Sunday, July 8, 2012

2012 NSCS Coke Zero 400 Race Results

Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet, celebrates on track and salutes the fans after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday in Daytona Beach, Fla. - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR
Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet, celebrates on track and salutes the fans after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday in Daytona Beach, Fla. - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR
After starting 42nd, Tony Stewart brought his No. 14 Chevy to the front and into victory lane (under caution as a “big one” occurs behind) during the 2012 NSCS Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night.

Stewart – who had his car fail post-qualifying inspection, forcing him to go from starting 2nd to starting 42nd – received his 3rd series win of the 2012 season, his 47th series career win and his 4th series win at Daytona International Speedway.

Following Stewart to finish in second-place (by 0.111 seconds) was Jeff Burton, while pole-sitter Matt Kenseth (who led the most laps – 89 of the 160) finished third, Joey Logano fourth and Ryan Newman finishing fifth.

Rounding out the top-ten finishers were Brad Keselowski who finished sixth, Carl Edwards seventh, Michael Waltrip eighth, Bobby Labonte ninth and David Reutimann finishing in the tenth position.

Third-place finisher Matt Kenseth continues to lead the points standings, as he holds a 25-point lead over second in the points, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

RACE NOTES:

Average Speed: 157.653 MPH
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 32 Mins, 14 Secs.
Margin of Victory: Caution
Lead Changes: 12 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 23 laps
Attendance: 115,000

Unofficial Top-Ten in the Points Standings: 1. Matt Kenseth – 676 (Leader) 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 651 (-25 Points Behind the Leader) 3. Greg Biffle – 632 (-44) 4. Jimmie Johnson – 618 (-58) 5. Tony Stewart – 592 (-84) 6. Kevin Harvick –  586 (-90) 7. Denny Hamlin – 584 (-92) 8. Martin Truex Jr. – 584 (-92) 9. Brad Keselowski – 573 (-103) 10. Clint Bowyer – 572 (-104).

Next Up: The LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 15th, with an approximate starting time of 1:20 PM (ET) and TNT (for their final broadcast of the season) will provide television coverage beginning with their 12:00 PM (ET) “Countdown to Green” pre-race program.


2012 NSCS Coke Zero Race Results

Fin Str Car Driver Team Lap Pts BPts Status TLd LLd
1 42 14 Tony Stewart MOBIL 1 / Office Depot Chevrolet 160 47 4 Running 2 22
2 20 31 Jeff Burton Wheaties Chevrolet 160 42   Running    
3 1 17 Matt Kenseth Zest Ford 160 43 2 Running 3 89
4 19 20 Joey Logano Dollar General Toyota 160 40   Running    
5 2 39 Ryan Newman Aspen Dental Chevrolet 160 39   Running    
6 12 99 Carl Edwards Subway Ford 160 38   Running    
7 3 5 Kasey Kahne HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 160 37   Running    
8 9 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 160 36   Running    
9 28 55 Michael Waltrip Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 160 35   Running    
10 41 47 Bobby Labonte Kingsford Charcoal Toyota 160 34   Running    
11 39 10 David Reutimann CarportEmpire.com/TMone.com Call Centers Chev 160 33   Running    
12 5 24 Jeff Gordon PepsiMax Chevrolet 160 32   Running    
13 30 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / NRA Museum Chevrolet 160 31   Running    
14 13 27 Paul Menard Quaker State / Menards Chevrolet 160 30   Running    
15 24 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Natl. Guard-AnAmericanSalute/DietMntnDew Chev 160 29   Running    
16 40 93 Travis Kvapil Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota 160 28   Running    
17 18 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Batteries Toyota 160 28 1 Running 1 2
18 7 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 160 27 1 Running 1 1
19 17 43 Aric Almirola U.S. Air Force Ford 160 25   Running    
20 34 32 Terry Labonte C & J Energy Services Ford 160 24   Running    
21 4 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 160 24 1 Running 1 35
22 33 36 Dave Blaney Golden Corral Chevrolet 160 22   Running    
23 11 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevrolet 159 21   Running    
24 22 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 159 21 1 Running 2 6
25 23 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 156 19   Running    
26 27 34 David Ragan MHP 8-hour Alert Ford 154 19 1 Accident 1 1
27 15 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 152 0   Accident    
28 14 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 152 16   Accident    
29 29 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 152 15   Accident    
30 10 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 152 14   Accident    
31 32 38 David Gilliland Glory Foods Ford 152 14 1 Accident 1 1
32 38 83 Landon Cassill Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota 151 12   Running    
33 8 22 Sam Hornish Jr.(i) Shell Pennzoil Dodge 149 0   Running    
34 25 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row / Farm American Chevrolet 133 10   Running    
35 35 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Construction Services Chevrolet 132 9   Running    
36 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 123 8   Accident    
37 6 50 Bill Elliott Walmart Chevrolet 123 7   Accident    
38 31 26 Josh Wise # MDS Transport Ford 47 7 1 Transmission 1 3
39 26 30 David Stremme Stock Car Steel and Aluminum Toyota 25 5   Rear Gear    
40 43 49 JJ Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Racing Toyota 16 4   Overheating    
41 36 87 Joe Nemechek(i) AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota 10 0   Overheating    
42 37 33 Stephen Leicht # LittleJoesAutos.com Chevrolet 4 2   Overheating    
43 21 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 3 1   Overheating    

(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie

Source: Timing and Scoring provided by NASCARMedia

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