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2012 Aaron's 312 |
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| Held on May 5, 2012 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, AL | |
| 122 L, 324.52 M, 522.282 KM - Extended by Green-White-Checkered |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 18 | Joey Logano | GameStop, Max Payne 3 | Toyota | 122 | 17 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 12 | 54 | Kyle Busch | Monster Energy | Toyota | 122 | 36 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Cargill, Blackwell Angus Beef | Ford | 122 | 1 | running | 42 |
| 4 | 11 | 88 | Cole Whitt | TaxSlayer.com | Chevy | 122 | 3 | running | 41 |
| 5 | 33 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Hellmann's, Piggly Wiggly | Chevy | 122 | 25 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 31 | 1 | Kurt Busch | HendrickCars.com | Chevy | 122 | 1 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 30 | James Buescher | AccuDoc Solutions | Chevy | 122 | 9 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt | Chevy | 122 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 9 | 20 | 99 | Kenny Wallace | American Ethanol | Toyota | 122 | 1 | running | 36 |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial | Chevy | 122 | 8 | running | 35 |
| 11 | 18 | 20 | Ryan Truex | Grime Boss | Toyota | 122 | 1 | running | 34 |
| 12 | 8 | 12 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Alliance Truck Parts | Dodge | 122 | 2 | running | 33 |
| 13 | 17 | 7 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com | Chevy | 122 | 1 | running | 32 |
| 14 | 27 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Strutmasters.com | Chevy | 122 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 26 | 24 | John Wes Townley | Toyota Save in May Sales Event | Toyota | 122 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 4 | Danny Efland | Tradebank | Chevy | 122 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 17 | 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | AdvoCare | Chevy | 122 | 4 | running | 28 |
| 18 | 15 | 44 | Mike Bliss | Bandit Chippers | Toyota | 122 | 2 | running | 27 |
| 19 | 16 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy, Pellet & Wood Stoves | Toyota | 122 | 1 | running | 26 |
| 20 | 9 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire | Dodge | 121 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 41 | Timmy Hill | Poynt, Shania Kidscan | Ford | 117 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 22 | 3 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Armour Meats | Chevy | 116 | 8 | accident | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | 43 | Michael Annett | Pilot Travel Centers, Flying J Coffee | Ford | 116 | 0 | accident | 21 |
| 24 | 14 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | G-Oil | Toyota | 116 | 0 | accident | 20 |
| 25 | 43 | 15 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Fast Wax, Poynt | Ford | 116 | 0 | accident | 19 |
| 26 | 34 | 23 | Robert Richardson, Jr. | Anadarko Dozer & Trucking, North Texas Pipe | Chevy | 116 | 0 | accident | 18 |
| 27 | 29 | 14 | Eric McClure | Hefty, Reynolds Wrap | Toyota | 116 | 0 | accident | 17 |
| 28 | 19 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Restaurant.com | Chevy | 113 | 1 | accident | 17 |
| 29 | 21 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Clements Automotive | Chevy | 113 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 30 | 36 | 39 | Josh Richards | Joy Mining Machinery | Ford | 85 | 0 | fuel pump | 14 |
| 31 | 35 | 50 | T.J. Bell | Gulf Coast Loss Prevention | Chevy | 82 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 32 | 30 | 08 | Tim Andrews | Randy Hill Racing | Ford | 64 | 1 | overheating | 13 |
| 33 | 6 | 38 | Brad Sweet | Great Clips | Chevy | 62 | 0 | accident | 11 |
| 34 | 25 | 81 | Jason Bowles | American Majority, PledgeToVote.com | Toyota | 32 | 0 | accident | 10 |
| 35 | 38 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Racing With Jesus | Chevy | 29 | 0 | accident | 9 |
| 36 | 22 | 11 | Brian Scott | Dollar General | Toyota | 29 | 0 | accident | 8 |
| 37 | 24 | 70 | Johanna Long | Foretravel Motorcoach | Chevy | 18 | 0 | overheating | 7 |
| 38 | 42 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Koma Unwind Relaxation Drink | Chevy | 12 | 0 | vibration | 6 |
| 39 | 32 | 10 | Jeff Green | TriStar Motorsports | Toyota | 9 | 0 | vibration | 5 |
| 40 | 40 | 42 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevy | 9 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 41 | 39 | 46 | Chase Miller | The Motorsports Group | Chevy | 8 | 0 | vibration | 3 |
| 42 | 41 | 47 | Scott Speed | The Motorsports Group | Chevy | 2 | 0 | ignition | 0 |
| 43 | 37 | 52 | Kevin Lepage | TTTR Racing Engines | Chevy | 1 | 0 | clutch | 1 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 75 | Blake Koch | Rick Ware Racing | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 2h:22:54 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Rulebook due to weather | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.034 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 136.258 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 27 laps - 22-25 (oil on track), 30-34 (#1,11,39,81,89 accident (frontstretch)); 64-67 (#14,24,38 accident (frontstretch)); 83-87 (#39 spun (turn 2)); 110-113 (#44 spun (turn 3)); 115-116 (#01,4 accident (turn 4)); 118-120 (#3,7,14,15,18,19,22,23,33,43 accident (backstretch)) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 37 among 19 drivers - Elliott Sadler 1-4; Kevin Harvick 5; Austin Dillon 6-7; James Buescher 8-13; Kurt Busch 14; Joey Logano 15; Elliott Sadler 16-17; Kyle Busch 18; James Buescher 19-21; Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 22; Tim Andrews 23; Kyle Busch 24-25; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 26; Joey Logano 27-30; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 31-34; Joey Logano 35-41; Mike Bliss 42-43; Joey Logano 44-46; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 47-51; Joe Nemechek 52; Mike Wallace 53; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 54-63; Kevin Harvick 64-65; Austin Dillon 66-67; Cole Whitt 68-70; Kenny Wallace 71; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 72; Elliott Sadler 73-74; Ryan Truex 75; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 76-77; Danica Patrick 78; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 79-80; Kevin Harvick 81-82; Sam Hornish, Jr. 83-84; Kevin Harvick 85-87; Joey Logano 88; Kyle Busch 89-121; Joey Logano 122 | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
