2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500

The 2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on April 1, 2012 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps, it was the sixth race of the 2012 season. Ryan Newman of Stewart-Haas Racing took his first win of the season, A. J. Allmendinger finished second and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finished third.

2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500
Race details[1][2]
Race 6 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01)
Location Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
.526 mi (.847 km)
Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423 km)
Weather Mostly sunny with a high temperature around 76; wind out of the NNW at 4 mph.
Average speed 78.823 miles per hour (126.853 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Time 19.496
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 329
Winner
No. 39 Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

Report

Background
Martinsville Speedway, the race track where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races.[3] The standard track at Martinsville Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.526 miles (0.847 km) long.[4] The track's turns are banked at eleven degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at zero degrees. The back stretch also has a zero degree banking.[4] The racetrack has seats for 63,000 spectators.[4]

Before the race, Greg Biffle led the Drivers' Championship with 195 points, and Kevin Harvick stood in second with 188. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. followed in third with 178 points, one ahead of Tony Stewart and three ahead of Martin Truex, Jr. in fourth and fifth. Matt Kenseth, with 173, was two points ahead of Denny Hamlin in seventh. Clint Bowyer, with 157 points, was one point ahead of Jimmie Johnson and two ahead of Ryan Newman in ninth and tenth.[5] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 33 points, four points ahead of Ford. Toyota, with 27 points, was six points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.[6] Harvick is the race's defending race winner after winning it in 2011.[7]

Practice and qualifying
Kasey Kahne won the pole for race.

Two practice sessions were held before the race on Friday, both lasting 90 minutes each.[8] Jeff Gordon was quickest with a time of 19.512 seconds in the first session, less than two-hundredths of a second faster than Kyle Busch.[9] Hamlin was just off Burton's pace, followed by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Newman, and Martin Truex, Jr. Stewart was seventh, still within two-tenths of a second of Gordon's time.[9] In the second and final practice session, Gordon was quickest with a time of 19.516 seconds.[10][11] Kurt Busch followed in the second position, ahead of Brad Keselowski, Newman, and David Stremme.[10] Landon Cassill was sixth after posting a time of 19.844 seconds, while Josh Wise and Juan Pablo Montoya followed in seventh and eighth.[10] Scott Riggs and Aric Almirola rounded out the first ten positions.[10]

Forty-six cars are entered for qualifying, but only forty-three raced because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.[12]


Results

Qualifying
Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.49697.128
2 29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.51297.048
3 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.52197.003
4 15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota19.52197.003
5 39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet19.52496.988
6 55Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota19.56996.765
7 2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge19.57296.750
8 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.57396.746
9 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.57696.731
10 20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19.58196.706
11 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.58296.701
12 9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord19.59796.627
13 56Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota19.60696.583
14 88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.63796.430
15 14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet19.65996.322
16 47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota19.68196.215
17 78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet19.68496.200
18 31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.68896.180
19 43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord19.71596.049
20 1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet19.71596.049
21 17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord19.73195.971
22 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.75595.854
23 98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord19.75695.849
24 34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord19.76095.830
25 13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord19.76795.796
26 16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord19.77895.743
27 22A. J. AllmendingerPenske RacingDodge19.77995.738
28 99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord19.80695.607
29 10David ReutimannTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet19.80695.607
30 26Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord19.81195.583
31 83Landon CassillBK RacingToyota19.82695.511
32 42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet19.83395.477
33 23Scott RiggsR3 MotorsportsChevrolet19.85995.352
34 93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota19.86095.347
35 74Reed SorensonTurn One RacingChevrolet19.88695.223
36 32Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord19.90695.127
37 87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota19.94694.936
38 38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord19.97994.780
39 30David StremmeInception MotorsportsToyota20.01594.609
40 51Kurt BuschPhoenix RacingChevrolet20.02494.567
41 33Hermie SadlerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.04194.486
42 36Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet20.32293.180
43 49J. J. YeleyRobinson-Blakeney RacingToyota20.31593.2121
Failed to Qualify
52Scott SpeedLeavine Family RacingFord20.56092.101
19Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyota22.31884.846
37Tony RainesRick Ware Racing/Max Q MotorsportsFord
Time disallowed
Source:
  • ^1 Yeley was awarded the start after Raines failed post-qualifying inspection.

Race results
Ryan Newman won the race.
Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Points
1 539Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet5151247
2 2722A. J. AllmendingerPenske RacingDodge515042
3 1488Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet515342
4 2117Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord515141
5 1356Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota515039
6 311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5153139
7 1514Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet515037
8 1943Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord515337
9 72Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge515236
10 415Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota515235
11 2899Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord515033
12 2248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51511233
13 2616Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord514031
14 924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51432832
15 129Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord513029
16 1778Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet513028
17 1647Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota513027
18 655Brian VickersMichael Waltrip RacingToyota513026
19 229Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5132126
20 201Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet513024
21 3242Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet512023
22 1831Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet512022
23 1020Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota511021
24 2434David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord511020
25 2513Casey MearsGermain RacingFord511019
26 1127Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet510018
27 3493Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota510017
28 3838David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord509016
29 3183Landon CassillBK RacingToyota507015
30 3930David StremmeInception MotorsportsToyota506014
31 4133Hermie SadlerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet505013
32 3632Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord503012
33 4051Kurt BuschPhoenix RacingChevrolet497011
34 4236Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet439010
35 2910David ReutimannTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet43609
36 818Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota43508
37 4349J. J. YeleyRobinson-Blakeney RacingToyota35907
38 15Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25606
39 3787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota740–
40 2398Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord6004
41 3026Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord4903
42 3323Scott RiggsR3 MotorsportsChevrolet3002
43 3574Reed SorensonTurn One RacingChevrolet250–
Source:[13]

Standings after the race

References
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