| 2012 Kobalt Tools 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,624,358 | Race Date: | Mar 11, 2012 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .461 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 54Min 44Sec. | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 Among / 11 Drivers | Average Speed: | 137.524 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 33 Laps | lvms.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tony Stewart T. Stewart | Driver: | Kasey Kahne K. Kahne | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #14 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Stewart Haas Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Steve Addington | Crew Chief: | Kenny Francis | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 127 of 267 | Pole Speed: | 189.770 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 Kobalt Tools 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | Running |  | 48 | 267 | 127 |
| 2 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Running | | 43 | 267 | 35 |
| 3 | 9 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / Meguiars | Running |  | 42 | 267 | 2 |
| 4 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans | Running | | 40 | 267 | 0 |
| 5 | 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Running | | 39 | 267 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Running |  | 39 | 267 | 3 |
| 7 | 26 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / Schrock | Running | | 37 | 267 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Running | | 36 | 267 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (I) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Running | | 0 | 267 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | Running | | 35 | 267 | 70 |
| 11 | 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Running | | 34 | 267 | 4 |
| 12 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont 20 Years | Running | | 33 | 267 | 2 |
| 13 | 15 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt / Stanley Tools | Running | | 31 | 267 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 30 | 267 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Farm American | Running | | 29 | 267 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General | Running | | 28 | 267 | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 27 | 267 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's | Running | | 26 | 267 | 0 |
| 19 | 1 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Running | | 25 | 267 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight | Running | | 24 | 267 | 0 |
| 21 | 35 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Running | | 24 | 267 | 1 |
| 22 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Zest | Running | | 23 | 267 | 21 |
| 23 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Brown | Running | | 21 | 266 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Fantasy Racing Camp | Running | | 20 | 266 | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Clorox | Running | | 19 | 264 | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford / Bush's Beans | Running | | 18 | 264 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 17 | 264 | 0 |
| 28 | 43 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Running | | 16 | 263 | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | Running | | 15 | 263 | 0 |
| 30 | 41 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Federated Auto Parts | Running | | 14 | 263 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 10 | David Reutimann | Accell Construction | Running | | 13 | 261 | 0 |
| 32 | 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 13 | 259 | 1 |
| 33 | 34 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Running | | 11 | 258 | 0 |
| 34 | 23 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel & Casino | Running | | 10 | 252 | 0 |
| 35 | 12 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Tag Heuer Eyewear | Accident | | 9 | 251 | 0 |
| 36 | 30 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King | Engine | | 8 | 240 | 0 |
| 37 | 14 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Pennzoil | Running | | 8 | 238 | 1 |
| 38 | 39 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Curb Records | Rear Gear | | 6 | 147 | 0 |
| 39 | 37 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King | Engine | | 5 | 123 | 0 |
| 40 | 33 | 26 | Josh Wise (R) | 1-800-LoanMart | Brakes | | 4 | 64 | 0 |
| 41 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Vibration | | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 42 | 42 | 37 | Timmy Hill | Poynt.com | Rocker Arm | | 2 | 42 | 0 |
| 43 | 36 | 49 | J.J. Yeley | America Israel Racing | Vibration | | 1 | 39 | 0 |
