2012 STP 400
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
| Date | April 22, 2012 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
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| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.5 km) | ||
| Weather | Sunshine; wind out of the ENE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Penske Racing | ||
| Time | 30.683 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Martin Truex, Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| Laps | 173 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2012 STP 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on April 22, 2012 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps, it was the eighth race of the 2012 season. Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing took his second win of the season, while Martin Truex, Jr. finished second and Jimmie Johnson finished third.
Kansas Speedway is one of ten intermediate to hold NASCAR races. The standard track at Kansas Speedway is a four-turn D-shaped oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long. The track's turns are banked at fifteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 10.4 degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only five degrees. The racetrack has seats for 82,000 spectators.
Before the race, Greg Biffle led the Drivers' Championship with 273 points, and Matt Kenseth stood in second with 254. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was third in the Drivers' Championship also with 254 points, one ahead of Martin Truex, Jr. and five ahead of Kevin Harvick in fourth and fifth. Denny Hamlin with 242 was eight ahead of Tony Stewart, as Jimmie Johnson with 233 points, was eight ahead of Ryan Newman, and fourteen in front of Clint Bowyer. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 48 points, six ahead of Ford. Toyota, with 34 points, was 30 points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.Brad Keselowski was the race's defending race winner after winning it in 2011.
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