2012 Auto Club 400
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The 2012 Auto Club 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on March 25 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Shortened to 129 laps because of rain showers, it was the fifth race of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Tony Stewart for the Stewart-Haas Racing team. Kyle Busch finished second, and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who started fourteenth, clinched third.
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Race details[1][2] | |||
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Race 5 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Date | March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25) | ||
Official name | Auto Club 400 | ||
Location | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
Distance | 129 laps, 258 mi (415.2 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.7 km) | ||
Weather | A few showers; wind out of the SSW at 9 mph. | ||
Average speed | 160.166 miles per hour (257.762 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | 38.626 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 80 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart Haas Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds |
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