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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 12 of 36
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
400 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (600.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:51:14
Average speed: 155.687 mph
Pole speed: 192.94 mph
Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
Margin of victory: 4.295 sec
Attendance: 140000
Lead changes: 31
Green flag passes: 3,903 (10.4 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2012 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Aric Almirola43Ford27.988   192.940  
2   Marcos Ambrose9Ford28.184   191.598  
3   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet28.217   191.374  
4   Greg Biffle16Ford28.234   191.259  
5   Clint Bowyer15Toyota28.243   191.198  
6   Mark Martin55Toyota28.247   191.171  
7   Kasey Kahne5Chevrolet28.253   191.130  
8   Denny Hamlin11Toyota28.289   190.887  
9   Paul Menard27Chevrolet28.332   190.597  
10   Regan Smith78Chevrolet28.353   190.456  
11   A.J. Allmendinger22Dodge28.372   190.328  
12   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet28.376   190.302  
13   Trevor Bayne21Ford28.381   190.268   *
14   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet28.391   190.201  
15   Martin Truex Jr56Toyota28.392   190.194  
16   Ryan Newman39Chevrolet28.413   190.054  
17   Kyle Busch18Toyota28.416   190.034  
18   Landon Cassill83Toyota28.423   189.987  
19   Joey Logano20Toyota28.465   189.707  
20   Matt Kenseth17Ford28.480   189.607  
21   Tony Stewart14Chevrolet28.485   189.573  
22   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet28.493   189.520  
23   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet28.560   189.076  
24   Brad Keselowski2Dodge28.591   188.871  
25   Casey Mears13Ford28.668   188.363  
26   Bobby Labonte47Toyota28.671   188.344  
27   Cole Whitt74Chevrolet28.674   188.324   *
28   Carl Edwards99Ford28.692   188.206  
29   Juan Pablo Montoya42Chevrolet28.735   187.924  
30   David Ragan34Ford28.776   187.656  
31   Jamie McMurray1Chevrolet28.796   187.526  
32   Michael McDowell98Ford28.802   187.487   *
33   Josh Wise26Ford28.837   187.259   *
34   Stephen Leicht33Chevrolet28.851   187.169   *
35   David Stremme30Toyota29.010   186.143   *
36   Dave Blaney36Chevrolet29.015   186.111  
37   Travis Kvapil93Toyota29.019   186.085  
38   Scott Speed95Ford29.036   185.976   *
39   David Gilliland38Ford29.062   185.810  
40   Joe Nemechek87Toyota29.066   185.784   *
41   Mike Bliss19Toyota29.103   185.548   *
42   David Reutimann73Toyota29.136   185.338   *
43   Danica Patrick10Chevrolet29.161   185.179   OP
44   T.J. Bell32Ford29.366   183.886   OP
45   J.J. Yeley49Toyota29.391   183.730   *
46   Scott Riggs23Chevrolet29.407   183.630   *
47   Kurt Busch51ChevroletOP

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:   Mike Bliss (#19), David Reutimann (#73), J.J. Yeley (#49), Scott Riggs (#23)