| 2012 STP 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,667,855 | Race Date: | Apr 22, 2012 | Kansas Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .700 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 46Min 44Sec. | Kansas City, Kansas | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 144.122 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 18 Laps | kansasspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Denny Hamlin D. Hamlin | Driver: | AJ Allmendinger A. Allmendinger | Toyota: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Toyota | Car No.: | #22 Dodge | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Team Penske | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Darian Grubb | Crew Chief: | Todd Gordon | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 32 of 267 | Pole Speed: | 175.993 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 STP 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running |  | 47 | 267 | 32 |
| 2 | 6 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 44 | 267 | 173 |
| 3 | 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Chevrolet Mountain Green | Running |  | 42 | 267 | 2 |
| 4 | 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford EcoBoost | Running |  | 41 | 267 | 2 |
| 5 | 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Novec 1230 | Running | | 39 | 267 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem | Running | | 38 | 267 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | Running | | 37 | 267 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Running | | 36 | 267 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Running | | 36 | 267 | 1 |
| 10 | 25 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 34 | 267 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 34 | 267 | 2 |
| 12 | 39 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Running | | 33 | 267 | 4 |
| 13 | 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Running | | 31 | 267 | 0 |
| 14 | 36 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Running | | 30 | 266 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Running | | 29 | 266 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt / Stanley Tools | Running | | 28 | 266 | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Construction Services | Running | | 27 | 266 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / Zecol | Running | | 26 | 266 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 12 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (I) | SKF | Running | | 0 | 266 | 7 |
| 20 | 13 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation | Running | | 24 | 265 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | AARP / Drive to End Hunger | Running | | 23 | 264 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 22 | 264 | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | 43 | Aric Almirola | STP | Running | | 21 | 264 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Running | | 20 | 263 | 0 |
| 25 | 35 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King / Dr. Pepper | Running | | 19 | 263 | 0 |
| 26 | 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 18 | 263 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Running | | 17 | 263 | 0 |
| 28 | 42 | 32 | Reed Sorenson (I) | TMone We Drive Sales / FAS Lane | Running | | 0 | 263 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 10 | David Reutimann | Accell Construction | Running | | 15 | 262 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 34 | David Ragan | Barrett Jackson Auction Company | Running | | 14 | 262 | 0 |
| 31 | 31 | 49 | J.J. Yeley | JPO Absorbents | Running | | 13 | 261 | 0 |
| 32 | 1 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | AAA | Running | | 13 | 257 | 44 |
| 33 | 5 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine | Engine | | 11 | 255 | 0 |
| 34 | 32 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King Real Fruit Smoothies / Dr. Pepper | Running | | 10 | 214 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Reese Towpower | Engine | | 9 | 132 | 0 |
| 36 | 8 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Engine | | 8 | 125 | 0 |
| 37 | 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Vibration | | 7 | 82 | 0 |
| 38 | 24 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Overheating | | 6 | 80 | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | 26 | Josh Wise (R) | Morristown Driver's Service | Rear Gear | | 5 | 65 | 0 |
| 40 | 37 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Curb Records | Overheating | | 4 | 58 | 0 |
| 41 | 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Vibration | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 42 | 43 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 43 | 34 | 23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe | Rear Gear | | 1 | 18 | 0 |
