes during the 160-lap event, 37 while running in the top 15.
Joey Logano won the Pocono 400 presented by #NASCAR, and was followed to the checkered flag by Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin.  
The next NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race is the Quicken Loans 400 on Sunday, June 17, televised live on TNT and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio beginning at 12 p.m. Eastern Time.   

RCR Post Race Report — Texas Motor Speedway
 
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series   
RACE: Texas 400
TRACK: Texas Motor Speedway   
DATE: June 8, 2012  
 
Race Highlights:       
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished third (Joey Coulter), fourth (Brendan Gaughan) and seventh (Ty Dillon).
All three RCR entries spent the entire 167-lap event running in the top 15.
According the NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Dillon earned the third-highest driver rating (117.6), while Gaughan’s 106.9 driver rating ranked him fifth and Coulter’s 102.7 driver rating ranked him eighth.
Combined, the three RCR entries posted the fastest lap of the race for 16 circuits with Coulter earning eight of those laps, Gaughan with five and Dillon with three.
Coulter’s third-place finish represents his best NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career finish in his 32nd starts.
Coulter ranked third in the Closers category, gaining two positions in the final 10 percent of the race.
Coulter made 48 green-flag passes during the 167-lap event ranking him fourth amongst his competitors.
Gaughan maintained the sixth-best average running position of 6.263 according to NASCAR’s Loop Data statistics.
Gaughan ranked seventh in the Loop Data category Fastest on Restarts with an average speed of 169.064 mph.
Dillon led for 22 of 167 laps.
Dillon earned the best average running position (3.7) in the 35-truck field while Gaughan and Coulter ranked sixth and seventh, respectively.
Johnny Sauter earned his first victory of the 2012 season and was followed to the finish line by Matt Crafton, Coulter, Gaughan and Nelson Piquet Jr.
The next scheduled Camping World Truck Series race is the UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway on Thursday, June 28. The eighth race of the 2012 season is scheduled to be televised live on SPEED beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

RCR Post Race Report — Dover International Speedway  
 
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series   
RACE:   FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks     
TRACK:   Dover International Speedway  
DATE:   June 3, 2012  
 
Race Highlights:       
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished second (Kevin Harvick), 17th (Paul Menard) and 22nd (Jeff Burton).
Combined, the RCR entries posted the Fastest Lap of the Race for 29 circuits with Harvick posting the fastest lap 22 times, followed by Burton (six) and Menard (one).
Menard ranked fourth in NASCAR’s Loop Data category for green flag passes with 61.
Harvick’s second-place finish marks his career best finish at the Dover, Del.-based facility in 23 starts.
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Harvick ranked second in quality passes (36) and speed in traffic (145.648 mph).  
Burton spent 240 of the 364 laps competing in the top 15 and ran as high as eighth position
Burton’s made 55 green-flag passes, slating sixth best amongst the 43-car field
Jimmie Johnson won the FedEx400 Benefiting Autism Speaks, followed by Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Clint Bowyer.  
The next NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race is the Pocono 400 Pocono Raceway on Sunday, June 10, televised live on TNT and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio beginning at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time

RCR Post Race Report — Dover International Speedway
 
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series   
RACE: Lucas Oil 200    
TRACK: Dover International Speedway   
DATE: June 1, 2012  
 
Race Highlights:       
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished third (Kevin Harvick), sixth (Ty Dillon) and 11th (Joey Coulter).  Harvick earned his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pole award of the season, setting a new track record of 158.235 mph.

Mooresville, N.C., May 30, 2012 – For the first time since the KB Racing team’s inaugural season in 2002, four-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Greg Anderson took to the track last week in a Chevrolet-branded race car, shaking down his new Summit Racing Camaro at Rockingham Dragway in preparation for its debut at this weekend’s NHRA Supernationals in Englishtown, N.J..  Over the course of two days, Anderson and crew braved the 90-degree heat in the North Carolina Sandhills, making a total of fourteen runs, posting elapsed times in the 6.5-second range with speeds topping 209 mph.  Despite the limited experience, the current championship points leader is enthused by the prospect of once again competing as a member of the Bow Tie Brigade.

Ty Dillon to Make NASCAR Nationwide Series Debut
at Dover International Speedway
South Point Hotel & Casino to Sponsor No. 33 Chevrolet
 
WELCOME, N.C. (May 29, 2012) – Ty Dillon, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular and 2011 ARCA Racing Series champion, will make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut with Richard Childress Racing in the No. 33 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet in the June 2 Dover 200 at Dover International Speedway.
 
“Ty has shown a lot of progress so far this season in the Camping World Truck Series and he’s definitely earned the opportunity to make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut. He’ll be in very good hands with Ernie Cope (crew chief) and the No. 33 Chevrolet team,” said Richard Childress, president and CEO of Richard Childress Racing. “South Point Hotel & Casino has quickly become a great partner with RCR and we appreciate their decision to expand their overall program with backing Ty in this once-in-a-career opportunity.”

Dillon, 20, is currently in his first full season of Camping World Truck Series competition for RCR. Contending for the honor of 2012 Sunoco Rookie of the Year title, Dillon has earned one top-five, five top-10 finishes and one pole award in five Truck Series starts this season. Prior to joining in Camping World Truck Series, Dillon was crowned the 2011 ARCA Racing Series champion, the first rookie and youngest driver to do so in the series’ 59-year history. En route to the championship, Dillon acquired seven wins, seven pole awards, 13 top-five and 16 top-10 finishes.
 
“I’m very excited to get my first start in the Nationwide Series at Dover in the South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet,” said Ty Dillon. “It’s going to be a lot of fun running with my brother Austin (Dillon) and Elliott (Sadler). The RCR Nationwide Series teams have done a great job so far this season, and I know I’ll learn a lot from them.  The No. 33 team and Ernie Cope(crew chief) have built a great team, and I’m honored to be able to work with them this weekend.”
 
Located in the heart of the premiere southwest Las Vegas valley, minutes away from the famous Las Vegas Strip, South Point Hotel & Casino amenities include a 16-screen century theatre movie complex, 64-lane bowling center and a handful of restaurants that cater to all appetites and tastes. The distinctive hotel features spacious rooms and suites with 42-inch LED televisions, Point Plush mattresses and wireless internet access throughout. A unique feature to this property is its Equestrian Center, which is the finest horse facility in the country. South Point also has a fabulous 400-seat showroom that features headliner entertainment and dancing to live bands on weekends.
 
South Point Hotel & Casino announced their partnership with RCR at the end of the 2011 season. The resort serves as the primary sponsor of the No. 2 Camping World Truck Series entry driven by Brendan Gaughan and shares a primary sponsorship role on the No. 33 Nationwide Series entry with drivers Gaughan, Kevin Harvick, Paul Menard and Max Papis

RCR Post Race Report — Charlotte Motor Speedway  
 
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series   
RACE: Coca-Cola 600    
TRACK: Charlotte Motor Speedway  
DATE: May 27, 2012  
 
Race Highlights:       
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished eighth (Kevin Harvick), 15th (Paul Menard) and 19th (Jeff Burton).
Harvick ranked fifth in Quality Passes (62), sixth in Average Running Position (8.180), Driver Rating (100.9) and Laps in the Top 15 (391). He ranked seventh in Fastest Drivers in an Early Run (178.461 mph) and Fastest on the Restart (173.613 mph), and ninth in Green Flag Speed (176.493 mph).  
According to NASCAR Loop Data Statistics, Menard ranked 11th in the category Green-Flag Passes, making 127 during the 600-mile race.
Menard ran as high as eighth and as low as 37th en route to a 15th-place finish in the Coca-Cola 600.
Burton ran as high ninth-place during the Coca-Cola 600, making 149 green-flag passes during the 400-lap event
Burton gained eight positions over the final 40 laps of the race, leading the NASCAR Loop Data Statistics Closers category  
The next NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race is the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, June 3, televised live on FOX and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time.  

RCR Post Race Report — Charlotte Motor Speedway   
 
 
NASCAR Nationwide Series
History 300
Charlotte Motor Speedway
May 26, 2012
 
Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished fourth (Kevin Harvick), fifth (Elliott Sadler), 10th (Joey Coulter) and 11th (Austin Dillon).
Sadler is second in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver championship point standings, trailing point leader Ricky Stenhouse Jr. by 13 points. Dillon ranks third, followed by Sam Hornish Jr. and Cole Whitt.
The No. 2 Chevrolet team is third in the Nationwide Series owner championship point standings, 23 points shy of the No. 18 car’s lead, with the No. 3 team fourth in the standings and the No. 33 team fifth.
Dillon leads the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings over Cole Whitt.
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Harvick maintained the highest average running position throughout the 200-lap race, had the highest driver rating, was the fastest driver late in a run, fastest on restarts, had the fastest green flag speed, led the most laps and was one of two drivers that spent the entire race running in the top 15.
Coulter earned a top-10 finish in his career first Nationwide Series start.
Coulter ranked third in the Closers category, improving two positions in the last 10 percent of the race.
Dillon and Sadler maintained the sixth and seventh-highest average running positions with an average running place of 8.670 and 9.025, respectively.
Dillon earned his career best Nationwide Series starting position by qualifying second on Saturday afternoon.
Combined, the RCR entries posted the fastest lap of the race for 43 circuits, with Harvick leading all drivers with 41 Fastest Laps of the Race.
Brad Keselowski earned his first win of the 2012 Nationwide Series and was followed to the finish line by Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Harvick and Sadler.
The next scheduled Nationwide Series race is the NNS 200 at Dover International Speedway on Saturday, June 2. The 11th race of the 2012 season is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN beginning at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

K&N- Graham Tire 150- Iowa Speedway- Chase Elliott
World of Outlaws- Kasey Kahne Challenge- Craig Dollansky
ARCA- Menards 200 by Federated Car Care- Chris Buescher
Nascar
Camping World Truck Series- North Carolina Education Lottery 200- Justin Lofton
Nationwide Series- Pioneer Hi-Bred 250- Iowa Speedway- Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Sprint Cup- Sprint All-Star- Jimmie Johnson
IndyCar
Indy 500 Pole- Ryan Briscoe
NHRA
Top Fuel — David Grubnic, 3.893 seconds, 319.07 mph def. Spencer Massey, 3.910 seconds, 309.98 mph. aRP Car
Funny Car — Jack Beckman
Pro Stock — Allen Johnson
Top Alcohol Dragster — Rich McPhillips
Top Alcohol Funny Car — Tony Bartone
Competition Eliminator — Bruno Massel
Super Stock — Eric Pearson
Stock Eliminator — Kyle Ratclif
Super Comp — Jeryka Lobner
Super Gas — Terry Sullivan
Top Sportsman — Dave Slatten

RCR Post Race Report — Iowa Speedway   
 
 
 
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Pioneer Hi-Bred 250
Iowa Speedway
May 20, 2012
 
Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished second (Elliott Sadler), fourth (Austin Dillon) and 10th (Brendan Gaughan).
Sadler is second in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver championship point standings, trailing point leader Ricky Stenhouse Jr. by 28 points. Dillon ranks third, followed by Sam Hornish Jr. and Cole Whitt.
The No. 2 Chevrolet team is third in the Nationwide Series owner championship point standings, 28 points shy of the No. 6 car’s lead, with the No. 3 team fourth in the standings and the No. 33 team fifth.
Dillon leads the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings over Cole Whitt.
Combined, the RCR entries posted the fastest lap of the race for 27 circuits.
Sadler and Dillon were among the eight drivers that spent 100 percent of the laps running in the top 15.
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Sadler ranked second in categories for average running position (3.160), driver rating (121.9), fastest drivers early in a run (130.635 mph), fastest on restarts (127.923 mph), green flag speed (128.852 mph) and speed in traffic (128.352).
Dillon was ranked third in the closers category, maintained the fourth-highest average running position (4.728), had the fourth-highest driver rating (113.6) and was the fourth-fastest driver early in a run.
Gaughan posted his highest Nationwide Series starting position (13th) and highest finish (10th) at Iowa Speedway in three starts at the 0.75-mile track.
Gaughan made 22 green-flag passes during the race.
Stenhouse earned his third win of the 2012 Nationwide Series and was followed to the finish line by Sadler, Michael McDowell, Dillon and Kurt Busch.
The next scheduled Nationwide Series race is the History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 26. The 10th race of the 2012 season is scheduled to be televised live on ABC beginning at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series   
RACE: NASCAR Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star Race  
TRACK: Charlotte Motor Speedway  
DATE: May 19, 2012  
 
Race Highlights:       
Richard Childress Racing’s Jeff Burton finished eighth in the NASCAR Sprint Showdown while teammates Kevin Harvick and Paul Menard finished sixth and 16th, respectively, in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
According to NASCAR Loop Data Statistics, Menard and Harvick tied for second in the category Green-Flag Passes with 45 each.  
Harvick ranked second in NASCAR’s Loop Data category for Closers, gaining four positions in the final 10 percent (nine laps) of the event.
Harvick ranked fourth in the Loop Data category Fastest Drivers Early in a Run, was the fastest driver late in a run and ranked fifth in the category Fastest on Restarts.
Menard ranked third in the Loop Data category Quality Passes, overtaking 37 positions while running in the top 15 under green-flag conditions.
Burton ran inside the top 10 for the entire 40-lap Sprint Showdown event.
Although the Sprint Showdown and All-Star Race are non-points events, RCR teammates currently rank eighth (Harvick), 13th (Menard) and 17th (Burton) in the Sprint Cup Series point standings.
The next Sprint Cup Series race is the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 27, televised live on FOX and broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.  

RCR Post Race Report — Charlotte Motor Speedway
 
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series   
RACE: North Carolina Eduction Lottery 200    
TRACK: Charlotte Motor Speedway  
DATE: May 18, 2012  
 
Race Highlights:       
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished seventh (Joey Coulter), 10th (Ty Dillon) and 12th (Brendan Gaughan).
According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Coulter made 60 green-flag passes during the 134-lap event and Gaughan made 56 passes.
Coulter ranked second in the Closers category, gaining three positions in the final 10 percent of the race.
Dillon earned his career-first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pole award.
Gaughan spent 88.1 percent of the race running in the top 15 while Coulter spent 85.1 percent in the top 15, ranking them six and seventh, respectively.
Dillon earned a driver rating of 106.3, ranking him fourth overall.
Dillon was the fastest driver early in a run.
Justin Lofton earned his career first Camping World Truck Series victory and was followed to the finish line by Brad Keselowski, Todd Bodine, Jason Leffler and Ron Hornaday.
The next scheduled Camping World Truck Series race is the Lucas Oil 200 at Dover International Speedway on Friday, June 1. The sixth race of the 2012 season is scheduled to be televised live on SPEED beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.