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Richmond International Raceway
April 28, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.75-Mile Short Track 400 Laps/300 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Brown Toyota | 400 | 47 | 247,783 | Running | |
| 2 | 10 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet | 400 | 42 | 164,410 | Running | |
| 3 | 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet | 400 | 42 | 178,460 | Running | |
| 4 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 400 | 40 | 152,801 | Running | |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance Chevrolet | 400 | 39 | 113,210 | Running | |
| 6 | 27 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 400 | 39 | 139,121 | Running | |
| 7 | 23 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy Toyota | 400 | 37 | 123,649 | Running | |
| 8 | 1 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 400 | 37 | 92,360 | Running | |
| 9 | 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 400 | 35 | 120,880 | Running | |
| 10 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford EcoBoost Ford | 400 | 36 | 138,551 | Running | |
| 11 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford EcoBoost Ford | 400 | 33 | 127,121 | Running | |
| 12 | 20 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 400 | 32 | 110,726 | Running | |
| 13 | 31 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards/NIBCO Chevrolet | 400 | 31 | 88,110 | Running | |
| 14 | 37 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevrolet | 400 | 30 | 114,368 | Running | |
| 15 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Reserve Chevrolet | 400 | 29 | 118,693 | Running | |
| 16 | 4 | 22 | A J Allmendinger | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 400 | 28 | 117,860 | Running | |
| 17 | 19 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Baked Beans Toyota | 400 | 27 | 102,768 | Running | |
| 18 | 28 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 400 | 26 | 83,885 | Running | |
| 19 | 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches Chevrolet | 400 | 26 | 120,896 | Running | |
| 20 | 21 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota | 399 | 24 | 103,055 | Running | |
| 21 | 26 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Ford | 399 | 23 | 91,418 | Running | |
| 22 | 14 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley/DeWalt Tools Ford | 399 | 22 | 102,893 | Running | |
| 23 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 399 | 21 | 119,221 | Running | |
| 24 | 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 399 | 20 | 82,535 | Running | |
| 25 | 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Brakes Toyota | 399 | 19 | 102,024 | Running | |
| 26 | 11 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 398 | 18 | 110,996 | Running | |
| 27 | 15 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet | 398 | 17 | 95,968 | Running | |
| 28 | 13 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing Chevrolet | 397 | 16 | 93,243 | Running | |
| 29 | 17 | 36 | Dave Blaney | SealWrap Repair Tape Chevrolet | 397 | 15 | 70,460 | Running | |
| 30 | 29 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King/Dr. Pepper Toyota | 397 | 15 | 92,332 | Running | |
| 31 | 30 | 31 | Jeff Burton | BB&T Chevrolet | 396 | 13 | 112,235 | Running | |
| 32 | 38 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 394 | 12 | 72,510 | Running | |
| 33 | 33 | 10 | David Reutimann | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet | 394 | 11 | 69,885 | Running | |
| 34 | 42 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Virginia Faith & Freedom Coalition Ford | 392 | 0 | 77,760 | Running | |
| 35 | 40 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Little Joe's Autos/Link-Belt Mid-Atlantic Chevrolet | 391 | 9 | 77,635 | Running | |
| 36 | 41 | 38 | David Gilliland | Long John Silver's Ford | 355 | 8 | 69,485 | Running | |
| 37 | 34 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Toyota | 139 | 7 | 69,355 | Brakes | |
| 38 | 32 | 26 | Josh Wise | Morristown Drivers Service Ford | 127 | 6 | 70,703 | Accident | |
| 39 | 25 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Curb Records Ford | 67 | 5 | 66,325 | Brakes | |
| 40 | 43 | 74 | Cole Whitt | Turn One Racing Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | 66,200 | Vibration | |
| 41 | 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy/Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 28 | 0 | 66,050 | Brakes | |
| 42 | 39 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota | 23 | 0 | 65,925 | Rear Gear | |
| 43 | 36 | 95 | Scott Speed | Tommy Williams Drywall Ford | 19 | 1 | 66,293 | Electrical |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 51 Minutes 6 Seconds
Average Speed .:105.202
Margin of Victory .: 1.095 Seconds
Fast Time .: Mark Martin- 21.040 Seconds
Lap Leaders .: Mark Martin 1 - 29
.: No Lead Changes.
Cautions .: 388-400 (competition), 388-400 (#51 spun frontstretch), 388-400 (debris), 388-400 (debris), 388-400 (debris)
.: 5 caution periods for 65 laps.