2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500

February 2025 NAS Subway Fresh Fit 500 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2012 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN March 3, 2012 2012 3 4 2012 2 36 2012_Subway_Fresh_Fit_500_program_cover.jpg The 2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500 program cover, featuring last year's winner, Jeff Gordon. Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona 1 1.6 312 312 502.115 110.085 mi/h Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing 26.313 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing 88 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The 2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on March 4, 2012 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps, it was the second race of the 2012 season. The race was won by Denny Hamlin for the Joe Gibbs Racing team. Kevin Harvick finished second, followed by Greg Biffle in third. Report Background thumb|250px|left|Phoenix International Raceway, where the race was held. thumb|The layout of Phoenix International Raceway at the time the race was held. The layout was run from 2011-2018. Phoenix International Raceway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Richmond International Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, and Martinsville Speedway.http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ Tracks NASCAR March 3, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130101145548/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ January 1, 2013 The standard track at Phoenix International Raceway is a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mi km long.http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/pir/index.html Phoenix International Raceway NASCAR March 3, 2012 December 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121205053019/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/pir/index.html dead The first two turns are banked from 10 to 11 degrees, while the final two turns are banked from 8 to 9 degrees.http://www.phoenixraceway.com/Articles/2011/02/Track-Repave.aspx PIR To Be Repaved after February Race Phoenix International Raceway February 9, 2011 March 3, 2012 September 27, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170927155008/http://www.phoenixraceway.com/Articles/2011/02/Track-Repave.aspx dead The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at three degrees. The back stretch, nicknamed the 'dogleg', varies from 10 to 11 degree banking. The racetrack has seats for 76,800 spectators. Before the race, Matt Kenseth led the Drivers' Championship with 47 points, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. stood in second with 42 points. Greg Biffle and Denny Hamlin followed in third and fourth with the same amount, two ahead of Jeff Burton and three ahead of Paul Menard in fifth and sixth. Kevin Harvick with 37 was one point ahead of Carl Edwards, as Joey Logano with 36 points, was one ahead of Mark Martin three ahead of Clint Bowyer and Martin Truex Jr.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/1/data/standings_official.html Pre-race Drivers' Championship Standings Nascar.Com March 3, 2012 In the Manufacturers' Championship, Ford was leading with nine points, three points ahead of Chevrolet. Toyota, with 4 points, was one point ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/manu2012.htm Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site – 2012 Manufacturers Championship Standings Jayski.com March 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130202821/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/manu2012.htm November 30, 2012 dead Jeff Gordon is the race's defending winner.2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Race Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2025-09-12 Racing-Reference en-US Entry list (R) - Denotes rookie driver. (i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. No. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturer1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord10David ReutimannTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22A. J. AllmendingerPenske RacingDodge23Scott RiggsR3 MotorsportsChevrolet24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Josh Wise (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30David StremmeInception MotorsportsToyota31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Mike Bliss (i)FAS Lane RacingFord33Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord36Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet37Timmy Hill (R)Max Q MotorsportsFord38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord39Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49J. J. YeleyRobinson-Blakeney RacingToyota51Kurt BuschPhoenix RacingChevrolet55Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet83Landon CassillBK RacingToyota87Joe Nemechek (i)NEMCO MotorsportsToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFordOfficial entry list Results Qualifying thumb|Mark Martin scored the pole position. Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Time (in seconds)Speed (in MPH)1 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 26.313 136.814 2 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 26.446 136.126 3 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 26.471 135.998 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26.552 135.583 5 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 26.559 135.547 6 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 26.570 135.491 7 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 26.652 135.074 8 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26.664 135.014 9 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26.667 134.998 10 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26.712 134.771 11 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26.743 134.615 12 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26.753 134.564 13 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26.766 134.499 14 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 26.776 134.449 15 22 A. J. Allmendinger Penske Racing Dodge 26.810 134.278 16 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 26.812 134.268 17 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 26.854 134.058 18 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 26.856 134.048 19 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 26.878 133.939 20 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26.903 133.814 21 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 26.913 133.764 22 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 26.933 133.665 23 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 26.940 133.630 24 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 26.943 133.615 25 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 26.983 133.417 26 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.094 132.871 27 23 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 27.120 132.743 28 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 27.127 132.709 29 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.150 132.597 30 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.182 132.441 31 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 27.221 132.251 32 10 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 27.225 132.231 33 26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.256 132.081 34 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.261 132.057 35 49 J. J. Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota 27.338 131.685 36 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.373 131.516 37 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 27.376 131.502 38 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 27.566 130.596 39 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 27.615 130.364 40 33 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.945 128.824 41 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 28.159 127.845 42 32 Mike Bliss FAS Lane Racing Ford 30.493 118.060 43 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 27.887 129.092 Did not qualify44 37 Timmy Hill Rick Ware Racing/Max Q Motorsports Ford 27.914 128.967 Source:2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500 qualifying results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2025-09-12 Racing-Reference en-US Race results thumb|Denny Hamlin won the race. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Points 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 47 2 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 312 44 3 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 312 41 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 18 5 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 312 40 6 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 39 7 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 312 38 8 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 37 9 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 312 36 10 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 34 11 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 312 33 12 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 312 32 13 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 312 32 14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 30 15 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 312 30 16 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 312 28 17 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 312 27 18 22 A. J. Allmendinger Penske Racing Dodge 311 26 19 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 311 25 20 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 311 24 21 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 310 23 22 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 310 23 23 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 309 21 24 32 Mike Bliss FAS Lane Racing Ford 309 - 25 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 309 20 26 49 J. J. Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota 309 18 27 33 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 308 17 28 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 308 16 29 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 306 15 30 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 306 14 31 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 303 13 32 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 295 12 33 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 291 12 34 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 274 10 35 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 272 9 36 10 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 248 8 37 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 212 8 38 26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 110 6 39 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 109 5 40 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 62 - 41 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 33 3 42 23 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 29 2 43 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 8 1Source: Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Denny Hamlin 89 2 Greg Biffle 83 3 Kevin Harvick 81 4 Matt Kenseth 79 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 72 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Wins Points 1 Ford 1 13 2 Toyota 1 13 3 Chevrolet 0 12 4 Dodge 0 6 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings. References Sprint Cup Series 2012 2012 Daytona 500 2012 Kobalt Tools 400 collapsed Category:NASCAR races at Phoenix Raceway Subway Fresh Fit 500 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Subway Fresh Fit 500