| 2012 Federated Auto Parts 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,485,100 | Race Date: | Sep 8, 2012 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.198 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 59Min 58Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 Among / 10 Drivers | Average Speed: | 100.019 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 41 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Clint Bowyer C. Bowyer | Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Toyota: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Toyota | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Michael Waltrip Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Brian Pattie | Crew Chief: | Steve Letarte | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 88 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 127.023 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 Federated Auto Parts 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Running |  | 47 | 400 | 88 |
| 2 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP | Running |  | 43 | 400 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 41 | 400 | 0 |
| 4 | 28 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Running | | 41 | 400 | 15 |
| 5 | 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Best Buy | Running |  | 39 | 400 | 0 |
| 6 | 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 38 | 400 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 37 | 400 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans | Running | | 37 | 400 | 13 |
| 9 | 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / Owens & Minor | Running | | 35 | 400 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Running | | 34 | 400 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 22 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (I) | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 0 | 400 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Quaker State | Running | | 33 | 399 | 3 |
| 13 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 32 | 399 | 2 |
| 14 | 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | Running | | 31 | 399 | 67 |
| 15 | 22 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | MAC Tools | Running | | 29 | 399 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 28 | 399 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Kellogg's | Running | | 27 | 399 | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Running | | 28 | 399 | 202 |
| 19 | 12 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King | Running | | 25 | 399 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Running | | 24 | 399 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 24 | 399 | 7 |
| 22 | 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | Running | | 22 | 398 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / Moen | Running | | 21 | 398 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Running | | 20 | 398 | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Baked Beans | Running | | 19 | 397 | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Foods | Running | | 18 | 397 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King / Dr. Pepper | Running | | 17 | 397 | 0 |
| 28 | 30 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Running | | 16 | 396 | 0 |
| 29 | 42 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 15 | 396 | 0 |
| 30 | 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Running | | 14 | 396 | 0 |
| 31 | 35 | 38 | David Gilliland | Mossy Oak / Pursuit Channel | Running | | 13 | 395 | 0 |
| 32 | 27 | 34 | David Ragan | Taco Bell | Running | | 12 | 395 | 0 |
| 33 | 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Running | | 11 | 395 | 0 |
| 34 | 37 | 10 | David Reutimann | No.10 Inc. 5000 / @TMone 6-peat | Running | | 10 | 393 | 0 |
| 35 | 39 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Federated Auto Parts | Running | | 9 | 393 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 33 | Stephen Leicht (R) | Special Ops OPSEC | Running | | 8 | 390 | 0 |
| 37 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Brakes | | 7 | 127 | 0 |
| 38 | 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AMFM Energy / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Brakes | | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | 23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe | Brakes | | 5 | 78 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Plinker Tactical | | 0 | 70 | 0 | |
| 41 | 19 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Brakes | | 4 | 63 | 1 |
| 42 | 41 | 26 | Josh Wise (R) | Morristown Drivers Service | Brakes | | 2 | 57 | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | 91 | Reed Sorenson | Plinker Tactical | | 0 | 57 | 0 |
