RCR Post Race Report — New Hampshire Motor Speedway

RCR Post Race Report — New Hampshire Motor Speedway  
 
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series   
RACE:       LENOX Industrial Tools 301         
TRACK:    New Hampshire Motor Speedway   
DATE:       July 15, 2012  
 
Race Highlights:        
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished eighth (Kevin Harvick), 17th (Paul Menard) and 21st (Jeff Burton).
Harvick maintained an average running position of 7.641 during the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 while spending 300 of the 301 laps (99.7 percent) running within the top 15.
Harvick was credited with seven of the Fastest Laps Run according to NASCAR’s post race Loop Data Statistics and Burton was credited with two.
Menard made 61 Green Flag Passes, tying him for fifth in the NASCAR Loop Data category.
Menard ran between the 11th and 23rd positions, maintaining an average running position of 16.39 throughout the 301-lap event.
Burton finished third in the NASCAR Loop Data Statistics category of Closers by gaining three positions over the final 10 percent of the race.  
Kasey Kahne captured his second Sprint Cup Series win of the 2012 season and was followed to the finish line by Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brad Keselowski.  
The next scheduled Sprint Cup Series race is the “Your Hero’s Name Here” 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 29. The race is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN beginning at 12 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.