2012 Pure Michigan 400
| Race details | |||
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| Race 23 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Michigan International Speedway
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| Date | August 19, 2012 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.22 km) |
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| Distance | 201 laps, 402 mi (640 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
| Weather | Clear with temperatures around 76°F; wind out of the W at 6 mph. | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Michael Waltrip Racing | ||
| Time | 36.053 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mark Martin | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| Laps | 54 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush-Fenway Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
The 2012 Pure Michigan 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on August 19, 2012 at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 201 laps, it was the twenty-third race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Greg Biffle of Roush Fenway Racing won the race, Brad Keselowski was second and Kasey Kahne finished third.
Michigan International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races; the others are Daytona International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Michigan International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long. The track's turns are banked at eighteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at twelve degrees. The back stretch, has a five degree banking. Michigan International Speedway has a seating capacity of 137,243 people.
Before the race, Jimmie Johnson led the Drivers' Championship with 777 points, and Greg Biffle stood in second with 776. Matt Kenseth was third in the Drivers' Championship with 775 points, 15 ahead of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and 42 ahead of Brad Keselowski in fourth and fifth. Martin Truex, Jr. with 728 was eleven points ahead of Clint Bowyer, as Tony Stewart with 716 points, was six ahead of Kevin Harvick, and 23 in front of Denny Hamlin. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 157 points, 32 ahead of Toyota. Ford, with 109 points, was 16 points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.
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