| 2012 Sylvania 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,657,332 | Race Date: | Sep 23, 2012 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.675 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 43m 2s | Loudon, New Hampshire | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 Among / 10 Drivers | Average Speed: | 116.810 MPH | 1.058 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 17 Laps | nhms.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Denny Hamlin D. Hamlin | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Toyota: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Toyota | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Darian Grubb | Crew Chief: | Alan Gustafson | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 193 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 134.911 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 Sylvania 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 32 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight | Running |  | 48 | 300 | 193 |
| 2 | 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running |  | 43 | 300 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP | Running | | 42 | 300 | 7 |
| 4 | 12 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Running | | 40 | 300 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Running | | 40 | 300 | 1 |
| 6 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 39 | 300 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | Running | | 38 | 300 | 38 |
| 8 | 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Running | | 36 | 300 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Freightliner / Jet Edge | Running | | 36 | 300 | 5 |
| 10 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Aspen Dental | Running | | 34 | 300 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Running | | 33 | 300 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Sylvania / Menards | Running | | 32 | 300 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy / Diet Mountain. De | Running | | 31 | 300 | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Zest | Running |  | 31 | 300 | 1 |
| 15 | 11 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Wheaties | Running | | 29 | 300 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Denver Mattres | Running | | 28 | 300 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 27 | 300 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / GE Appliances | Running | | 26 | 300 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Running | | 25 | 300 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Baked Beans | Running | | 24 | 299 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | 22 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (I) | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 0 | 299 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Energizer | Running | | 22 | 299 | 0 |
| 23 | 19 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Trim Fit | Running | | 21 | 298 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley / DeWalt Tools | Running | | 20 | 298 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Running | | 19 | 298 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | LiftMaster | Running | | 18 | 298 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Running | | 17 | 298 | 0 |
| 28 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 17 | 298 | 48 |
| 29 | 26 | 34 | David Ragan | Shriner's Hospital for Childre | Running | | 15 | 297 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 10 | David Reutimann | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Running | | 14 | 296 | 0 |
| 31 | 33 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Running | | 13 | 296 | 0 |
| 32 | 37 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell | Running | | 12 | 296 | 0 |
| 33 | 42 | 32 | Mike Olsen | North Country Ford | Running | | 11 | 289 | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | 33 | Stephen Leicht (R) | LittleJoesAutos.com | Brakes | | 10 | 151 | 0 |
| 35 | 43 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Transmission | | 9 | 145 | 0 |
| 36 | 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Vibration | | 9 | 100 | 1 |
| 37 | 31 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Vibration | | 7 | 97 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 95 | Scott Speed | Jordan Truck Sales | Suspension | | 6 | 88 | 0 |
| 39 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AMFM Energy / Pellet & Wood St | Brakes | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 40 | 41 | 36 | Tony Raines | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Rear Gear | | 4 | 68 | 0 |
| 41 | 40 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | MaxQWorkForce.com | Brakes | | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| 42 | 35 | 91 | Reed Sorenson | Plinker Tactical | Brakes | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 43 | 38 | 79 | Kelly Bires | BBI / Bestway | Brakes | | 1 | 20 | 0 |
