2012 Federated Auto Parts 400

February 2025 NAS Federated Auto Parts 400 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2012 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN September 3, 2012 Sept 8-9, 2012 2012 26 36 Richmond International Speedway.png Richmond International Speedway Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 0.75 1.2 400 300 482.803 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports 21.256 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 199 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing ABC Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree The 2012 Federated Auto Parts 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on September 8, 2012 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps, it was the twenty-sixth and final race leading into the Chase for the Sprint Cup in the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season. Clint Bowyer of Michael Waltrip Racing won the race, his second of the season. Jeff Gordon finished second to clinch the second wild card spot in the Chase, and Mark Martin finished third. Report Background thumb|left|Richmond International Raceway, the race track where the race was held. Richmond International Raceway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Bristol Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway.NASCAR Race Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ September 3, 2012 NASCAR dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130101145548/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ January 1, 2013 The NASCAR race makes use of the track's standard configuration, a four-turn short track oval that is 0.75 mi km long.NASCAR Tracks—The Richmond International Raceway http://www.rir.com/About-The-Track/Track-Facts.aspx Richmond International Raceway September 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716040802/http://www.rir.com/About-The-Track/Track-Facts.aspx July 16, 2011 dead mdy-all The track's turns are banked at fourteen degrees. The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eight degrees while the back stretch has two degrees of banking. The racetrack has seats for 94,063 spectators. Practice and qualifying Race Start First half The race was set to start at 7:43 p.m. EDT but the start was delayed 90 minutes, and the cars were running under caution speed, Jeff Gordon was leading when the race restarted on lap 8, The second caution came out on lap 48, this was a planned competition caution, The race restarted on lap 52, and the third caution then came out on lap 53 for a one-car spin in the back straightaway (David Ragan), the race restarted on lap 57, and a couple of laps later, the fourth caution came out for rain on lap 139, by lap 153, the cars were brought down pit road the race was red flagged as rain returned again. After a delay of fifty-one minutes and 45 seconds, the cars started rolling again, and the race restarted on lap 156. Second half The fifth caution came out on lap 235 when Clint Bowyer spun out in the back straightaway, the race restarted on lap 239, The race was under longer green flag runs until the end, Clint Bowyer stretched his fuel mileage and despite a late charge from Jeff Gordon, the lead was too big to overcome for Gordon, and Bowyer would score his second win in Richmond, as well as the second win in the season. Gordon rallied back from going one lap down to finish 2nd, and knocked Kyle Busch out of the Chase by 3 points (Kyle finished 16th). Mark Martin clinched third. Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.256 127.023 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.263 126.981 3 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 21.275 126.910 4 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 21.292 126.808 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.295 126.790 6 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 21.296 126.784 7 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.315 126.671 8 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.327 126.600 9 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 21.335 126.553 10 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 21.336 126.547 11 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 21.359 126.410 12 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 21.405 126.139 13 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.415 126.080 14 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 21.416 126.074 15 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.423 126.033 16 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.423 126.033 17 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.433 125.974 18 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 21.439 125.939 19 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 21.449 125.880 20 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.455 125.845 21 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.476 125.722 22 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 21.481 125.692 23 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.497 125.599 24 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21.506 125.546 25 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.512 125.511 26 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21.533 125.389 27 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.533 125.389 28 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 21.536 125.371 29 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 21.541 125.342 30 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 21.561 125.226 31 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 21.591 125.052 32 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 21.602 124.988 33 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 21.619 124.890 34 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 21.621 124.879 35 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.644 124.746 36 33 Stephen Leicht Circle Sport Racing Chevrolet 21.648 124.723 37 10 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 21.651 124.706 38 23 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 21.680 124.539 39 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 21.703 124.407 40 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 21.719 124.315 41 26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.746 124.161 42 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 21.759 124.087 43 91 Reed Sorenson Humphrey Smith Racing Chevrolet 21.813 123.779 Failed to Qualify 37 J. J. Yeley Max Q Motorsports Chevrolet 21.868 123.468 0 Mark Green SS Motorsports Toyota 22.321 120.962 Source:2012 Federated Auto Parts 400 qualifying results https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2012-26/W 2025-09-15 www.racing-reference.info References 2 Sprint Cup Series 2012 2012 AdvoCare 500 2012 GEICO 400 collapsed Category:NASCAR races at Richmond Raceway Federated Auto Parts 400 Federated Auto Parts 400 Federated Auto Parts 400