Race: Food City 500
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Race 4 of 36
Date: March 18, 2012
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
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Food City 500 Race Information
| Winner | Brad Keselowski | Car | No. 2 Dodge |
| Team / Owner | Roger Penske | Sponsor | Miller Lite |
| Winner Start | 5th | Winner Laps Led | 232 |
| Started First | Greg Biffle | Most Laps Led | Brad Keselowski (232) |
| Race Distance | 266.5 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.533 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 43 |
| Total Purse | $4,866,774 | Winner Earnings | $186,770 |
| Different Leaders | 7 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 15 |
| Points Leader After Race | Greg Biffle | Season Race | 4 of 36 |
Food City 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Roger Penske | Dodge | 500 | 232 | running | 48 | $186,770 |
| 2 | 21 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Best Buy | Jack Roush | Ford | 500 | 45 | running | 43 | $179,821 |
| 3 | 15 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 500 | 0 | running | 41 | $147,149 |
| 4 | 16 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 500 | 0 | running | 40 | $135,124 |
| 5 | 25 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Aaron's | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 500 | 125 | running | 40 | $98,535 |
| 6 | 33 | 31 | Jeff Burton | BB&T | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 38 | $139,810 |
| 7 | 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 37 | $127,793 |
| 8 | 30 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 36 | $124,351 |
| 9 | 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 35 | $136,596 |
| 10 | 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / Moen | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 34 | $102,060 |
| 11 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 33 | $139,546 |
| 12 | 3 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 32 | $132,818 |
| 13 | 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 811 / 3M | Jack Roush | Ford | 500 | 41 | running | 32 | $111,085 |
| 14 | 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 30 | $140,810 |
| 15 | 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 500 | 2 | running | 30 | $100,035 |
| 16 | 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs | Toyota | 498 | 0 | running | 28 | $99,935 |
| 17 | 2 | 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | Shell / Pennzoil | Roger Penske | Dodge | 498 | 54 | running | 28 | $132,635 |
| 18 | 27 | 51 | Kurt Busch | HendrickCars.com | James Finch | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 26 | $116,893 |
| 19 | 7 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Charter Communications | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 498 | 0 | running | 25 | $127,446 |
| 20 | 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs | Toyota | 498 | 0 | running | 24 | $132,901 |
| 21 | 19 | 10 | David Reutimann | TradeBank | Tommy Baldwin, Jr. | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 23 | $90,010 |
| 22 | 32 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | South Point Hotel & Casino | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 22 | $97,735 |
| 23 | 31 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Jenkins | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 21 | $105,618 |
| 24 | 6 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing / CSX "Play It Safe" | Barney Visser | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 20 | $111,343 |
| 25 | 24 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Germain Racing | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 19 | $101,068 |
| 26 | 26 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell | Bob Jenkins | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 18 | $98,207 |
| 27 | 34 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King / Dr. Pepper | BK Racing | Toyota | 496 | 0 | running | 17 | $96,510 |
| 28 | 36 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Clorox / Scott Products | JTG-Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 495 | 0 | running | 16 | $95,860 |
| 29 | 29 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King / Dr. Pepper | BK Racing | Toyota | 495 | 0 | running | 15 | $111,605 |
| 30 | 40 | 49 | J.J. Yeley | JPO Absorbents | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | Toyota | 493 | 0 | running | 14 | $86,410 |
| 31 | 39 | 98 | Michael McDowell | K-Love Radio / Let It Start With Me | Mike Curb | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 13 | $84,110 |
| 32 | 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Doublemint | Joe Gibbs | Toyota | 423 | 0 | running | 12 | $131,243 |
| 33 | 42 | 32 | Ken Schrader | We Drive Sales – TMone.com | Frank Stoddard | Ford | 420 | 0 | running | 11 | $91,985 |
| 34 | 35 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Widow Wax / SealWrap | Tommy Baldwin, Jr. | Chevrolet | 417 | 0 | running | 10 | $83,935 |
| 35 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / Chase AARP Visa | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 395 | 1 | running | 10 | $131,921 |
| 36 | 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | MAC Tools | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 389 | 0 | running | 8 | $111,743 |
| 37 | 10 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 366 | 0 | running | 7 | $91,780 |
| 38 | 28 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Timothy McSweeney | Toyota | 334 | 0 | crash | 6 | $83,703 |
| 39 | 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Kellogg's / Cheez-It | Jack Roush | Ford | 245 | 0 | running | 5 | $127,191 |
| 40 | 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 57 | 0 | brakes | 0 | $80,875 |
| 41 | 43 | 23 | Scott Riggs | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson, Sr. | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | vibration | 3 | $80,800 |
| 42 | 38 | 74 | Reed Sorenson | Turn One Racing | Stacy Compton | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | vibration | 0 | $80,720 |
| 43 | 37 | 26 | Josh Wise | MDS Transport | Bob Jenkins | Ford | 16 | 0 | spindle | 1 | $80,289 |
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