2012 Brickyard 400 Results: Little E Steals Spotlight from Champ Jimmie Johnson

NASCAR'S Jimmie Johnson continued his dominating ways at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday, with an impressive victory at the Brickyard 400. But he had to share the love with a surging Dale Earnhardt Jr., who grabbed sole possession of the points lead in the Sprint Cup Series.With a fourth-place finish, "Little E" accumulated 40 points to give him 731 on the season. Meanwhile, previous leader Matt Kenseth was stricken with a case of bad luck.According to CBSSports.com, Kenseth was "taken out of the race in a late collision with Joey Logano." He ended the day 27 laps short and came in 35th place. Matt is now 14 points behind Earnhardt. The race became action-packed after Kenseth's mishap, as Johnson out-dueled Kyle Busch for ...

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