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2012 Ford EcoBoost 400

FieldValue
TypeNAS
Race NameFord EcoBoost 400
Details ref
Fulldate
Year2012
Race_No36
Season_No36
ImageFord EcoBoost 400 logo.png
LocationHomestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida
Course_mi1.5
Course_km2.4
Distance_laps267
Distance_mi400.5
Distance_km644.542
WeatherClear with the air temperature around 77 °F; wind out of the NNW at 8 mph.
Avg
Pole_DriverJoey Logano
Pole_TeamJoe Gibbs Racing
Pole_Time30.672
Most_DriverKyle Busch
Most_TeamJoe Gibbs Racing
Most_laps191
Car24
First_DriverJeff Gordon
First_TeamHendrick Motorsports
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersAllen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

| U.S. Ratings = The 2012 Ford EcoBoost 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 18, 2012 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps, it was the thirty-sixth in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the final race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his second win of the season and Hendrick's first win at Homestead Miami (and their 10th win of the season), while Clint Bowyer finished second and Ryan Newman finished third.

The race was notable for three lasts: the last race for Dodge in the foreseeable future, the last race with the fifth-generation Sprint Cup car body, and the last for long-time Hendrick Motorsports sponsor DuPont with Jeff Gordon, as DuPont was leaving the #24 team at the end of the season following a spinoff of its automotive coatings division to The Carlyle Group. This race was also notable for Brad Keselowski winning his first Sprint Cup Championship

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Background

Homestead Miami Speedway is one of ten intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Texas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Charlotte Motor Speedway. The race was held on the standard track at Homestead Miami Speedway; a four-turn oval track that is 1.5 mi long. The track's turns are banked from 18 to 20 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at three degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a three degree banking. The racetrack has seats for 65,000 spectators.

Heading into the final race of the season, Brad Keselowski was leading the Drivers' Championship with 2,371 points while Jimmie Johnson was second with 2,351 points, twenty points behind Keselowski. A maximum of 48 points were available for the final race. Behind Keselowski and Johnson in the Drivers' Championship, Kasey Kahne was third with 2,321 points, three points ahead of Clint Bowyer and twelve ahead of Denny Hamlin in fourth and fifth. Matt Kenseth with 2,297 was four points ahead of Greg Biffle, as Kevin Harvick with 2,285 points, was one point ahead of Tony Stewart and twenty-five ahead of Martin Truex Jr. Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was eleventh and twelfth with 2,256 and 2,211 points, respectively.

Chevrolet had already secured the Manufacturer's Championship, and entered the race on 240 points, thirty-three points ahead of Toyota with 203 points, with a maximum of nine points available at the Ford EcoBoost 400. Ford was third with 170 points, seventeen ahead of Dodge. Stewart was the race's defending winner, after his victory at the 2011 race.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
  • (CC) denotes chase contender
No.DriverTeamManufacturer[Official Entry list](https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/nascar-cup-series/2012/14th-annual-ford-ecoboost-400/info)
1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad Keselowski **(CC)**Penske RacingDodge
5Kasey Kahne **(CC)**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Ricky Stenhouse Jr. **(i)**Roush Fenway RacingFord
9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
10David ReutimannTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
11Denny Hamlin **(CC)**Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
13Casey MearsGermain RacingFord
14Tony Stewart **(CC)**Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet
15Clint Bowyer **(CC)**Michael Waltrip RacingToyota
16Greg Biffle **(CC)**Roush Fenway RacingFord
17Matt Kenseth **(CC)**Roush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Mike Bliss **(i)**Humphrey Smith RacingToyota
20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Trevor Bayne **(i)**Wood Brothers RacingFord
22Sam Hornish Jr. **(i)**Penske RacingDodge
23Scott RiggsR3 MotorsportsChevrolet
24Jeff Gordon **(CC)**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
26Josh Wise **(R)**Front Row MotorsportsFord
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
29Kevin Harvick **(CC)**Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
30David StremmeSwan RacingToyota
31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord
33Stephen Leicht **(R)**Circle SportChevrolet
34David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord
36Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
37J. J. YeleyMax Q MotorsportsChevrolet
38David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord
39Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet
42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota
48Jimmie Johnson **(CC)**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Regan SmithPhoenix RacingChevrolet
55Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota
56Martin Truex Jr. **(CC)**Michael Waltrip RacingToyota
78Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet
79Reed Sorenson **(i)**Go Green RacingFord
83Landon CassillBK RacingToyota
87Joe Nemechek **(i)**NEMCO MotorsportsToyota
88Dale Earnhardt Jr. **(CC)**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
91Jason Leffler **(i)**Humphrey Smith RacingToyota
93Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota
98Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord
99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord

Race

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Results

Qualifying

GridNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed**Failed to Qualify**[Official Starting grid](https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/nascar-cup-series/2012/14th-annual-ford-ecoboost-400/classification/qualifying)
120Joey Logano*Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30.672176.056
29Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord30.797175.342
32Brad Keselowski **(CC)**Penske RacingDodge30.841175.092
499Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord30.857175.001
543Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord30.877174.887
615Clint Bowyer **(CC)**Michael Waltrip RacingToyota30.901174.752
756Martin Truex Jr. **(CC)**Michael Waltrip RacingToyota30.920174.644
818Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.934174.565
955Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota30.954174.452
1048Jimmie Johnson **(CC)**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.020174.081
1117Matt Kenseth **(CC)**Roush Fenway RacingFord31.038173.980
125Kasey Kahne **(CC)**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.040173.969
1316Greg Biffle **(CC)***Roush Fenway RacingFord31.047173.930
141Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet31.069173.807
1524Jeff Gordon **(CC)**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.081173.740
1688Dale Earnhardt Jr. **(CC)**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.129173.472
1722Sam Hornish Jr. **(i)**Penske RacingDodge31.194173.110
1827Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.200173.077
1939Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet31.216172.988
2021Trevor Bayne **(i)**Wood Brothers RacingFord31.275172.662
2142Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet31.279172.640
2230David StremmeSwan RacingToyota31.293172.563
2329Kevin Harvick **(CC)**Richard Childress RacingChevrolet31.296172.546
2451Regan Smith*Phoenix RacingChevrolet31.303172.507
2598Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord31.909172.474
2678Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet31.347172.265
276Ricky Stenhouse Jr. **(i)**Roush Fenway RacingFord31.376172.106
2813Casey MearsGermain RacingFord31.385172.057
2919Mike BlissHumphrey Smith RacingToyota31.417171.881
3083Landon CassillBK RacingToyota31.440171.756
3136Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet31.442171.745
3247Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota31.454171.679
3331Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.463171.630
3434David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord31.472171.581
3514Tony Stewart **(CC)**Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet31.490171.483
3626Josh Wise **(R)**Front Row MotorsportsFord31.497171.445
3710David ReutimannTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet31.538171.222
3893Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota31.610170.832
3937J. J. YeleyMax Q MotorsportsChevrolet31.623170.762
4038David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord31.641170.664
4111Denny Hamlin **(CC)*** **Joe Gibbs RacingToyota31.755170.052
4232Ken Schrader*FAS Lane RacingFord31.863169.476
4323Scott RiggsR3 MotorsportsChevrolet31.636170.692
79Reed SorensonGo Green RacingFord31.713170.277
33Stephen Leicht **(R)**Circle SportChevrolet31.754170.057
91Jason LefflerHumphrey Smith RacingToyota31.758170.036
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota31.838169.609
    • Joey Logano, Greg Biffle, Regan Smith, and Denny Hamlin had to start at the rear of the field because of going to backup cars.

** - Made the field via owners points.

Race results

PosCarDriverTeamManufacturerLaps RunPoints[Official Race results](https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2012_Ford_EcoBoost_400/W/)
124Jeff Gordon **(CC)**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26747
215Clint Bowyer **(CC)**Michael Waltrip RacingToyota26742
339Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet26742
418Kyle Busch*Joe Gibbs RacingToyota26742
516Greg Biffle **(CC)**Roush Fenway RacingFord26739
656Martin Truex Jr. **(CC)**Michael Waltrip RacingToyota26739
743Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26737
829Kevin Harvick **(CC)**Richard Childress RacingChevrolet26736
978Kurt BuschFurniture Row RacingChevrolet26735
1088Dale Earnhardt Jr. **(CC)**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26734
1127Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26733
1299Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord26732
139Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26732
1420Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26730
152Brad Keselowski **(CC)**Penske RacingDodge26629
1655Mark MartinMichael Waltrip RacingToyota26628
1714Tony Stewart **(CC)**Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet26627
1817Matt Kenseth **(CC)**Roush Fenway RacingFord26627
1931Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26625
201Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet26624
215Kasey Kahne **(CC)**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26624
2222Sam Hornish Jr. **(i)**Penske RacingDodge2660
2321Trevor BayneWood Brothers RacingFord2660
2411Denny Hamlin **(CC)**Joe Gibbs RacingToyota26620
2547Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota26519
2693Travis KvapilBK RacingToyota26518
2783Landon CassillBK RacingToyota26517
2842Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet26416
2913Casey MearsGermain RacingFord26415
3051Regan SmithPhoenix RacingChevrolet26414
3134David RaganFront Row MotorsportsFord26313
3236Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet26312
3338David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord26211
3410David ReutimannTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet26110
3537J. J. YeleyMax Q MotorsportsChevrolet2619
3648Jimmie Johnson **(CC)**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2249
3732Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord2197
3830David StremmeSwan RacingToyota1836
396Ricky Stenhouse Jr. **(i)**Roush Fenway RacingFord1570
4026Josh Wise **(R)**Front Row RacingFord384
4198Michael McDowellPhil Parsons RacingFord343
4223Scott RiggsR3 MotorsportsChevrolet232
4319Mike Bliss **(i)**Humphrey Smith RacingToyota160
    • led the most laps

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPoints
1Brad Keselowski
2Clint Bowyer
3Jimmie Johnson
4Kasey Kahne
5Greg Biffle

;Manufacturers' Championship standings

PosManufacturerPoints
1Chevrolet
2Toyota
3Ford
4Dodge
  • Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings.

References

References

  1. "2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule". ESPN.
  2. Brown, Brian. (November 14, 2012). "TheFord 400". NBC Sports.
  3. Ryan, Nate. (November 16, 2012). "Brad Keselowski starts third, Jimmie Johnson 10th". USA Today.
  4. "Tracks". Turner Sports.
  5. "The History of Homestead-Miami Speedway". Homestead Miami Speedway.
  6. "2012 Official Driver Standings: AdvoCare 500". Turner Motorsports.
  7. "NASCAR Point System". Turner Sports.
  8. "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site – 2012 Manufacturers Championship Standings". ESPN.
  9. "2012 Manufacturer Standings". Turner Sports.
  10. "2011 Ford 400". USA Today Sports Media Group.
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