2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500
| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 The 2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500 program cover. | |||
| Date | April 1, 2012 | ||
| Location | Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility .526 mi (.847 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 263 mi (423 km) | ||
| Weather | Mostly sunny with a high temperature around 76; wind out of the NNW at 4 mph. | ||
| Average speed | 78.823 miles per hour (126.853 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 19.496 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 329 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on April 1, 2012 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps, it was the sixth race of the 2012 season. Ryan Newman of Stewart-Haas Racing took his first win of the season, A. J. Allmendinger finished second and Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished third.
Report
[edit]Background
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Martinsville Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races.[3] The standard track at Martinsville Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.526 miles (0.847 km) long.[4] The track's turns are banked at eleven degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at zero degrees. The back stretch also has a zero degree banking.[4] The racetrack has seats for 63,000 spectators.[4]
Before the race, Greg Biffle led the Drivers' Championship with 195 points, and Kevin Harvick stood in second with 188. Dale Earnhardt Jr. followed in third with 178 points, one ahead of Tony Stewart and three ahead of Martin Truex Jr. in fourth and fifth. Matt Kenseth, with 173, was two points ahead of Denny Hamlin in seventh. Clint Bowyer, with 157 points, was one point ahead of Jimmie Johnson and two ahead of Ryan Newman in ninth and tenth.[5] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 33 points, four points ahead of Ford. Toyota, with 27 points, was six points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.[6] Harvick is the race's defending race winner after winning it in 2011.[7]
Practice and qualifying
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Two practice sessions were held before the race on Friday, both lasting 90 minutes each.[8] Jeff Gordon was quickest with a time of 19.512 seconds in the first session, less than two-hundredths of a second faster than Kyle Busch.[9] Hamlin was just off Burton's pace, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Newman, and Martin Truex Jr. Stewart was seventh, still within two-tenths of a second of Gordon's time.[9] In the second and final practice session, Gordon was quickest with a time of 19.516 seconds.[10][11] Kurt Busch followed in the second position, ahead of Brad Keselowski, Newman, and David Stremme.[10] Landon Cassill was sixth after posting a time of 19.844 seconds, while Josh Wise and Juan Pablo Montoya followed in seventh and eighth.[10] Scott Riggs and Aric Almirola rounded out the first ten positions.[10]
Forty-six cars are entered for qualifying, but only forty-three raced because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.[12]
Results
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]| Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.496 | 97.128 |
| 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.512 | 97.048 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.521 | 97.003 |
| 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 19.521 | 97.003 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 19.524 | 96.988 |
| 6 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 19.569 | 96.765 |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Dodge | 19.572 | 96.750 |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.573 | 96.746 |
| 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.576 | 96.731 |
| 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.581 | 96.706 |
| 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.582 | 96.701 |
| 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 19.597 | 96.627 |
| 13 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 19.606 | 96.583 |
| 14 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.637 | 96.430 |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 19.659 | 96.322 |
| 16 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 19.681 | 96.215 |
| 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 19.684 | 96.200 |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.688 | 96.180 |
| 19 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 19.715 | 96.049 |
| 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 19.715 | 96.049 |
| 21 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 19.731 | 95.971 |
| 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.755 | 95.854 |
| 23 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 19.756 | 95.849 |
| 24 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 19.760 | 95.830 |
| 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 19.767 | 95.796 |
| 26 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 19.778 | 95.743 |
| 27 | 22 | A. J. Allmendinger | Penske Racing | Dodge | 19.779 | 95.738 |
| 28 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 19.806 | 95.607 |
| 29 | 10 | David Reutimann | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 19.806 | 95.607 |
| 30 | 26 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 19.811 | 95.583 |
| 31 | 83 | Landon Cassill | BK Racing | Toyota | 19.826 | 95.511 |
| 32 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 19.833 | 95.477 |
| 33 | 23 | Scott Riggs | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.859 | 95.352 |
| 34 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 19.860 | 95.347 |
| 35 | 74 | Reed Sorenson | Turn One Racing | Chevrolet | 19.886 | 95.223 |
| 36 | 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 19.906 | 95.127 |
| 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 19.946 | 94.936 |
| 38 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 19.979 | 94.780 |
| 39 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Toyota | 20.015 | 94.609 |
| 40 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 20.024 | 94.567 |
| 41 | 33 | Hermie Sadler | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20.041 | 94.486 |
| 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 20.322 | 93.180 |
| 43 | 49 | J. J. Yeley | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | Toyota | 20.315 | 93.2121 |
Failed to Qualify
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| 52 | Scott Speed | Hamilton Means Racing | Ford | 20.560 | 92.101 | |
| 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey-Smith Motorsports | Toyota | 22.318 | 84.846 | |
| 37 | Tony Raines | Rick Ware Racing/Max Q Motorsports | Ford | Time disallowed | ||
Source:
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- ^1 Yeley was awarded the start after Raines failed post-qualifying inspection.
Race results
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| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 515 | 12 | 47 |
| 2 | 27 | 22 | A. J. Allmendinger | Penske Racing | Dodge | 515 | 0 | 42 |
| 3 | 14 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 515 | 3 | 42 |
| 4 | 21 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 515 | 1 | 41 |
| 5 | 13 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 515 | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 515 | 31 | 39 |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 515 | 0 | 37 |
| 8 | 19 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 515 | 3 | 37 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Dodge | 515 | 2 | 36 |
| 10 | 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 515 | 2 | 35 |
| 11 | 28 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 515 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 515 | 112 | 33 |
| 13 | 26 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 514 | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 514 | 328 | 32 |
| 15 | 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 513 | 0 | 29 |
| 16 | 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 513 | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | 16 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 513 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | 6 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 513 | 0 | 26 |
| 19 | 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 513 | 21 | 26 |
| 20 | 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 513 | 0 | 24 |
| 21 | 32 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 512 | 0 | 23 |
| 22 | 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 512 | 0 | 22 |
| 23 | 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 511 | 0 | 21 |
| 24 | 24 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 511 | 0 | 20 |
| 25 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 511 | 0 | 19 |
| 26 | 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 510 | 0 | 18 |
| 27 | 34 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 510 | 0 | 17 |
| 28 | 38 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 509 | 0 | 16 |
| 29 | 31 | 83 | Landon Cassill | BK Racing | Toyota | 507 | 0 | 15 |
| 30 | 39 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Toyota | 506 | 0 | 14 |
| 31 | 41 | 33 | Hermie Sadler | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 505 | 0 | 13 |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 503 | 0 | 12 |
| 33 | 40 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | 11 |
| 34 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 439 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | 29 | 10 | David Reutimann | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 436 | 0 | 9 |
| 36 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 435 | 0 | 8 |
| 37 | 43 | 49 | J. J. Yeley | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | Toyota | 359 | 0 | 7 |
| 38 | 1 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 256 | 0 | 6 |
| 39 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 74 | 0 | – |
| 40 | 23 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 | 4 |
| 41 | 30 | 26 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 49 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | 33 | 23 | Scott Riggs | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | 35 | 74 | Reed Sorenson | Turn One Racing | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | – |
Source:[13]
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Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ a b c "NASCAR Tracks—The Martinsville Speedway". Martinsville Speedway. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ "Pre-race Driver's Championship Classification". NASCAR. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ a b "Manufactures' Championship Classification". Jayski.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ "2011 Goody's Fast Relief 500". racing-reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
- ^ "Jayski'sŽ NASCAR Silly Season Site – Sprint Cup Race Info / Rundown Page". Jayski.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ a b "Practice One Timing and Scoring". NASCAR. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Practice 2 Timing and Scoring". NASCAR. March 30, 2012. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
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- ^ "Qualifying Entry List". NASCAR. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/pdfs/06mar2012results.pdf [dead link]