Busch wins drama-filled Fontana

Kyle Busch celebrates winning Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Fontana. (Reed Saxon | Associated Press)

Published: Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 10:41 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 10:43 p.m.

















Hamlin got himself out of the car, but then slumped to the ground beside it before an ambulance arrived. He was eventually airlifted out because of traffic around the track.
















NASCAR Sprint Cup Auto Club 400 Results


At Auto Club Speedway

Fontana, Calif.

Lap length: 2 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200 laps, 148 rating, 48 points.

2. (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 200, 104.1, 42.

3. (6) Joey Logano, Ford, 200, 127, 42.

4. (24) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200, 98.2, 40.

5. (10) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 200, 95.5, 39.

6. (2) Greg Biffle, Ford, 200, 94.2, 38.

7. (5) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 200, 108.6, 38.

8. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200, 85.4, 36.

9. (16) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 200, 97.1, 35.

10. (20) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 200, 81.7, 34.

11. (19) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 200, 75.2, 33.

12. (18) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 200, 81.2, 32.

13. (14) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 110.4, 32.

14. (23) Aric Almirola, Ford, 200, 70.2, 30.

15. (11) Casey Mears, Ford, 200, 66.1, 29.

16. (26) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 200, 75.7, 28.

17. (22) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 200, 65.1, 27.

18. (7) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 200, 85.7, 26.

19. (17) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 200, 80.5, 25.

20. (31) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 200, 66.1, 24.

21. (29) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 200, 55.1, 23.

22. (8) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 200, 95.3, 23.

23. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200, 77.5, 21.

24. (42) David Ragan, Ford, 200, 53.2, 21.

25. (1) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, accident, 199, 101.6, 20.

26. (40) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 199, 44.2, 18.

27. (37) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 199, 46.3, 17.

28. (25) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 198, 50.1, 16.

29. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 198, 46.4, 15.

30. (36) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 194, 36.5, 14.

31. (32) David Stremme, Toyota, 193, 34.7, 13.

32. (43) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 193, 29.8, 0.

33. (28) David Reutimann, Toyota, oil leak, 192, 51.4, 11.

34. (33) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 188, 42, 11.

35. (13) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, engine, 184, 88.1, 9.

36. (21) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 182, 55.5, 8.

37. (9) Mark Martin, Toyota, 179, 62.4, 7.

38. (12) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 169, 59, 6.

39. (39) Timmy Hill, Ford, rear gear, 108, 28.9, 5.

40. (30) Josh Wise, Ford, overheating, 103, 40.1, 0.

41. (38) Scott Riggs, Ford, vibration, 66, 27.1, 3.

42. (35) Michael McDowell, Ford, vibration, 60, 33, 2.

43. (41) Mike Bliss, Toyota, fuel pump, 44, 27.4, 0.


Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 135.351 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 57 minutes, 19 seconds.

Margin of Victory: Under Caution.

Caution Flags: 9 for 35 laps.

Lead Changes: 17 among 8 drivers.

Lap Leaders: M.Kenseth 1-10; Ky.Busch 11-30; T.Kvapil 31; Ky.Busch 32-43; J.Logano 44-67; Ky.Busch 68; K.Harvick 69; T.Stewart 70-75; Ky.Busch 76-92; D.Hamlin 93-95; Ky.Busch 96-121; J.Logano 122-132; D.Ragan 133; T.Stewart 134-145; Ky.Busch 146-193; J.Logano 194-199; Ky.Busch 200.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Ky.Busch, 7 times for 125 laps; J.Logano, 3 times for 41 laps; T.Stewart, 2 times for 18 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 10 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 3 laps; K.Harvick, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Ragan, 1 time for 1 lap; T.Kvapil, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. D.Earnhardt Jr., 199; 2. Bra.Keselowski, 187; 3. J.Johnson, 183; 4. C.Edwards, 164; 5. G.Biffle, 164; 6. Ky.Busch, 163; 7. K.Kahne, 159; 8. P.Menard, 154; 9. J.Logano, 146; 10. D.Hamlin, 145; 11. M.Kenseth, 141; 12. R.Stenhouse Jr., 139.


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