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Harvick, driver of the No. 33 Chevrolet, won the $2,200 3M Lap Leader award for leading the most laps (92 of 200). Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines won the $2,100 Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race award. Harvick is a Sprint Cup regular (No. 29) and is ineligible for driver points in this series.

He put up a 179.063 mph lap in the No. 20 Toyota to start up front in the Nationwide Series History 300. He led 26 laps and finished 6th. Logano is a Sprint Cup regular and is ineligible for driver points in this series.

Her 13th place finish in the History 300 was 17 places better than her last NNS finish. This earned the No. 7 driver a $2,600 check and the Featherlite "Most Improved Driver" award. Patrick moved up 1 spot to 9th in the 2012 Nationwide Series point standings.

The $2,000 award is given to the winner of the race or the next-highest finishing driver displaying the Mobil 1 decal. He earned the award for his 5th place finish in the Nationwide Series History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The No. 3 driver started 2nd and finished 11th. This was ahead of the rest of the 2012 Rookie of the Year contenders. Dillon is 3rd in the 2012 NNS point standings.

This is the No. 22 Dodge driver's first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2012. It is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 12 NNS races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Newman's first career pole came at Charlotte on May 27, 2001, in only his third Sprint Cup start. Although he doesn't have a points-paying Sprint Cup win at Charlotte, he does have three victories at the home track for most of NASCAR's teams ' an ARCA win (October 2000), a win in the NASCAR All-Star Race (May 2002) and a win in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (October 2005).-True Speed Communication