2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500

2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500
Race details[1]
Race 2 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Layout of Phoenix International Raceway
Date March 4, 2012 (2012-03-04)
Location Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Average speed 110.085 miles per hour (177.165 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Michael Waltrip Racing
Time 26.313
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing
Laps 88
Winner
No. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on March 4, 2012 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps, it was the second race of the 2012 season. The race was won by Denny Hamlin for the Joe Gibbs Racing team. Kevin Harvick finished second, followed by Greg Biffle in third.

Report

Background

Phoenix International Raceway, where the race was held.

Phoenix International Raceway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Richmond International Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, and Martinsville Speedway.[2] The standard track at Phoenix International Raceway is a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mile (1.6 km) long.[3] The first two turns are banked from 10 to 11 degrees, while the final two turns are banked from 8 to 9 degrees.[4] The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at three degrees. The back stretch, nicknamed the 'dogleg', varies from 10 to 11 degree banking.[4] The racetrack has seats for 76,800 spectators.[3]

Before the race, Matt Kenseth led the Drivers' Championship with 47 points, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. stood in second with 42 points. Greg Biffle and Denny Hamlin followed in third and fourth with the same amount, two ahead of Jeff Burton and three ahead of Paul Menard in fifth and sixth. Kevin Harvick with 37 was one point ahead of Carl Edwards, as Joey Logano with 36 points, was one ahead of Mark Martin three ahead of Clint Bowyer and Martin Truex, Jr.[5] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Ford was leading with nine points, three points ahead of Chevrolet. Toyota, with 4 points, was one point ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.[6] Jeff Gordon is the race's defending winner.[7]

Results

Qualifying

No Driver Team Manufacturer Time (in seconds) Speed (in MPH) Grid
55Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota26.313136.8141
14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet26.446136.1262
78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet26.471135.9983
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.552135.5834
42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.559135.5475
39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet26.570135.4916
16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord26.652135.0747
29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.664135.0148
20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.667134.9989
5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.712134.77110
31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.743134.61511
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.753134.56412
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.766134.49913
9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26.776134.44914
22A. J. AllmendingerPenske RacingDodge26.810134.27815
15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota26.812134.26816
47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota26.854134.05817
43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26.856134.04818
51Kurt BuschPhoenix RacingChevrolet26.878133.93919
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.903133.81420
1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.913133.76421
83Landon CassillBK RacingToyota26.933133.66522
36Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet26.940133.63023
99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord26.943133.61524
56Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota26.983133.41725
17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord27.094132.87126
23Scott RiggsR3 MotorsportsChevrolet27.120132.74327
2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge27.127132.70928
88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.150132.59729
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.182132.44130
13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord27.221132.25131
10David ReutimannTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet27.225132.23132
26Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord27.256132.08133
34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord27.261132.05734
49J. J. YeleyRobinson-Blakeney RacingToyota27.338131.68535
38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord27.373131.51636
98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord27.376131.50237
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota27.566130.59638
7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge27.615130.36439
33Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.945128.82440
93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota28.159127.84541
32Mike BlissFAS Lane RacingFord30.493118.06042
30David StremmeInception MotorsportsToyota27.887129.09243
Did Not Qualify
37Timmy HillRick Ware Racing/Max Q MotorsportsFord27.914128.96744
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Race results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Points
11311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31247
2829Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31244
3716Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord31241
4448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31218
5282Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge31240
61218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31239
72556Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota31238
83024Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31237
9155Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota31236
10920Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31234
11542Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet31233
121843Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord31232
132617Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord31232
142988Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31230
151951Kurt BuschPhoenix RacingChevrolet31230
161747Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota31228
172499Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord31227
181522A. J. AllmendingerPenske RacingDodge31126
194193Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota31125
20378Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet31124
21639Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet31023
22214Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet31023
232336Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet30921
244232Mike BlissFAS Lane RacingFord309-
253434David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord30920
263549J. J. YeleyRobinson-Blakeney RacingToyota30918
274033Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30817
283638David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord30816
294330David StremmeInception MotorsportsToyota30615
301615Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota30614
312027Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30313
32149Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord29512
331131Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29112
34105Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27410
352283Landon CassillBK RacingToyota2729
363210David ReutimannTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet2488
37211Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet2128
383326Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord1106
393113Casey MearsGermain RacingFord1095
403887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota62-
41397Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge333
422723Scott RiggsR3 MotorsportsChevrolet292
433798Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord81
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Standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Tracks". NASCAR. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Phoenix International Raceway". NASCAR. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "PIR To Be Repaved after February Race". Phoenix International Raceway. February 9, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Pre-race Drivers' Championship Standings". Nascar.Com. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site – 2012 Manufacturers Championship Standings". Jayski.com. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  7. ↑ "2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500". Racing-Reference.info. February 27, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
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