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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway

February 26th, 2012

Race #1 of the 2012 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Extended : 202
  • Miles: 505.0
  • Average Speed: 140.256 mph
  • Cautions: 10
  • Caution Laps: 42
  • Lead Changes: 25
#41 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: A detail view of the #41 NASCAR Next Gen car driven by Cole Custer is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 47 43 4 202 50 Running
2 5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 42 42 0 202 0 Running
3 2 16 Greg Biffle Ford 42 41 1 202 44 Running
4 31 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 42 40 2 202 57 Running
5 9 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 40 39 1 202 24 Running
6 37 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 39 38 1 202 2 Running
7 13 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 37 37 0 202 0 Running
8 1 99 Carl Edwards Ford 36 36 0 202 0 Running
9 12 20 Joey Logano Toyota 36 35 1 202 2 Running
10 22 55 Mark Martin Toyota 35 34 1 202 2 Running
11 30 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 33 33 0 202 0 Running
12 26 56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 33 32 1 202 7 Running
13 7 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 31 31 0 202 0 Running
14 32 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 30 30 0 202 0 Running
15 24 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 30 29 1 202 6 Running
16 3 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29 28 1 202 2 Running
17 14 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 27 27 0 202 0 Running
18 43 32 Terry Labonte Ford 27 26 1 202 3 Running
19 41 26 Tony Raines Ford 25 25 0 202 0 Running
20 21 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 24 24 0 202 0 Running
21 18 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 23 23 0 202 0 Running
22 39 83 Landon Cassill Toyota 22 22 0 202 0 Running
23 33 38 David Gilliland Ford 21 21 0 201 0 Running
24 6 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 21 20 1 200 2 Running
25 36 13 Casey Mears Ford 19 19 0 199 0 Running
26 38 93 David Reutimann Toyota 18 18 0 196 0 Accident
27 10 33 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 17 17 0 196 0 Running
28 34 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 16 16 0 194 0 Running
29 20 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 15 15 0 189 0 Accident
30 11 98 Michael McDowell Ford 14 14 0 189 0 Running
31 19 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 13 13 0 188 0 Accident
32 23 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 12 12 0 187 0 Accident
33 27 43 Aric Almirola Ford 11 11 0 187 0 Accident
34 15 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 10 10 0 177 0 Running
35 40 21 Trevor Bayne Ford 9 9 0 164 0 Running
36 35 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 8 8 0 159 0 Accident
37 42 30 David Stremme Toyota 7 7 0 156 0 Engine
38 29 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 6 6 0 138 0 Running
39 28 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 5 5 0 113 0 Running
40 16 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 5 4 1 81 1 Engine
41 17 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 3 3 0 25 0 Engine
42 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 2 2 0 1 0 Accident
43 25 34 David Ragan Ford 1 1 0 1 0 Accident