Charlotte Notes-n-Nuggets:

‘ Clint Bowyer earned his eighth career win in his 248th start.
‘ Clint Bowyer’s last win was at Richmond on Sept. 12 ‘” four starts in between.
‘ Clint Bowyer garnered his third victory of 2012 (Sonoma, Richmond).
‘ Clint Bowyer became the fifth driver with three or more wins in 2012.
‘ Clint Bowyer picked up his first victory at Charlotte in his 14th start at CMS.
‘ Clint Bowyer is the 45th different driver to win at Charlotte.
‘ Clint Bowyer won for the first time on a 1.5 mile track.
‘ Clint Bowyer earned his first top five on a 1.5 mile track since Texas (April 11) ‘” 16 races ago.
‘ Clint Bowyer won the fifth Chase race of his career.
‘ Clint Bowyer’s last pit stop was on lap 278.
‘ Clint Bowyer led three times for 29 laps, including the final 25.
‘ Michael Waltrip Racing earned its fifth Career win.
‘ Michael Waltrip Racing picked up its third victory of 2012.
‘ Michael Waltrip Racing won for the second time at Charlotte.
‘ Toyota won for the 10th time in 2012.
‘ Toyota garnered its second all-time win at Charlotte.
‘ Denny Hamlin (second) finished second in both Charlotte races in 2012, best finish there in 15 starts (now sits third in points ‘” 15 out of the lead after gaining eight points).
‘ Jimmie Johnson (third) grabbed his 16th top-five finish of 2012, most of all drivers, and fourth top-four finish of the Chase (moved from 14 points back to seven points behind and is second in points).
‘ Greg Biffle (fourth) placed fourth in both Charlotte races of 2012; best finish of the Chase so far.
‘ Kyle Busch (fifth) has finished in the top-10 in 10 of the last 11 races at Charlotte but is still winless there.
‘ Mark Martin (sixth) earned his 447th career top-10 finish in his 850th career start; fourth top-10 finish in his last five starts.
‘ Regan Smith (38th) had engine problems on lap 61 after subbing in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. who sat out due to concussions.
(Racing Resources and Services ‘” Statistics Racing Recall / nascar.com)(10-13-2012)