Cup Series
2012 Quaker State 400 - Qualifying
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Results
Race Specs
| Date | 6/30/12 | Time | 6:30 PM ET |
| Track | Kentucky Speedway | Race No. | 17 |
| Type | Super Speedway | Laps | 267 |
| Location | Sparta, Kentucky | Grandstand Capacity | 66,000 |
Race Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Make | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 181.818 | 29.700 | Leader |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 181.421 | 29.765 | -0.065 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 181.147 | 29.810 | -0.110 |
| 4 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 180.367 | 29.939 | -0.239 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chev | 180.337 | 29.944 | -0.244 |
| 6 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 180.228 | 29.962 | -0.262 |
| 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 180.222 | 29.963 | -0.263 |
| 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 180.204 | 29.966 | -0.266 |
| 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 180.036 | 29.994 | -0.294 |
| 10 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 179.964 | 30.006 | -0.306 |
| 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 179.754 | 30.041 | -0.341 |
| 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 179.509 | 30.082 | -0.382 |
| 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 179.336 | 30.111 | -0.411 |
| 14 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chev | 179.206 | 30.133 | -0.433 |
| 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chev | 179.075 | 30.155 | -0.455 |
| 16 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Chev | 179.045 | 30.160 | -0.460 |
| 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chev | 178.992 | 30.169 | -0.469 |
| 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 178.867 | 30.190 | -0.490 |
| 19 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chev | 178.737 | 30.212 | -0.512 |
| 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 178.230 | 30.298 | -0.598 |
| 21 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 177.825 | 30.367 | -0.667 |
| 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 177.801 | 30.371 | -0.671 |
| 23 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 177.020 | 30.505 | -0.805 |
| 24 | 95 | Scott Speed | Ford | 176.505 | 30.594 | -0.894 |
| 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 176.217 | 30.644 | -0.944 |
| 26 | 51 | Regan Smith | Chev | 175.970 | 30.687 | -0.987 |
| 27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 175.730 | 30.729 | -1.029 |
| 28 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 175.615 | 30.749 | -1.049 |
| 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 175.211 | 30.820 | -1.120 |
| 30 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 175.080 | 30.843 | -1.143 |
| 31 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chev | 175.063 | 30.846 | -1.146 |
| 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 174.757 | 30.900 | -1.200 |
| 33 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 174.695 | 30.911 | -1.211 |
| 34 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 174.402 | 30.963 | -1.263 |
| 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 174.402 | 30.963 | -1.263 |
| 36 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chev | 174.345 | 30.973 | -1.273 |
| 37 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 174.272 | 30.986 | -1.286 |
| 38 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chev | 173.511 | 31.122 | -1.422 |
| 39 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 172.199 | 31.359 | -1.659 |
| 40 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | - | - | - |
| 41 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | - | - | - |
| 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chev | - | - | - |
| 43 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Chev | 173.132 | 31.190 | -1.490 |