2012 Kobalt Tools 400

March 2012 February 2025 NAS Kobalt Tools 400 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2012 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN 2012-03-11http://rotoworld.com/articles/nas/40045/229/the-kobalt-tools-400 The Kolbalt Tools 400 Rotoworld.com 2012-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20120308093206/http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/40045/229/the-kobalt-tools-400 2012-03-08 dead 2012 3 11 2012 3 36 Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas logo.jpg Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, Nevada 1.5 2.4 267 400.5 644.542 Partly cloudy with a high around 73; wind out of the S at 7 mph. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports 28.353 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing 127 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The 2012 Kobalt Tools 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on March 11, 2012 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 267 laps, it was the third race of the 2012 season. The race was won by Tony Stewart for the Stewart–Haas Racing team. Jimmie Johnson finished second, and Greg Biffle clinched third. Report 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 RacingToyota21Trevor Bayne (i)Wood Brothers RacingFord22A. J. AllmendingerPenske RacingDodge23Scott RiggsR3 MotorsportsChevrolet24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Josh Wise (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30David StremmeInception MotorsportsToyota31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ken SchraderFAS 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|Kasey Kahne scored the pole position. Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH 1 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.353 190.456 21 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.415 190.040 3 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.419 190.014 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.440 189.873 5 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.450 189.807 61 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.455 189.773 7 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.471 189.667 8 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.478 189.620 9 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.496 189.500 10 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.508 189.421 11 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.540 189.208 12 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 28.549 189.148 13 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.576 188.970 14 22 A. J. Allmendinger Penske Racing Dodge 28.581 188.937 15 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.585 188.910 16 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.608 188.758 17 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.615 188.712 18 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.657 188.436 19 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.699 188.160 20 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 28.703 188.134 21 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.710 188.088 22 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.761 187.754 23 33 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.774 187.669 24 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 28.775 187.663 25 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.821 187.363 26 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.830 187.305 27 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.879 186.987 281 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 28.879 186.987 291 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.911 186.780 30 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 29.087 185.650 31 10 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 29.088 185.644 32 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 29.146 185.274 33 26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.215 184.837 34 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.239 184.685 35 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.286 184.388 36 49 J. J. Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota 29.289 184.370 37 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 29.320 184.175 38 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 29.356 183.949 39 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 29.370 183.861 40 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 29.421 183.542 41 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 29.459 183.306 42 37 Timmy Hill Rick Ware Racing/Max Q Motorsports Ford 29.528 182.877 43 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 29.556 182.704 Did not qualify 23 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 29.601 182.426 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 29.624 182.285 1 Car moved to the back of the grid for going to a backup car: (#18, #48). changing engines: (#42), changing transmission: (#78).Source:2012 Kobalt Tools 400 qualifying results https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2012-03/W 2025-09-12 Racing-Reference en-US Race results thumb|Tony Stewart won the race. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Points1 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 127 482 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 35 433 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 2 424 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 0 405 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 0 396 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 267 3 397 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 0 378 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 0 369 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 0 –10 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 70 3511 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 4 3412 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 2 3313 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 267 0 3114 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 0 3015 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 267 0 2916 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 0 2817 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 267 0 2718 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 267 0 2619 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 0 2520 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 0 2421 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 1 2422 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 21 2323 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 266 0 2124 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 266 0 2025 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 264 0 1926 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 264 0 1827 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 264 0 1728 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 263 0 1629 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 263 0 1530 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 263 0 1431 10 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 261 0 1332 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 259 1 1333 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 258 0 1134 33 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 252 0 1035 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 251 0 936 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 240 0 837 22 A. J. Allmendinger Penske Racing Dodge 238 1 838 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 147 0 639 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 123 0 540 26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 64 0 441 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 44 0 –42 37 Timmy Hill Rick Ware Racing/Max Q Motorsports Ford 42 0 243 49 J. J. Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota 39 0 1Source:2012 Kobalt Tools 400 Race Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2025-09-12 Racing-Reference en-US Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Wins Points 1 Greg Biffle 0 125 2 Kevin Harvick 0 115 3 Denny Hamlin 1 Subway Fresh Fit 500 113 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 0 107 5 Matt Kenseth 1 Daytona 500 102 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Wins Points 1 Chevrolet 1 Kobalt Tools 400 21 2 Ford 1 Daytona 500 19 3 Toyota 1 Subway Fresh Fit 500 17 4 Dodge 0 9 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings. References Sprint Cup Series 2012 2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500 2012 Food City 500 collapsed Category:NASCAR races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Kobalt Tools 400 Kobalt Tools 400 Kobalt Tools 400