▁Matt ▁K ens eth ▁in ▁fourth ▁and ▁fifth . ▁Jeff ▁Gordon ▁with ▁ 2 , 2 6 7 ▁was ▁one ▁point ▁ahead ▁of ▁Den ny ▁Ham lin , ▁as ▁Tony ▁Stewart ▁with ▁ 2 , 2 5 9 ▁points , ▁was ▁tied ▁with ▁Martin ▁True x , ▁Jr . ▁and ▁three ▁ahead ▁of ▁Greg ▁B iff le . ▁Kevin ▁Har v ick ▁and ▁D ale ▁E arn hardt , ▁Jr . ▁was ▁ele vent h ▁and ▁tw elf th ▁with ▁ 2 , 2 3 8 ▁and ▁ 2 , 1 8 8 ▁points , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Man ufact ur ers ' ▁Championship , ▁Che v ro let ▁led ▁with ▁ 2 3 1 ▁points , ▁thirty ▁points ▁ahead ▁of ▁Toy ota . ▁Ford , ▁with ▁ 1 6 7 ▁points , ▁was ▁eigh teen ▁points ▁ahead ▁of ▁D odge ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁for ▁third . ▁K ah ne ▁is ▁the ▁def ending ▁race ▁winner ▁after ▁winning ▁the ▁event ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Last ▁la ps ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Kevin ▁Har v ick ▁after ▁a ▁green - white - check ered ▁finish . ▁This ▁finish ▁was ▁the ▁direct ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁he ated ▁on - track ▁alter cation ▁between ▁Jeff ▁Gordon ▁and ▁Cl int ▁Bow yer . ▁This ▁started ▁when , ▁on ▁lap ▁ 3 1 0 , ▁Bow yer ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁Gordon ' s ▁car , ▁then , ▁a ▁few ▁seconds ▁later , ▁made ▁more ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁front