2012 Coke Zero 400
| Race details | |||
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| Race 18 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
| Date | July 7, 2012 | ||
| Official name | Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.02 km) |
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| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.27 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures up to 96.1 °F (35.6 °C) with 0.47 inches (12 mm) of rain reported within 24 hours of the race; wind speeds up to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 157.653 miles per hour (253.718 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush-Fenway Racing | ||
| Time | 46.781 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Laps | 89 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT (simulcast on TruTV) | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach, Jr. and Kyle Petty | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 5.449 million | ||
The 2012 Coke Zero 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on July 7, 2012 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 160 laps, it was the eighteenth race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Tony Stewart of Stewart-Haas Racing took his third win of the season, while Jeff Burton finished second and Matt Kenseth finished third.
Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.David Ragan is the defending race winner.
Before the race, Matt Kenseth led the Drivers' Championship with 633 points, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. stood in second with 622. Jimmie Johnson was third in the Drivers' Championship with 610, two points ahead of Greg Biffle and thirty-four ahead of Denny Hamlin in fourth and fifth. Kevin Harvick, with 565, was eight points ahead of Clint Bowyer, as Martin Truex, Jr. with 556 points, was eleven ahead of Tony Stewart and nineteen in front of Brad Keselowski. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 117 points, seventeen points ahead of Toyota. Ford, with 84 points, was eleven points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.
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