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2012 AdvoCare 500 (Phoenix)

Car race

Field	Value
Type	NAS
Description
Race Name	AdvoCare 500
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Year	2012
Race_No	35
Season_No	36
Image	Phoenix-international-raceway-2011-new.svg
Caption	Map of the Phoenix International Raceway
Location	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
Course_mi	1
Course_km	1.6
Distance_laps	319
Distance_mi	319
Distance_km	513.381
Weather	Clear with a temperature around 65 °F; wind out of the NNW at 5 mph.
Avg	111.182 mi/h
Pole_Driver	Kyle Busch
Pole_Team	Joe Gibbs Racing
Pole_Time	25.943
Most_Driver	Kyle Busch
Most_Team	Joe Gibbs Racing
Most_laps	237
Car	29
First_Driver	Kevin Harvick
First_Team	Richard Childress Racing
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

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The 2012 AdvoCare 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 11, 2012, at Phoenix International Speedway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 319 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the thirty-fifth race of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the ninth race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing won the race, his only win of the season, while Denny Hamlin finished second and Kyle Busch finished third.

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Background

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. The standard track at Phoenix International Raceway is a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mi long. The first two turns are banked from 10 to 11 degrees, while the final two turns are banked from 8 to 9 degrees. 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. The racetrack has seats for 76,800 spectators.

Before the race, Jimmie Johnson led the Drivers' Championship with 2,339 points, and Brad Keselowski stood in second with 2,332 points. Clint Bowyer followed in third with 2,303 points, twenty-two points ahead of Kasey Kahne and thirty-six ahead of Matt Kenseth in fourth and fifth. Jeff Gordon with 2,267 was one point ahead of Denny Hamlin, as Tony Stewart with 2,259 points, was tied with Martin Truex Jr. and three ahead of Greg Biffle. Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was eleventh and twelfth with 2,238 and 2,188 points, respectively.

In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet led with 231 points, thirty points ahead of Toyota. Ford, with 167 points, was eighteen points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third. Kahne is the defending race winner after winning the event in 2011.

Last laps

The race was won by Kevin Harvick after a green-white-checkered finish. This finish was the direct result of a heated on-track altercation between Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer. This started when, on lap 310, Bowyer made contact with the back of Gordon's car, then, a few seconds later, made more contact with the front of Gordon's car, sending him into the wall. NASCAR declared that Gordon had put himself in the wall trying to retaliate, and decided to park him for what remained of the race. When Gordon learned his penalty, he slowed down but waited for Bowyer to come back around.

Then, on Lap 311, moments before Kevin Harvick crossed the start/finish line to begin the final lap (which would have ended the race due to the caution), Gordon made contact with the right rear of Bowyer's car, sending them spinning into both Joey Logano and the wall, also taking out Aric Almirola. NASCAR officials then summoned Gordon, his crew, and owner Rick Hendrick to the NASCAR hauler to discuss his actions.

After Gordon had exited his race car in the garage, the pit crew of Bowyer confronted him and a short scuffle broke out between the pit crews of Gordon and Bowyer. No members of either pit crew were injured, nor was Gordon. Shortly afterwards, Bowyer reached his pit box and after exiting his car, began running through the paddock area towards Gordon's car hauler to confront Gordon. However upon reaching the hauler, Bowyer was restrained by officials and immediately led off. Due to the tension created by the incident between the Bowyer and Gordon crews, NASCAR had police officers stationed around the garages to avoid further altercations. While Harvick celebrated in victory lane, Gordon said "Clint's run into me numerous times during this year and I just had enough and got him back." The next week, NASCAR fined Jeff Gordon $100,000, 100 driver's points, and probation until December 31. NASCAR's initial decision was to park Gordon for the Miami race but Gordon and boss Rick Hendrick fought their way into being allowed to race the final event, which he ended up winning over Bowyer. During the Miami weekend event, NASCAR fined Gordon's crew chief Alan Gustafson $50,000 for not controlling his driver and crews from committing the wreck, Clint Bowyer's crew chief Brian Pattie $35,000 for swearing on TV and Hendrick $5,000 for not controlling his driver.

Qualifying

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Race results

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Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
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;Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
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Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings. --

References

"2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule". ESPN.
Brown, Brian. (November 7, 2012). "The AdvoCare 500". NBC Sports.
"Tracks". NASCAR.
"Phoenix International Raceway". NASCAR.
(February 9, 2011). "PIR To Be Repaved after February Race". Phoenix International Raceway.
"2012 Official Driver Standings: AAA Texas 500". Turner Sports.
"2012 NASCAR Manufacturer Championship". ESPN.
(November 13, 2011). "2011 Kobalt Tools 500". USA Today Sports Media Group.

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