Budweiser Shootout

Date
Sat 18th February 2012 (UTC)

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League
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Season
2012

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Daytona International Speedway

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The 2012 Budweiser Shootout was the first exhibition stock car race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It was held on February 18, 2012 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, before a crowd of 82,000. The 82-lap race was won by Kyle Busch of the Joe Gibbs Racing team. It was Busch's first victory in the event; Tony Stewart finished second and Marcos Ambrose came in third.

Pole position driver Martin Truex, Jr. was immediately passed by Jeff Gordon before the first turn, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. led at the end of the first lap. On the ninth lap, a multiple-car accident prompted the first caution flag. Sixteen laps later the second caution was issued, with Jamie McMurray leading. During the caution period, all teams made pit stops. On lap 62 Gordon reclaimed the lead, holding it until he was involved in an accident (the race's final caution). Stewart took the lead, holding it until the final lap when Busch passed him to win. Five cautions were issued during the race, which saw twenty-six lead changes by thirteen different drivers and attracted 7.46 million television viewers.

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Result Description
Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 82
2 15 14 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 82
3 21 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 82
4 3 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 82
5 16 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 82
6 7 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 82
7 13 39 Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 82
8 17 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 82
9 11 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 82
10 25 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 82
11 12 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 81
12 9 22 A. J. Allmendinger Penske Racing Dodge 80
13 19 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 79
14 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 74
15 14 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 73
16 4 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 73
17 6 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 73
18 10 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 54
19 1 56 Martin Truex, Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 54
20 8 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 54
21 23 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 54
22 22 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 54
23 24 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
24 5 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 8
25 20 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 8

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