‘ 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)
