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.
Results
Race results Pos Car Driver 117Matt Kenseth 256Martin Truex Jr. 327Paul Menard 45Kasey Kahne 514Tony Stewart 615Clint Bowyer 788Regan Smith 82Brad Keselowski 948Jimmie Johnson 1024Jeff Gordon 1129Kevin Harvick 129Marcos Ambrose 1311Denny Hamlin 1499Carl Edwards 151Jamie McMurray 1642Juan Pablo Montoya 1793Travis Kvapil 1883Landon Cassill 1920Joey Logano 2034David Ragan 2121Trevor Bayne 2232Timmy Hill 23 38 David Gilliland 2455Mark Martin 2578Kurt Busch 2622Sam Hornish Jr. 2716Greg Biffle 28 31 Jeff Burton 2943Aric Almirola 3039Ryan Newman 3118Kyle Busch 3210Danica Patrick 3347Bobby Labonte 3495Scott Speed 3551AJ Almendinger 3619Mike Bliss 3713Casey Mears 3879Kelly Bires 3936Dave Blaney 4087Joe Nemechek 41 91 Reed Sorenson 42 37 J. J. Yeley 4398Michael McDowell
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Brad Keselowski2250 2 Jimmie Johnson2243 (–7) 3 Denny Hamlin2230 (–20) 4 Clint Bowyer2225 (–25) 5 Kasey Kahne2220 (–30) 1 6 Martin Truex Jr.2207 (–43) 1 7 Tony Stewart2203 (–47) 1 8 Jeff Gordon2199 (–51) 2 9 Matt Kenseth2195 (–55) 10 Kevin Harvick2191 (–59) 5 11 Greg Biffle2188 (–62) 12 Dale Earnhardt Jr.2128 (–122)
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet213 2 Toyota191 (–22) 3 Ford160 (–43) 4 Dodge140 (–63)
Note: Only the top twelve positions are included for the driver standings.
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