‘ Denny Hamlin earned his 18th career victory in his 225th start.
‘ This is Denny Hamlin’s first career victory at Phoenix in his 14th start. He finished third four times before winning.
‘ Denny Hamlin is the 23rd different driver to win at Phoenix in 32 races at the track.
‘ Joe Gibbs Racing earned its 94th Cup victory and second win at Phoenix. All three JGR cars finished in the top 10.
‘ Toyota earned its second win at Phoenix ‘ both coming on the track’s new configuration.
‘ Kevin Harvick (second) scored his second top-10 finish in 2012. He finished seventh at Daytona.
‘ Greg Biffle (third) earned his second third-place finish in two races in 2012.
‘ Jimmie Johnson (fourth) has finished in the top five in 11 of the past 12 races at Phoenix. He has never finished worse than 15th in his 18 races.
‘ Brad Keselowski (fifth) earned his best finish and first top-10 in six races at Phoenix.
‘ Kyle Busch (sixth) scored his first top-10 finish in his past six Cup starts.
‘ Martin Truex Jr. (seventh) has finished 12th or better in six of his past seven Cup starts.
‘ There were a record 15 different leaders in this race, breaking the old track record of 13.
‘ This is the 198th victory for the No. 11, tying the No. 43 for the most in NASCAR history.
(Racing Recall/nascar.com)(3-4-2012)
