| 2012 Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,439,354 | Race Date: | Nov 11, 2012 | Phoenix Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .580 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 52m 9s | Avondale, Arizona | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 111.182 MPH | 1 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 38 Laps | phoenixraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kevin Harvick K. Harvick | Driver: | Kyle Busch K. Busch | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #29 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #18 Toyota | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Gil Martin | Crew Chief: | Dave Rogers | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 15 of 319 | Pole Speed: | 138.766 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 Kobalt Tools 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Running |  | 47 | 319 | 15 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running |  | 43 | 319 | 46 |
| 3 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 43 | 319 | 237 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Running | | 40 | 319 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans / U.S. Army | Running | | 40 | 319 | 5 |
| 6 | 14 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 39 | 319 | 10 |
| 7 | 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Filtrete | Running |  | 37 | 319 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row / Denver Mattres | Running | | 36 | 319 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Rheem / Menards | Running | | 35 | 319 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 35 | 319 | 2 |
| 11 | 13 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal | Running | | 33 | 319 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Running | | 32 | 319 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 31 | 319 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford EcoBoost | Running | | 30 | 319 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Vektor Vodka | Running | | 29 | 319 | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Farmland | Running | | 28 | 319 | 0 |
| 17 | 37 | 10 | Danica Patrick (I) | GoDaddy Racing | Running | | 0 | 318 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Black & Decker | Running | | 26 | 318 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | Running | | 25 | 318 | 0 |
| 20 | 39 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Running | | 25 | 318 | 4 |
| 21 | 23 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Diet Mountain Dew / AMP / Natl | Running | | 23 | 317 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 22 | 317 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | Running | | 21 | 317 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 51 | Regan Smith | Phoenix Racing | Running | | 20 | 316 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Running | | 19 | 316 | 0 |
| 26 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Accell Construction | Running | | 18 | 316 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General | Accident | | 17 | 312 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Accident | | 16 | 312 | 0 |
| 29 | 41 | 32 | Timmy Hill (I) | U.S. Chrome / TMone | Running | | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 30 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Accident | | 14 | 309 | 0 |
| 31 | 26 | 22 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (I) | Shell / Pennzoil | Accident | | 0 | 299 | 0 |
| 32 | 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Running | | 12 | 281 | 0 |
| 33 | 29 | 34 | David Ragan | Barrett-Jackson | Accident | | 11 | 280 | 0 |
| 34 | 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Brakes | | 10 | 86 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 33 | Stephen Leicht (R) | LittleJoesAutos.com | Rear Gear | | 9 | 74 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 38 | David Gilliland | Loan Mart | Accident | | 8 | 50 | 0 |
| 37 | 38 | 26 | Josh Wise (R) | MDS Transport | Brakes | | 7 | 50 | 0 |
| 38 | 28 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Brakes | | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| 39 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/M Energy / Pellet & Wood St | Brakes | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 40 | 34 | 44 | David Reutimann | No Label Watcher | Vibration | | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| 41 | 36 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Plinker Tactical / Value Place | Accident | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 42 | 40 | 91 | Jason Leffler | Plinker Tactical / Value Place | Brakes | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 43 | 2 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Engine | | 1 | 10 | 0 |
