‘ Matt Kenseth earned his 23rd Sprint Cup Series win in his 466th start.
‘ The last win for Matt Kenseth previous to this was at Daytona in Feb (28 starts between).
‘ Matt Kenseth has finished third or better in all four restrictor-plate races of 2012.
‘ It’s the first win for Matt Kenseth at Talladega in his 26th start.
‘ Matt Kenseth is the eighth repeat winner in the Cup Series this season.
‘ Chasers have won only five of the nine Chase races at Talladega.
‘ All four Chase races were won by Chasers this season.
‘ Matt Kenseth grabbed his win with the 21st last-lap pass in Talladega history.
‘ It’s the 129th career win for Roush Fenway Racing, and their 21st Chase win.
‘ RFR’s fourth win this season; fourth win at Talladega.
‘ Jeff Gordon (second) finished in the top-three in all but one of the last seven races.
‘ Kyle Busch (third) earned third top-five finish in 16th race at Talladega.
‘ David Ragan (fourth) had first top-five finish since Richmond (9/12).
‘ Regan Smith (fifth) had first top-five finish since a third at Indianapolis (7/11).
‘ Last lap was only Big One, including 20 cars ‘ only top-six finishers were confirmed.
(Racing Resources and Services ‘ Statistics Racing Recall / nascar.com)(10-7-2012)
