| 2012 Quaker State 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,144,322 | Race Date: | Jun 30, 2012 | Kentucky Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.399 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 45m 2s | Sparta, Kentucky | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 Among / 6 Drivers | Average Speed: | 145.607 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 24 Laps | kentuckyspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Brad Keselowski B. Keselowski | Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Dodge | Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Paul Wolfe | Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 68 of 267 | Pole Speed: | 181.818 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 Quaker State 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 47 | 267 | 68 |
| 2 | 19 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Quaker State | Running |  | 42 | 267 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Running |  | 42 | 267 | 58 |
| 4 | 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Diet Mountain Dew / National G | Running | | 40 | 267 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP | Running | | 39 | 267 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Dover White | Running | | 39 | 267 | 21 |
| 7 | 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Fifth Third Bank | Running |  | 37 | 267 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 36 | 267 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 35 | 267 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Red, White & Blue | Running | | 36 | 267 | 118 |
| 11 | 4 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Folds of Honor | Running | | 33 | 267 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / Sylvania | Running | | 32 | 267 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Mac Tools | Running | | 31 | 267 | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Running | | 30 | 267 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Running | | 29 | 267 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Running | | 28 | 267 | 0 |
| 17 | 34 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King | Running | | 28 | 267 | 1 |
| 18 | 21 | 13 | Casey Mears | Valvoline NextGen | Running | | 27 | 267 | 1 |
| 19 | 14 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Running | | 25 | 267 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards | UPS | Running | | 24 | 266 | 0 |
| 21 | 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | American Red Cross | Running | | 23 | 266 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General | Running | | 22 | 266 | 0 |
| 23 | 38 | 10 | David Reutimann | Outsourcing in the USA@TMone | Running | | 21 | 266 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 20 | 266 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King | Running | | 19 | 266 | 0 |
| 26 | 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Eckrich | Running | | 18 | 266 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Scott Products | Running | | 17 | 265 | 0 |
| 28 | 40 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell | Running | | 16 | 265 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Running | | 15 | 263 | 0 |
| 30 | 39 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 14 | 262 | 0 |
| 31 | 41 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Federated Auto Parts | Running | | 13 | 262 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Running | | 12 | 231 | 0 |
| 33 | 26 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Denver Mattres | Accident | | 11 | 209 | 0 |
| 34 | 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Tornados | Accident | | 10 | 208 | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | SealWrap | Engine | | 9 | 144 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Vibration | | 8 | 71 | 0 |
| 37 | 30 | 26 | Josh Wise (R) | MDS Transport | Vibration | | 7 | 60 | 0 |
| 38 | 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Presbyterian Healthcare System | Brakes | | 6 | 58 | 0 |
| 39 | 24 | 95 | Scott Speed | Leavine Family Racing | Brakes | | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| 40 | 27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AMFM Energy / Pellet & Wood St | Overheating | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 41 | 43 | 33 | Stephen Leicht (R) | LittleJoesAuto.com | Vibration | | 3 | 47 | 0 |
| 42 | 37 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 43 | 36 | 23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe | Electrical | | 1 | 12 | 0 |
