2012 Quaker State 400
Race details[1][2] | |||||
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Race 17 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||||
Date | June 30, 2012 | ||||
Official name | Quaker State 400 | ||||
Location | Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||||
Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||||
Weather | 88 degrees Fahrenheit Wind NW 10 mph Partly Cloudy skies | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
Time | 29.700 seconds | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |||
Laps | 116 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 2 | Brad Keselowski |
Network |
TNT | ||
Announcers | Larry McReynolds, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty |
The 2012 Quaker State 400 was a
Report
Background
Kentucky Speedway, is one of ten intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races.[3] The standard track at Kentucky Speedway is a four-turn tri-oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long.[4] The track's turns are banked at 14 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 8 degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only 4 degrees.[4] The racetrack has seats for 107,000 spectators.[5] The defending winner of the event is Kyle Busch, who won it in 2011.[6] The inaugural race was plagued by a massive traffic problem where many of the fans who expected to attend the race were turned away after several hours on Interstate 71. Following the problem, Kentucky Speedway announced that they bought more land for parking and began to work with the state government to improve traffic around the speedway in time for the 2012 race.[7][8][9][10]
Practice and qualifying
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Race
The race, the 17th of the 2012
Results
Qualifying
Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.700 | 181.818 |
2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.765 | 181.421 |
3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.810 | 181.147 |
4 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.939 | 180.367 |
5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Chevrolet | 29.944 | 180.337 |
6 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 29.962 | 180.228 |
7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.963 | 180.222 |
8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing |
Dodge | 29.966 | 180.204 |
9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.994 | 180.036 |
10 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 30.006 | 179.964 |
11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing |
Ford | 30.041 | 179.754 |
12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 30.082 | 179.509 |
13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 30.111 | 179.336 |
14 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 30.133 | 179.206 |
15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.155 | 179.075 |
16 | 22 | A. J. Allmendinger | Penske Racing |
Dodge | 30.160 | 179.045 |
17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
Chevrolet | 30.169 | 178.992 |
18 | 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.190 | 178.867 |
19 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.212 | 178.737 |
20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing |
Ford | 30.298 | 178.230 |
21 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 30.367 | 177.825 |
22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart Haas Racing |
Chevrolet | 30.371 | 177.801 |
23 | 83 | Landon Cassill | BK Racing | Toyota | 30.505 | 177.020 |
24 | 95 | Scott Speed | Leavine Family Racing | Ford | 30.594 | 176.505 |
25 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing |
Ford | 30.644 | 176.217 |
26 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 30.687 | 175.970 |
27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 30.729 | 175.730 |
28 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 30.749 | 175.615 |
29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.820 | 175.211 |
30 | 26 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.843 | 175.080 |
31 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
Chevrolet | 30.846 | 175.063 |
32 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports |
Toyota | 30.900 | 174.757 |
33 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.911 | 174.695 |
34 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 30.963 | 174.402 |
35 | 98 | Michael McDowell |
Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 30.963 | 174.402 |
36 | 23 | Scott Riggs | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.973 | 174.345 |
37 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Racing |
Toyota | 30.986 | 174.272 |
38 | 10 | David Reutimann | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 31.122 | 173.511 |
39 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 31.359 | 172.199 |
40 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 31.658 | 170.573 |
41 | 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing |
Ford | 32.041 | 168.534 |
42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |
43 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Circle Sport Racing |
Chevrolet | 31.190 | 173.132 |
Failed to Qualify | ||||||
44 | 49 | J. J. Yeley | Robinson-Blakeney Racing |
Toyota | 31.284 | 172.612 |
45 | 52 | Mike Skinner | Hamilton Means Racing |
Toyota | 31.418 | 171.876 |
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Race results
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- ^ "Johnson grabs pole at Kentucky Speedway". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "NASCAR Tracks—The Kentucky Speedway". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ "Track Fast Facts". Kentucky Speedway. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- ^ "2011 Quaker State 400". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. July 9, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
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- ^ Kentucky Speedway apologizes to fans Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine. Speedway Motorsports, 2011-07-11.
- ^ Blount, Terry. Kentucky Speedway gets a mulligan. ESPN, 2011-07-12.
- ^ "NASCAR Kentucky Starting Lineup 2012: Jimmie Johnson Leads Qualifying". SBNation.com. 29 June 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
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