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California Speedway Road Course
March 25, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.8-Mile Road Course 129 Laps/361 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 129 | 47 | 323,450 | Running | |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 129 | 44 | 259,698 | Running | |
| 3 | 14 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet | 129 | 41 | 170,165 | Running | |
| 4 | 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches Chevrolet | 129 | 40 | 181,551 | Running | |
| 5 | 12 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Subway Ford | 129 | 39 | 161,056 | Running | |
| 6 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 129 | 38 | 119,590 | Running | |
| 7 | 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevrolet | 129 | 37 | 146,448 | Running | |
| 8 | 13 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 129 | 36 | 131,504 | Running | |
| 9 | 23 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Construction Services Chevrolet | 129 | 35 | 138,898 | Running | |
| 10 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet | 129 | 35 | 142,201 | Running | |
| 11 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 129 | 34 | 149,771 | Running | |
| 12 | 3 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Toyota | 129 | 32 | 96,355 | Running | |
| 13 | 11 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 129 | 31 | 122,469 | Running | |
| 14 | 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Quaker State Chevrolet | 129 | 30 | 102,105 | Running | |
| 15 | 25 | 22 | A J Allmendinger | Southern California AAA Dodge | 129 | 29 | 134,330 | Running | |
| 16 | 15 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford EcoBoost Ford | 129 | 28 | 138,866 | Running | |
| 17 | 24 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 128 | 27 | 122,096 | Running | |
| 18 | 17 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 128 | 26 | 125,250 | Running | |
| 19 | 27 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards/CertainTeed Chevrolet | 128 | 25 | 98,705 | Running | |
| 20 | 22 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet | 128 | 24 | 114,163 | Running | |
| 21 | 29 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt/Stanley Tools Ford | 128 | 23 | 118,388 | Running | |
| 22 | 19 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 128 | 22 | 127,180 | Running | |
| 23 | 33 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 128 | 21 | 102,163 | Running | |
| 24 | 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General Toyota | 128 | 20 | 95,280 | Running | |
| 25 | 28 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Medallion Financial Ford | 128 | 19 | 124,016 | Running | |
| 26 | 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | AARP/Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet | 128 | 19 | 130,566 | Running | |
| 27 | 18 | 10 | David Reutimann | Accell Construction Chevrolet | 127 | 17 | 85,230 | Running | |
| 28 | 26 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Charter Communications Toyota | 127 | 16 | 104,188 | Running | |
| 29 | 40 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King/Dr.Pepper Toyota | 127 | 15 | 101,777 | Running | |
| 30 | 41 | 38 | David Gilliland | 1-800 LoanMart Ford | 127 | 14 | 85,480 | Running | |
| 31 | 38 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 127 | 13 | 83,280 | Running | |
| 32 | 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Allstate Chevrolet | 126 | 12 | 111,613 | Running | |
| 33 | 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet | 126 | 11 | 80,355 | Running | |
| 34 | 42 | 32 | Ken Schrader | U.S. Chrome/1 Less Than 2 Ltd. Ford | 125 | 10 | 88,155 | Running | |
| 35 | 36 | 49 | J J Yeley | America Israel Racing Chevrolet | 125 | 9 | 79,930 | Running | |
| 36 | 31 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King/Dr.Pepper Toyota | 124 | 8 | 106,125 | Running | |
| 37 | 30 | 26 | Josh Wise | Morristown Driver's Service Ford | 51 | 7 | 79,555 | Vibration | |
| 38 | 32 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Curb Records Ford | 40 | 6 | 79,307 | Vibration | |
| 39 | 20 | 30 | David Stremme | @TheNascarFans Toyota | 36 | 5 | 75,855 | Rear Gear | |
| 40 | 39 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota | 18 | 0 | 75,675 | Transmission | |
| 41 | 35 | 23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe Chevrolet | 17 | 3 | 75,505 | Vibration | |
| 42 | 43 | 74 | Reed Sorenson | Turn One Racing Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | 75,415 | Vibration | |
| 43 | 37 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 83,769 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 1 Hour 36 Minutes 39 Seconds
Average Speed .:160.166
Fast Time .: Denny Hamlin- 54.076 Seconds
Lap Leaders .: Denny Hamlin 1
.: No Lead Changes.
Cautions .: 108-129 (rain)
.: 1 caution period for 22 laps.