Race Preview courtesy of Jayski.com NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #3 of 36 for the 2012 season Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway Race: Sunday, March 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada Title Sponsor: Kobalt Tools Scheduled Green Flag: 3:14pm/et ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Television Coverage: SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 12:30 pm/et with John Roberts, Kyle Petty, Kenny Wallace NASCAR Pre-race: FOX - 2:30pm/et Television Race Coverage: FOX, 3:00pm/et In the Booth: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds Pit Reporters: twinky Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Krista Voda Hollywood Hotel: Chris Myers and Michael Waltrip Virtual Garage: Jeff Hammond Scheduled Race Re-Air Date: Wednesday, March 14th at 12:00pm/et on SPEED ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio Coverage This Week: Performance Racing Network Sirius XM Satellite Radio Channel 90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Practice Dates: Times in Eastern Time Friday, March 9, 3:00 - 4:30pm/et, TV-SPEED Saturday, March 10, 12:30 - 1:25pm/et, TV-SPEED Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, March 10, 3:20 - 4:20pm/et, TV-SPEED -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-43, Friday, March 9 at 6:40 pm/et, TV-SPEED, re-air scheduled at 9:00pm/et & 2:30am/et Qualifying Information: Qualifying order is set by first practice speeds. If qualifying is cancelled, then the lineup is set by the top 35 in owners points in positions 1-35 by their fastest practice speeds, then the Go-or-go home drivers are set by race attempts, then set by best practice speeds. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track Specifications: Track Length: 1.5 mile oval Race Length: 267 laps, 400 miles Front straight: 2,275 feet Back straight: 1,572 feet Banking: Corners:20°, Front Straight: 9°, Back Straight: 9° Grandstand Seating: 142,000 Pace Car Speeds: Pit Road - 45 mph; Track 55 mph Opened: 1996 (First Cup race held in 1998)
Kobalt Tools 400 Starting Lineup courtesy of NASCAR.com POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 190.456 28.353 Leader 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Ms. Brown 190.040 28.415 -0.062 3 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 190.014 28.419 -0.066 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Diet Mountain Dew 189.873 28.440 -0.087 5 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 189.807 28.450 -0.097 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 189.773 28.455 -0.102 7 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1 / Office Depot 189.667 28.471 -0.118 8 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General 189.620 28.478 -0.125 9 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / Meguiars 189.500 28.496 -0.143 10 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 189.421 28.508 -0.155 11 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Zest 189.208 28.540 -0.187 12 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Tag Heuer Eyewear 189.148 28.549 -0.196 13 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 188.970 28.576 -0.223 14 22 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Pennzoil 188.937 28.581 -0.228 15 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Dewalt 188.910 28.585 -0.232 16 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 20 Years 188.758 28.608 -0.255 17 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 188.712 28.615 -0.262 18 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Quicken Loans 188.436 28.657 -0.304 19 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet McDonald's 188.160 28.699 -0.346 20 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 188.134 28.703 -0.350 21 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 188.088 28.710 -0.357 22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 187.754 28.761 -0.408 23 33 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Casino 187.669 28.774 -0.421 24 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kingsford 187.663 28.775 -0.422 25 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft 187.363 28.821 -0.468 26 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Schrock / Menards 187.305 28.830 -0.477 27 43 Aric Almirola Ford R. Petty Racing Camp 186.987 28.879 -0.526 28 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row 186.987 28.879 -0.526 29 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Clorox 186.780 28.911 -0.558 30 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King 185.650 29.087 -0.734 31 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet Accell Construction 185.644 29.088 -0.735 32 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 185.274 29.146 -0.793 33 26 Josh Wise* Ford Morristown Driver's Service 184.837 29.215 -0.862 34 38 David Gilliland Ford Front Row Motorsports 184.685 29.239 -0.886 35 34 David Ragan Ford Front Row Motorsports 184.388 29.286 -0.933 36 49 J.J. Yeley Toyota America Israel Racing 184.370 29.289 -0.936 37 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King 184.175 29.320 -0.967 38 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Ollie's Bargain Outlet 183.949 29.356 -1.003 39 98 Michael McDowell Ford Curb Records 183.861 29.370 -1.017 40 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AMFMEnergy.com 183.542 29.421 -1.068 41 32 Ken Schrader Ford Federated Auto Parts 183.306 29.459 -1.106 42 37 Timmy Hill* Ford Poynt.com 182.877 29.528 -1.175 43 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports 182.704 29.556 -1.203 ====================================================================================================== DNQ 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 182.426 29.601 -1.248 DNQ 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Speed Energy 182.285 29.624 -1.271 * Denotes Rookie
Kobalt Tools 400 Results courtesy of NASCAR.com FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS 1 7 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1 / Office Depot 48/5 267 Running 428,175 2 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 43/1 267 Running 281,776 3 9 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / Meguiars 42/1 267 Running 212,365 4 18 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Quicken Loans 40/0 267 Running 201,273 5 21 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 39/0 267 Running 187,281 6 5 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 39/1 267 Running 150,854 7 26 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Schrock / Menards 37/0 267 Running 127,865 8 19 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet McDonald's 36/0 267 Running 152,498 9 25 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 0 267 Running 112,865 10 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew 35/1 267 Running 118,240 11 3 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 34/1 267 Running 153,641 12 16 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 20 Years 33/1 267 Running 150,241 13 15 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Dewalt 31/0 267 Running 133,313 14 22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 30/0 267 Running 142,680 15 28 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American 29/0 267 Running 129,413 16 8 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General 28/0 267 Running 111,230 17 10 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 27/0 267 Running 128,069 18 13 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 26/0 267 Running 99,755 19 1 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 25/0 267 Running 112,555 20 17 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 24/0 267 Running 140,321 21 35 34 David Ragan Ford Front Row Motorsports 24/1 267 Running 113,063 22 11 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Zest 23/1 267 Running 140,691 23 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Ms. Brown 21/0 266 Running 138,363 24 27 43 Aric Almirola Ford Richard Petty Fantasy Racing Camp 20/0 266 Running 130,366 25 29 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Clorox 19/0 264 Running 122,846 26 24 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kingsford / Bush's Beans 18/0 264 Running 113,388 27 32 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 17/0 264 Running 101,788 28 43 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports 16/0 263 Running 98,677 29 38 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Ollie's Bargain Outlet 15/0 263 Running 85,905 30 41 32 Ken Schrader Ford Federated Auto Parts 14/0 263 Running 97,630 31 31 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet Accell Construction 13/0 261 Running 85,430 32 20 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 13/1 259 Running 122,975 33 34 38 David Gilliland Ford Front Row Motorsports 11/0 258 Running 85,030 34 23 33 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Hotel & Casino 10/0 252 Running 92,830 35 12 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Tag Heuer Eyewear 9/0 251 Accident 92,605 36 30 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King 8/0 240 Engine 110,750 37 14 22 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Pennzoil 8/1 238 Running 128,755 38 39 98 Michael McDowell Ford Curb Records 6/0 147 Rear Gear 83,982 39 37 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King 5/0 123 Engine 88,450 40 33 26 Josh Wise * Ford 1-800LoanMart 4/0 64 Brakes 81,675 41 40 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves 0 44 Vibration 79,925 42 42 37 Timmy Hill * Ford Poynt.com 2/0 42 Accident 79,780 43 36 49 J.J. Yeley Toyota America Israel Racing 1/0 39 Engine 80,044 * Denotes Rookie
