2012 Lenox Industrial Tools 301

February 2025 NAS Lenox Industrial Tools 301 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2012 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN July 9, 2012http://rotoworld.com/articles/nas/40880/229/the-lenox-industrial-tools-301 The Lenox Industrial Tools 301 NBC Sports Rotoworld.com July 10, 2012 July 13, 2012 Brown, Brian https://web.archive.org/web/20120712134331/http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/40880/229/the-lenox-industrial-tools-301 July 12, 2012 dead https://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/story/2012-07-13/Kyle-Busch-zooms-to-New-Hampshire-pole/56205154/1 Kyle Busch zooms past Kasey Kahne for New Hampshire pole July 13, 2012 USA Today July 14, 2012 Ryan, Nate Loudon, New Hampshire 2012 07 15 2012 19 36 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 logo.png Lenox Industrial Tools 301 The Extra Mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire 1.058 1.703 301 318.458 512.508 Overcast with a temperature around 87 F; wind out of the SW at 6 mph on. 116.226 mi/hhttp://www.racing-reference.info/race/2012_Lenox_Industrial_Tools_301/W 2012 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 USA Today Sports Media Group Racing-reference.info 2013-06-21 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 28.548 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 152 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports TNT Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty 4.775 million http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/07/17/cable-top-25-the-home-run-derby-tops-cable-viewership-for-week-ending-july-15-2012/141848/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120721085623/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/07/17/cable-top-25-the-home-run-derby-tops-cable-viewership-for-week-ending-july-15-2012/141848/ 2012-07-21 Private Site The 2012 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on July 15, 2012 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, United States. Contested over 301 laps, it was the nineteenth race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Kasey Kahne of Hendrick Motorsports took his second win of the season, while Denny Hamlin finished second and Clint Bowyer finished third. Report Background thumb|230px|left|New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is one of ten intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races.NASCAR Race Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ July 9, 2012 Turner Sports NASCAR dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130101145548/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ January 1, 2013 The standard track at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a four-turn oval track, 1.6 mi km long.NASCAR Tracks—The New Hampshire Motor Speedway http://www.nhms.com/speedway/about/facts/ July 9, 2012 Turner Sports NASCAR dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110707123210/http://www.nhms.com/speedway/about/facts/ July 7, 2011 The track's turns are banked from two to seven degrees, while the front stretch, the finish line, and the back stretch are banked at one degree. Before the race, Matt Kenseth led the Drivers' Championship with 676 points, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. stood in second with 651. Greg Biffle was third in the Drivers' Championship with 632, fourteen points ahead of Jimmie Johnson and forty ahead of Tony Stewart in fourth and fifth. Kevin Harvick, with 586, was two points ahead of Denny Hamlin, as Martin Truex Jr. with 584 points, was eleven ahead of Brad Keselowski and twelve in front of Clint Bowyer.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/18/data/standings_official.html 2012 Official Driver Standings: Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Turner Sports July 9, 2012 In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 126 points, twenty-two points ahead of Toyota. Ford, with 90 points, was fourteen points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.Manufactures' Championship Classification http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/manu2012.htm Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site ESPN July 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130202821/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/manu2012.htm November 30, 2012 dead Ryan Newman is the defending race winner after winning the event in 2011.http://racing-reference.info/race/2011_Lenox_Industrial_Tools_301/W 2011 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 USA Today Sports Media Group Racing-Reference July 9, 2012 Shortly before the 2012 Coke Zero 400, held one week earlier, NASCAR announced that A. J. Allmendinger failed a random drug test held on June 29, 2012, and that he was suspended temporarily, depending on the result of his second test.http://www.nascar.com/news/120709/shornishjr-to-drive-cup-new-hampshire/index.html Hornish back in 22 as Allmendinger awaits results Turner Sports NASCAR July 9, 2012 July 10, 2012 Afterward, Penske Racing announced that Sam Hornish Jr., who replaced him in the Coke Zero 400, would also replace him for a second consecutive week. Practice and qualifying thumb|150px|left|Kyle Busch (pictured in 2015), of the Joe Gibbs Racing team won the pole position. Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—one on Friday, July 13, and two on Saturday, July 14. The first session lasted 90 minutes, and the second was 55 minutes. The third and final session was 60 minutes.http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2012/story/_/page/19-New-Hampshire-NASCAR-Race-Info THE RACE: Lenox Industrial Tools 301 ESPN Jayski NASCAR Silly Season Site July 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120711015153/http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2012/story/_/page/19-New-Hampshire-NASCAR-Race-Info July 11, 2012 dead Kyle Busch was quickest with a time of 28.555 seconds in the first session, less than one tenth of a second faster than Biffle.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/19/data/practice1_speeds.html Practice One Timing and Scoring Turner Sports NASCAR July 13, 2012 Kurt Busch was just off Biffle's pace, followed by Kasey Kahne, Paul Menard, and Truex Jr.. Brian Vickers was seventh, still within two tenths of a second of Kyle Busch's time. Forty-four 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/2012/19/data/qual_order.html Qualifying Entry List Turner Sports NASCAR July 13, 2012 Kyle Busch clinched the ninth pole position of his career, with a time of 28.548 seconds.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/19/data/lineup.html Race Official Lineup Turner Sports NASCAR July 13, 2012 He was joined on the front row of the grid by Kahne. Hamlin qualified third, Truex Jr. took fourth, and Bowyer started fifth. Newman, Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Earnhardt Jr. and Stewart rounded out the top ten. The driver that failed to qualify for the race was Mike Bliss. Once the qualifying session concluded, Kyle Busch expressed his happiness with qualifying: "Excellent lap, just tried to hit the same marks in practice. Haven't found the magic way to get around the Magic Mile but today we did." In the second practice session, Hamlin was quickest with a time of 28.969 seconds.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/19/data/practice2_speeds.html Practice Two Timing and Scoring Turner Sports NASCAR July 14, 2012 Gordon, with a time of 28.993, was second-quickest, ahead of Truex Jr., Aric Almirola, and Bowyer. Kahne, Johnson, Kyle Busch, Vickers, and Jeff Burton completed the first ten positions. Hamlin continued to be quickest through the third practice session with a time of 28.990, 0.009 seconds faster than his fastest lap during the second session.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/19/data/practice3_speeds.html Practice Three Timing and Scoring Turner Sports NASCAR July 14, 2012 Kyle Busch was second-quickest in the session, while Keselowski was scored third. Bowyer followed in the fourth position ahead of Johnson, Vickers and Truex Jr. Kahne, Logano and Carl Edwards rounded out the first ten positions in eighth, ninth and tenth, respectively. Race July 2015 The race, the nineteenth in the season, began with Kyle Busch on the Pole and Kasey Kahne starting second, not much happened here but three cautions, two for debris and one for David Reutimann's blown engine, Kyle Busch, the races polesitter had a speeding penalty which would cause him to finish 16th, Kasey Kahne won the race on lap 301 of a scheduled 301. Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time (s) Speed (mph)1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.548 133.417 2 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.551 133.403 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.552 133.399 4 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.565 133.338 5 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.569 133.319 6 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.578 133.277 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.583 133.254 8 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.595 133.198 9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.628 133.045 10 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.651 132.938 11 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.665 132.873 12 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.666 132.868 13 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.730 132.572 14 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 28.735 132.549 15 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.762 132.425 16 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.762 132.425 17 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 28.769 132.393 18 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 28.782 132.333 19 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.797 132.264 20 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.811 132.200 21 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.814 132.186 22 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 28.836 132.085 23 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.891 131.833 24 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 28.952 131.556 25 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.972 131.465 26 10 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 29.016 131.266 27 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.023 131.234 28 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.023 131.234 29 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 29.034 131.184 30 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 29.112 130.833 31 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.150 130.662 32 26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.267 130.140 33 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 29.336 129.834 34 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 29.342 129.807 35 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 29.371 129.679 36 98 Michael McDowellPhil Parsons Racing Ford 29.406 129.525 37 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 29.453 129.318 38 49 J. J. Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota 29.463 129.274 39 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.490 129.156 40 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 29.504 129.094 41 23 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Toyota 29.557 128.863 42 79 Kelly Bires Go Green Racing Ford 29.637 128.515 43 33 Stephen Leicht Circle Sport Racing Chevrolet 29.714 128.182 Failed to Qualify 19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota 29.740 128.070 Source: Race results thumb|Kasey Kahne won the race. Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points 1 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 301 47 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 301 44 3 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 301 42 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 301 40 5 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 301 39 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 301 39 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 301 38 8 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 301 36 9 16 Greg Biffle Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 301 35 10 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 301 34 11 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 301 33 12 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 301 32 13 17 Matt Kenseth Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 301 31 14 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 301 30 15 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 301 0 16 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 301 29 17 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 301 27 18 99 Carl Edwards Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 301 26 19 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 301 25 20 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 301 24 21 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 301 23 22 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dodge 301 22 23 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 301 21 24 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 299 21 25 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 299 19 26 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 298 18 27 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 298 17 28 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 298 16 29 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 297 15 30 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 297 14 31 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 294 13 32 33 Stephen Leicht Circle Sport Racing Chevrolet 293 12 33 10 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 229 11 34 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 139 10 35 33 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 101 9 36 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota 91 8 37 26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 82 7 38 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 71 0 39 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 68 5 40 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 63 4 41 23 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 32 3 42 79 Kelly Bires Go Green Racing Ford 19 2 43 49 J. J. Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota 4 1 Source: Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Matt Kenseth707 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr.691 3 Greg Biffle667 4 Jimmie Johnson656 5 Denny Hamlin628 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet135 2 Toyota110 3 Ford93 4 Dodge80 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings. References 2 Sprint Cup Series 2012 2012 Coke Zero 400 2012 Brickyard 400 collapsed Category:NASCAR races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Lenox Industrial Tools 301