2012 AAA 400

2012 AAA 400
Race details
Race 29 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
Date September 30, 2012
Location Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 71.8 °F (22.1 °C); wind speeds approaching 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 22.599
Winner
No. 2
 Brad Keselowski
 Penske Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

The 2012 AAA 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on September 30, 2012 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps, it was the twenty-ninth in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the third race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings[2]
Pos. Driver Points
1 1 Brad Keselowski 2,142
1 2 Jimmie Johnson 2,137 (–5)
3 Denny Hamlin 2,126 (–16)
2 4 Clint Bowyer 2,117 (–25)
1 5 Tony Stewart 2,110 (–32)
1 6 Kasey Kahne 2,110 (–32)
7 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2,103 (–39)
2 8 Martin Truex Jr. 2,100 (–42)
1 9 Kevin Harvick 2,096 (–46)
2 10 Jeff Gordon 2,094 (–48)
2 11 Greg Biffle 2,091 (–51)
1 12 Matt Kenseth 2,070 (–72)
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 Chevrolet 197
2 Toyota 172 (–25)
3 Ford 138 (–59)
4 Dodge 131 (–66)
  • Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings.

References

  1. ↑ "2012 AAA 400 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  2. ↑
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