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2012 Quaker State 400

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 17 of 36
Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.5 miles)

Time of race: 2:45:02
Average Speed: 145.607 mph
Pole Speed: 181.818 mph

Cautions: 4 for 24 laps
Margin of Victory: 4.399 sec
Attendance: 105,000
Lead changes: 17

Glossary 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2012 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	8	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	267	176,470	running	68	47
2	19	5	Kasey Kahne	Quaker State (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	136,860	running	0	42
3	3	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	164,776	running	58	42
4	7	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	109,770	running	0	40
5	9	24	Jeff Gordon	Drive to End Hunger / AARP (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	141,646	running	0	39
6	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's Dover White (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	135,271	running	21	39
7	20	17	Matt Kenseth	Fifth Third Bank (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	130,871	running	0	37
8	10	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	267	111,349	running	0	36
10	2	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's Red, White & Blue (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	132,368	running	118	36
9	16	22	A.J. Allmendinger	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Dodge	267	124,160	running	0	35
11	4	29	Kevin Harvick	Budweiser Folds of Honor (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	127,321	running	0	33
12	15	27	Paul Menard	Menards / Sylvania (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	89,960	running	0	32
13	12	9	Marcos Ambrose	MAC Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	267	108,818	running	0	31
14	31	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	267	110,476	running	0	30
15	17	1	Jamie McMurray	McDonald's (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	267	112,043	running	0	29
16	6	15	Clint Bowyer	5-hour Energy (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	267	106,524	running	0	28
17	34	93	Travis Kvapil	Burger King (BK Racing)	Toyota	267	105,068	running	1	28
18	21	13	Casey Mears	Valvoline NextGen (Germain Racing)	Ford	267	94,743	running	1	27
19	14	51	Kurt Busch	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Chevrolet	267	100,793	running	0	25
20	25	99	Carl Edwards	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	266	121,951	running	0	24
21	11	16	Greg Biffle	American Red Cross (Jack Roush)	Ford	266	85,885	running	0	23
22	18	20	Joey Logano	Dollar General (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	266	85,635	running	0	22
23	38	10	David Reutimann	Outsourcing in the USA@TMone (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	266	77,410	running	0	21
24	29	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	266	116,035	running	0	20
25	23	83	Landon Cassill	Burger King (BK Racing)	Toyota	266	103,880	running	0	19
26	13	43	Aric Almirola	Eckrich (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	266	113,721	running	0	18
27	28	47	Bobby Labonte	Scott Products (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	265	96,193	running	0	17
28	40	38	David Gilliland	Taco Bell (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	265	85,957	running	0	16
29	33	34	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	263	75,810	running	0	15
30	39	55	Michael Waltrip	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	262	73,735	running	0	14
31	41	32	Ken Schrader	Federated Auto Parts (Frank Stoddard)	Ford	262	82,170	running	0	13
32	22	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Mobil 1 (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	231	126,085	running	0	12
33	26	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	209	81,010	crash	0	11
34	5	39	Ryan Newman	Tornados (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	208	117,118	crash	0	10
35	42	36	Dave Blaney	SealWrap (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	144	72,910	engine	0	9
36	32	30	David Stremme	Inception Motorsports (Timothy McSweeney)	Toyota	71	72,860	vibration	0	8
37	30	26	Josh Wise	MDS Transport (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	60	74,305	vibration	0	7
38	35	98	Michael McDowell	Presbyterian Healthcare System (Mike Curb)	Ford	58	72,703	brakes	0	6
39	24	95	Scott Speed	Leavine Family Racing	Ford	55	69,950	brakes	0	5
41	43	33	Stephen Leicht	Circle Sport (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	47	77,800	vibration	0	3
43	36	23	Scott Riggs	North Texas Pipe (Robert Richardson, Sr.)	Chevrolet	12	69,317	electrical	0	1
40	27	87	Joe Nemechek	AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	52	69,850	overheating	0	0
42	37	19	Mike Bliss	Humphrey Smith Racing (Mark Smith)	Toyota	18	69,745	overheating	0	0

Failed to qualify: J.J. Yeley (#49), Mike Skinner (#52)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	42	42
	43	47	5	#23 stopped on track	#10
	48	125	78
	126	129	4	debris frontstretch	#13
	130	149	20
	150	154	5	#36 spun turn 4	#5
	155	209	55
	210	219	10	#39,78 accident turn 2	#15
	220	267	48
Percent of race run under caution: 9.0% Average green flag run: 48.6 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kyle Busch	1	33	33
Brad Keselowski	34	43	10
Kyle Busch	44	44	1
Travis Kvapil	45	45	1
Kyle Busch	46	96	51
Jimmie Johnson	97	98	2
Kyle Busch	99	129	31
Denny Hamlin	130	149	20
Jimmie Johnson	150	150	1
Casey Mears	151	151	1
Denny Hamlin	152	187	36
Jimmie Johnson	188	203	16
Denny Hamlin	204	205	2
Brad Keselowski	206	207	2
Kyle Busch	208	209	2
Jimmie Johnson	210	211	2
Brad Keselowski	212	267	56

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
48	6	Jimmie Johnson	267	215.896	35.983
56	6	Martin Truex, Jr.	267	223.617	37.270
11	5	Denny Hamlin	267	186.551	37.310
22	6	A.J. Allmendinger	267	226.691	37.782
2	5	Brad Keselowski	267	189.402	37.880
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	633
2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	622	-11
3	Jimmie Johnson	610	-23
4	Greg Biffle	608	-25
5	Denny Hamlin	565	-68
6	Kevin Harvick	565	-68
7	Clint Bowyer	557	-76
8	Martin Truex, Jr.	556	-77
9	Tony Stewart	545	-88
10	Brad Keselowski	537	-96
11	Carl Edwards	503	-130
12	Kyle Busch	495	-138
13	Paul Menard	477	-156
14	Joey Logano	463	-170
15	Ryan Newman	463	-170
16	Kasey Kahne	463	-170
17	Marcos Ambrose	456	-177
18	Jeff Gordon	453	-180
19	Jamie McMurray	431	-202
20	Jeff Burton	428	-205

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