‘ Marcos Ambrose earned his second Cup Series victory in his 141st start, his second in a row at Watkins Glen.
‘ Marcos Ambrose has finished in the top three in all five of his Watkins Glen starts.
‘ Marcos Ambrose earned his first top-five finish of 2012 and became the 14th different winner of the season.
‘ Marcos Ambrose led twice for eight laps, including a last-lap pass of Brad Keselowski.
‘ Marcos Ambrose is 17th in points, one of six drivers 11th-20th in points with a victory.
‘ This was the fourth career victory for Richard Petty Motorsports; three of the four have come on a road course.
‘ Ford earned its third win of 2012, snapping a 14-race losing streak.
‘ Brad Keselowski (second) matched his best Watkins Glen finish (set last season) to earn his sixth consecutive top-10 finish.
‘ Jimmie Johnson (third) took over the points lead for the first time of 2012 with his 11th top-five finish, the most of all drivers.
‘ Clint Bowyer (fourth) earned his fifth top-five finish of 2012 and first at Watkins Glen.
‘ Sam Hornish Jr. (fifth) picked up his third career top-five finish in his 115th race.
‘ Greg Biffle (sixth) had only his third top-10 finish in his 10th Watkins Glen start.
‘ Kyle Busch (seventh) led three times for 43 laps, the most of all drivers, and got his seventh top-10 finish in a row at Watkins Glen.
‘ Regan Smith (ninth) earned a second consecutive top-10 finish, both in the past two races.
‘ Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman are the wild card drivers; only 10 points separate Newman, Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon for that last spot.
(Racing Resources and Services ‘ Statistics Racing Recall / nascar.com)(8-12-2012)
