The 2012 Hollywood Casino 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on October 21, 2012, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt quad-oval, it was the thirty-second race of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the sixth race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Matt Kenseth of Roush Fenway Racing won the race, his third of the season. Martin Truex Jr. finished second and Paul Menard was third.
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| Race 32 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 Kansas Speedway | |||
| Date | October 21, 2012 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas, United States | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds up to 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h)[2] | ||
| Average speed | 115.086 miles per hour (185.213 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 28.219 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Laps | 78 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, and Andy Petree | ||
Results
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edit| Pos | Car | Driver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | |
| 2 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | |
| 3 | 27 | Paul Menard | |
| 4 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | |
| 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | |
| 6 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | |
| 7 | 88 | Regan Smith | |
| 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | |
| 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | |
| 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | |
| 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | |
| 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | |
| 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | |
| 15 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | |
| 16 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 17 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | |
| 18 | 83 | Landon Cassill | |
| 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | |
| 20 | 34 | David Ragan | |
| 21 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | |
| 22 | 32 | Timmy Hill | |
| 23 | 38 | David Gilliland | |
| 24 | 55 | Mark Martin | |
| 25 | 78 | Kurt Busch | |
| 26 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | |
| 27 | 16 | Greg Biffle | |
| 28 | 31 | Jeff Burton | |
| 29 | 43 | Aric Almirola | |
| 30 | 39 | Ryan Newman | |
| 31 | 18 | Kyle Busch | |
| 32 | 10 | Danica Patrick | |
| 33 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | |
| 34 | 95 | Scott Speed | |
| 35 | 51 | AJ Almendinger | |
| 36 | 19 | Mike Bliss | |
| 37 | 13 | Casey Mears | |
| 38 | 79 | Kelly Bires | |
| 39 | 36 | Dave Blaney | |
| 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | |
| 41 | 91 | Reed Sorenson | |
| 42 | 37 | J. J. Yeley | |
| 43 | 98 | Michael McDowell | |
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Standings after the race
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References
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Wikinews has related news:
- ^ "2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ "Weather information for the 2012 Hollywood Casino 400". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ "2012 Hollywood Casino 400". NASCAR. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ^ "12th Annual Hollywood Casino 400 Points Report" (PDF). Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. ESPN. 2012-10-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2013-05-14.