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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 18 of 36
Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
160 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (400.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:32:14
Average Speed: 157.653 mph
Pole Speed: 192.386 mph

Cautions: 6 for 23 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: 115,000
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2012 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
3	1	17	Matt Kenseth	Zest (Jack Roush)	Ford	160	233,051	running	89	43
5	2	39	Ryan Newman	Aspen Dental (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	160	168,598	running	0	39
7	3	5	Kasey Kahne	HendrickCars.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	160	125,540	running	0	37
21	4	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	160	105,330	running	35	24
12	5	24	Jeff Gordon	Pepsi Max (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	160	148,791	running	0	32
37	6	50	Bill Elliott	Walmart (Steve Turner)	Chevrolet	123	87,780	crash	0	7
18	7	13	Casey Mears	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Ford	160	113,763	running	1	27
33	8	22	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Dodge	149	133,255	running	0	0
8	9	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	160	146,860	running	0	36
30	10	9	Marcos Ambrose	DeWalt / Stanley Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	152	117,538	crash	0	14
23	11	29	Kevin Harvick	Budweiser Folds of Honor (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	159	141,666	running	0	21
6	12	99	Carl Edwards	Subway (Jack Roush)	Ford	160	162,381	running	0	38
14	13	27	Paul Menard	Quaker State / Menards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	160	111,380	running	0	30
28	14	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	152	122,521	crash	0	16
27	15	21	Trevor Bayne	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)	Ford	152	92,880	crash	0	0
36	16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	123	135,166	crash	0	8
19	17	43	Aric Almirola	U.S. Air Force (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	160	135,966	running	0	25
17	18	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	NAPA Batteries (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	160	127,919	running	2	28
4	19	20	Joey Logano	Dollar General (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	160	155,240	running	0	40
2	20	31	Jeff Burton	Wheaties (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	160	239,215	running	0	42
43	21	98	Michael McDowell	Phil Parsons Racing (Mike Curb)	Ford	3	84,093	overheating	0	1
24	22	18	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	159	139,313	running	6	21
25	23	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Office (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	156	136,971	running	0	19
15	24	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Natl. Guard American Salute / Diet Mtn. Dew (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	160	111,030	running	0	29
34	25	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	133	96,555	running	0	10
39	26	30	David Stremme	Stock Car Steel and Aluminum (Timothy McSweeney)	Toyota	25	84,175	rear gear	0	5
26	27	34	David Ragan	MHP / 8 Hour Alert (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	154	105,288	crash	1	19
9	28	55	Michael Waltrip	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	160	110,290	running	0	35
29	29	15	Clint Bowyer	5-hour Energy (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	152	119,019	crash	0	15
13	30	1	Jamie McMurray	Bass Pro Shops / NRA Museum (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	160	135,313	running	0	31
38	31	26	Josh Wise	MDS Transport (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	47	87,632	transmission	3	7
31	32	38	David Gilliland	Glory Foods (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	152	99,227	crash	1	14
22	33	36	Dave Blaney	Golden Corral (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	160	96,330	running	0	22
20	34	32	Terry Labonte	C&J Energy Services (Frank Stoddard)	Ford	160	107,705	running	0	24
35	35	51	Kurt Busch	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Chevrolet	132	96,380	running	0	9
41	36	87	Joe Nemechek	AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	10	83,825	overheating	0	0
42	37	33	Stephen Leicht	Circle Sport (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	4	83,725	overheating	0	2
32	38	83	Landon Cassill	Burger King / Dr. Pepper (BK Racing)	Toyota	151	115,175	running	0	12
11	39	10	David Reutimann	CarportEmpire.com / TMone.com Call Centers (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	160	106,005	running	0	33
16	40	93	Travis Kvapil	Burger King / Dr. Pepper (BK Racing)	Toyota	160	126,488	running	0	28
10	41	47	Bobby Labonte	Kingsford Charcoal (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	160	135,673	running	0	34
1	42	14	Tony Stewart	Mobil 1 / Office Depot (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	160	340,950	running	22	41
40	43	49	J.J. Yeley	Jay Robinson Inc. (Robinson-Blakeney Racing)	Toyota	16	84,000	overheating	0	4

Failed to qualify: Robert Richardson, Jr. (#23)

To the back: Marcos Ambrose (#9) adjustments after impound, Sam Hornish, Jr. (#22) driver change, Michael McDowell (#98) driver change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	81	81
	82	85	4	#22 accident backstretch	#32
	86	91	6
	92	95	4	#21,47,51,43,11,42 accident turn 2	#36
	96	124	29
	125	130	6	#48,24,55,20,50,78,56 accident turn 4	#47
	131	145	15
	146	148	3	#2 spun turn 2	#83
	149	153	5
	154	158	5	#11,42,21,9,15,24,18,10,36,38,13,27,34,56 accident tri-oval	#83
	159	159	1
	160	160	1	#29,43,16,36,18,34,5,93,88,78,99,17,27,32,1 accident turn 4	none
Percent of race run under caution: 14.4% Average green flag run: 22.8 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Matt Kenseth	1	41	41
David Ragan	42	42	1
Josh Wise	43	45	3
Martin Truex, Jr.	46	47	2
Greg Biffle	48	82	35
Casey Mears	83	83	1
Matt Kenseth	84	123	40
Kyle Busch	124	126	3
David Gilliland	127	127	1
Kyle Busch	128	130	3
Tony Stewart	131	151	21
Matt Kenseth	152	159	8
Tony Stewart	160	160	1

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
17	4	Matt Kenseth	160	122.454	30.614
99	7	Carl Edwards	160	230.243	32.892
14	4	Tony Stewart	160	136.390	34.098
88	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	160	104.426	34.809
93	5	Travis Kvapil	160	187.910	37.582
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	676
2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	651	-25
3	Greg Biffle	632	-44
4	Jimmie Johnson	618	-58
5	Kevin Harvick	586	-90
6	Tony Stewart	586	-90
7	Denny Hamlin	584	-92
8	Martin Truex, Jr.	584	-92
9	Brad Keselowski	573	-103
10	Clint Bowyer	572	-104
11	Carl Edwards	541	-135
12	Kyle Busch	516	-160
13	Paul Menard	507	-169
14	Joey Logano	503	-173
15	Ryan Newman	502	-174
16	Kasey Kahne	500	-176
17	Jeff Gordon	485	-191
18	Marcos Ambrose	470	-206
19	Jeff Burton	470	-206
20	Jamie McMurray	462	-214

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