| 2012 Ford Ecoboost 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 36 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,648,579 | Race Date: | Nov 18, 2012 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.028 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 48Min 56Sec. | Homestead, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 142.245 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 17 Laps | homesteadmiamispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Joey Logano J. Logano | Chevrolet: | 38 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #20 Toyota | Toyota: | 23 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Ford: | 20 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Alan Gustafson | Crew Chief: | Jason Ratcliff | Dodge: | 17 | |||
| Laps Led: | 14 of 267 | Pole Speed: | 176.056 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 Ford Ecoboost 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont 20 Years | Running |  | 47 | 267 | 14 |
| 2 | 6 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Running |  | 42 | 267 | 0 |
| 3 | 19 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army | Running | | 42 | 267 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 42 | 267 | 191 |
| 5 | 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / SP Richards | Running |  | 39 | 267 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 39 | 267 | 11 |
| 7 | 5 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Foods | Running | | 37 | 267 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Running | | 36 | 267 | 0 |
| 9 | 26 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Running | | 35 | 267 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | Running | | 34 | 267 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / Duracell | Running | | 33 | 267 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal | Running | | 32 | 267 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Black & Decker | Running | | 32 | 267 | 14 |
| 14 | 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot / redbeacon.com | Running | | 30 | 267 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 29 | 266 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 28 | 266 | 0 |
| 17 | 35 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Running | | 27 | 266 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Best Buy | Running | | 27 | 266 | 2 |
| 19 | 33 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 25 | 266 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 24 | 266 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Running | | 24 | 266 | 7 |
| 22 | 17 | 22 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (I) | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 0 | 266 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (I) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Running | | 0 | 266 | 0 |
| 24 | 41 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Running | | 20 | 266 | 0 |
| 25 | 32 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Clorox | Running | | 19 | 265 | 0 |
| 26 | 38 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King | Running | | 18 | 265 | 0 |
| 27 | 30 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King | Running | | 17 | 265 | 0 |
| 28 | 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Running | | 16 | 264 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 15 | 264 | 0 |
| 30 | 24 | 51 | Regan Smith | Phoenix Construction | Running | | 14 | 264 | 0 |
| 31 | 34 | 34 | David Ragan | CertainTeed / 31-W Insulation | Running | | 13 | 263 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Florida Lottery | Running | | 12 | 263 | 0 |
| 33 | 40 | 38 | David Gilliland | Long John Silver's | Running | | 11 | 262 | 0 |
| 34 | 37 | 10 | David Reutimann | TMone.com | Running | | 10 | 261 | 0 |
| 35 | 39 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | C&C Audio Video & Appliance | Running | | 9 | 261 | 0 |
| 36 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Rear Gear | | 9 | 224 | 25 |
| 37 | 42 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Federated Auto Parts | Engine | | 7 | 219 | 0 |
| 38 | 22 | 30 | David Stremme | Swan Racing | Electrical | | 6 | 183 | 0 |
| 39 | 27 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Fifth Third Bank | Accident | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 40 | 36 | 26 | Josh Wise (R) | MDS Transport | Vibration | | 4 | 38 | 0 |
| 41 | 25 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Overheating | | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| 42 | 43 | 23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe | Vibration | | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| 43 | 29 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Plinker Tactical | Electrical | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
