‘ Jimmie Johnson grabbed his 58th career win (eigth all-time) in his 383rd start.
‘ It is the fourth time Jimmie Johnson has won the Brickyard race, tying Jeff Gordon for most all-time.
‘ Jimmie Johnson notched his third win of 2012 (Darlington and Dover), knotting Tony Stewart and Brad Keselowski for the most.
‘ The performance by Jimmie Johnsons is 10th top-five (most in CUP) and 15th top-10 of 2012 (tied for the most).
‘ Jimmie Johnson led five times for 99 laps, including the final 29.
‘ It’s the 205th all-time win for Hendrick Motorsports, and their Cup-high sixth of the season.
‘ Hendrick Motorsports notched their eighth win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ‘ no other team has more than three.
‘ Kyle Busch (second) had his best Brickyard finish in his eighth start ‘ his first top-five finish since Charlotte in May.
‘ Greg Biffle (third) matched his best Brickyard finish with his fifth-straight IMS top-10, the longest current streak.
‘ Dale Earnhardt Jr. (fourth) is the new points leader, as he had his ninth top-five finish of 2012 ‘ he had nine combined from 2009-2011.
‘ It was the 21st consecutive time that Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished on the lead lap, tying Jeff Gordon’s Cup record.
‘ Jeff Gordon (fifth) grabbed his eighth top-10 finish of 2012, including five in the last six races.
‘ Tony Stewart (10th) has finished in the top 12 in 12 of his 14 Brickyard starts.
‘ Carl Edwards (29th) has only one top 10 in the last eight races; fell to 12th in points.
‘ Matt Kenseth (35th) had his worst finish of the season, dropping 14 points out of the lead in second.(Racing Recall/nascar.com)(7-29-2012)
