2012 Kobalt Tools 400

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{{NASCAR race season infobox

| Type = NAS

| Race Name = Kobalt Tools 400

| Details ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2012|title=Sprint Cup Series Schedule|location=ESPN|access-date=2012-03-11}}{{cite web |url=http://rotoworld.com/articles/nas/40045/229/the-kobalt-tools-400 |title=The Kolbalt Tools 400 |publisher=Rotoworld.com |access-date=2012-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308093206/http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/40045/229/the-kobalt-tools-400 |archive-date=2012-03-08 |url-status=dead }}

| Fulldate = {{Start date|2012|3|11}}

| Year = 2012

| Race_No = 3

| Season_No = 36

| Image = Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas logo.jpg

| Location = Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, Nevada

| Course_mi = 1.5

| Course_km = 2.4

| Distance_laps = 267

| Distance_mi = 400.5

| Distance_km = 644.542

| Weather = Partly cloudy with a high around 73; wind out of the S at 7 mph.

| Avg =

| Pole_Driver = Kasey Kahne

| Pole_Team = Hendrick Motorsports

| Pole_Time = 28.353

| Most_Driver = Tony Stewart

| Most_Team = Stewart-Haas Racing

| Most_laps = 127

| Car = 14

| First_Driver = Tony Stewart

| First_Team = Stewart-Haas Racing

| Network = Fox

| Announcers = Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

}}

The 2012 Kobalt Tools 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on March 11, 2012 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 267 laps, it was the third race of the 2012 season. The race was won by Tony Stewart for the Stewart-Haas Racing team. Jimmie Johnson finished second, and Greg Biffle clinched third.

Report

= Entry list =

(R) - Denotes rookie driver.

(i) - Denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

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!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Manufacturer

!Sponsor

1

|Jamie McMurray

|Earnhardt Ganassi Racing

|Chevrolet

|McDonald's

2

|Brad Keselowski

|Penske Racing

|Dodge

|Miller Lite

5

|Kasey Kahne

|Hendrick Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Farmers Insurance

7

|Robby Gordon

|Robby Gordon Motorsports

|Dodge

|Speed Energy

9

|Marcos Ambrose

|Richard Petty Motorsports

|Ford

|DeWalt / Stanley Tools

10

|David Reutimann

|Tommy Baldwin Racing

|Chevrolet

|Accell Construction

11

|Denny Hamlin

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|FedEx Freight

13

|Casey Mears

|Germain Racing

|Ford

|GEICO

14

|Tony Stewart

|Stewart–Haas Racing

|Chevrolet

|Office Depot / Mobil 1

15

|Clint Bowyer

|Michael Waltrip Racing

|Toyota

|5-hour Energy

16

|Greg Biffle

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|3M Meguiar's

17

|Matt Kenseth

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|Zest

18

|Kyle Busch

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|M&M's Brown

20

|Joey Logano

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Toyota

|Dollar General

21

|Trevor Bayne (i)

|Wood Brothers Racing

|Ford

|Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center

22

|A. J. Allmendinger

|Penske Racing

|Dodge

|Shell / Pennzoil

23

|Scott Riggs

|R3 Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|North Texas Pipe / Riviera Hotel

24

|Jeff Gordon

|Hendrick Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|DuPont 20 Years

26

|Josh Wise (R)

|Front Row Motorsports

|Ford

|1-800-LoanMart

27

|Paul Menard

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|Schrock / Menards

29

|Kevin Harvick

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|Budweiser

30

|David Stremme

|Inception Motorsports

|Toyota

|Berry's Manufacturing

31

|Jeff Burton

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|Caterpillar

32

|Ken Schrader

|FAS Lane Racing

|Ford

|Federated Auto Parts

33

|Brendan Gaughan

|Richard Childress Racing

|Chevrolet

|South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa

34

|David Ragan

|Front Row Motorsports

|Ford

|Rick Santorum for President

36

|Dave Blaney

|Tommy Baldwin Racing

|Chevrolet

|Ollie's Bargain Outlet

37

|Timmy Hill (R)

|Max Q Motorsports

|Ford

|[https://poynt.com Poynt.com]

38

|David Gilliland

|Front Row Motorsports

|Ford

|ModSpace

39

|Ryan Newman

|Stewart–Haas Racing

|Chevrolet

|Quicken Loans

42

|Juan Pablo Montoya

|Earnhardt Ganassi Racing

|Chevrolet

|Clorox

43

|Aric Almirola

|Richard Petty Motorsports

|Ford

|Richard Petty Fantasy Racing Camp

47

|Bobby Labonte

|JTG Daugherty Racing

|Toyota

|Kingsford / Bush's Beans

48

|Jimmie Johnson

|Hendrick Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|Lowe's / Kobalt Tools

49

|J. J. Yeley

|Robinson-Blakeney Racing

|Toyota

|America Israel Racing

51

|Kurt Busch

|Phoenix Racing

|Chevrolet

|Phoenix Racing

55

|Mark Martin

|Michael Waltrip Racing

|Toyota

|Aaron's Dream Machine

56

|Martin Truex Jr.

|Michael Waltrip Racing

|Toyota

|NAPA Auto Parts

78

|Regan Smith

|Furniture Row Racing

|Chevrolet

|Furniture Row / Denver Mattress

83

|Landon Cassill

|BK Racing

|Toyota

|Burger King / Dr Pepper

87

|Joe Nemechek (i)

|NEMCO Motorsports

|Toyota

|AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves

88

|Dale Earnhardt Jr.

|Hendrick Motorsports

|Chevrolet

|National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew

93

|Travis Kvapil

|BK Racing

|Toyota

|Burger King / Dr Pepper

98

|Michael McDowell

|Phil Parsons Racing

|Ford

|K-Love

99

|Carl Edwards

|Roush Fenway Racing

|Ford

|Aflac

colspan="5" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20120407093051/http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2012/story/_/page/03-Las-Vegas-Entry-List Official entry list]

Results

=Qualifying=

File:Kasey Kahne at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2012 (cropped).jpg scored the pole position.]]

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{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! {{Tooltip|Time|Time in seconds}}

! {{Tooltip|Speed|Speed in MPH}}

! Grid

5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.353190.4561
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.415190.0402{{smallsup|1}}
29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.419190.0143
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.440189.8734
15Clint BowyerMichael Waltrip RacingToyota28.450189.8075
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.455189.7736{{smallsup|1}}
14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet28.471189.6677
20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.478189.6208
16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord28.496189.5009
56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota28.508189.42110
17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord28.540189.20811
51Kurt BuschPhoenix RacingChevrolet28.549189.14812
55Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota28.576188.97013
22A. J. AllmendingerPenske RacingDodge28.581188.93714
9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.585188.91015
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.608188.75816
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.615188.71217
39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet28.657188.43618
1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.699188.16019
2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge28.703188.13420
99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord28.710188.08821
31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.761187.75422
33Brendan GaughanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.774187.66923
47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota28.775187.66324
21Trevor BayneWood Brothers RacingFord28.821187.36325
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.830187.30526
43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord28.879186.98727
78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet28.879186.98728{{smallsup|1}}
42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.911186.78029{{smallsup|1}}
83Landon CassillBK RacingToyota29.087185.65030
10David ReutimannTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet29.088185.64431
13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord29.146185.27432
26Josh WiseFront Row MotorsportsFord29.215184.83733
38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord29.239184.68534
34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord29.286184.38835
49J. J. YeleyRobinson-Blakeney RacingToyota29.289184.37036
93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota29.320184.17537
36Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet29.356183.94938
98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord29.370183.86139
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota29.421183.54240
32Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord29.459183.30641
37Timmy HillRick Ware Racing/Max Q MotorsportsFord29.528182.87742
30David StremmeInception MotorsportsToyota29.556182.70443
colspan="8"|Did not qualify
23Scott RiggsR3 MotorsportsChevrolet29.601182.426
7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge29.624182.285
colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|{{smallsup|1}} Car moved to the back of the grid for going to a backup car: (#18, #48). changing engines: (#42), changing transmission: (#78).}}}}
colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/3/data/lineup.html |title=Race Official Lineup: Kobalt Tools 400 |publisher=Nascar.Com |date=2012-03-09 |access-date=2012-03-11}}}}}}

=Race results=

File:Tony Stewart 2013 (8722252474) (cropped).jpg won the race.]]

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Pos

! Grid

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Led

! Points

1

| 7 || 14 || Tony Stewart || Stewart-Haas Racing || Chevrolet || 267 || 127 || 48

2

| 6 || 48 || Jimmie Johnson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 267 || 35 || 43

3

| 9 || 16 || Greg Biffle || Roush Fenway Racing || Ford || 267 || 2 || 42

4

| 18 || 39 || Ryan Newman || Stewart-Haas Racing || Chevrolet || 267 || 0 || 40

5

| 21 || 99 || Carl Edwards || Roush Fenway Racing || Ford || 267 || 0 || 39

6

| 5 || 15 || Clint Bowyer || Michael Waltrip Racing || Toyota || 267 || 3 || 39

7

| 26 || 27 || Paul Menard || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet || 267 || 0 || 37

8

| 19 || 1 || Jamie McMurray || Earnhardt Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet || 267 || 0 || 36

9

| 25 || 21 || Trevor Bayne || Wood Brothers Racing || Ford || 267 || 0 ||

10

| 4 || 88 || Dale Earnhardt Jr. || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 267 || 70 || 35

11

| 3 || 29 || Kevin Harvick || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet || 267 || 4 || 34

12

| 16 || 24 || Jeff Gordon || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 267 || 2 || 33

13

| 15 || 9 || Marcos Ambrose || Richard Petty Motorsports || Ford || 267 || 0 || 31

14

| 22 || 31 || Jeff Burton || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet || 267 || 0 || 30

15

| 28 || 78 || Regan Smith || Furniture Row Racing || Chevrolet || 267 || 0 || 29

16

| 8 || 20 || Joey Logano || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 267 || 0 || 28

17

| 10 || 56 || Martin Truex Jr. || Michael Waltrip Racing || Toyota || 267 || 0 || 27

18

| 13 || 55 || Mark Martin || Michael Waltrip Racing || Toyota || 267 || 0 || 26

19

| 1 || 5 || Kasey Kahne || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 267 || 0 || 25

20

| 17 || 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 267 || 0 || 24

21

| 35 || 34 || David Ragan || Front Row Motorsports || Ford || 267 || 1 || 24

22

| 11 || 17 || Matt Kenseth || Roush Fenway Racing || Ford || 267 || 21 || 23

23

| 2 || 18 || Kyle Busch || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 266 || 0 || 21

24

| 27 || 43 || Aric Almirola || Richard Petty Motorsports || Ford || 266 || 0 || 20

25

| 29 || 42 || Juan Pablo Montoya || Earnhardt Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet || 264 || 0 || 19

26

| 24 || 47 || Bobby Labonte || JTG Daugherty Racing || Toyota || 264 || 0 || 18

27

| 32 || 13 || Casey Mears || Germain Racing || Ford || 264 || 0 || 17

28

| 43 || 30 || David Stremme || Inception Motorsports || Toyota || 263 || 0 || 16

29

| 38 || 36 || Dave Blaney || Tommy Baldwin Racing || Chevrolet || 263 || 0 || 15

30

| 41 || 32 || Ken Schrader || FAS Lane Racing || Ford || 263 || 0 || 14

31

| 31 || 10 || David Reutimann || Tommy Baldwin Racing || Chevrolet || 261 || 0 || 13

32

| 20 || 2 || Brad Keselowski || Penske Racing || Dodge || 259 || 1 || 13

33

| 34 || 38 || David Gilliland || Front Row Motorsports || Ford || 258 || 0 || 11

34

| 23 || 33 || Brendan Gaughan || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet || 252 || 0 || 10

35

| 12 || 51 || Kurt Busch || Phoenix Racing || Chevrolet || 251 || 0 || 9

36

| 30 || 83 || Landon Cassill || BK Racing || Toyota || 240 || 0 || 8

37

| 14 || 22 || A. J. Allmendinger || Penske Racing || Dodge || 238 || 1 || 8

38

| 39 || 98 || Michael McDowell || Phil Parsons Racing || Ford || 147 || 0 || 6

39

| 37 || 93 || Travis Kvapil || BK Racing || Toyota || 123 || 0 || 5

40

| 33 || 26 || Josh Wise || Front Row Motorsports || Ford || 64 || 0 || 4

41

| 40 || 87 || Joe Nemechek || NEMCO Motorsports || Toyota || 44 || 0 ||

42

| 42 || 37 || Timmy Hill || Rick Ware Racing/Max Q Motorsports || Ford || 42 || 0 || 2

43

| 36 || 49 || J. J. Yeley || Robinson-Blakeney Racing || Toyota || 39 || 0 || 1

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Standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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Pos

! Driver

! Wins

! Points

1

| Greg Biffle

| 0

| style="text-align:center;"| 125

2

| Kevin Harvick

| 0

| style="text-align:center;"| 115

3

| Denny Hamlin

| {{Tooltip|1|Subway Fresh Fit 500}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 113

4

| Dale Earnhardt Jr.

| 0

| style="text-align:center;"| 107

5

| Matt Kenseth

| {{Tooltip|1|Daytona 500}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 102

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;Manufacturers' Championship standings

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Pos

! Manufacturer

! Wins

! Points

1

| Chevrolet

| {{Tooltip|1|Kobalt Tools 400}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 21

2

| Ford

| {{Tooltip|1|Daytona 500}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 19

3

| Toyota

| {{Tooltip|1|Subway Fresh Fit 500}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 17

4

| Dodge

| 0

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings.

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References

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