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2012 Pure Michigan 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 23 of 36 Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI 200 laps* on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles) Time of race: 2:46:44 Average speed: 144.662 mph Pole speed: 199.706 mph Cautions: 8 for 35 laps Margin of victory: .416 sec Attendance: 83000 Lead changes: 26 Green flag passes: 2,994 (18.0 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   Mark Martin 55 Toyota 36.053   199.706   2   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 36.249   198.626   3   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 36.283   198.440   4   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 36.330   198.183   5   Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet 36.386   197.878   6   Trevor Bayne 21 Ford 36.404   197.780   * 7   Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota 36.428   197.650   8   Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford 36.457   197.493   9   Landon Cassill 83 Toyota 36.468   197.433   10   Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet 36.518   197.163   11   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 36.527   197.114   12   Clint Bowyer 15 Toyota 36.546   197.012   13   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 36.568   196.893   14   Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet 36.571   196.877   15   Ryan Newman 39 Chevrolet 36.598   196.732   16   Joey Logano 20 Toyota 36.641   196.501   17   Parker Kligerman 22 Dodge 36.688   196.249   18   Regan Smith 78 Chevrolet 36.694   196.217   19   Brad Keselowski 2 Dodge 36.701   196.180   20   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 36.725   196.052   21   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 36.743   195.956   22   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 36.768   195.822   23   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 37.248   193.299   24   Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet 37.254   193.268   25   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet 37.279   193.138   26   Kurt Busch 51 Chevrolet 37.308   192.988   27   Reed Sorenson 91 Toyota 37.362   192.709   * 28   Bobby Labonte 47 Toyota 37.384   192.596   29   Casey Mears 13 Ford 37.391   192.560   30   Travis Kvapil 93 Toyota 37.395   192.539   31   David Stremme 30 Toyota 37.430   192.359   * 32   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 37.445   192.282   33   Jason Leffler 19 Ford 37.460   192.205   * 34   Josh Wise 26 Ford 37.465   192.179   * 35   Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota 37.477   192.118   * 36   David Gilliland 38 Ford 37.541   191.790   37   David Ragan 34 Ford 37.554   191.724   38   Scott Riggs 23 Chevrolet 37.906   189.944   * 39   Mike Skinner 98 Ford 37.907   189.939   * 40   Stephen Leicht 33 Chevrolet 38.006   189.444   * 41   David Reutimann 10 Chevrolet 38.088   189.036   42   J.J. Yeley 37 Chevrolet 38.266   188.157   * 43   T.J. Bell 32 Ford 38.894   185.119   OP 44   Aric Almirola 43 Ford     OP 45   Dave Blaney 36 Chevrolet     OP 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:   Stephen Leicht (#33), J.J. Yeley (#37), Parker Kligerman (#22-DC)