| 2012 Pennsylvania 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,392,928 | Race Date: | Aug 5, 2012 | Pocono Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Race Shortened By Rain | Race Duration: | 1Hr 45Min 34Sec. | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 Among / 10 Drivers | Average Speed: | 139.249 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 14 Laps | poconoraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Juan Pablo Montoya J. Montoya | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #42 Chevrolet | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Alan Gustafson | Crew Chief: | Chris Heroy | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 8 of 98 | Pole Speed: | 176.043 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 Pennsylvania 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 27 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP | Running |  | 47 | 98 | 8 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Running | | 43 | 98 | 1 |
| 3 | 15 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running |  | 41 | 98 | 0 |
| 4 | 31 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 41 | 98 | 8 |
| 5 | 28 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot Back to School | Running | | 39 | 98 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation / Quicken Loans | Running | | 38 | 98 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal | Running |  | 37 | 98 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Running | | 36 | 98 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Running | | 35 | 98 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley | Running | | 34 | 98 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / Serta | Running | | 33 | 98 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 32 | 98 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Running | | 31 | 98 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 32 | 98 | 44 |
| 15 | 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Running | | 29 | 98 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Running | | 28 | 98 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | Running | | 28 | 98 | 3 |
| 18 | 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Automotive Lift Institute | Running | | 26 | 98 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 22 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (I) | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 20 | 1 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Running | | 25 | 98 | 7 |
| 21 | 26 | 38 | David Gilliland | ModSpace | Running | | 23 | 98 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Enersys / Odyssey Battery | Running | | 22 | 98 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Zest | Running | | 22 | 98 | 4 |
| 24 | 24 | 10 | David Reutimann | TMone.com | Running | | 20 | 97 | 0 |
| 25 | 37 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Running | | 19 | 97 | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Running | | 18 | 97 | 0 |
| 27 | 39 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Scott Products | Running | | 17 | 96 | 0 |
| 28 | 32 | 34 | David Ragan | Taco Bell | Running | | 16 | 96 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Accident | | 16 | 90 | 3 |
| 30 | 6 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Accident | | 15 | 84 | 3 |
| 31 | 41 | 32 | Jason White (I) | Zaxby's | Transmission | | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 32 | 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Diet Mtn Dew / AMP Energy / National Guard | Running | | 13 | 80 | 17 |
| 33 | 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Accident | | 11 | 74 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Transmission | | 10 | 43 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Brakes | | 9 | 40 | 0 |
| 36 | 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AMFM Energy / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Brakes | | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 26 | Josh Wise (R) | MDS Transport | Brakes | | 7 | 34 | 0 |
| 38 | 42 | 36 | Tony Raines | @Tmone / CRM Hiring Veterans | Fuel Pump | | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| 39 | 30 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 40 | 35 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Max Q Motorsports | Brakes | | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| 41 | 43 | 98 | Mike Skinner | Traqm.com | Rear Gear | | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| 42 | 40 | 91 | Reed Sorenson | Humphrey Smith Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 43 | 33 | 23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe | Brakes | | 1 | 9 | 0 |
