| 2012 GEICO 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,317,911 | Race Date: | Sep 16, 2012 | Chicagoland Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.171 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 47Min 37Sec. | Joliet, Illinois | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 143.363 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 23 Laps | chicagolandspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Brad Keselowski B. Keselowski | Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Dodge | Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Paul Wolfe | Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 76 of 267 | Pole Speed: | 182.865 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 GEICO 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 47 | 267 | 76 |
| 2 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Running |  | 44 | 267 | 172 |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Running | | 41 | 267 | 0 |
| 4 | 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Wrigley Doublemint | Running |  | 40 | 267 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | 39 | Ryan Newman | GeneHaasFndtnWrkshpsForWarriors | Running | | 39 | 267 | 0 |
| 6 | 29 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Running | | 39 | 267 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General | Running | | 37 | 267 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy / 7-Eleven / National Guard | Running | | 36 | 267 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 35 | 267 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Running | | 35 | 267 | 6 |
| 11 | 16 | 22 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (I) | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 0 | 267 | 0 |
| 12 | 35 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Running | | 32 | 267 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Scotch Blue | Running |  | 31 | 267 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 55 | Mark Martin | LG Partner of the Year / Aaron's | Running | | 30 | 267 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / Libman | Running | | 29 | 267 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running | | 29 | 267 | 1 |
| 17 | 2 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Farmland | Running | | 28 | 266 | 3 |
| 18 | 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Best Buy | Running | | 27 | 266 | 2 |
| 19 | 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal | Running | | 25 | 266 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (I) | Good Sam / Camping World | Running | | 0 | 266 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Running | | 24 | 266 | 1 |
| 22 | 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Distraction.gov | Running | | 23 | 266 | 3 |
| 23 | 28 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Running | | 21 | 265 | 0 |
| 24 | 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 20 | 265 | 0 |
| 25 | 41 | 10 | Danica Patrick (I) | GoDaddy.com | Running | | 0 | 265 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bubba Burger | Running | | 18 | 264 | 0 |
| 27 | 17 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley / DeWalt Tools | Running | | 17 | 263 | 0 |
| 28 | 40 | 38 | David Gilliland | 1-800-LoanMart | Running | | 16 | 263 | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King | Running | | 15 | 262 | 0 |
| 30 | 39 | 32 | T.J. Bell (I) | U.S. Chrome | Running | | 0 | 261 | 0 |
| 31 | 38 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King / Dr. Pepper | Running | | 13 | 259 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Running | | 12 | 245 | 0 |
| 33 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Engine | | 11 | 199 | 0 |
| 34 | 7 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Engine | | 10 | 197 | 0 |
| 35 | 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Accident | | 9 | 190 | 0 |
| 36 | 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Accident | | 8 | 146 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 33 | Cole Whitt | LittleJoesAutos.com | Fuel Pressure | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 38 | 43 | 26 | Josh Wise (R) | MDS Transport | Vibration | | 6 | 66 | 0 |
| 39 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Transmission | | 5 | 60 | 0 |
| 40 | 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AMFM Energy / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Vibration | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 41 | 25 | 95 | Scott Speed | JTS | Suspension | | 3 | 49 | 0 |
| 42 | 34 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Plinker Tactical | Brakes | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 43 | 24 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Rear Gear | | 1 | 38 | 0 |
