| 2012 Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 26 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,056,633 | Race Date: | Sep 15, 2012 | Chicagoland Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.402 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 10m 5s | Joliet, Illinois | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 138.373 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 20 Laps | chicagolandspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. R. Stenhouse, Jr. | Driver: | Joey Logano J. Logano | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #6 Ford | Car No.: | #18 Toyota | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Mike Kelley | Crew Chief: | Adam Stevens | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 22 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 178.012 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Blue Bird | Running |  | 47 | 200 | 22 |
| 2 | 6 | 54 | Kyle Busch (I) | Monster Energy Drink | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 50 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Austin Dillon (R) | American Ethanol | Running |  | 42 | 200 | 52 |
| 4 | 16 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (I) | Discount Tire | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 33 | Paul Menard (I) | Menards / Rheem | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 12 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Avis | Running | | 39 | 200 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | 43 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers / Flying | Running | | 38 | 200 | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial | Running | | 37 | 200 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | 18 | Joey Logano (I) | Dollar General | Running | | 0 | 200 | 67 |
| 10 | 42 | 11 | Brian Scott | Dollar General | Running | | 34 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt | Running | | 34 | 200 | 3 |
| 12 | 12 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com | Running | | 32 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 44 | Mike Bliss | BanditChippers.com | Running | | 31 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 88 | Cole Whitt (R) | Degree Men | Running | | 30 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 38 | Brad Sweet (R) | Great Clips | Running | | 29 | 199 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AMFM Energy / Pellet & Wood St | Running | | 29 | 199 | 1 |
| 17 | 20 | 30 | Alex Bowman | Allegiant Air | Running | | 27 | 199 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | G-Oil | Running | | 26 | 198 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 1 | Mike Wallace | G&K Services | Running | | 25 | 198 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 99 | Kenny Wallace | Family Farmers | Running | | 24 | 196 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 70 | Johanna Long (R) | Foretravel Motorcoach | Running | | 23 | 196 | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Curtis Key Plumbing | Running | | 22 | 195 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 23 | Jamie Dick (R) | Viva Auto Group | Running | | 21 | 195 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 39 | Dexter Stacey | Maddies Place | Running | | 20 | 194 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap | Running | | 19 | 194 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 41 | Juan Carlos Blum | VMP Nutrition / The New Miami | Running | | 18 | 193 | 0 |
| 27 | 35 | 4 | Danny Efland | Tradebank | Running | | 17 | 192 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 81 | Jason Bowles (R) | 25Hill.com Now on DVD | Engine | | 16 | 153 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 24 | Benny Gordon (R) | O.C.R. Gaz Bar / Affichage.co | Suspension | | 15 | 122 | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | USS James E Williams DDG 95 | Oil Leak | | 14 | 68 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Vibration | | 13 | 30 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory In Jesus | Engine | | 12 | 30 | 0 |
| 33 | 36 | 15 | Timmy Hill | Carport Empire | Vibration | | 11 | 28 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 28 | Tony Raines (I) | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | Electrical | | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 35 | 40 | 52 | Joey Gase (R) | Competition Transmission | Handling | | 9 | 23 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 0 | Blake Koch | O.C.R. Gaz Bar | Vibration | | 8 | 19 | 0 |
| 37 | 33 | 71 | Scott Riggs | Lilly Trucking | Ignition | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 38 | 32 | 75 | Matt Carter | Lilly Trucking | Rear Gear | | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| 39 | 41 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Koma Unwind Relaxation Drink | Overheating | | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | 28 | 47 | J.J. Yeley | Curtis Key Plumbing | Vibration | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 41 | 23 | 42 | Josh Wise | Key Motorsports | Electrical | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | 26 | 46 | Chase Miller | The Motorsports Group | Overheating | | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | 8 | Tim Andrews | Randy Hill Racing | Ignition | | 1 | 9 | 0 |
