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2012 Royal Purple 300

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NASCAR Nationwide Series race number 5 of 33
Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
150 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:06:28
Average Speed: 142.33 mph
Pole Speed: 178.984 mph

Cautions: 4 for 18 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.066 sec
Attendance: 40,000
Lead changes: 15

Glossary 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series results / 2012 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	1	18	Joey Logano	Trans-Lux (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	150	70,770	running	92	0
2	10	6	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing "25 Winning Years" (Jack Roush)	Ford	150	66,593	running	1	43
3	3	22	Brad Keselowski	America's Tire (Roger Penske)	Dodge	150	40,750	running	37	0
4	7	11	Brian Scott	Dollar General (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	150	40,233	running	0	40
5	4	3	Austin Dillon	AdvoCare (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	150	31,215	running	0	39
6	14	38	Brad Sweet	Great Clips (Steve Turner)	Chevrolet	150	28,883	running	0	38
7	6	09	Kenny Wallace	RAB Racing with Brack Maggard (Robby Benton)	Toyota	150	26,633	running	0	37
8	15	54	Kyle Busch	Monster Energy (Kyle Busch)	Toyota	150	18,840	running	13	0
9	5	2	Elliott Sadler	Pierre Drive Thru Sandwiches (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	150	25,268	running	2	36
10	8	33	Brendan Gaughan	South Point Hotel & Casino (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	150	25,983	running	0	0
11	16	43	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers / Flying J (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	150	24,408	running	0	33
12	17	30	James Buescher	Deft Finishes (Steve Turner)	Chevrolet	150	24,158	running	0	0
13	11	12	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Alliance Truck Parts (Roger Penske)	Dodge	150	24,008	running	0	31
14	9	60	Trevor Bayne	Ford EcoBoost (Jack Roush)	Ford	150	23,948	running	3	31
15	13	81	Jason Bowles	American Majority / PledgeToVote.com (Pat MacDonald)	Toyota	150	24,863	running	0	29
16	22	19	Tayler Malsam	G-Oil (Mark Smith)	Toyota	150	23,578	running	0	28
17	18	44	Mike Bliss	Doubletree Hotels / Bandit Chippers (Mark Smith)	Toyota	150	16,900	running	0	27
18	19	01	Mike Wallace	Global Barter Corporation / G&K Services (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	150	23,233	running	0	26
19	20	87	Joe Nemechek	AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	149	23,123	running	0	25
20	28	51	Jeremy Clements	GoodInfo.com (Jeremy Clements)	Chevrolet	148	23,688	running	0	24
21	35	23	Robert Richardson, Jr.	North Texas Pipe (Robert Richardson, Sr.)	Chevrolet	148	16,435	running	0	23
22	33	24	Benny Gordon	Kentucky Antler Company / VSI (Jason Sciavicco)	Chevrolet	148	16,275	running	0	22
23	32	39	Joey Gase	Go Green Racing (Archie St. Hilaire)	Ford	148	22,658	running	0	21
24	31	40	Erik Darnell	The Motorsports Group (Curtis Key)	Chevrolet	147	16,025	running	0	20
25	24	41	Blake Koch	Lilly Trucking of Virginia (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	147	22,633	running	0	19
26	25	14	Eric McClure	Hefty / Reynolds Wrap (Mark Smith)	Toyota	146	22,448	running	0	18
27	27	50	T.J. Bell	TPT / Apex Construction (Mark Beaver)	Chevrolet	145	22,113	running	0	17
28	39	4	Daryl Harr	iWorld (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	145	21,993	running	0	16
29	34	52	Tim Schendel	Means Racing (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	145	15,375	running	0	15
30	12	88	Cole Whitt	TaxSlayer.com (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	142	22,033	crash	0	14
31	40	70	David Green	ML Motorsports (Mary Louise Miller)	Dodge	139	21,623	suspension	0	13
32	2	31	Justin Allgaier	Brandt (Steve Turner)	Chevrolet	112	22,563	engine	2	13
33	38	28	Kevin Lepage	Robinson-Blakeney Racing (Robinson-Blakeney Racing)	Chevrolet	82	21,403	rear gear	0	11
34	37	89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Ventures Racing (Morgan Shepherd)	Chevrolet	66	14,825	engine	0	10
35	21	7	Danica Patrick	GoDaddy.com (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	63	21,183	engine	0	9
36	29	08	Tim Andrews	Texas Tech / Randy Hill Racing (Randy Hill)	Ford	22	14,605	vibration	0	8
37	43	15	Scott Riggs	Rick Ware Racing (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	9	14,485	rear gear	0	0
38	36	46	Chase Miller	The Motorsports Group (Curtis Key)	Chevrolet	8	14,375	vibration	0	6
39	30	42	Josh Wise	The Motorsports Group (Curtis Key)	Chevrolet	6	14,115	electrical	0	0
40	41	74	Mike Harmon	Koma Unwind Relaxation Drink (Mike Harmon)	Chevrolet	5	14,080	rear end	0	4
41	23	47	Scott Speed	The Motorsports Group (Curtis Key)	Chevrolet	4	14,020	vibration	0	0
42	42	72	John Jackson	CrashClaimsR.us (James Carter)	Toyota	3	13,940	fuel pump	0	2
43	26	10	Jeff Green	TriStar Motorsports (Mark Smith)	Toyota	2	13,907	vibration	0	1

To the back: David Green (#70) missed drivers meeting, Kyle Busch (#54) missed driver introductions

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	57	57
	58	62	5	debris	#38
	63	92	30
	93	96	4	#12 accident turn 4	#44
	97	104	8
	105	108	4	debris	#81
	109	133	25
	134	138	5	#41 spun turn 4	#19
	139	150	12
Percent of race run under caution: 12.0% Average green flag run: 26.4 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Joey Logano	1	26	26
Brad Keselowski	27	59	33
Joey Logano	60	62	3
Elliott Sadler	63	64	2
Joey Logano	65	68	4
Justin Allgaier	69	69	1
Joey Logano	70	77	8
Justin Allgaier	78	78	1
Joey Logano	79	101	23
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	102	102	1
Joey Logano	103	111	9
Kyle Busch	112	124	13
Brad Keselowski	125	128	4
Joey Logano	129	135	7
Trevor Bayne	136	138	3
Joey Logano	139	150	12

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
18	5	Joey Logano	150	201.703	40.341
11	5	Brian Scott	150	204.319	40.864
33	5	Brendan Gaughan	150	206.075	41.215
6	5	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	150	207.604	41.521
2	5	Elliott Sadler	150	209.957	41.991
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Elliott Sadler	214
2	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	196	-18
3	Austin Dillon	187	-27
4	Trevor Bayne	180	-34
5	Sam Hornish, Jr.	160	-54
6	Cole Whitt	151	-63
7	Michael Annett	148	-66
8	Tayler Malsam	144	-70
9	Justin Allgaier	126	-88
10	Mike Bliss	119	-95
11	Jeremy Clements	112	-102
12	Joe Nemechek	105	-109
13	Benny Gordon	105	-109
14	Kenny Wallace	104	-110
15	Mike Wallace	103	-111
16	Brian Scott	97	-117
17	Danica Patrick	96	-118
18	Jason Bowles	93	-121
19	Eric McClure	92	-122
20	Blake Koch	91	-123

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