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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 9 of 36
Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:51:06
Average speed: 105.202 mph
Pole speed: 128.327 mph
Cautions: 5 for 31 laps
Margin of victory: 1.095 sec
Attendance: 88000
Lead changes: 14
Green flag passes: 1,826 (4.9 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2012 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Mark Martin55Toyota21.040   128.327  
2   Carl Edwards99Ford21.046   128.290  
3   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet21.087   128.041  
4   A.J. Allmendinger22Dodge21.100   127.962  
5   Kyle Busch18Toyota21.101   127.956  
6   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet21.135   127.750  
7   Denny Hamlin11Toyota21.138   127.732  
8   Martin Truex Jr56Toyota21.147   127.678  
9   Kasey Kahne5Chevrolet21.161   127.593  
10   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet21.169   127.545  
11   Aric Almirola43Ford21.184   127.455  
12   Ryan Newman39Chevrolet21.194   127.395  
13   Kurt Busch51Chevrolet21.205   127.328  
14   Marcos Ambrose9Ford21.213   127.280  
15   Regan Smith78Chevrolet21.225   127.208  
16   Brad Keselowski2Dodge21.261   126.993  
17   Dave Blaney36Chevrolet21.266   126.963  
18   Joey Logano20Toyota21.274   126.915  
19   Bobby Labonte47Toyota21.278   126.892  
20   Juan Pablo Montoya42Chevrolet21.290   126.820  
21   Landon Cassill83Toyota21.294   126.796  
22   Tony Stewart14Chevrolet21.302   126.749  
23   Clint Bowyer15Toyota21.311   126.695  
24   Matt Kenseth17Ford21.313   126.683  
25   Michael McDowell98Ford21.325   126.612   *
26   Casey Mears13Ford21.346   126.487  
27   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet21.350   126.464  
28   Greg Biffle16Ford21.356   126.428  
29   Travis Kvapil93Toyota21.369   126.351  
30   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet21.408   126.121  
31   Paul Menard27Chevrolet21.408   126.121  
32   Josh Wise26Ford21.411   126.103   *
33   David Reutimann10Chevrolet21.423   126.033  
34   David Stremme30Toyota21.432   125.980   *
35   Joe Nemechek87Toyota21.448   125.886   *
36   Scott Speed95Ford21.456   125.839   *
37   Jamie McMurray1Chevrolet21.485   125.669  
38   David Ragan34Ford21.503   125.564  
39   Mike Bliss19Toyota21.545   125.319   *
40   Stephen Leicht33Chevrolet21.574   125.151   *
41   Cole Whitt74Chevrolet21.663   124.636   *
42   David Gilliland38Ford21.690   124.481  
43   Reed Sorenson32Ford21.705   124.395   OP
44   Scott Riggs23Chevrolet21.807   123.813   *
45   J.J. Yeley49Toyota22.030   122.560   *

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), J.J. Yeley (#49)