2012 Hollywood Casino 400

The 2012 Hollywood Casino 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on October 21, 2012, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt quad-oval, it was the thirty-second race of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the sixth race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Matt Kenseth of Roush Fenway Racing won the race, his third of the season. Martin Truex Jr. finished second and Paul Menard was third.

2012 Hollywood Casino 400
Race details[1]
Race 32 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway
DateOctober 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)
LocationKansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance267 laps, 400 mi (644.542 km)
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds up to 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h)[2]
Average speed115.086 miles per hour (185.213 km/h)
Pole position
DriverHendrick Motorsports
Time28.219
Most laps led
DriverMatt KensethRoush Fenway Racing
Laps78
Winner
No. 17Matt KensethRoush Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersAllen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, and Andy Petree

Results

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Race results

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PosCarDriver
117Matt Kenseth
256Martin Truex Jr.
327Paul Menard
45Kasey Kahne
514Tony Stewart
615Clint Bowyer
788Regan Smith
82Brad Keselowski
948Jimmie Johnson
1024Jeff Gordon
1129Kevin Harvick
129Marcos Ambrose
1311Denny Hamlin
1499Carl Edwards
151Jamie McMurray
1642Juan Pablo Montoya
1793Travis Kvapil
1883Landon Cassill
1920Joey Logano
2034David Ragan
2121Trevor Bayne
2232Timmy Hill
2338David Gilliland
2455Mark Martin
2578Kurt Busch
2622Sam Hornish Jr.
2716Greg Biffle
2831Jeff Burton
2943Aric Almirola
3039Ryan Newman
3118Kyle Busch
3210Danica Patrick
3347Bobby Labonte
3495Scott Speed
3551AJ Almendinger
3619Mike Bliss
3713Casey Mears
3879Kelly Bires
3936Dave Blaney
4087Joe Nemechek
4191Reed Sorenson
4237J. J. Yeley
4398Michael McDowell
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Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "Weather information for the 2012 Hollywood Casino 400". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "2012 Hollywood Casino 400". NASCAR. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  4. ^ "12th Annual Hollywood Casino 400 Points Report" (PDF). Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. ESPN. 2012-10-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2013-05-14.


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