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2012 Daytona 500 qualifying results Gatorade Duel 150 #1 Gatorade Duel 150 #2 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 1 of 36 Monday, February 27, 2012 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:36:02 Average speed: 140.256 mph Pole speed: 194.738 mph Cautions: 10 for 42 laps Margin of victory: .210 sec Attendance: 140000 Lead changes: 25 Green flag passes: 7,449 (46.6 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2012 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 46.216   194.738   2   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 46.371   194.087   3   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 46.385   194.028   4   Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford 46.392   193.999   5   Casey Mears 13 Ford 46.429   193.844   6   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 46.439   193.803   7   Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota 46.472   193.665   8   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 6 Ford 46.472   193.665   9   Trevor Bayne 21 Ford 46.484   193.615   * 10   Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet 46.486   193.607   11   Mark Martin 55 Toyota 46.511   193.503   12   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 46.524   193.449   13   Aric Almirola 43 Ford 46.540   193.382   14   Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet 46.542   193.374   15   David Ragan 34 Ford 46.572   193.249   16   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 46.573   193.245   17   Ryan Newman 39 Chevrolet 46.578   193.224   18   A.J. Allmendinger 22 Dodge 46.603   193.121   19   Brad Keselowski 2 Dodge 46.634   192.992   20   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 46.653   192.914   21   Joey Logano 20 Toyota 46.664   192.868   22   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 46.686   192.777   23   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet 46.729   192.600   24   Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet 46.733   192.583   25   Tony Raines 26 Ford 46.745   192.534   * 26   David Stremme 30 Toyota 46.884   191.963   * 27   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 46.906   191.873   28   Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet 46.914   191.840   29   Danica Patrick 10 Chevrolet 46.939   191.738   30   Kenny Wallace 09 Toyota 46.981   191.567   * 31   Terry Labonte 32 Ford 46.992   191.522   * 32   Dave Blaney 36 Chevrolet 46.996   191.506   * 33   Kurt Busch 51 Chevrolet 47.031   191.363   34   Elliott Sadler 33 Chevrolet 47.054   191.270   35   Michael Waltrip 40 Toyota 47.076   191.180   * 36   Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota 47.081   191.160   * 37   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 47.089   191.127   38   Regan Smith 78 Chevrolet 47.105   191.062   39   Michael McDowell 98 Ford 47.123   190.990   * 40   Landon Cassill 83 Toyota 47.218   190.605   41   David Gilliland 38 Ford 47.357   190.046   42   Bobby Labonte 47 Toyota 47.363   190.022   43   Bill Elliott 97 Toyota 47.381   189.950   * 44   Mike Wallace 37 Ford 47.405   189.853   * 45   David Reutimann 93 Toyota 47.560   189.235   46   Robert Richardson, Jr. 23 Toyota 47.761   188.438   * 47   Robby Gordon 7 Dodge 47.814   188.229   * 48   J.J. Yeley 49 Toyota 47.884   187.954   * 49   Clint Bowyer 15 Toyota     OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Kenny Wallace (#09), Michael Waltrip (#40), Bill Elliott (#97), Mike Wallace (#37), Robert Richardson, Jr. (#23), J.J. Yeley (#49)