2012 Quaker State 400

The 2012 Quaker State 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held June 30, 2012, at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 267 laps, it was the 17th race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Brad Keselowski won the race, his third of the season. Kasey Kahne finished second and Denny Hamlin was third.

2012 Quaker State 400
Race details[1][2]
Race 17 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date June 30, 2012 (2012-June-30)
Official name Quaker State 400
Location Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Weather 88 degrees Fahrenheit Wind NW 10 mph Partly Cloudy skies
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 29.700 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 116
Winner
No. 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Larry McReynolds, Wally Dallenbach, Jr. and Kyle Petty

Report

Background

Kentucky Speedway, the race track where the race will be held.

Kentucky Speedway, is one of ten intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races.[3] The standard track at Kentucky Speedway is a four-turn tri-oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long.[4] The track's turns are banked at 14 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 8 degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only 4 degrees.[4] The racetrack has seats for 107,000 spectators.[5] The defending winner of the event is Kyle Busch, who won it in 2011.[6] The inaugural race was plagued by a massive traffic problem where many of the fans who expected to attend the race were turned away after several hours on Interstate 71. Following the problem, Kentucky Speedway announced that they bought more land for parking and began to work with the state government to improve traffic around the speedway in time for the 2012 race.[7][8][9][10]

Race

The race, the 17th of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season began at 7:48 EDT. The race was televised live in the United States on TNT. Jimmie Johnson started on pole position. The Kentucky Army National Guard and the Boone County Sheriff's Office presented the flag. The invocation was offered by Pastor John Roberts of Raceway Ministries. Laura Bell Bundy performed the national anthem. The grand marshal was Quaker State Official Steve Reindl.

Results

Qualifying

Jimmie Johnson scored the pole position.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer Grid
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4
39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet5
15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota6
88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge8
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
56Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota10
16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord11
9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord12
43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord13
51Kurt BuschPhoenix RacingChevrolet14
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15
22A. J. AllmendingerPenske RacingDodge16
1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet17
20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota18
5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19
17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord20
13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord21
14Tony StewartStewart Haas RacingChevrolet22
83Landon CassillBK RacingToyota23
95Scott SpeedLeavine Family RacingFord24
99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord25
78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet26
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota27
47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota28
31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29
26Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord30
42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet31
30David StremmeInception MotorsportsToyota32
34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord33
93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota34
98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord35
23Scott RiggsR3 MotorsportsChevrolet36
19Mike BlissHumphrey Smith RacingToyota37
10David ReutimannTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet38
55Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingToyota39
38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord40
32Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord41
36Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet42
33Stephen LeichtCircle Sport RacingChevrolet43
Failed to Qualify
49J. J. YeleyRobinson-Blakeney RacingToyota44
52Mike SkinnerHamilton Means RacingToyota45
Source:[11]

Race results

Brad Keselowski won the race.
Pos Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Points
182Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge26747
2195Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26742
3311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26742
4788Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26740
5924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26739
6148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26739
72017Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord26737
81056Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota26736
91622A. J. AllmendingerPenske RacingDodge26735
10218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26736
11429Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26733
121527Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26732
13129Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26731
143142Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet26730
15171Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet26729
16615Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota26728
173493Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota26728
182113Casey MearsGermain RacingFord26727
191451Kurt BuschPhoenix RacingChevrolet26725
202599Carl EdwardsRoush-Fenway RacingFord26624
211116Greg BiffleRoush-Fenway RacingFord26623
221820Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26622
233810David ReutimannTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet26621
242931Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26620
252383Landon CassillBK RacingToyota26619
261343Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26618
272847Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota26517
284038David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord26516
293334David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord26315
303955Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingToyota26214
314132Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord26213
322214Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet23112
332678Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet20911
34539Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet20810
354236Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet1149
363230David StremmeInception MotorsportsToyota718
373026Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord607
383598Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord586
392495Scott SpeedLeavine Family RacingFord555
402787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota520
414333Stephen LeichtCircle SportChevrolet473
423719Mike BlissTri-Star MotorsportsToyota180
433623Scott RiggsR3 MotorsportsChevrolet121

Standings after the race

References

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  2. "Johnson grabs pole at Kentucky Speedway". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  3. "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  4. "NASCAR Tracks—The Kentucky Speedway". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  5. "Track Fast Facts". Kentucky Speedway. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  6. "2011 Quaker State 400". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. July 9, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  7. Jensen, Tom. What now, Kentucky? Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine. Speed, 2011-07-10.
  8. Hembree, Mike. Kentucky Speedway To Add Parking Area Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine. Speed, 2011-07-10.
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  12. http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/17/data/results_unofficial.html
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