| 2012 Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,596,445 | Race Date: | Aug 19, 2012 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .416 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 46m 40s | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 31 Among / 13 Drivers | Average Speed: | 144.661 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 34 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Greg Biffle G. Biffle | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #16 Ford | Car No.: | #55 Toyota | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Team: | Michael Waltrip Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Matt Puccia | Crew Chief: | Rodney Childers | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 24 of 201 | Pole Speed: | 199.706 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 Pure Michigan 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Running |  | 47 | 201 | 26 |
| 2 | 19 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 43 | 201 | 17 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Running |  | 41 | 201 | 0 |
| 4 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / Diet Mountain | Running | | 41 | 201 | 25 |
| 5 | 8 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley / DeWalt Tools | Running | | 39 | 201 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Geek Squad | Running | | 39 | 201 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Running |  | 38 | 201 | 19 |
| 8 | 15 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Wix Filters | Running | | 36 | 201 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / Pittsburgh Paints | Running | | 36 | 201 | 8 |
| 10 | 7 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 35 | 201 | 12 |
| 11 | 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office | Running | | 34 | 201 | 1 |
| 12 | 17 | 22 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (I) | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 0 | 201 | 9 |
| 13 | 23 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 31 | 201 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Mercury | Running | | 30 | 201 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Running | | 29 | 201 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiche | Running | | 28 | 201 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Fifth Third Bank | Running | | 28 | 201 | 5 |
| 18 | 36 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell | Running | | 26 | 201 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Wheaties | Running | | 25 | 201 | 0 |
| 20 | 41 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Eckrich | Running | | 24 | 201 | 0 |
| 21 | 39 | 10 | David Reutimann | TMone / Melling Engine Parts | Running | | 23 | 200 | 0 |
| 22 | 28 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Clorox | Running | | 22 | 199 | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Long John Silver's | Running | | 21 | 199 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (I) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & | Running | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Running | | 20 | 198 | 1 |
| 26 | 25 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Running | | 18 | 197 | 0 |
| 27 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Engine | | 18 | 195 | 23 |
| 28 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP | Engine | | 16 | 167 | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Denver Mattres | Running | | 15 | 154 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Accident | | 14 | 135 | 0 |
| 31 | 16 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Running | | 13 | 132 | 0 |
| 32 | 14 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | Engine | | 12 | 109 | 0 |
| 33 | 40 | 32 | T.J. Bell (I) | Southern Pride Trucking / U.S. | Transmission | | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Electrical | | 10 | 72 | 0 |
| 35 | 1 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine | Accident | | 11 | 64 | 54 |
| 36 | 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AMFM Energy / Pellet & Wood St | Rear Gear | | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 37 | 29 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Vibration | | 7 | 36 | 0 |
| 38 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Vibration | | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| 39 | 43 | 98 | Mike Skinner | Phil Parsons Racing | Electrical | | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| 40 | 34 | 26 | Josh Wise (R) | Morristown Drivers Service | Suspension | | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| 41 | 38 | 23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe | Suspension | | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| 42 | 27 | 91 | Reed Sorenson | Humphrey Smith Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 43 | 33 | 19 | Jason Leffler | Humphrey Smith Racing | Fuel Pressure | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
