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2012 Kobalt Tools 400 qualifying results 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 3 of 36 Sunday, March 11, 2012 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV 267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles) Time of race: 2:54:44 Average speed: 137.524 mph Pole speed: 190.456 mph Cautions: 8 for 33 laps Margin of victory: .461 sec Attendance: 150000 Lead changes: 16 Green flag passes: 1,301 (5.6 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   Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet 28.353   190.456   2   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 28.415   190.040   3   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 28.419   190.014   4   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 28.440   189.873   5   Clint Bowyer 15 Toyota 28.450   189.807   6   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 28.455   189.773   7   Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet 28.471   189.667   8   Joey Logano 20 Toyota 28.478   189.620   9   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 28.496   189.500   10   Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota 28.508   189.421   11   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 28.540   189.208   12   Kurt Busch 51 Chevrolet 28.549   189.148   13   Mark Martin 55 Toyota 28.576   188.970   14   A.J. Allmendinger 22 Dodge 28.581   188.937   15   Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford 28.585   188.910   16   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 28.608   188.758   17   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 28.615   188.712   18   Ryan Newman 39 Chevrolet 28.657   188.436   19   Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet 28.699   188.160   20   Brad Keselowski 2 Dodge 28.703   188.134   21   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 28.710   188.088   22   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 28.761   187.754   23   Brendan Gaughan 33 Chevrolet 28.774   187.669   24   Bobby Labonte 47 Toyota 28.775   187.663   25   Trevor Bayne 21 Ford 28.821   187.363   * 26   Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet 28.830   187.305   27   Aric Almirola 43 Ford 28.879   186.987   28   Regan Smith 78 Chevrolet 28.879   186.987   29   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet 28.911   186.780   30   Landon Cassill 83 Toyota 29.087   185.650   31   David Reutimann 10 Chevrolet 29.088   185.644   32   Casey Mears 13 Ford 29.146   185.274   33   Josh Wise 26 Ford 29.215   184.837   * 34   David Gilliland 38 Ford 29.239   184.685   35   David Ragan 34 Ford 29.286   184.388   36   J.J. Yeley 49 Toyota 29.289   184.370   * 37   Travis Kvapil 93 Toyota 29.320   184.175   38   Dave Blaney 36 Chevrolet 29.356   183.949   * 39   Michael McDowell 98 Ford 29.370   183.861   * 40   Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota 29.421   183.542   * 41   Ken Schrader 32 Ford 29.459   183.306   42   Timmy Hill 37 Ford 29.528   182.877   * 43   David Stremme 30 Toyota 29.556   182.704   * 44   Scott Riggs 23 Chevrolet 29.601   182.426   * 45   Robby Gordon 7 Dodge 29.624   182.285   * 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:   Scott Riggs (#23), Robby Gordon (#7)