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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 24 of 36
Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:09:27
Average Speed: 84.402 mph
Pole Speed: no time trials

Cautions: 13 for 87 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.103 sec
Attendance: 145,000
Lead changes: 22

Glossary 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2012 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
38	32	26	Josh Wise	Morristown Driver's Service (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	150	91,052	brakes	0	6
41	35	23	Scott Riggs	North Texas Pipe (Robert Richardson, Sr.)	Chevrolet	20	85,750	brakes	0	3
26	25	36	Dave Blaney	SealWrap (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	476	94,780	crash	0	18
29	43	10	Danica Patrick	GoDaddy.com (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	434	90,640	crash	0	0
35	5	43	Aric Almirola	Goody's Headache Powders (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	235	127,116	crash	0	9
36	19	39	Ryan Newman	Outback Steakhouse (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	189	134,228	crash	0	8
42	42	32	Ken Schrader	Federated Auto Parts (Frank Stoddard)	Ford	9	93,910	crash	0	2
39	40	87	Joe Nemechek	AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	130	86,110	electrical	0	0
40	38	33	Stephen Leicht	Circle Sport (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	56	85,975	fuel pressure	0	4
43	34	19	Mike Bliss	Humphrey Smith Racing (Mark Smith)	Toyota	6	85,960	power steering	0	0
1	8	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	329,441	running	70	47
2	37	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's Dover White (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	250,051	running	52	43
3	11	24	Jeff Gordon	Farmville / Drive to End Hunger / AARP (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	205,026	running	0	41
4	22	55	Brian Vickers	MyClassicGarage.com (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	500	139,215	running	1	41
5	9	9	Marcos Ambrose	DeWalt / Stanley Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	500	153,398	running	1	40
6	10	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	161,998	running	0	38
7	23	15	Clint Bowyer	5-hour Energy (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	500	141,554	running	0	37
8	4	20	Joey Logano	Dollar General (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	130,440	running	139	38
9	12	5	Kasey Kahne	HendrickCars.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	117,515	running	42	36
10	7	27	Paul Menard	Menards / Schrock (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	117,640	running	0	34
11	15	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	500	134,119	running	44	34
12	16	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	112,780	running	13	33
13	28	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	500	133,921	running	0	31
14	36	47	Bobby Labonte	Bush's Baked Beans (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	500	130,388	running	0	30
15	13	29	Kevin Harvick	Rheem (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	149,741	running	0	29
16	14	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	500	125,813	running	0	28
17	26	1	Jamie McMurray	Bass Pro Shops / Allstate (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	500	132,038	running	0	27
18	41	93	Travis Kvapil	Burger King / Dr. Pepper (BK Racing)	Toyota	500	122,488	running	0	26
19	3	16	Greg Biffle	3M / Bondo (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	108,555	running	41	26
20	18	38	David Gilliland	Taco Bell (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	500	111,963	running	0	24
21	1	13	Casey Mears	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Ford	499	113,477	running	26	24
22	27	99	Carl Edwards	Fastenal (Jack Roush)	Ford	496	141,246	running	45	23
23	30	98	Michael McDowell	K-Love / Curb Records (Mike Curb)	Ford	496	93,805	running	0	21
24	33	83	Landon Cassill	Burger King / Dr. Pepper (BK Racing)	Toyota	490	122,850	running	0	20
25	17	17	Matt Kenseth	Valvoline NextGen (Jack Roush)	Ford	486	142,041	running	25	20
27	21	14	Tony Stewart	Mobil 1 / Office Depot (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	471	144,585	running	1	18
28	20	51	Kurt Busch	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Chevrolet	440	101,525	running	0	16
30	2	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite / Inductee Rusty Wallace (Roger Penske)	Dodge	434	130,025	running	0	14
31	39	49	Jason Leffler	America Israel Racing (Robinson-Blakeney Racing)	Toyota	417	90,895	running	0	0
32	24	34	David Ragan	Glory Foods (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	409	90,285	running	0	12
33	6	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar Wherever There's Mining (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	360	132,525	running	0	11
34	29	22	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Dodge	343	134,890	running	0	0
37	31	30	David Stremme	Inception Motorsports (Timothy McSweeney)	Toyota	159	89,660	rear gear	0	7

Failed to qualify: Scott Speed (#95), Kelly Bires (#79), Reed Sorenson (#91), J.J. Yeley (#37)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	10	10
	11	17	7	#32,49 accident frontstretch	none
	18	82	65
	83	89	7	debris turn 2	#98
	90	122	33
	123	129	7	#22,34 accident turn 4	#17
	130	148	19
	149	158	10	#34 spun turn 4	#14
	159	191	33
	192	199	8	#42,39,31 accident turn 4	#5
	200	224	25
	225	230	6	#43,38 accident turn 1	#10
	231	271	41
	272	276	5	#2,47 accident backstretch	#55
	277	322	46
	323	328	6	#78,51 accident frontstretch	#55
	329	333	5
	334	339	6	#14,17 accident frontstretch	#78
	340	346	7
	347	352	6	#36 accident turn 1	#78
	353	414	62
	415	419	5	#13 accident turns 1/2	#10
	420	423	4
	424	429	6	debris turn 1	#13
	430	435	6
	436	443	8	#10,78 accident frontstretch	#98
	444	500	57
Percent of race run under caution: 17.4% Average green flag run: 29.5 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Casey Mears	1	26	26
Joey Logano	27	84	58
Denny Hamlin	85	85	1
Joey Logano	86	107	22
Kasey Kahne	108	149	42
Joey Logano	150	192	43
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	193	205	13
Denny Hamlin	206	226	21
Greg Biffle	227	253	27
Matt Kenseth	254	272	19
Jimmie Johnson	273	324	52
Denny Hamlin	325	325	1
Matt Kenseth	326	331	6
Tony Stewart	332	332	1
Joey Logano	333	348	16
Marcos Ambrose	349	349	1
Greg Biffle	350	363	14
Martin Truex, Jr.	364	407	44
Denny Hamlin	408	415	8
Carl Edwards	416	443	28
Brian Vickers	444	444	1
Carl Edwards	445	461	17
Denny Hamlin	462	500	39

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
42	10	Juan Pablo Montoya	500	209.705	20.971
24	10	Jeff Gordon	500	213.305	21.331
56	10	Martin Truex, Jr.	500	213.983	21.398
29	10	Kevin Harvick	500	214.121	21.412
20	8	Joey Logano	500	171.359	21.420
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Greg Biffle	849
2	Jimmie Johnson	838	-11
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	834	-15
4	Matt Kenseth	823	-26
5	Martin Truex, Jr.	797	-52
6	Clint Bowyer	794	-55
7	Brad Keselowski	790	-59
8	Denny Hamlin	774	-75
9	Kevin Harvick	767	-82
10	Tony Stewart	746	-103
11	Kasey Kahne	730	-119
12	Carl Edwards	712	-137
13	Kyle Busch	707	-142
14	Jeff Gordon	691	-158
15	Ryan Newman	688	-161
16	Marcos Ambrose	679	-170
17	Paul Menard	674	-175
18	Joey Logano	638	-211
19	Jamie McMurray	598	-251
20	Jeff Burton	577	-272

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