RCR Post Race Report — Indianapolis Motor Speedway–Sprint Cup Series


RCR Post Race Report — Indianapolis Motor Speedway  
 
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series   
RACE:       Brickyard 400           
TRACK:    Indianapolis Motor Speedway   
DATE:       July 29, 2012  
 
Race Highlights:        
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished 13th (Kevin Harvick), 14th (Paul Menard) and 32nd (Jeff Burton).
Harvick maintained an average running position of 17.594 during the Brickyard 400 while spending 69 of the 160 laps (43.1 percent) running within the top 15.
Menard maintained the eighth-best Average Running Position (11.688) according to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics.
Spending 153 of 160 Laps in the Top 15 (95.6 percent), Menard ranked fifth in the Loop Data Statistics category.    
Burton made 69 green-flag passes over the course of the 160-lap event.
Jimmie Johnson captured his fourth career win at the Brickyard and was followed to the finish line by Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon.  
The next scheduled Sprint Cup Series race is the Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, August 5. The race is scheduled to be televised live on ESPN beginning at 12 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.