2012 AdvoCare 500 (Atlanta)
| Race details | |||
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| Race 25 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | September 2, 2012 | ||
| Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km) |
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| Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||
| Weather | Isolated storms with temperatures around 87°F; wind out of the SSW at 6 mph. | ||
| Average speed | 142.02 miles per hour (228.56 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Time | 29.787 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 105 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
The 2012 AdvoCare 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on September 2, 2012 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 325 laps, it was the twenty-fifth race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his fourth of the season, while Jeff Gordon finished second ahead of Brad Keselowski.
Atlanta Motor Speedway is one of ten intermediate to hold NASCAR races; the others are Charlotte Motor Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Homestead Miami Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and Texas Motor Speedway. The standard track at Atlanta Motor Speedway is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.54 miles (2.48 km) long. The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, and the back stretch are banked at five.
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