Cup Series
2012 Kobalt Tools 400 - Results
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Qualifying
Race Specs
| Date | 3/11/12 | Time | 2:30 PM ET |
| Track | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Race No. | 3 |
| Type | Super Speedway | Laps | 267 |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada | Grandstand Capacity | 156,000 |
Race Results
| Finish | Driver | Make | Start Pos | Comp Laps | Base Pts | Bon Pts | Total Pts | Pts Rank | Finish Status | Winnings |
| 1 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 7 | 267 | 43 | 5 | 102 | 6 | Running | $428,175 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 6 | 267 | 42 | 1 | 86 | 13 | Running | $281,776 |
| 3 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 9 | 267 | 41 | 1 | 127 | 1 | Running | $212,365 |
| 4 | Ryan Newman | Chev | 18 | 267 | 40 | 0 | 86 | 14 | Running | $201,273 |
| 5 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 21 | 267 | 39 | 0 | 102 | 7 | Running | $187,281 |
| 6 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5 | 267 | 38 | 1 | 86 | 15 | Running | $150,854 |
| 7 | Paul Menard | Chev | 26 | 267 | 37 | 0 | 91 | 11 | Running | $127,865 |
| 8 | Jamie McMurray | Chev | 19 | 267 | 36 | 0 | 57 | 25 | Running | $152,498 |
| 9 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 25 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | Running | $112,865 |
| 10 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 4 | 267 | 34 | 1 | 107 | 5 | Running | $118,240 |
| 11 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 3 | 267 | 33 | 1 | 115 | 3 | Running | $153,641 |
| 12 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 16 | 267 | 32 | 1 | 77 | 17 | Running | $150,241 |
| 13 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 15 | 267 | 31 | 0 | 74 | 20 | Running | $133,313 |
| 14 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 22 | 267 | 30 | 0 | 84 | 16 | Running | $142,680 |
| 15 | Regan Smith | Chev | 28 | 267 | 29 | 0 | 76 | 19 | Running | $129,413 |
| 16 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 8 | 267 | 28 | 0 | 100 | 9 | Running | $111,230 |
| 17 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 10 | 267 | 27 | 0 | 100 | 8 | Running | $128,069 |
| 18 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 13 | 267 | 26 | 0 | 99 | 10 | Running | $99,755 |
| 19 | Kasey Kahne | Chev | 1 | 267 | 25 | 0 | 50 | 26 | Running | $112,555 |
| 20 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 17 | 267 | 24 | 0 | 117 | 2 | Running | $140,321 |
| 21 | David Ragan | Ford | 35 | 267 | 23 | 1 | 45 | 28 | Running | $113,063 |
| 22 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 11 | 267 | 22 | 1 | 110 | 4 | Running | $140,691 |
| 23 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 2 | 266 | 21 | 0 | 87 | 12 | Running | $138,363 |
| 24 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 27 | 266 | 20 | 0 | 63 | 23 | Running | $130,366 |
| 25 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chev | 29 | 264 | 19 | 0 | 60 | 24 | Running | $122,846 |
| 26 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 24 | 264 | 18 | 0 | 76 | 18 | Running | $113,388 |
| 27 | Casey Mears | Ford | 32 | 264 | 17 | 0 | 41 | 31 | Running | $101,788 |
| 28 | David Stremme | Toyota | 43 | 263 | 16 | 0 | 38 | 34 | Running | $98,677 |
| 29 | Dave Blaney | Chev | 38 | 263 | 15 | 0 | 68 | 21 | Running | $85,905 |
| 30 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 41 | 263 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 41 | Running | $97,630 |
| 31 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 31 | 261 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 33 | Running | $85,430 |
| 32 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 20 | 259 | 12 | 1 | 65 | 22 | Running | $122,975 |
| 33 | David Gilliland | Ford | 34 | 258 | 11 | 0 | 48 | 27 | Running | $85,030 |
| 34 | Brendan Gaughan | Chev | 23 | 252 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 37 | Running | $92,830 |
| 35 | Kurt Busch | Chev | 12 | 251 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 29 | Accident | $92,605 |
| 36 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 30 | 240 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 32 | Engine | $110,750 |
| 37 | AJ Allmendinger | Chev | 14 | 238 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 30 | Running | $128,755 |
| 38 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 39 | 147 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 39 | Rear Gear | $83,982 |
| 39 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 37 | 123 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 35 | Engine | $88,450 |
| 40 | Josh Wise | Ford | 33 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 42 | Brakes | $81,675 |
| 41 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 40 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | Vibration | $79,925 |
| 42 | Timmy Hill | Ford | 42 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | Accident | $79,780 |
| 43 | JJ Yeley | Chev | 36 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 40 | Engine | $80,044 |