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Daytona International Speedway
July 07, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.5-Mile Superspeedway 160 Laps/400 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet | 160 | 47 | 340,650 | Running | |
| 2 | 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Wheaties Chevrolet | 160 | 42 | 238,940 | Running | |
| 3 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Zest Ford | 160 | 43 | 232,776 | Running | |
| 4 | 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General Toyota | 160 | 40 | 154,965 | Running | |
| 5 | 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Aspen Dental Chevrolet | 160 | 39 | 168,323 | Running | |
| 6 | 12 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Subway Ford | 160 | 38 | 162,106 | Running | |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | HendrickCars Chevrolet | 160 | 37 | 125,265 | Running | |
| 8 | 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 160 | 36 | 146,585 | Running | |
| 9 | 28 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 160 | 35 | 110,290 | Running | |
| 10 | 41 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford Charcoal Toyota | 160 | 34 | 135,398 | Running | |
| 11 | 39 | 10 | David Reutimann | CarportEmpire/TMone Call Centers Chevrolet | 160 | 33 | 106,005 | Running | |
| 12 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | PepsiMax Chevrolet | 160 | 32 | 148,516 | Running | |
| 13 | 30 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/NRA Museum Chevrolet | 160 | 31 | 135,038 | Running | |
| 14 | 13 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet | 160 | 30 | 111,105 | Running | |
| 15 | 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Natl. Guard American Salute/Diet Mtn. Dew Chevrolet | 160 | 29 | 110,755 | Running | |
| 16 | 40 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King/Dr Pepper Toyota | 160 | 28 | 126,213 | Running | |
| 17 | 18 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Batteries Toyota | 160 | 28 | 127,644 | Running | |
| 18 | 7 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 160 | 27 | 113,763 | Running | |
| 19 | 17 | 43 | Aric Almirola | U.S. Air Force Ford | 160 | 25 | 135,691 | Running | |
| 20 | 34 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C & J Energy Services Ford | 160 | 24 | 107,430 | Running | |
| 21 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 160 | 24 | 105,055 | Running | |
| 22 | 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevrolet | 160 | 22 | 96,330 | Running | |
| 23 | 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevrolet | 159 | 21 | 141,391 | Running | |
| 24 | 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 159 | 21 | 139,038 | Running | |
| 25 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 156 | 19 | 136,696 | Running | |
| 26 | 27 | 34 | David Ragan | MHP 8-Hour Alert Ford | 154 | 19 | 105,288 | Accident | |
| 27 | 15 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 152 | 0 | 92,880 | Accident | |
| 28 | 14 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 152 | 16 | 122,246 | Accident | |
| 29 | 29 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 152 | 15 | 118,744 | Accident | |
| 30 | 10 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt/Stanley Tools Ford | 152 | 14 | 117,263 | Accident | |
| 31 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Glory Foods Ford | 152 | 14 | 99,227 | Accident | |
| 32 | 38 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King/Dr Pepper Toyota | 151 | 12 | 114,900 | Running | |
| 33 | 8 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 149 | 0 | 132,980 | Running | |
| 34 | 25 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet | 133 | 10 | 96,280 | Running | |
| 35 | 35 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing Chevrolet | 132 | 9 | 96,105 | Running | |
| 36 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 123 | 8 | 134,891 | Accident | |
| 37 | 6 | 50 | Bill Elliott | Walmart Chevrolet | 123 | 7 | 87,780 | Accident | |
| 38 | 31 | 26 | Josh Wise | MDS Transport Ford | 47 | 7 | 87,632 | Transmission | |
| 39 | 26 | 30 | David Stremme | Stock Car Steel and Aluminum Toyota | 25 | 5 | 84,175 | Rear Gear | |
| 40 | 43 | 49 | J J Yeley | Jay Robinson Inc. Toyota | 16 | 4 | 84,000 | Overheating | |
| 41 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AMFM Energy/Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 10 | 0 | 83,825 | Overheating | |
| 42 | 37 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | LittleJoesAutos Chevrolet | 4 | 2 | 91,725 | Overheating | |
| 43 | 21 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing Ford | 3 | 1 | 84,093 | Overheating |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 32 Minutes 14 Seconds
Average Speed .:157.653
Margin of Victory .: Under Caution
Fast Time .: Matt Kenseth- 46.781 Seconds
Lap Leaders .: Matt Kenseth 1 - 41
.: No Lead Changes.
Cautions .: 160-160 (#22 accident backstretch), 160-160 (#21,47,51,43,11,42 accident turn 2), 160-160 (#48,24,55,20,50,78,56 accident turn 4), 160-160 (#2 spun turn 2), 160-160 (#11,42,21,9,15,24,18,10,36,38,13,27,34,56 accident tri-oval), 160-160 (#29,43,16,36,18,34,5,93,88,78,99,17,27,32,1 accident turn 4)
.: 6 caution periods for 6 laps.