Looking in the Rearview Mirror: The Tricky Paper Clip… or Was It a Treat?

Peters won the pole, setting a track record at his home track for the Camping World Truck Series race.

Hamlin, Bryan Silas, Ryan Sieg all had to start from the rear of the field for missing driver’s meeting.

Peter’s takes the lead on the green flag.

Running order lap 3 Peters, Harvick, Scott and Crafton

Lap 8 Gale has issues shifting and has done some engine damage.

Running order lap 11 Peters, Harvick, Scott, Crafton and Piquet Jr

Leader has caught tail end of the field on lap 13

Lap 19 caution for Bodine who was loose and hit the wall

Restart lap 25 Peters takes the lead

Lap 28 caution Agnew goes for a spin thanks to Starr in turn 1; Bodine got more damage on the restart

Restart on lap 36 with Peters taking the lead

Running order lap 40 Peters,Harvick,Crafton,Piquet Jr, Sauter,Dillon,Scott,Kligerman,Buescher and Hornaday

Running order lap 47 Peters, Harvick Crafton, Sauter and Piquet Jr

Lap 54 running order Peters, Harvick, Crafton, Sauter, Piquet Jr, Hornaday, Dillon, Scott, Hamlin and Kligerman

Lap 59 Harvick to the lead

Lap 63 running order Harvick, Sauter,Peters, Crafton, Piquet Jr,Hornaday,Hamlin,Starr,Dillon and Scott

There are only 27 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 71 Harvick, Sauter, Peters, Hornaday and Crafton

Lap 93 only 19 trucks on the lead lap

Lap 94 caution George Jr cut right front tire in the wall, leaders pit with Harvick first off.

Sauter has the hood up with a power steering issue.

Restart on lap 100 is 3 wide into turn 1 and 2,with Harvick getting the lead followed by Crafton,Hornaday,Peters,Piquet Jr and Hamlin

Truex has no 3^rd gear

79 laps to go running order Harvick,Crafton,Peters,Hornaday,Hamlin,Piquet Jr,Scott,Dillon, Coulter,Lofton andTownley

77 to go Benning has a flat tire

64 to go Hornaday pitting has no oil pressure

59 to go only 17 trucks on the lead lap

Caution lap 151 for Dillon, right front tire goes and hits the wall. Dillon pits a second time to fix sway bar

Restart with 41 to go Harvick to the lead

40 to go running order Harvick,Crafton,Peters,Hamlin,Scott,Lofton,Coulter,Piquet Jr,Riggs and Townley

39 to go Crafton to the lead

Caution with 37 laps to go White spin in turn 1

Restart with 31 to go Crafton to the lead

Running order with 29 to go Crafton, Harvick, Hamlin, Coulter and Peters

Caution with 25 to go for Sellers spin

Restart lap 179 Crafton to lead followed by Hamlin, Coulter and Piquet Jr

Caution with 14 to go Paludo spins

19 trucks on lead lap

Harvick on pit road with flat left side tire

Restart with 7 to go and Crafton to the lead

Hamlin puts the bumper on Crafton to the lead

5 to go Hamlin, Crafton, Coulter, Piquet Jr and Buescher

Hamlin wins followed by Piquet Jr, Coulter, Crafton, Riggs, Buescher and Peters

Tempers flared after the race, Crafton not happy with Hamlin or Piquet Jr

Points Buescher is now leader,Dillon-21,Peters-25,Kligerman -36,Coulter-46,Crafton-52,Piquet Jr -90,Lofton -98,Sauter-143,Paludo-148

Johnson starts on the pole for the Sprint Cup race while point’s leader Keselowski starts 32.

Johnson to the lead on the green flag.

 

Lap 4 Bowyer and Hamlin have contact leaving doughnuts on the cars

Lap 8 Johnson, Vickers, Kyle Busch, Burton, Hamlin, Bowyer, Stewart, Gordon, Menard and Kenseth

Lap 15 Johnson,Vickers,Kyle Busch,Hamlin,Bowyer,Burton,Gordon,Stewart,Menard,Logano,Truex and Earnhardt Jr

By lap 23 Johnson starting to lap cars

Lap 40 Johnson,Gordon,Bowyer,Hamlin,Vickers,Kyle Busch,Stewart,Menard,Truex,Earnhardt Jr,Kahne,Burton,Logano,Almirola,newman,Montoya,LaBonte,Edwards,Kurt Busch,McMurray,Kenseth,Mears

Caution lap 46 Stremme right front tire blew turn 1 &2

Keselowski was 5-6 cars ahead of Johnson (leader)

Johnson off pit road first, Keselowski took 2 left side tires coming out 17^th.

Hamlin too fast entering pits

Restart lap 53 Johnson to the lead

Lap 62 Johnson, Gordon, Kyle Busch, Bowyer and Vickers

Lap 67 Gordon to the lead

Lap 72 Gordon,Johnson,Kyle Busch,Vickers,Earnhardt Jr,Bowyer,Truex,Kahne,Stewart,Kurt Busch,Newman,Menard,Montoya and Logano

Lap 83 Hamlin passes Keselowski for 19^th

Lap 90 Gordon, Johnson, Kyle Busch, Earnhardt JR, Vickers, Bowyer, Truex Jr, Kahne, Stewart and Kurt Busch

Hamlin is moving up through the field making it look easy

Lap 98 caution right front tire on Gilliland

Johnson off pit road first but just barely

Restart lap 104 Johnson to the lead

Lap 107 Gordon to the lead

Lap 120 Gordon,Vickers,Kyle Busch,Johnson,Bowyer,Kurt Busch,Montoya,Kahne,Truex Jr,Hamlin,Newman and Earnhardt Jr

Lap 121 Hamlin passes for 8^th, Keselowski in 20^th

Caution lap 128 for Kvapil spin in turn 2

Gordon, Kyle Busch and Truex Jr stay out

Vickers is first off pit road

Lap 131 after stops Gordon, Kyle Busch, Truex JR, Vickers, Hamlin, Earnhardt Jr, Montoya, Kahne, Stewart and Newman

Restart lap 137 Gordon to the lead

Lap 142 Gordon, Vickers, Kyle Busch, Hamlin, Treux Jr, Earnhardt Jr, Montoya, Kahne, Kurt Busch and Johnson

Lap 150 Caution Kyle Busch spins in turn 4

Stewart,Biffle,Montoya,Wise,Gordon,Burton,Kahne,Almirola,Keselowski,Truex Jr,Kyle Busch,Kenseth,Ragan and Mears pitted

Kurt Busch noticed something and said on radio that the 48 was running track bar from mile and half-tracks.

After stops lap 153 Vickers,Hamlin,Earnhardt Jr,Johnson,Bowyer,Kurt Busch,Newman,McMurray,Labonte, Hornish Jr, Harvick,Edwards,Allmendinger Logano,Ambrose,Cassill,Kahne and Gordon

Restart lap 156 Vickers to the lead

Lap 160 Vickers, Hamlin, Earnhardt Jr, Johnson, Bowyer and Kurt Busch

Lap 166 Hamlin to the lead

Lap 170 Hamlin, Johnson, Bowyer, Vickers, Kurt Busch, McMurray, Earnhardt Jr, Newman, Hornish Jr and Edwards, Keselowski in 21^st

Lap 172 Johnson to lead

Lap 183 Bowyer to the lead

Lap 185 Bowyer, Johnson, Hamlin, Vickers, McMurray, Gordon, Kurt Busch, Earnhardt Jr, Edwards and Hornish Jr

30 cars on lead lap

Johnson having trouble hear spotter Barban so switch channels to hear everyone.

Caution lap 200 Ambrose spins

Hamlin, Johnson, Gordon are the first 3 off pit road

Hamlin caught speeding again on pit road

Restart lap 205 Gordon to the lead

Lap 207 Gordon, Johnson, Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Earnhardt Jr, Edwards, Kahne, Truex Jr, Harvick and McMurray

Lap 212 Caution Ambrose and Kvapil spin turn 2

Top 22 cars stayed out

Restart lap 219 Gordon to the lead

Lap 220 Gordon, Bowyer, Johnson, Kurt Busch and Earnhardt Jr

Lap 226 Bowyer to the lead

Caution lap 228 Kurt Busch with help from Harvick

Those pitting under yellow McMurray, Vickers, Montoya, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Logano, Newman, Burton, Almirola, Labonte, Kenseth and Mears

Keselowski up to the top 10

Restart lap 235 Johnson to the lead

Truex Jr changed lanes before crossing the start finish line on restart

Lap 239 Bowyer to the lead

Lap 245 Bowyer,Johnson,Gordon,Kahne,Earnhardt Jr, Harvick,Edwards,eselowski,Vickers,Biffle,Hamlin,Kyle Busch,Menard and Allmendinger

Half-way point Bowyer leading

Lap 260 Bowyer, Gordon, Kahne, Johnson, Vickers, Earnhardt Jr, Harvick, Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Keselowski

Lap 275 Bowyer, Gordon, Kahne, Vickers, Johnson, Earnhardt Jr, Hamlin and Kyle Busch

Lap 295 Bowyer, Gordon, Kahne, Vickers, Hamlin, Johnson, Kyle Busch, Earnhardt Jr and Harvick

17 cars on lead lap

Lap 310 Bowyer, Gordon, Kahne, Hamlin and Vickers

Lap 320 Johnson having radio issues again, switched back to main radio

Green flag stops start lap 335

Harvick in first

Bowyer stalls on pit road

Hamlin to the lead on lap354

Lap 357 Vickers to lead

Lap 361 Vickers,Almirola,Kenseth,McMurray,Montoya,Kahne,Mears,Bowyer,Harvick,Gordon,Hamlin,Earnhardt Jr,Newman,Johnson,Kyle Busch and Hornish Jr

Lap 365 Kenseth to lead

Lap 366 Kahne to the lead

Lap 370 Kahne, Bowyer, Hamlin, Gordon, Earnhardt Jr, Kyle Busch, Harvick, Johnson, Logano and Newman

Lap 371 Hamlin slowed got it going again, car shut off

Lap 378 Bowyer to the lead

Lap 380 Bowyer,Kahne,Gordon,Kyle Busch,Johnson,Earnhardt Jr,Harvick,Hamlin,Vickers,Keselowski,Hornish JR,Allmendinger,Edwards,Biffle and Labonte are lead lap cars

Lap 382 Hamlin slow again shutting off and gages flashes every color

Lap 391 caution for Hamlin

Restart lap 400 Johnson to the lead

Lap 401 Johnson, Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Gordon, Kahne, Earnhardt Jr, Vickers, Keselowski and Biffle

Harvick losing power

86 to go Johnson, Bowyer, Kyle Busch Gordon and Kahne

76 to go Hamlin back to track * will give details of problem later

Lap 425 Johnson,Bowyer,Gordon,Kyle Busch,Kahne,Vickers,Keselowski,Earnhardt Jr,Biffle,Hornish Jr,Allmendinger,Edwards,Labonte,Logano,McMurray,Almirola,Kenseth and Montoya are lead lap cars

71 to go Gordon passes Bowyer for 2^nd

Big bump between Mears a lapped car and Johnson, Knocked the wheel out of his hand

Caution lap 439 Johnson spun Montoya out of the way

Leaders pit with Johnson first off pit road

Lap 442 after stops Johnson, Gordon, Kyle Busch, Bowyer, Kahne, Vickers, Keselowski, Biffle, Earnhardt Jr and Edwards

Restart with 55 to go Johnson to the lead

43 to go Johnson has lead the most laps of the race

30 to go Johnson and Gordon battle way through lap traffic

26 to go Johnson, Gordon, Bowyer

Caution with 25 to go Harvick blew up

18 cars on lead lap

Earnhardt Jr and Keselowski stay out, Johnson off pit road first

Restart with 19 to go Keselowski to the lead

15 to go Johnson takes a bumper to Keselowski for the lead

Caution with 9 to go Earnhardt Jr and Edwards spin

Restart with 5 to go Johnson to the lead

Johnson wins followed by Kyle Busch, Kahne, Almirola and Bowyer

Grubb said it was the master control switch broke and shorted out on Hamlin’s car

This was Johnson’s 4^th victory and 23^rd top 10 finishes in 2012

This was Johnson’s 7^th victory and 19^th top 10 finishes in 22 races at Martinsville

Chevrolet has clinched the manufacturer’s championship again, for the 10^th straight year and 36^th overall

There were 22 lead changes among 9 different drivers with 11 cautions for a total of 64 laps

Points with 3 races to go: Johnson,Keselowski -2,Bowyer _26,Kahne-29,Hamlin -49,Gordon -54,Truex JR -63,Kenseth -65,Biffle-69,Stewart -71

I would say that the trick was on Hamlin this week and Treat had to be Johnson’s

I think Johnson is now inside Keselowski’s head.

Johnson “I feel as focused and prepared as I’ve ever been in my Career”

All three series are at Texas Motorspeedway next week.