2012 Capital City 400
| Race details[1][2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||||
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| Date | April 28, 2012 | ||||
| Location |
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia | ||||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.75 mi (1.20 km) | ||||
| Distance | 400 laps, 300 mi (483 km) | ||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy; wind out of the E at 6 mph. | ||||
| Average speed | 105.202 miles per hour (169.306 km/h) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Michael Waltrip Racing | ||||
| Time | 21.040 | ||||
| Most laps led | |||||
| Driver | Carl Edwards |
Roush Fenway Racing | |||
| Laps | 211 | ||||
| Winner | |||||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch |
Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||||
The 2012 Capital City 400 presented by Virginia Is For Lovers was a
Race report
Background
Before the race,
Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions were held before the race on Friday. The first session lasted 120 minutes long, while the second was 45 minutes long.[8] Mark Martin was quickest with a time of 21.309 seconds in the first session, under nine-hundredths of a second faster than Biffle.[9] Paul Menard was third, followed by Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano, and Johnson. A. J. Allmendinger was seventh, still within two-tenths of a second of Martin's time.[9] Also in the first session, Menard collided into the wall after his throttle stuck, causing a red-flag to clean the track.[10] In the second practice session, Earnhardt Jr. was fastest with a time of 21.800 seconds, only 0.026 seconds quicker than second-placed Edwards.[11] Landon Cassill took third place, ahead of Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Bowyer. Michael McDowell managed to be seventh quickest.[11]
Forty-five cars were entered for qualifying, but only forty-three would race because of NASCAR's
Results
Qualifying
References
- ^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ Brown, Brian (April 24, 2012). "The Capital City 400". Rotoworld.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c "NASCAR Tracks—The Richmond International Raceway". Richmond International Raceway. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ "Driver's Championship Classification". NASCAR. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ "Manufactures' Championship Classification". Jayski.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ "2011 Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400". racing-reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site – Sprint Cup Race Info / Rundown Page". Jayski.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ a b "Practice One Timing and Scoring". NASCAR. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ Spencer, Lee (April 27, 2012). "Menard goes to back-up in first session". Fox Sports. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ a b "Practice Two Timing and Scoring". NASCAR. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ "Qualifying Entry List". NASCAR. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Race Official Lineup". NASCAR. Retrieved April 21, 2012.