Nascar Race Today

1. (23) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 334 laps, 103.9 rating, 47 points.

2. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 334, 138.3, 44.

3. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 334, 107.4, 42.

4. (4) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 334, 129.6, 41.

5. (9) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 334, 111.2, 40.

6. (2) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 334, 97.1, 38.

7. (1) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 334, 117, 38.

8. (7) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 334, 106.6, 37.

9. (18) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 334, 94.3, 35.

10. (15) Carl Edwards, Ford, 334, 95.3, 35.

11. (14) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 334, 89.1, 34.

12. (8) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 334, 88.1, 32.

13. (16) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 334, 79.7, 31.

14. (10) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 333, 95, 30.

15. (6) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 333, 104.7, 30.

16. (3) Greg Biffle, Ford, 333, 78.9, 28.

17. (29) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 333, 68.2, 27.

18. (12) Joey Logano, Ford, 332, 72.9, 26.

19. (25) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 332, 70, 25.

20. (35) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 332, 55.2, 24.

21. (26) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 332, 66.8, 23.

22. (17) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 331, 79.6, 22.

23. (11) Aric Almirola, Ford, 331, 69.3, 21.

24. (13) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 331, 65.4, 20.

25. (27) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 330, 59.2, 0.

26. (36) David Reutimann, Toyota, 330, 51.6, 18.

27. (19) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 330, 56, 0.

28. (24) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 329, 58.1, 16.

29. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 328, 47.1, 16.

30. (30) David Ragan, Ford, 328, 48.4, 14.

31. (28) Casey Mears, Ford, 328, 35.3, 13.

32. (39) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 327, 43.1, 12.

33. (32) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 327, 39.7, 0.

34. (31) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 327, 48, 0.

35. (41) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 326, 34.6, 9.

36. (40) Timmy Hill, Ford, 324, 30.9, 8.

37. (21) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, engine, 247, 63.5, 0.

38. (43) Blake Koch, Ford, vibration, 216, 28.5, 0.

39. (38) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, electrical, 149, 32.4, 0.

40. (37) Michael McDowell, Ford, vibration, 83, 27.3, 4.

41. (33) Josh Wise, Ford, brakes, 81, 37.2, 0.

42. (22) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, engine, 80, 42.9, 2.

43. (42) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, accident, 23, 29, 1.

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Average Speed of Race Winner: 158.312 mph.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 9 minutes, 57 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 1.022 seconds.

Caution Flags: 4 for 20 laps.

Lead Changes: 24 among 11 drivers.

Lap Leaders: J.Gordon 1-26; D.Gilliland 27; K.Kahne 28-29; D.Earnhardt Jr. 30-43; K.Kahne 44-73; J.Johnson 74; R.Newman 75; C.Edwards 76; Ky.Busch 77; K.Kahne 78-90; D.Earnhardt Jr. 91-95; K.Kahne 96-128; R.Newman 129; M.Kenseth 130; C.Bowyer 131; B.Keselowski 132-133; K.Kahne 134-173; Ky.Busch 174; K.Kahne 175-177; J.Johnson 178-227; Ky.Busch 228; J.Johnson 229-307; Ky.Busch 308; K.Kahne 309-325; B.Keselowski 326-334.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Kahne, 7 times for 138 laps; J.Johnson, 3 times for 130 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 26 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 2 times for 19 laps; B.Keselowski, 2 times for 11 laps; Ky.Busch, 4 times for 4 laps; R.Newman, 2 times for 2 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Edwards, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Bowyer, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Gilliland, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. M.Kenseth, 2,225; 2. J.Johnson, 2,221; 3. K.Harvick, 2,196; 4. J.Gordon, 2,189; 5. Ky.Busch, 2,188; 6. G.Biffle, 2,167; 7. Ku.Busch, 2,166; 8. C.Bowyer, 2,162; 9. D.Earnhardt Jr., 2,159; 10. C.Edwards, 2,158; 11. J.Logano, 2,150; 12. R.Newman, 2,147.

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A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.

The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

If Brad Keselowski is trying to play mind games with Kyle Busch in an effort to derail Busch's championship chances, Joe Gibbs doesn't believe his driver can be rattled on the race track.

1. (23) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 334 laps, 103.9 rating, 47 points.

Roger Penske, needing nothing short of a miracle for Helio Castroneves to win the IndyCar title in next week's season finale, will run a third car for AJ Allmendinger in what's presumed to be a strategic move to aid their championship chances.