2012 Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola

Race 26 of 33

Chicagoland
200 laps
Time of race: 2:10:05
Average speed of winner: 138.373 mph
Margin of victory: 2.402 sec.
Lead changes: 17 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 20 laps
Lap leaders: Logano 1-7, Hornish 8, Logano 9-59, Dillon 60, Busch 61-62, Dillon 63, Busch 64-69, Dillon 70-95, Stenhouse 96, Annett 97, Allgaier 98-100, Nemechek 101, Dillon 102-125, Logano 126-134, Busch 135-168, Sadler 169-171, Busch 172-179, Stenhouse 180-200

Race notes: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. took the points lead from Elliott Sadler.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	6	Blue Bird	Ford			177.387	200	2	22	running	92143	47
2	6	Kyle Busch	54	Monster Energy	Toyota			176.788	200	4	50	running	54750	0
3	2	Austin Dillon	3	American Ethanol	Chevrolet			177.649	200	4	52	running	55093	42
4	16	Brad Keselowski	22	Discount Tire	Dodge			173.600	200	0	0	running	31265	0
5	7	Paul Menard	33	Menards/Rheem	Chevrolet			176.028	200	0	0	running	27790	0
6	4	Sam Hornish, Jr.	12	AVIS	Dodge			176.991	200	1	1	running	31408	39
7	8	Michael Annett	43	Pilot/Flying J	Ford			175.987	200	1	1	running	29608	38
8	5	Elliott Sadler	2	OneMain Financial	Chevrolet			176.835	200	1	3	running	28958	37
9	1	Joey Logano	18	Dollar General	Toyota			178.012	200	3	67	running	29950	0
10	42	Brian Scott	11	Dollar General	Toyota			137.014	200	0	0	running	31083	34
11	10	Justin Allgaier	31	Brandt	Chevrolet			175.012	200	1	3	running	26258	34
12	12	Danica Patrick	7	GoDaddy.com	Chevrolet			174.199	200	0	0	running	25508	32
13	9	Mike Bliss	44	BanditChippers.com	Toyota			175.330	200	0	0	running	24958	31
14	13	Cole Whitt	88	Degree Men	Chevrolet			174.064	200	0	0	running	24448	30
15	18	Brad Sweet	38	Great Clips	Chevrolet			172.916	199	0	0	running	24488	29
16	25	Joe Nemechek	87	AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves	Toyota			172.057	199	1	1	running	24178	29
17	20	Alex Bowman	30	Allegiant	Chevrolet			172.507	199	0	0	running	23493	27
18	19	Tayler Malsam	19	G-Oil	Toyota			172.601	198	0	0	running	23233	26
19	21	Mike Wallace	01	G&K Services	Chevrolet			172.436	198	0	0	running	23223	25
20	11	Kenny Wallace	99	Family Farmers	Toyota			174.718	196	0	0	running	23488	24
21	17	Johanna Long	70	Foretravel	Chevrolet			173.349	196	0	0	running	22703	23
22	34	Erik Darnell	40	Curtis Key Plumbing	Chevrolet			169.529	195	0	0	running	22593	22
23	22	Jamie Dick	23	Viva Auto Group	Chevrolet			172.331	195	0	0	running	15990	21
24	24	Dexter Stacey	39	Maddies Place	Ford			172.221	194	0	0	running	22343	20
25	30	Eric McClure	14	Hefty/Reynolds Wrap	Toyota			171.429	194	0	0	running	22683	19
26	37	Juan Carlos Blum	41	VMP Nutrition/The New Miami Subs	Chevrolet			168.167	193	0	0	running	22098	18
27	35	Danny Efland	4	Tradebank	Chevrolet			169.529	192	0	0	running	21988	17
28	15	Jason Bowles	81	25Hill.com Now on DVD	Toyota			173.617	153	0	0	engine	21868	16
29	14	Benny Gordon	24	O.C.R. Gaz Bar/Affichage.CO	Toyota			173.751	122	0	0	suspension	21718	15
30	31	Jeremy Clements	51	USS James E Williams DDG 95	Chevrolet			170.762	68	0	0	oil leak	21908	14
31	27	Jeff Green	10	TriStar Motorsports	Toyota			171.860	30	0	0	vibration	15005	13
32	39	Morgan Shepherd	89	Victory In Jesus	Chevrolet			166.410	30	0	0	engine	14895	12
33	36	Timmy Hill	15	Carport Empire	Ford			168.803	28	0	0	vibration	14785	11
34	38	Tony Raines	28	Robinson-Blakeney Racing	Chevrolet			167.177	26	0	0	electrical	14675	0
35	40	Joey Gase	52	Competition Transmission	Chevrolet			165.158	23	0	0	handling	14565	9
36	29	Blake Koch	00	O.C.R. Gaz Bar	Toyota			171.592	19	0	0	vibration	14455	8
37	33	Scott Riggs	71	Lilly Trucking	Chevrolet			170.272	19	0	0	ignition	14335	0
38	32	Matt Carter	75	Lilly Trucking	Chevrolet			170.369	15	0	0	rear gear	14275	6
39	41	Mike Harmon	74	Koma Unwind	Chevrolet			165.017	12	0	0	overheating	13940	5
40	28	J.J. Yeley	47	Curtis Key Plumbing	Chevrolet			171.734	11	0	0	vibration	13830	0
41	23	Josh Wise	42	Key Motorsports	Chevrolet			172.260	10	0	0	electrical	13725	0
42	26	Chase Miller	46	The Motorsports Group	Chevrolet			171.892	9	0	0	overheating	13520	2
43	43	Tim Andrews	08	Randy Hill Racing	Ford			164.644	9	0	0	ignition	13413	1

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	982	26	4	5	16	20
2	Elliott Sadler	973	26	3	4	11	19
3	Austin Dillon	948	26	2	1	13	20
4	Sam Hornish, Jr.	925	26	1	0	8	18
5	Justin Allgaier	875	26	0	1	6	16
6	Michael Annett	843	26	0	0	5	12
7	Cole Whitt	767	26	0	0	3	10
8	Mike Bliss	722	26	0	0	0	1
9	Joe Nemechek	634	25	0	0	0	1
10	Brian Scott	633	26	0	0	2	7
11	Danica Patrick	617	26	1	0	0	2
12	Mike Wallace	595	26	0	0	0	1
13	Tayler Malsam	588	25	0	0	0	1
14	Jason Bowles	570	26	0	0	0	0
15	Jeremy Clements	560	26	0	0	0	2
16	Erik Darnell	440	24	0	0	0	0
17	Eric McClure	404	21	0	0	0	0
18	Timmy Hill	378	22	0	0	0	2
19	Johanna Long	365	17	0	0	0	0
20	Brad Sweet	327	13	0	0	0	1
21	Ryan Truex	262	9	1	0	1	4
22	T.J. Bell	254	20	0	0	0	0
23	Josh Richards	233	13	0	0	0	0
24	Danny Efland	232	12	0	0	0	0
25	Kenny Wallace	226	11	0	0	1	3