2012 STP 400

February 2025 NAS STP 400 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2012 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN April 21, 2012http://rotoworld.com/articles/nas/40350/229/the-stp-400 The STP 400 Rotoworld.com April 17, 2012 April 21, 2012 Brown, Brian https://web.archive.org/web/20120421191724/http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/40350/229/the-stp-400 April 21, 2012 dead http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/allmendinger-earns-kansas-pole Allmendinger earns Kansas pole inRacingNews.com April 21, 2012 April 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120427014257/http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/allmendinger-earns-kansas-pole April 27, 2012 dead mdy-all 2012 04 22 2012 8 36 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas Kansas Speedway 2024.svg 1.5 2.4 267 400.5 644.5 Sunshine; wind out of the ENE at 5 mph A. J. Allmendinger Penske Racing 30.683 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing 173 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Fox Broadcasting Company Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The 2012 STP 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on April 22, 2012 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps, it was the eighth race of the 2012 season. Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing took his second win of the season, while Martin Truex Jr. finished second and Jimmie Johnson finished third. Report Background thumb|200px|left|Kansas Speedway, the race track where the race was held. Kansas Speedway is one of ten intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races.NASCAR Race Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ April 21, 2012 NASCAR dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130101145548/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ January 1, 2013 The standard track at Kansas Speedway is a four-turn D-shaped oval track that is 1.5 mi km long.NASCAR Tracks—The Kansas Speedway http://www.kansasspeedway.com/Track-Info/Track-Facts.aspx Kansas Speedway April 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713134848/http://www.kansasspeedway.com/Track-Info/Track-Facts.aspx 2011-07-13 dead The track's turns are banked at fifteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 10.4 degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only five degrees. The racetrack has seats for 82,000 spectators. Before the race, Greg Biffle led the Drivers' Championship with 273 points, and Matt Kenseth stood in second with 254. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was third in the Drivers' Championship also with 254 points, one ahead of Martin Truex Jr. and five ahead of Kevin Harvick in fourth and fifth. Denny Hamlin with 242 was eight ahead of Tony Stewart, as Jimmie Johnson with 233 points, was eight ahead of Ryan Newman, and fourteen in front of Clint Bowyer.Driver's Championship Classification http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/7/data/standings_official.html NASCAR April 21, 2012 In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 48 points, six ahead of Ford. Toyota, with 34 points, was 30 points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.Manufactures' Championship Classification http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/manu2012.htm Jayski.com April 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130202821/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/manu2012.htm November 30, 2012 dead Brad Keselowski was the race's defending race winner after winning it in 2011.2011 STP 400 http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2011_STP_400/W racing-reference.com April 21, 2012 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 MotorsportsChevrolet9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord10David ReutimannTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota12Sam Hornish Jr. (i)Penske RacingDodge13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Mike Bliss (i)Humphrey Smith 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 RacingChevrolet32Reed Sorenson (i)FAS Lane RacingFord33Jeff Green (i)Circle SportChevrolet34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord36Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet38David 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 RacingToyota74Tony RainesTurn One RacingChevrolet78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet83Landon CassillBK RacingToyota87Joe Nemechek (i)NEMCO MotorsportsToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice and qualifying thumb|200px|right|A. J. Allmendinger (pictured in 2015) won the pole position, after having the fastest time of 30.683 seconds. Two practice sessions were held before the race on Friday. The first session lasted 80 minutes long, while the second was 90 minutes long.http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2012/story/_/page/08-Kansas-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac Jayski'sŽ NASCAR Silly Season Site – Sprint Cup Race Info / Rundown Page Jayski.com April 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120421043339/http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2012/story/_/page/08-Kansas-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac April 21, 2012 dead Kyle Busch was quickest with a time of 31.083 seconds in the first session, over one-tenth of a second faster than Carl Edwards.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/8/data/practice1_speeds.html Practice One Timing and Scoring NASCAR April 21, 2012 Kasey Kahne was third, followed by Landon Cassill, Earnhardt Jr., and Newman. Stewart was seventh, still within a second of Kyle Busch's time. In the second practice session, Johnson was fastest with a time of 30.865 seconds, only 0.113 seconds quicker than second-placed Mark Martin.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/8/data/practice2_speeds.html Practice Two Timing and Scoring NASCAR April 21, 2012 Biffle took third place, ahead of Keselowski, Sam Hornish Jr. and Edwards. Jeff Burton managed to be seventh quickest. Forty-six cars were entered for qualifying, but only forty-three can race because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/8/data/qual_order.html Qualifying Entry List NASCAR April 21, 2012 A. J. Allmendinger clinched his second pole position during his career, with a time of 30.683 seconds.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/8/data/lineup.html Race Official Lineup NASCAR April 21, 2012 He was joined on the front row of the grid by Harvick. Joey Logano qualified third, Hamlin took fourth, and Martin started fifth. Truex Jr., Earnhardt Jr., Bowyer, Kahne, and Hornish Jr. rounded out the first ten positions. The three drivers who failed to qualify for the race were Tim Andrews, Jeff Green and Tony Raines, who had times of 31.820 and 31.846 seconds. Race The race, the eighth in the season, started at 1:16 p.m. EDT and was televised live in the United States on Fox. The conditions on the grid were dry before the race and overcast skies are expected.Race Summary http://www.nascar.com/lap-by-lap/120422/kanslbl/index.html NASCAR April 22, 2012 Cole Cochran, of Kansas City Alliance Raceway Ministries, began pre-race ceremonies, by giving the invocation. Next, Jeremy Vitt performed the national anthem, and Victory Junction Gang Camp ambassadors gave the command for drivers to start their engines. During the pace laps, Logano had to move to the rear of the grid because of changing his engine. Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH1 22 A. J. Allmendinger Penske Racing Dodge 30.683 175.993 2 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.726 175.747 3 202 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.730 175.724 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.740 175.667 5 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 30.772 175.484 6 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 30.779 175.444 7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.802 175.313 8 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 30.804 175.302 9 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.841 175.092 10 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 30.842 175.086 11 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 30.846 175.063 12 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.870 174.927 13 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 30.877 174.887 14 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 30.879 174.876 15 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.892 174.803 16 10 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 30.892 174.803 17 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.909 174.706 18 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.948 174.486 19 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.977 174.323 20 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.988 174.261 21 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.991 174.244 22 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.004 174.171 23 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 31.009 174.143 24 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 31.029 174.031 25 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.031 174.020 26 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 31.034 174.003 27 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.044 173.947 28 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 31.059 173.863 29 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 31.078 173.756 30 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 31.080 173.745 31 49 J. 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Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota 31.121 173.516 32 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 31.144 173.388 33 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 31.145 173.383 34 23 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 31.169 173.249 35 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 31.174 173.221 36 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 31.181 173.182 37 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 31.186 173.155 38 26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.258 172.756 39 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 31.303 172.507 40 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 31.398 171.986 41 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 31.464 171.625 42 321 Reed Sorenson FAS Lane Racing Ford 31.754 170.057 43 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 31.506 171.396 Failed to Qualify 79 Tim Andrews Go Green Racing Ford 31.581 170.989 33 Jeff Green Joe Falk Chevrolet 31.808 169.769 74 Tony Raines Turn One Racing Chevrolet 31.869 169.444 Source:Lineup Statistics http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=41&RaceID=5565&StatType=Qualifying dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120429104955/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=41&RaceID=5565&StatType=Qualifying April 29, 2012 April 21, 2012 MotorRacingNetwork.comJayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site — Kansas Sprint Cup Qualifying Order/Results, Lineup http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2012/story/_/page/08-Kansas-Qualifying-Lineup#lineup dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120422182016/http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2012/story/_/page/08-Kansas-Qualifying-Lineup#lineup April 22, 2012 April 21, 2012 Jayski.com1 :Qualified by owner points.2 :Logano will start last on the grid after changing an engine before qualifying. Race results thumb|Denny Hamlin won the race. Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Points 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 47 2 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 267 44 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 42 417 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 41 516 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 39 629 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 38 788 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 37 85 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 36 999 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 36 1018 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 34 112 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 267 34 1242 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 33 1314 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 267 31 141 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 266 30 1520 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 266 29 169 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 266 28 1751 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 266 27 1827 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 26 1912 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 266 0 2039 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 265 24 2124 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 264 23 2231 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 264 22 2343 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 264 21 2478 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 263 20 2593 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 263 19 2613 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 263 18 2738 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 263 17 2832 Reed Sorenson FAS Lane Racing Ford 263 0 2910 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 262 15 3034 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 262 14 3149 J. J. Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota 261 13 3222 A. J. Allmendinger Penske Racing Dodge 257 13 3355 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 255 11 3483 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 214 10 3547 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 132 9 3615 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 125 8 3736 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 82 7 3830 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 80 6 3926 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 65 5 4098 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 58 4 4187 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 47 0 4219 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 27 0 4323 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 18 1Source:April 23, 2012 2012 Official Race Results : STP 400 http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/8/data/results_official.html April 23, 2012 NASCARApril 22, 2012 STP 400 Race Results http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=41&RaceID=5565&StatType=Race+Results dead https://archive.today/20120908131610/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=41&RaceID=5565&StatType=Race+Results September 8, 2012 April 23, 2012 Motor Racing Network International Speedway Corporation Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Greg Biffle312 2 Martin Truex Jr.297 3 Matt Kenseth295 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr.291 5 Denny Hamlin289 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet54 2 Ford46 3 Toyota43 4 Dodge30 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings. 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