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2012 Daytona 500 Gatorade Duel 150 #1 Gatorade Duel 150 #2 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Tweet         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 1 of 36 Monday, February 27, 2012 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:36:02 Average speed: 140.256 mph Pole speed: 194.738 mph Cautions: 10 for 42 laps Margin of victory: .210 sec Attendance: 140000 Lead changes: 25 Green flag passes: 7,449 (46.6 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2012 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 4 17   Matt Kenseth Best Buy   (Jack Roush) Ford 202 1588887 running 50 47 2 5 88   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 202 1103150 running 0 42 3 2 16   Greg Biffle 3M   (Jack Roush) Ford 202 804163 running 44 42 4 31 11   Denny Hamlin FedEx Express   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 202 702091 running 57 42 5 9 31   Jeff Burton Caterpillar   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 202 559550 running 24 40 6 37 27   Paul Menard Peak / Menards   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 202 427900 running 2 39 7 13 29   Kevin Harvick Budweiser   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 202 415261 running 0 37 8 1 99   Carl Edwards Fastenal   (Jack Roush) Ford 202 403466 running 0 36 9 12 20   Joey Logano The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 202 346063 running 2 36 10 22 55   Mark Martin Aaron's Dream Machine   (Michael Waltrip) Toyota 202 323313 running 2 35 11 30 15   Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy / Walgreen's   (Michael Waltrip) Toyota 202 339002 running 0 33 12 26 56   Martin Truex, Jr. NAPA Auto Parts   (Michael Waltrip) Toyota 202 535052 running 7 33 13 7 9   Marcos Ambrose Stanley / DeWalt Tools   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Ford 202 342358 running 0 31 14 32 47   Bobby Labonte Kroger / USO   (JTG-Daugherty Racing) Toyota 202 331196 running 0 30 15 24 36   Dave Blaney Ollie's Bargain Outlet   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.) Chevrolet 202 296513 running 6 30 16 3 14   Tony Stewart Office Depot / Mobil 1   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 202 377775 running 2 29 17 14 18   Kyle Busch M&M's Brown   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 202 341821 running 0 27 18 43 32   Terry Labonte C&J Energy   (Frank Stoddard) Ford 202 316150 running 3 27 19 41 26   Tony Raines Rick Santorum For President   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 202 317676 running 0 25 20 21 6   Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Ford EcoBoost   (Jack Roush) Ford 202 353063 running 0 0 21 18 39   Ryan Newman U.S. Army / Quicken Loans   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 202 361059 running 0 23 22 39 83   Landon Cassill Burger King   (BK Racing) Toyota 202 319945 running 0 22 23 33 38   David Gilliland MHP / Power Pak Pudding   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 201 309133 running 0 21 24 6 78   Regan Smith Furniture Row / Denver Mattress   (Barney Visser) Chevrolet 200 357034 running 2 21 25 36 13   Casey Mears GEICO   (Germain Racing) Ford 199 305021 running 0 19 26 38 93   David Reutimann Burger King   (BK Racing) Toyota 196 309335 crash 0 18 27 10 33   Elliott Sadler Kroger / Fred Meyer Jewelers   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 196 305788 running 0 0 28 34 87   Joe Nemechek AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves   (Joe Nemechek) Toyota 194 287363 running 0 0 29 20 5   Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 189 297988 crash 0 15 30 11 98   Michael McDowell K-Love Radio / Curb Records   (Mike Curb) Ford 189 292175 running 0 14 31 19 1   Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats   (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) Chevrolet 188 318608 crash 0 13 32 23 2   Brad Keselowski Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 187 322295 crash 0 12 33 27 43   Aric Almirola Smithfield "Helping Hungry Homes"   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Ford 187 320986 crash 0 11 34 15 22   A.J. Allmendinger Shell / Pennzoil   (Roger Penske) Dodge 177 328325 running 0 10 35 40 21   Trevor Bayne Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center   (Wood Brothers) Ford 164 283200 running 0 0 36 35 42   Juan Pablo Montoya Target   (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) Chevrolet 159 312391 crash 0 8 37 42 30   David Stremme Jegs Performance Auto Parts   (Timothy McSweeney) Toyota 156 282075 engine 0 7 38 29 10   Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.) Chevrolet 138 281715 running 0 0 39 28 51   Kurt Busch HendrickCars.com   (James Finch) Chevrolet 113 277913 running 0 5 40 16 24   Jeff Gordon AARP / Drive to End Hunger   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 81 317674 engine 1 5 41 17 7   Robby Gordon Mapei / Menards / Speed Energy   (Robby Gordon) Dodge 25 268150 engine 0 3 42 8 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 1 327149 crash 0 2 43 25 34   David Ragan Scorpion Truck Bed Liners   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 1 267637 crash 0 1 * Race extended to 202 laps due to green/white/checker.

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Kasey Kahne 5 backup car Danica Patrick 10 backup car Paul Menard 27 backup car David Gilliland 38 backup car Kurt Busch 51 engine change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Kenny Wallace 09 American Ethanol Robby Benton Toyota 45 Michael Waltrip 40 Aaron's Dream Machine Mike Hillman Toyota 46 Bill Elliott 97 AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves Joe Nemechek Toyota 47 Mike Wallace 37 Poynt.com Rick Ware Ford 48 Robert Richardson, Jr. 23 North Texas Pipe Robert Richardson, Sr. Toyota 49 J.J. Yeley 49 America Israel Racing Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 2 2     3 7 5   #10,21,33,48,51 accident frontstretch none 8 13 6     14 16 3   #39 spun turn 2 none 17 64 48     65 67 3   debris #83 68 81 14     82 85 4   oil on track #26 86 88 3     89 91 3   #9,32 accident tri-oval #39 92 129 38     130 132 3   #15 stopped on track #39 133 157 25     158 166 9   #30 spun turn 3 #47 167 178 12     179 182 4   #6,9,13,43 accident frontstretch #15 183 188 6     189 193 5   #1,2,5,14,43,78,99 accident frontstretch #15 194 197 4     198 200 3   #6,14,18,20,36,38,39,93 accident frontstretch #9 201 202 2       Percent of race run under caution: 20.8%             Average green flag run: 14.5 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Greg Biffle 1 9 9   Regan Smith 10 11 2   Greg Biffle 12 14 3   Paul Menard 15 16 2   Denny Hamlin 17 40 24   Jeff Burton 41 57 17   Jeff Gordon 58 58 1   Tony Stewart 59 60 2   Jeff Burton 61 67 7   Greg Biffle 68 76 9   Martin Truex, Jr. 77 81 5   Greg Biffle 82 82 1   Terry Labonte 83 85 3   Greg Biffle 86 99 14   Martin Truex, Jr. 100 101 2   Denny Hamlin 102 129 28   Greg Biffle 130 130 1   Mark Martin 131 132 2   Greg Biffle 133 138 6   Denny Hamlin 139 143 5   Joey Logano 144 145 2   Matt Kenseth 146 157 12   Greg Biffle 158 158 1   Dave Blaney 159 164 6   Matt Kenseth 165 202 38 Today's top pit crews: Nbr # Stops Driver Laps Total Time Average Time 20 6   Joey Logano 202 184.706Joey Logano   30.784   88 6   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 202 190.137Dale Earnhardt, Jr.   31.690   16 5   Greg Biffle 202 162.493Greg Biffle   32.499   55 5   Mark Martin 202 163.092Mark Martin   32.618   56 5   Martin Truex, Jr. 202 167.277Martin Truex, Jr.   33.455   Click here for more. . . Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Matt Kenseth 47     2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 42   -5   2   Greg Biffle 42   -5   2   Denny Hamlin 42   -5   5   Jeff Burton 40   -7   6   Paul Menard 39   -8   7   Kevin Harvick 37   -10   8   Carl Edwards 36   -11   8   Joey Logano 36   -11   10   Mark Martin 35   -12   11   Clint Bowyer 33   -14   11   Martin Truex, Jr. 33   -14   13   Marcos Ambrose 31   -16   14   Bobby Labonte 30   -17   14   Dave Blaney 30   -17   16   Tony Stewart 29   -18   17   Kyle Busch 27   -20   17   Terry Labonte 27   -20   19   Tony Raines 25   -22   20   Ryan Newman 23   -24