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2012 GEICO 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 27 of 36 Sunday, September 16, 2012 at Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL 267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles) Time of race: 2:47:37 Average speed: 143.363 mph Pole speed: 182.865 mph Cautions: 4 for 23 laps Margin of victory: 3.171 sec Attendance: 65000 Lead changes: 16 Green flag passes: 2,469 (10.1 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2012 standings Chase drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 29.530   182.865   2   Aric Almirola 43 Ford 29.567   182.636   3   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 29.616   182.334   4   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 29.659   182.070   5   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 29.663   182.045   6   Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet 29.675   181.971   7   Regan Smith 78 Chevrolet 29.678   181.953   8   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 29.682   181.928   9   Clint Bowyer 15 Toyota 29.694   181.855   10   Joey Logano 20 Toyota 29.731   181.629   11   Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet 29.733   181.616   12   Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet 29.748   181.525   13   Brad Keselowski 2 Dodge 29.751   181.507   14   Trevor Bayne 21 Ford 29.776   181.354   * 15   Mark Martin 55 Toyota 29.792   181.257   16   Sam Hornish, Jr. 22 Dodge 29.793   181.251   17   Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford 29.826   181.050   18   Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota 29.836   180.989   19   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 29.855   180.874   20   Ryan Newman 39 Chevrolet 29.879   180.729   21   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 29.883   180.705   22   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 29.913   180.524   23   Bobby Labonte 47 Toyota 29.923   180.463   24   Michael McDowell 98 Ford 29.954   180.276   * 25   Scott Speed 95 Ford 29.965   180.210   * 26   Landon Cassill 83 Toyota 29.980   180.120   27   Casey Mears 13 Ford 29.992   180.048   28   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet 30.010   179.940   29   Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet 30.018   179.892   30   Kurt Busch 51 Chevrolet 30.055   179.671   31   David Stremme 30 Toyota 30.071   179.575   * 32   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 30.072   179.569   33   Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota 30.077   179.539   * 34   Mike Bliss 19 Toyota 30.078   179.533   * 35   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 30.091   179.456   36   Cole Whitt 33 Chevrolet 30.094   179.438   * 37   David Ragan 34 Ford 30.123   179.265   38   Josh Wise 26 Ford 30.140   179.164   * 39   Travis Kvapil 93 Toyota 30.170   178.986   40   Scott Riggs 23 Chevrolet 30.291   178.271   * 41   Reed Sorenson 91 Toyota 30.343   177.965   * 42   J.J. Yeley 37 Chevrolet 30.347   177.942   * 43   Jason Leffler 49 Toyota 30.386   177.713   * 44   T.J. Bell 32 Ford 30.508   177.003   OP 45   David Gilliland 38 Ford 30.560   176.702   OP 46   Danica Patrick 10 Chevrolet 30.649   176.188   OP 47   Dave Blaney 36 Chevrolet 30.676   176.033   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:   Scott Riggs (#23), Reed Sorenson (#91), J.J. Yeley (#37), Jason Leffler (#49)