2012 Tums Fast Relief 500
Race details[1][2][3] | |||||
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Race 33 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||||
Date | October 28, 2012 | ||||
Location | Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility .526 mi (.847 km) | ||||
Distance | 500 laps, 263 mi (423 km) | ||||
Weather | Rain showers with the temperature around 54 °F (12 °C); wind out of the NNW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h). | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
Time | 19.402 seconds | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |||
Laps | 193 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson |
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree |
The 2012 Tums Fast Relief 500 was a
Report
Background
Before the race,
In the
Practice and qualifying
Three practice sessions are scheduled to be held before the race; the first on Friday, which lasted 90 minutes. The second and third are both scheduled on Saturday afternoon for 55 minutes each.[10] Brian Vickers was quickest with a time of 19.386 seconds in the first session, 0.038 seconds faster than Earnhardt Jr.[11] Hamlin was just off Earnhardt, Jr's pace, followed by Gordon, Bowyer, and Paul Menard. Johnson was seventh, still within a tenth of a second of Vicker's time.[11]
Forty-five cars were entered for qualifying, but only forty-three could qualify for the race because of NASCAR's
Once the qualifying session was completed, Johnson commented, "After qualifying as poorly as I did in the spring, I focused on these two laps pretty heavily and wanted to make sure I did my job. We just hit it [Friday], from the car standpoint, from my standpoint of driving the race track. We got it right [Friday]. The tough position there is, once we get single-file and we're about 10 laps into the show, the leaders are [caught up] to the 43rd-place car. You've got to go, and everybody around you has that same mentality, too, so it can be pretty cutthroat back there."[3]
In the second practice session, Vickers remained fastest with a time of 19.732 seconds, less than two-hundredths of a second quicker than second-placed Gordon.[14] Juan Pablo Montoya took third place, ahead of Johnson, Kyle Busch and Bowyer.[14] Hamlin only managed eleventh place, while Keselowski was only quick enough for twenty-seventh position.[14] In the third and final practice, Vickers was quickest with a time of 19.751 seconds.[15] Earnhardt Jr. followed in second, ahead of Gordon and Kyle Busch.[15] Hamlin was fifth quickest, with a time of 19.830 seconds.[15] Johnson, Menard, Ryan Newman, Kenseth, and Bowyer rounded out the first ten positions.[15]
Race results
Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | |
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1 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 48 | |
2 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 42 | |
3 | 15 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 42 | |
4 | 10 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 40 | |
5 | 8 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 500 | 40 | |
6 | 32 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing |
Dodge | 500 | 39 | |
7 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 38 | |
8 | 2 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 500 | 37 | |
9 | 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 500 | 35 | |
10 | 30 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush-Fenway Racing |
Ford | 500 | 34 | |
Only the first ten positions are listed.[16]
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Standings after the race
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References
- ^ "2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ Brown, Brian (October 23, 2012). "The Tums Fast Relief 500". Rotoworld.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Johnson on M'ville pole, in position to take charge". NASCAR. Turner Sports. October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ Studiobanks (2012-10-28). "Chevy clinches 10th manufacturer's championship | News". Hendrick Motorsports. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ a b c "NASCAR Tracks—The Martinsville Speedway". Martinsville Speedway. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "2012 Official Driver Standings: Hollywood Casino 400". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ a b c "2012 NASCAR Manufacturer Championship". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. ESPN. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ "2011 Tums Fast Relief 500". Racing-Reference.info. USA Today Sports Media Group. October 30, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site – Sprint Cup Race Info / Rundown Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. ESPN. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ a b "Practice One Timing and Scoring". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ "Qualifying Order". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Race Lineup". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Practice Two Timing and Scoring". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Practice Three Timing and Scoring". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Official Race Results : Tums Fast Relief 500". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Official Driver Standings: Tums Fast Relief 500". NASCAR. Turner Sports. Retrieved October 30, 2012.