| 2012 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $17,130,256 | Race Date: | Feb 27, 2012 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .210 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 36m 2s | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 25 Among / 13 Drivers | Average Speed: | 140.256 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 42 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Matt Kenseth M. Kenseth | Driver: | Carl Edwards C. Edwards | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Ford | Car No.: | #99 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Fennig | Crew Chief: | Chip Bolin | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 50 of 202 | Pole Speed: | 194.738 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Best Buy | Running |  | 47 | 202 | 50 |
| 2 | 5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Diet Mountain Dew / National G | Running |  | 42 | 202 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Running | | 42 | 202 | 44 |
| 4 | 31 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Running |  | 42 | 202 | 57 |
| 5 | 9 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 40 | 202 | 24 |
| 6 | 37 | 27 | Paul Menard | Peak / Menards | Running | | 39 | 202 | 2 |
| 7 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Running | | 37 | 202 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal | Running | | 36 | 202 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Running | | 36 | 202 | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 35 | 202 | 2 |
| 11 | 30 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Running | | 33 | 202 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 33 | 202 | 7 |
| 13 | 7 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley / DeWalt Tools | Running | | 31 | 202 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kroger | Running | | 30 | 202 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | Running | | 30 | 202 | 6 |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Running | | 29 | 202 | 2 |
| 17 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Brown | Running | | 27 | 202 | 0 |
| 18 | 43 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C & J Energy Services | Running | | 27 | 202 | 3 |
| 19 | 41 | 26 | Tony Raines | Front Row Motorsports | Running | | 25 | 202 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (I) | Ford EcoBoost | Running | | 0 | 202 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army / Quicken Loans | Running | | 23 | 202 | 0 |
| 22 | 39 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King | Running | | 22 | 202 | 0 |
| 23 | 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | MHP Power Pak Pudding | Running | | 21 | 201 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / CSX Play it Sa | Running | | 21 | 200 | 2 |
| 25 | 36 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 19 | 199 | 0 |
| 26 | 38 | 93 | David Reutimann | Burger King | Accident | | 18 | 196 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 33 | Elliott Sadler (I) | General Mills / Kroger | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek (I) | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Accident | | 15 | 189 | 0 |
| 30 | 11 | 98 | Michael McDowell | K-Love / Curb Records | Running | | 14 | 189 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Accident | | 13 | 188 | 0 |
| 32 | 23 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Accident |  | 12 | 187 | 0 |
| 33 | 27 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Helping Hungry Home | Accident | | 11 | 187 | 0 |
| 34 | 15 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 10 | 177 | 0 |
| 35 | 40 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (I) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & | Running | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Accident | | 8 | 159 | 0 |
| 37 | 42 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Engine | | 7 | 156 | 0 |
| 38 | 29 | 10 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com | Running | | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| 39 | 28 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Hendrickcars.com | Running | | 5 | 113 | 0 |
| 40 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | AARP / Drive to End Hunger | Engine | | 5 | 81 | 1 |
| 41 | 17 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Mapei / Menards / Speed Energy | Engine | | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| 42 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Accident | | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | 25 | 34 | David Ragan | Scorpion Truck Bed Liners | Accident | | 1 | 1 | 0 |
