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2012 Kobalt Tools 400 |
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| Held on March 11, 2012 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV | |
| 267 L, 400.5 M, 644.538 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1, Office Depot | Chevy | 267 | 127 | running | 48 |
| 2 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's, Kobalt Tools | Chevy | 267 | 35 | running | 43 |
| 3 | 9 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M, Meguiar's | Ford | 267 | 2 | running | 42 |
| 4 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans | Chevy | 267 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 5 | 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Ford | 267 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 5 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Toyota | 267 | 3 | running | 39 |
| 7 | 26 | 27 | Paul Menard | Schrock, Menards | Chevy | 267 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Chevy | 267 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 9 | 25 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft, Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Ford | 267 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard, Diet Mountain Dew | Chevy | 267 | 70 | running | 35 |
| 11 | 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Chevy | 267 | 4 | running | 34 |
| 12 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont 20 Years | Chevy | 267 | 2 | running | 33 |
| 13 | 15 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Tools, Stanley | Ford | 267 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Chevy | 267 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 28 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row, Denver Mattress | Chevy | 267 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 16 | 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General | Toyota | 267 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 17 | 10 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | 267 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 18 | 13 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | 267 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 19 | 1 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Chevy | 267 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 20 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight | Toyota | 267 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 21 | 35 | 34 | David Ragan | Rick Santorum for President | Ford | 267 | 1 | running | 24 |
| 22 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Zest | Ford | 267 | 21 | running | 23 |
| 23 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Brown | Toyota | 266 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 24 | 27 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Fantasy Racing Camp | Ford | 266 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 25 | 29 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Clorox | Chevy | 264 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 26 | 24 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford, Bubba Burger, Bush's Beans | Toyota | 264 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 27 | 32 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Ford | 264 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 28 | 43 | 30 | David Stremme | Berry's Manufacturing | Toyota | 263 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 29 | 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | Chevy | 263 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 30 | 41 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Federated Auto Parts, TMone.com | Ford | 263 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 31 | 31 | 10 | David Reutimann | Accell Construction | Chevy | 261 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 32 | 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Dodge | 259 | 1 | running | 13 |
| 33 | 34 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 258 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 34 | 23 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel & Casino | Chevy | 252 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 35 | 12 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Chevy | 251 | 0 | accident | 9 |
| 36 | 30 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King, Dr. Pepper | Toyota | 240 | 0 | engine | 8 |
| 37 | 14 | 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | Pennzoil | Dodge | 238 | 1 | running | 8 |
| 38 | 39 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 147 | 0 | rear gear | 6 |
| 39 | 37 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King, Dr. Pepper | Toyota | 123 | 0 | engine | 5 |
| 40 | 33 | 26 | Josh Wise | 1-800-Loan Mart | Ford | 64 | 0 | brakes | 4 |
| 41 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 44 | 0 | vibration | 0 |
| 42 | 42 | 37 | Timmy Hill | Poynt | Ford | 42 | 0 | accident | 2 |
| 43 | 36 | 49 | J.J. Yeley | America Israel Racing | Toyota | 39 | 0 | engine | 1 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Energy | Dodge | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 2h:54:44 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Kasey Kahne - 28.353 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.461 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 137.524 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 33 laps - Laps 46-49 (#37 accident turn 1); Laps 74-77 (#10 accident pit entrance); Laps 128-133 (#93 fluid on track); Laps 206-209 (debris backstretch); Laps 230-233 (debris frontstretch); Laps 246-250 (#83 fluid on track); Laps 256-258 (#51 accident backstretch); Laps 261-263 (#18 spun pit entrance) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 16 among 11 drivers - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (1-43); Kevin Harvick (44-45); Greg Biffle (46); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (47-73); Greg Biffle (74); David Ragan (75); Kevin Harvick (76-77); Matt Kenseth (78-98); Jimmie Johnson (99-133); Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (134-175); Brad Keselowski (176); A.J. Allmendinger (177); Jeff Gordon (178-179); Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (180-230); Clint Bowyer (231-233); Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (234-267) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
