2012 Brickyard 400

February 2025 NAS Crown Royal Presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2012 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN July 18, 2012http://rotoworld.com/articles/nas/40980/229/the-crown-royal-400 The Crown Royal 400 NBC Sports RotoWorld.com July 24, 2012 July 28, 2012 Brown, Brian https://web.archive.org/web/20120727022443/http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/40980/229/the-crown-royal-400 July 27, 2012 dead 2012 07 29 2012 20 36 2012 Crown Royal presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 logo.jpg Crown Royal Presents the "Your Hero's Name Here" 400 at the Brickyard Powered By BigMachineRecords.com Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana 2.5 4.023 160 400 643.737 Clear with a high temperature around 88 F; wind out of the S at 5 mph on. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 49.244 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 99 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports ESPN Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree The 2012 Crown Royal Presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard powered by BigMachineRecords.com, the 19th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on July 29, 2012, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 160 laps, was the twentieth race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson, of the Hendrick Motorsports racing team, won his third race of the season ahead of Kyle Busch in second. Greg Biffle finished in the third position. Report Background thumb|180px|left|Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races.NASCAR Race Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ July 18, 2012 Turner Sports NASCAR dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110207161158/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ February 7, 2011 The standard track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 mi km long.NASCAR Tracks—The Indianapolis Motor Speedway http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ims/ Turner Sports NASCAR July 18, 2012 The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has none. The racetrack has seats for 250,000 spectators.Indianapolis Motor Speedway Fun Facts http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/history/35565-IMS-Fun-Facts/ Indianapolis Motor Speedway July 18, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141007115502/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/history/35565-IMS-Fun-Facts/ October 7, 2014 Before the race, Matt Kenseth led the Drivers' Championship with 707 points, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. stood in second with 691. Greg Biffle was third in the Drivers' Championship with 667 points, eleven ahead of Jimmie Johnson and 39 ahead of Denny Hamlin in fourth and fifth. Kevin Harvick with 622 was four ahead of Tony Stewart, as Martin Truex Jr. with 617 points, was three ahead of Clint Bowyer, and four in front of Brad Keselowski.Driver's Championship Classification http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/19/data/standings_official.html Turner Sports NASCAR 22 July 2011 In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 135 points, 25 ahead of Toyota. Ford, with 93 points, was thirteen points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.Manufactures' Championship Classification http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/manu2012.htm ESPN Jayski's Silly Season Site July 18, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130202821/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/manu2012.htm November 30, 2012 dead Paul Menard is the defending winner of the race.https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/6821469/paul-menard-earns-first-career-win-brickyard-400 Paul Menard wins Brickyard 400 ESPN Associated Press August 4, 2011 July 18, 2012 In 2011, Crown Royal announced that they would move their sponsorship from Richmond International Raceway to Indianapolis to rename the Brickyard 400 to Crown Royal "Your Hero's Name Goes Here" 400 at the Brickyard.https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/6812609/crown-royal-becomes-brickyard-400-title-sponsor Crown Royal to sponsor Brickyard 400 ESPN July 28, 2011 July 18, 2012 Once the naming rights contest concluded, Curtiss Shaver, a firefighter from Troy, Alabama, was announced the winner, making the official race name for the 2012 race, the Crown Royal Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard.http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/brickyard400/news/show/51839-crown-royal-unveils-honorary-yard-of-bricks-in-troy-ala-awarding-local-firefighter-naming-rights-to-nascar-race-at-historic-indianapolis-motor-speedway/ Crown Royal Unveils Honorary Yard of Bricks in Troy, Ala., Awarding Local Firefighter Naming Rights To NASCAR Race At Historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Motor Speedway July 18, 2012 July 18, 2012 Indianapolis Motor Speedway also made changes to the garages in 2012 as part of the new format of having both a first and second tier series race at the Speedway. For the first time, the top 35 Cup teams would no longer use the traditional Gasoline Alley garages. Instead, the top teams in points would be parked in the "new" garages located on pit road used first for Formula One and later for MotoGP. NASCAR Inspection would be held in the pitside garages, and lower teams and the Nationwide Series (racing for the first time at Indianapolis) will use Gasoline Alley. http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/brickyard/news-multimedia/news/2012/07/24/2012-super-weekend-at-the-brickyard-notebook Super Weekend at the Brickyard Notebook Indianapolis Motor Speedway July 24, 2012 May 16, 2016 Practice and qualifying thumb|230px|right|Denny Hamlin won the pole position with a time of 49.244 Two practice sessions were held before the race on July 28, 2012. The first session was 60 minutes long, while the second was 110 minutes.http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2012/story/_/page/20-Indianapolis-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac Race Info Page Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site ESPN July 28, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120722024437/http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2012/story/_/page/20-Indianapolis-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac July 22, 2012 dead Kasey Kahne was quickest with a time of 48.563 seconds in the first session, 0.478 faster than Mark Martin.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/20/data/practice1_speeds.html Practice One Timing and Scoring NASCAR Turner Sports July 28, 2012 Jeff Gordon was third quickest, followed by Johnson, Keselowski, and Menard. Earnhardt Jr. was seventh, still within a second of Kahne's time. In the second and final practice session, Biffle was quickest with a time of 49.587 seconds.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/20/data/practice2_speeds.html Practice Two Timing and Scoring Turner Sports NASCAR July 28, 2012 Carl Edwards, with a time of 49.660, was second quickest, ahead of Joey Logano, Kahne, and Kenseth. Johnson, Regan Smith, Gordon, Jeff Burton, and Hamlin completed the first ten positions. Forty-six cars were entered for qualifying, but only forty-three could qualify for the race because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/20/data/qual_order.html Qualifying Entry List Turner Sports NASCAR July 28, 2012 Hamlin clinched his first pole position at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with a time of 49.244 seconds.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/20/data/lineup.html Race Official Lineup Turner Sports NASCAR July 28, 2012 He was joined on the front row of the grid by Edwards. Logano qualified third, Aric Almirola took fourth, and Biffle started fifth. Johnson, Kyle Busch, Menard, Gordon and Kenseth rounded out the top ten. The drivers that failed to qualify for the race were Reed Sorenson, Joe Nemechek, Michael McDowell. McDowell's time was disallowed after his car failed inspection; Mike Bliss was awarded a spot in the field.Denny Hamlin captures pole Once the qualifying session had concluded, Hamlin stated, "We knew this was the turning point of the season. From Indy until Richmond is when you start seeing who's going to fight for a championship. Everyone's got their Chase cars prepared, bringing them to the track, and that's when you want to start running good. Every year with six to seven races before the Chase, we start running all out to see where we stack up against the field. If this is any indication, we hope it's 2010 all over with except the ending."https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/story/2012-07-28/Confident-Denny-Hamlin-captures-first-Brickyard-pole/56563564/1 Confident Denny Hamlin captures first Brickyard pole USA Today July 28, 2012 July 28, 2012 Ryan, Nate Indianapolis, Indiana Race September 2025 Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time (s) Speed1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.244 182.763 mph 2 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.455 181.984 mph 3 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.517 181.756 mph 4 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 49.538 181.679 mph 5 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.578 181.532 mph 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.626 181.357 mph 7 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.711 181.046 mph 8 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.720 181.014 mph 9 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.737 180.952 mph 10 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.819 180.654 mph 11 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 49.831 180.611 mph 12 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 49.857 180.516 mph 13 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 49.865 180.487 mph 14 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 49.869 180.473 mph 15 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.876 180.447 mph 16 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 49.879 180.437 mph 17 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 49.880 180.433 mph 18 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 49.892 180.390 mph 19 55 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 49.893 180.386 mph 20 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.932 180.245 mph 21 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.951 180.177 mph 22 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 49.959 180.148 mph 23 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 49.980 180.072 mph 24 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 50.020 179.928 mph 25 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 50.134 179.519 mph 26 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 50.220 179.212 mph 27 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.309 178.894 mph 28 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 50.318 178.862 mph 29 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 50.331 178.816 mph 30 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 50.408 178.543 mph 31 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.418 178.508 mph 32 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 50.424 178.486 mph 33 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 50.443 178.419 mph 34 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 50.603 177.855 mph 35 26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.635 177.743 mph 36 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.667 177.630 mph 37 33 Stephen Leicht Circle Sport Racing Chevrolet 50.748 177.347 mph 38 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 50.750 177.340 mph 39 79 Mike Skinner Go Green Racing Ford 50.878 176.894 mph 40 23 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Toyota 50.888 176.859 mph 41 10 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 50.985 176.523 mph 42 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 51.497 174.768 mph 43 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 51.084 176.180 mph Failed to Qualify 91 Reed Sorenson Humphrey Smith Racing Ford 51.250 175.610 mph 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 51.387 175.142 mph 98 Michael McDowellPhil Parsons Racing Ford 50.590 177.901 mph1 Source:1 McDowell's time was disallowed after his car failed inspection. Race results thumb|Jimmie Johnson won his fourth Brickyard 400. Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points 148 Jimmie Johnson (W)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 48 218 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 43 316 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 160 42 488 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 40 524 Jeff Gordon (W)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 40 611 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 39 739 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 160 37 856 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 160 36 92 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 160 36 1014 Tony Stewart (W)Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 160 34 1155 Mark Martin Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 160 33 125 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 32 1329 Kevin Harvick (W)Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 31 1427 Paul Menard (W)Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 30 1515 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 160 29 1622 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 160 0 1721 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 160 0 1878 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 160 26 1943 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 160 25 209 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 160 24 2142 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 160 23 221 Jamie McMurray (W)Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 160 22 2336 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 160 21 2430 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 160 20 2583 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 160 20 2647 Bobby Labonte (W)JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 160 19 2738 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 160 17 2834 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 160 16 2999 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 156 15 3032 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 156 14 3133 Stephen Leicht (R)Circle Sport Racing Chevrolet 154 13 3231 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 151 12 3320 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 144 11 3413 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 137 10 3517 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 132 10 3651 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 126 8 3793 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 40 7 3895 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 23 6 3910 J. J. Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 20 5 4026 Josh Wise (R)Front Row Motorsports Ford 19 4 4123 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Toyota 14 3 4279 Mike Skinner Go Green Racing Ford 11 2 4319 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 5 0Source:September 2025 Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 731 2 Matt Kenseth 717 3 Greg Biffle 709 4 Jimmie Johnson 704 5 Denny Hamlin 667 6 Kevin Harvick 653 7 Martin Truex Jr. 653 8 Tony Stewart 652 9 Brad Keselowski 649 10 Clint Bowyer 643 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 144 2 Toyota 116 3 Ford 97 4 Dodge 83 Note: Only the top ten positions are included for the driver standings. References 30em Sprint Cup Series 2012 2012 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 2012 Pennsylvania 400 collapsed Category:NASCAR races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Brickyard 400 Brickyard 400 Brickyard 400