| 2012 Aaron's 312 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 8 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $948,300 | Race Date: | May 5, 2012 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .034 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 22Min 54Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 37 Among / 18 Drivers | Average Speed: | 136.258 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 27 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Joey Logano J. Logano | Driver: | Elliott Sadler E. Sadler | Toyota: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #18 Toyota | Car No.: | #2 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Adam Stevens | Crew Chief: | Luke Lambert | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 17 of 122 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 2012 Aaron's 312 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 18 | Joey Logano (I) | GameStop / Max Payne 3 | Running |  | 0 | 122 | 17 |
| 2 | 12 | 54 | Kyle Busch (I) | Monster Energy Drink | Running | | 0 | 122 | 36 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Cargill / Blackwell Angus Beef | Running |  | 42 | 122 | 1 |
| 4 | 11 | 88 | Cole Whitt (R) | TaxSlayer.com | Running |  | 41 | 122 | 3 |
| 5 | 33 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (I) | Hellmann's | Running | | 0 | 122 | 25 |
| 6 | 31 | 1 | Kurt Busch (I) | Hendrickcars.com | Running | | 0 | 122 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | 30 | James Buescher (I) | Accudoc Solutions | Running | | 0 | 122 | 9 |
| 8 | 13 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt | Running | | 36 | 122 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 99 | Kenny Wallace | American Ethanol | Running | | 36 | 122 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial | Running | | 35 | 122 | 8 |
| 11 | 18 | 20 | Ryan Truex | Grime Boss | Running | | 34 | 122 | 1 |
| 12 | 8 | 12 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Alliance Truck Parts | Running |  | 33 | 122 | 2 |
| 13 | 17 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com | Running | | 32 | 122 | 1 |
| 14 | 27 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Strutmasters.com | Running | | 30 | 122 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 24 | John Wes Townley (I) | Toyota Save in May Sales Event | Running | | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 4 | Danny Efland | TradeBank | Running | | 28 | 122 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon (R) | Advocare | Running | | 28 | 122 | 4 |
| 18 | 15 | 44 | Mike Bliss | Bandit Chippers | Running | | 27 | 122 | 2 |
| 19 | 16 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Running | | 26 | 122 | 1 |
| 20 | 9 | 22 | Brad Keselowski (I) | Discount Tire | Running | | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 41 | Timmy Hill | Poynt.com / Shania Kidscan | Running | | 23 | 117 | 0 |
| 22 | 3 | 33 | Kevin Harvick (I) | Armour Meats | Accident | | 0 | 116 | 8 |
| 23 | 10 | 43 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers / Flying J Coffee | Accident | | 21 | 116 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | G-Oil | Accident | | 20 | 116 | 0 |
| 25 | 43 | 15 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Fastwax / Poynt | Accident | | 19 | 116 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 23 | Robert Richardson, Jr. | Anadarko Dozer & Trucking / North Texas Pipe | Accident | | 18 | 116 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap | Accident | | 17 | 116 | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Restaurant.com | Accident | | 17 | 113 | 1 |
| 29 | 21 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Clements Automotive | Running | | 15 | 113 | 0 |
| 30 | 36 | 39 | Josh Richards (R) | Joy Mining Machinery | Fuel Pump | | 14 | 85 | 0 |
| 31 | 35 | 50 | T.J. Bell | Gulf Coast Loss Prevention | Running | | 13 | 82 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 08 | Tim Andrews | Randy Hill Racing | Overheating | | 13 | 64 | 1 |
| 33 | 6 | 38 | Brad Sweet (R) | Great Clips | Accident | | 11 | 62 | 0 |
| 34 | 25 | 81 | Jason Bowles (R) | American Majority / PledgeToVote.com | Accident | | 10 | 32 | 0 |
| 35 | 38 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Racing With Jesus | Accident | | 9 | 29 | 0 |
| 36 | 22 | 11 | Brian Scott | Dollar General | Accident | | 8 | 29 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 70 | Johanna Long (R) | Foretravel Motorcoach | Overheating | | 7 | 18 | 0 |
| 38 | 42 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Koma Unwind Relaxation Drink | Vibration | | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 39 | 32 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Vibration | | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 42 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Electrical | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 41 | 39 | 46 | Chase Miller | The Motorsports Group | Vibration | | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 42 | 41 | 47 | Scott Speed | The Motorsports Group | Ignition | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 37 | 52 | Kevin Lepage | TTTR Racing Engines | Clutch | | 1 | 1 | 0 |
