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2012 - Daytona 500 Race Results


Race Name - Daytona 500
Date - 2/27/2012
Race Track - Daytona International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 505 miles
Pole Speed - 194.738 mph
Number of Cautions - 10
Caution Laps - 42
Average Race Speed - 140.25 mph
Lead Changes - 25
Total Race Purse - $17,277,409
Race Number - 1
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 4 Matt Kenseth 17 Best Buy (Jack Roush) 202 Ford 50 $1,588,887
2 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr 88 Diet Mountain Dew National Guard (Rick Hendrick) 202 Chevrolet 0 $1,103,150
3 2 Greg Biffle 16 3M (Jack Roush) 202 Ford 44 $804,163
4 31 Denny Hamlin 11 FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs) 202 Toyota 57 $702,091
5 9 Jeff Burton 31 Caterpillar (Richard Childress) 202 Chevrolet 24 $559,550
6 37 Paul Menard 27 Peak Menards (Richard Childress) 202 Chevrolet 2 $427,900
7 13 Kevin Harvick 29 Budweiser (Richard Childress) 202 Chevrolet 0 $415,261
8 1 Carl Edwards 99 Fastenal (Jack Roush) 202 Ford 0 $403,466
9 12 Joey Logano 20 The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) 202 Toyota 2 $346,063
10 22 Mark Martin 55 Aarons Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip) 202 Toyota 2 $323,313
11 30 Clint Bowyer 15 5hour Energy (Michael Waltrip) 202 Toyota 0 $339,002
12 26 Martin Truex Jr 56 NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip) 202 Toyota 7 $535,052
13 7 Marcos Ambrose 9 Stanley DeWalt Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports) 202 Ford 0 $342,358
14 32 Bobby Labonte 47 Kroger USO (JTGDaugherty Racing) 202 Toyota 0 $331,196
15 24 Dave Blaney 36 Ollies Bargain Outlet (Tommy Baldwin Jr) 202 Chevrolet 6 $296,513
16 3 Tony Stewart 14 Office Depot Mobil 1 (Stewart Haas Racing) 202 Chevrolet 2 $377,775
17 14 Kyle Busch 18 MMs Brown (Joe Gibbs) 202 Toyota 0 $341,821
18 43 Terry Labonte 32 CJ Energy (Frank Stoddard) 202 Ford 3 $316,150
19 41 Tony Raines 26 Rick Santorum For President (Bob Jenkins) 202 Ford 0 $317,676
20 21 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 6 Ford EcoBoost (Jack Roush) 202 Ford 0 $353,063
21 18 Ryan Newman 39 US Army Quicken Loans (Stewart Haas Racing) 202 Chevrolet 0 $361,059
22 39 Landon Cassill 83 Burger King (BK Racing) 202 Toyota 0 $319,945
23 33 David Gilliland 38 MHP Power Pak Pudding (Bob Jenkins) 201 Ford 0 $309,133
24 6 Regan Smith 78 Furniture Row Denver Mattress (Barney Visser) 200 Chevrolet 2 $357,034
25 36 Casey Mears 13 GEICO (Germain Racing) 199 Ford 0 $305,021
26 38 David Reutimann 93 Burger King (BK Racing) 196 Toyota 0 $309,335
27 10 Elliott Sadler 33 Kroger Fred Meyer Jewelers (Richard Childress) 196 Chevrolet 0 $305,788
28 34 Joe Nemechek 87 AMFM Energy Pellet Wood Stoves (Joe Nemechek) 194 Toyota 0 $287,363
29 20 Kasey Kahne 5 Farmers Insurance (Rick Hendrick) 189 Chevrolet 0 $297,988
30 11 Michael McDowell 98 KLove Curb Records (Phil Parsons) 189 Ford 0 $292,175
31 19 Jamie McMurray 1 Bass Pro Shops Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) 188 Chevrolet 0 $318,608
32 23 Brad Keselowski 2 Miller Lite (Roger Penske) 187 Dodge 0 $322,295
33 27 Aric Almirola 43 Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes (Richard Petty Motorsports) 187 Ford 0 $320,986
34 15 AJ Allmendinger 22 Shell Pennzoil (Roger Penske) 177 Dodge 0 $328,325
35 40 Trevor Bayne 21 Motorcraft Quick Lane Tire Auto Center (Wood Brothers) 164 Ford 0 $283,200
36 35 Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) 159 Chevrolet 0 $312,391
37 42 David Stremme 30 Jegs Performance Auto Parts (Timothy McSweeney) 156 Toyota 0 $282,075
38 29 Danica Patrick 10 GoDaddycom (Tommy Baldwin Jr) 138 Chevrolet 0 $281,715
39 28 Kurt Busch 51 HendrickCarscom (James Finch) 113 Chevrolet 0 $277,913
40 16 Jeff Gordon 24 AARP Drive to End Hunger (Rick Hendrick) 81 Chevrolet 1 $317,674
41 17 Robby Gordon 7 Mapei Menards Speed Energy (Robby Gordon) 25 Dodge 0 $268,150
42 8 Jimmie Johnson 48 Lowes (Rick Hendrick) 1 Chevrolet 0 $327,149
43 25 David Ragan 34 Scorpion Truck Bed Liners (Bob Jenkins) 1 Ford 0 $267,637