2012 Kobalt Tools 400

2012 Kobalt Tools 400
Race details
Race 3 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date	March 11, 2012
Location	Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, Nevada
Course	Permanent racing facility; 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Weather	Partly cloudy with a high around 73; wind out of the S at 7 mph.
Pole position
Driver	Kasey Kahne;
Time	28.353
Most laps led
Driver	Tony Stewart
Laps	127
Winner
No. 14	Tony Stewart
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2012 Kobalt Tools 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on March 11, 2012 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 267 laps, it was the third race of the 2012 season. The race was won by Tony Stewart for the Stewart-Haas Racing team. Jimmie Johnson finished second, and Greg Biffle clinched third.

Report

Entry list

(R) - Denotes rookie driver.

(i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Sponsor
1	Jamie McMurray	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	McDonald's
2	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	Miller Lite
5	Kasey Kahne	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Farmers Insurance
7	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Dodge	Speed Energy
9	Marcos Ambrose	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford	DeWalt / Stanley Tools
10	David Reutimann	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet	Accell Construction
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	FedEx Freight
13	Casey Mears	Germain Racing	Ford	GEICO
14	Tony Stewart	Stewart–Haas Racing	Chevrolet	Office Depot / Mobil 1
15	Clint Bowyer	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	5-hour Energy
16	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	3M Meguiar's
17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	Zest
18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	M&M's Brown
20	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Dollar General
21	Trevor Bayne (i)	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center
22	A. J. Allmendinger	Penske Racing	Dodge	Shell / Pennzoil
23	Scott Riggs	R3 Motorsports	Chevrolet	North Texas Pipe / Riviera Hotel
24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	DuPont 20 Years
26	Josh Wise (R)	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	1-800-LoanMart
27	Paul Menard	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Schrock / Menards
29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Budweiser
30	David Stremme	Inception Motorsports	Toyota	Berry's Manufacturing
31	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Caterpillar
32	Ken Schrader	FAS Lane Racing	Ford	Federated Auto Parts
33	Brendan Gaughan	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
34	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	Rick Santorum for President
36	Dave Blaney	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet	Ollie's Bargain Outlet
37	Timmy Hill (R)	Max Q Motorsports	Ford	Poynt.com
38	David Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	ModSpace
39	Ryan Newman	Stewart–Haas Racing	Chevrolet	Quicken Loans
42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	Clorox
43	Aric Almirola	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford	Richard Petty Fantasy Racing Camp
47	Bobby Labonte	JTG Daugherty Racing	Toyota	Kingsford / Bush's Beans
48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools
49	J. J. Yeley	Robinson-Blakeney Racing	Toyota	America Israel Racing
51	Kurt Busch	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	Phoenix Racing
55	Mark Martin	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	Aaron's Dream Machine
56	Martin Truex Jr.	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts
78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row Racing	Chevrolet	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress
83	Landon Cassill	BK Racing	Toyota	Burger King / Dr Pepper
87	Joe Nemechek (i)	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota	AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves
88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew
93	Travis Kvapil	BK Racing	Toyota	Burger King / Dr Pepper
98	Michael McDowell	Phil Parsons Racing	Ford	K-Love
99	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	Aflac
Official entry list

Results

Qualifying

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed	Grid
5	Kasey Kahne	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.353	190.456	1
18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	28.415	190.040	2¹
29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	28.419	190.014	3
88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.440	189.873	4
15	Clint Bowyer	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	28.450	189.807	5
48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.455	189.773	6¹
14	Tony Stewart	Stewart-Haas Racing	Chevrolet	28.471	189.667	7
20	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	28.478	189.620	8
16	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	28.496	189.500	9
56	Martin Truex Jr.	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	28.508	189.421	10
17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	28.540	189.208	11
51	Kurt Busch	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	28.549	189.148	12
55	Mark Martin	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	28.576	188.970	13
22	A. J. Allmendinger	Penske Racing	Dodge	28.581	188.937	14
9	Marcos Ambrose	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford	28.585	188.910	15
24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.608	188.758	16
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	28.615	188.712	17
39	Ryan Newman	Stewart-Haas Racing	Chevrolet	28.657	188.436	18
1	Jamie McMurray	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	28.699	188.160	19
2	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	28.703	188.134	20
99	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	28.710	188.088	21
31	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	28.761	187.754	22
33	Brendan Gaughan	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	28.774	187.669	23
47	Bobby Labonte	JTG Daugherty Racing	Toyota	28.775	187.663	24
21	Trevor Bayne	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	28.821	187.363	25
27	Paul Menard	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	28.830	187.305	26
43	Aric Almirola	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford	28.879	186.987	27
78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row Racing	Chevrolet	28.879	186.987	28¹
42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	28.911	186.780	29¹
83	Landon Cassill	BK Racing	Toyota	29.087	185.650	30
10	David Reutimann	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet	29.088	185.644	31
13	Casey Mears	Germain Racing	Ford	29.146	185.274	32
26	Josh Wise	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	29.215	184.837	33
38	David Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	29.239	184.685	34
34	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	29.286	184.388	35
49	J. J. Yeley	Robinson-Blakeney Racing	Toyota	29.289	184.370	36
93	Travis Kvapil	BK Racing	Toyota	29.320	184.175	37
36	Dave Blaney	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet	29.356	183.949	38
98	Michael McDowell	Phil Parsons Racing	Ford	29.370	183.861	39
87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota	29.421	183.542	40
32	Ken Schrader	FAS Lane Racing	Ford	29.459	183.306	41
37	Timmy Hill	Rick Ware Racing/Max Q Motorsports	Ford	29.528	182.877	42
30	David Stremme	Inception Motorsports	Toyota	29.556	182.704	43
Did not qualify
23	Scott Riggs	R3 Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.601	182.426
7	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Dodge	29.624	182.285
¹ Car moved to the back of the grid for going to a backup car: (#18, #48). changing engines: (#42), changing transmission: (#78).
Source:^[3]

Race results

Pos	Grid	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Led	Points
1	7	14	Tony Stewart	Stewart-Haas Racing	Chevrolet	267	127	48
2	6	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	35	43
3	9	16	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	267	2	42
4	18	39	Ryan Newman	Stewart-Haas Racing	Chevrolet	267	0	40
5	21	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	267	0	39
6	5	15	Clint Bowyer	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	267	3	39
7	26	27	Paul Menard	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	267	0	37
8	19	1	Jamie McMurray	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	267	0	36
9	25	21	Trevor Bayne	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	267	0	–
10	4	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	70	35
11	3	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	267	4	34
12	16	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	2	33
13	15	9	Marcos Ambrose	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford	267	0	31
14	22	31	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	267	0	30
15	28	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row Racing	Chevrolet	267	0	29
16	8	20	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	267	0	28
17	10	56	Martin Truex Jr.	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	267	0	27
18	13	55	Mark Martin	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	267	0	26
19	1	5	Kasey Kahne	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	0	25
20	17	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	267	0	24
21	35	34	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	267	1	24
22	11	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	267	21	23
23	2	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	266	0	21
24	27	43	Aric Almirola	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford	266	0	20
25	29	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	264	0	19
26	24	47	Bobby Labonte	JTG Daugherty Racing	Toyota	264	0	18
27	32	13	Casey Mears	Germain Racing	Ford	264	0	17
28	43	30	David Stremme	Inception Motorsports	Toyota	263	0	16
29	38	36	Dave Blaney	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet	263	0	15
30	41	32	Ken Schrader	FAS Lane Racing	Ford	263	0	14
31	31	10	David Reutimann	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet	261	0	13
32	20	2	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	259	1	13
33	34	38	David Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	258	0	11
34	23	33	Brendan Gaughan	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	252	0	10
35	12	51	Kurt Busch	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	251	0	9
36	30	83	Landon Cassill	BK Racing	Toyota	240	0	8
37	14	22	A. J. Allmendinger	Penske Racing	Dodge	238	1	8
38	39	98	Michael McDowell	Phil Parsons Racing	Ford	147	0	6
39	37	93	Travis Kvapil	BK Racing	Toyota	123	0	5
40	33	26	Josh Wise	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	64	0	4
41	40	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota	44	0	–
42	42	37	Timmy Hill	Rick Ware Racing/Max Q Motorsports	Ford	42	0	2
43	36	49	J. J. Yeley	Robinson-Blakeney Racing	Toyota	39	0	1
Source:

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Wins	Points
1	Greg Biffle	0	125
2	Kevin Harvick	0	115
3	Denny Hamlin	1	113
4	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	0	107
5	Matt Kenseth	1	102

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos	Manufacturer	Wins	Points
1	Chevrolet	1	21
2	Ford	1	19
3	Toyota	1	17
4	Dodge	0	9

Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings.

References

^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
^ "The Kolbalt Tools 400". Rotoworld.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
^ "Race Official Lineup: Kobalt Tools 400". Nascar.Com. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-03-11.

Previous race: 2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500	Sprint Cup Series 2012 season	Next race: 2012 Food City 500

[fx-1] "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-03-11.

[weather-2] "The Kolbalt Tools 400". Rotoworld.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-03-11.

[lineup-3] "Race Official Lineup: Kobalt Tools 400". Nascar.Com. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-03-11.

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