2012 Ford EcoBoost 400

February 2025 NAS Ford EcoBoost 400 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2012 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN November 17, 2012http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/41896/229/the-ford-400 TheFord 400 NBC Sports Rotoworld.com November 14, 2012 November 17, 2012 Brown, Brian https://web.archive.org/web/20121115234523/http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/41896/229/the-ford-400 November 15, 2012 dead https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2012/11/16/joey-logano-wins-pole-sprint-cup-qualifying/1709361/ Brad Keselowski starts third, Jimmie Johnson 10th USA Today November 16, 2012 November 17, 2012 Ryan, Nate 2012 11 18 2012 36 36 Ford EcoBoost 400 logo.png Homestead–Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida 1.5 2.4 267 400.5 644.542 Clear with the air temperature around 77 °F °C; wind out of the NNW at 8 mph. Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing 30.672 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 191 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports ESPN Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree The 2012 Ford EcoBoost 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on November 18, 2012 at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps, it was the thirty-sixth in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the final race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his second win of the season and Hendrick's first win at Homestead, while Clint Bowyer finished second and Ryan Newman finished third. This race was also notable for Brad Keselowski winning his first Sprint Cup Championship Report Background Homestead–Miami Speedway is one of ten intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races.http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ Tracks Turner Sports NASCAR November 17, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100815005030/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ August 15, 2010 The race was held on the standard track at Homestead; a four-turn oval track that is 1.5 mi km long.http://www.homesteadmiamispeedway.com/About/Track-History.aspx The History of Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead Miami Speedway November 17, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121115020814/http://www.homesteadmiamispeedway.com/About/Track-History.aspx November 15, 2012 The track's turns are banked from 18 to 20 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at three degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a three degree banking. The racetrack has seats for 65,000 spectators. Heading into the final race of the season, Brad Keselowski was leading the Drivers' Championship with 2,371 points while Jimmie Johnson was second with 2,351 points, twenty points behind Keselowski.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/35/data/standings_official.html 2012 Official Driver Standings: AdvoCare 500 Turner Motorsports NASCAR November 17, 2012 A maximum of 48 points were available for the final race.http://www.nascar.com/news/features/points.system/ NASCAR Point System Turner Sports NASCAR November 17, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121012150720/http://www.nascar.com/news/features/points.system/ October 12, 2012 Behind Keselowski and Johnson in the Drivers' Championship, Kasey Kahne was third with 2,321 points, three points ahead of Clint Bowyer and twelve ahead of Denny Hamlin in fourth and fifth. Matt Kenseth with 2,297 was four points ahead of Greg Biffle, as Kevin Harvick with 2,285 points, was one point ahead of Tony Stewart and twenty-five ahead of Martin Truex Jr. Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was eleventh and twelfth with 2,256 and 2,211 points, respectively. Chevrolet had already secured the Manufacturers' champions, and entered the race on 240 points, thirty-three points ahead of Toyota with 203 points,http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/manu2012.htm Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site – 2012 Manufacturers Championship Standings ESPN Jayski's Silly Season Site November 17, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130202821/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/manu2012.htm November 30, 2012 dead with a maximum of nine points available at the Ford EcoBoost 400.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/data/standings_manufacturer.html 2012 Manufacturer Standings Turner Sports NASCAR November 17, 2012 Ford was third with 170 points, seventeen ahead of Dodge. Stewart was the race's defending winner, after his victory at the 2011 race.http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2011_Ford_400/W 2011 Ford 400 USA Today Sports Media Group Racing-Reference.info November 17, 2012 Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. (CC) denotes chase contender No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski (CC) Penske Racing Dodge 5 Kasey Kahne (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 10 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin (CC) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 14 Tony Stewart (CC) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15 Clint Bowyer (CC) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 16 Greg Biffle (CC) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 Matt Kenseth (CC) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Mike Bliss (i) Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Trevor Bayne (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Sam Hornish Jr. (i) Penske Racing Dodge 23 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 24 Jeff Gordon (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 Josh Wise (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29 Kevin Harvick (CC) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 33 Stephen Leicht (R) Circle Sport Chevrolet 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 37 J. J. Yeley Max Q Motorsports Chevrolet 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 48 Jimmie Johnson (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Regan Smith Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 56 Martin Truex Jr. (CC) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 79 Reed Sorenson (i) Go Green Racing Ford 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 87 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 91 Jason Leffler (i) Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing FordOfficial Entry list Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH1 20 Joey Logano* Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.672 176.0562 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.797 175.3423 2 Brad Keselowski (CC) Penske Racing Dodge 30.841 175.0924 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.857 175.0015 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.877 174.8876 15 Clint Bowyer (CC) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 30.901 174.7527 56 Martin Truex Jr. (CC) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 30.920 174.6448 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.934 174.5659 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 30.954 174.45210 48 Jimmie Johnson (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.020 174.08111 17 Matt Kenseth (CC) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31.038 173.98012 5 Kasey Kahne (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.040 173.96913 16 Greg Biffle (CC)* Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31.047 173.93014 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 31.069 173.80715 24 Jeff Gordon (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.081 173.74016 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.129 173.47217 22 Sam Hornish Jr. (i) Penske Racing Dodge 31.194 173.11018 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.200 173.07719 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 31.216 172.98820 21 Trevor Bayne (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31.275 172.66221 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 31.279 172.64022 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 31.293 172.56323 29 Kevin Harvick (CC) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.296 172.54624 51 Regan Smith* Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 31.303 172.50725 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 31.909 172.47426 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 31.347 172.26527 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31.376 172.10628 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 31.385 172.05729 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 31.417 171.88130 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 31.440 171.75631 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 31.442 171.74532 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 31.454 171.67933 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.463 171.63034 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.472 171.58135 14 Tony Stewart (CC) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 31.490 171.48336 26 Josh Wise (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.497 171.44537 10 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 31.538 171.22238 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 31.610 170.83239 37 J. J. Yeley Max Q Motorsports Chevrolet 31.623 170.76240 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.641 170.66441 11 Denny Hamlin (CC)* ** Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.755 170.05242 32 Ken Schrader* FAS Lane Racing Ford 31.863 169.47643 23 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 31.636 170.692Failed to Qualify 79 Reed Sorenson Go Green Racing Ford 31.713 170.277 33 Stephen Leicht (R) Circle Sport Chevrolet 31.754 170.057 91 Jason Leffler Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 31.758 170.036 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 31.838 169.609Official Starting grid * - Joey Logano, Greg Biffle, Regan Smith, and Denny Hamlin had to start at the rear of the field because of going to backup cars. ** - Made the field via owners points. Race results Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Points 1 24 Jeff Gordon (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26747 2 15 Clint Bowyer (CC) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 26742 3 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 26742 4 18 Kyle Busch* Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26742 5 16 Greg Biffle (CC) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 26739 6 56 Martin Truex Jr. (CC) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 26739 7 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 26737 8 29 Kevin Harvick (CC) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26736 9 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 26735 10 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26734 11 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26733 12 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 26732 13 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 26732 14 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26730 15 2 Brad Keselowski (CC) Penske Racing Dodge 26629 16 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 26628 17 14 Tony Stewart (CC) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 26627 18 17 Matt Kenseth (CC) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 26627 19 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26625 20 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 26624 21 5 Kasey Kahne (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26624 22 22 Sam Hornish Jr. (i) Penske Racing Dodge 2660 23 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2660 24 11 Denny Hamlin (CC) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26620 25 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 26519 26 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 26518 27 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 26517 28 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 26416 29 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 26415 30 51 Regan Smith Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 26414 31 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 26313 32 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 26312 33 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 26211 34 10 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 26110 35 37 J. J. Yeley Max Q Motorsports Chevrolet 2619 36 48 Jimmie Johnson (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2249 37 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 2197 38 30 David Stremme Swan Racing Toyota 1836 39 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1570 40 26 Josh Wise (R) Front Row Racing Ford 384 41 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 343 42 23 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 232 43 19 Mike Bliss (i) Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 160Official Race results * - led the most laps Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Brad Keselowski2400 2 Clint Bowyer2361 3 Jimmie Johnson2360 4 Kasey Kahne2345 5 Greg Biffle2332 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet249 2 Toyota213 3 Ford174 4 Dodge156 Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings. 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