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| 2012 Daytona 500 |  
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| Held on February 27, 2012 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL | |
| 202 L, 505 M, 812.646 KM - Extended by Green-White-Checkered |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Best Buy | Ford | 202 | 50 | running | 47 |
| 2 | 5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Diet Mountain Dew | Chevy | 202 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 3 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Ford | 202 | 44 | running | 42 |
| 4 | 31 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Toyota | 202 | 57 | running | 42 |
| 5 | 9 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Chevy | 202 | 24 | running | 40 |
| 6 | 37 | 27 | Paul Menard | Peak Antifreeze, Menards | Chevy | 202 | 2 | running | 39 |
| 7 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Chevy | 202 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Lenox Industrial Tools, Fastenal | Ford | 202 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 9 | 12 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Toyota | 202 | 2 | running | 36 |
| 10 | 22 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | 202 | 2 | running | 35 |
| 11 | 30 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Toyota | 202 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | 202 | 7 | running | 33 |
| 13 | 7 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley, DeWalt Tools | Ford | 202 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 32 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kroger, USO | Toyota | 202 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 24 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | Chevy | 202 | 6 | running | 30 |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot, Mobil 1 | Chevy | 202 | 2 | running | 29 |
| 17 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Brown | Toyota | 202 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 18 | 43 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Services | Ford | 202 | 3 | running | 27 |
| 19 | 41 | 26 | Tony Raines | Rick Santorum For President | Ford | 202 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 20 | 21 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Ford EcoBoost | Ford | 202 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army, Quicken Loans | Chevy | 202 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 22 | 39 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King, Dr. Pepper | Toyota | 202 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 23 | 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | MHP, Power Pak Pudding | Ford | 201 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 24 | 6 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row, Denver Mattress | Chevy | 200 | 2 | running | 21 |
| 25 | 36 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 26 | 38 | 93 | David Reutimann | Burger King, Dr. Pepper | Toyota | 196 | 0 | accident | 18 |
| 27 | 10 | 33 | Elliott Sadler | Kroger, Fred Meyer Jewelers | Chevy | 196 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy, Pellet & Wood Stoves | Toyota | 194 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 29 | 20 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Chevy | 189 | 0 | accident | 15 |
| 30 | 11 | 98 | Michael McDowell | K-LOVE, Curb Records | Ford | 189 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 31 | 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats | Chevy | 188 | 0 | accident | 13 |
| 32 | 23 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Dodge | 187 | 0 | accident | 12 |
| 33 | 27 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield, Helping Hungry Homes | Ford | 187 | 0 | accident | 11 |
| 34 | 15 | 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | Shell, Pennzoil | Dodge | 177 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 35 | 40 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft, Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Ford | 164 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target, Cottonelle | Chevy | 159 | 0 | accident | 8 |
| 37 | 42 | 30 | David Stremme | Jegs Performance Auto Parts | Toyota | 156 | 0 | engine | 7 |
| 38 | 29 | 10 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy.com | Chevy | 138 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 39 | 28 | 51 | Kurt Busch | HendrickCars.com | Chevy | 113 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 40 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | AARP, Drive to End Hunger | Chevy | 81 | 1 | engine | 5 |
| 41 | 17 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Mapei, Speed Energy | Dodge | 25 | 0 | engine | 3 |
| 42 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Chevy | 1 | 0 | accident | 2 |
| 43 | 25 | 34 | David Ragan | Scorpion Truck Bed Liners | Ford | 1 | 0 | accident | 1 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 09 | Kenny Wallace | American Ethanol | Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| 40 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| 97 | Bill Elliott | AM FM Energy | Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| 37 | Mike Wallace | Poynt.com | Ford | DNQ | |||||
| 23 | Robert Richardson, Jr. | North Texas Pipe | Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| 49 | J.J. Yeley | America Israel Racing | Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3h:36:02 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials + Duel Races | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Carl Edwards - 46.216 sec. | |||||||||
| Qualifier Winners: Tony Stewart , Matt Kenseth | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.210 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 140.256 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 10 for 42 laps - Laps 3-7 (#10,21,33,34,48,51 accident frontstretch); Laps 14-16 (#39 spun turn 2); Laps 65-67 (debris); Laps 82-85 (#24 oil on track); Laps 89-91 (#9,32 accident tri-oval); Laps 130-132 (#15 stopped on track); Laps 158-166 (#30 spun turn 3/#42 jet dryer accident turn 3); Laps 179-182 (#6,9,13,43 accident frontstretch); Laps 189-193 (#1,2,5,14,20,26,39,43,78,83,99 accident frontstretch); Laps 198-200 (#6,14,18,20,36,38,39,93 accident frontstretch) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 25 among 13 drivers - Greg Biffle (1-9); Regan Smith (10-11); Greg Biffle (12-14); Paul Menard (15-16); Denny Hamlin (17-40); Jeff Burton (VA) (41-57), Jeff Gordon (IN) (58); Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (59-60); Jeff Burton (VA) (61-67); Greg Biffle (68-76); Martin Truex, Jr. (77-81); Greg Biffle (82), Terry Labonte (83-85), Greg Biffle (86-99); Martin Truex, Jr. (100-101); Denny Hamlin (102-129); Greg Biffle (130); Mark Martin (Batesville, AR) (131-132); Greg Biffle (133-138); Denny Hamlin (139-143); Joey Logano (144-145); Matt Kenseth (146-157); Greg Biffle (158); Dave Blaney (159-164); Matt Kenseth (165-202) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
