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| Race Name = Samsung Mobile 500 |
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| Details ref = <ref name="fx" >{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2012|title=Sprint Cup Series Schedule|location=ESPN|accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref><ref name="weather">{{cite web | url=http://rotoworld.com/articles/nas/40302/229/the-samsung-mobile-500 | title=The Samsung Mobile 500 | publisher=Rotoworld.com | date=April 11, 2012 | accessdate=April 14, 2012 | author=Brown, Brian | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413214951/http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/40302/229/The-Samsung-Mobile-500 | archive-date=April 13, 2012 | |
| Details ref = <ref name="fx" >{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2012|title=Sprint Cup Series Schedule|location=ESPN|accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref><ref name="weather">{{cite web | url=http://rotoworld.com/articles/nas/40302/229/the-samsung-mobile-500 | title=The Samsung Mobile 500 | publisher=Rotoworld.com | date=April 11, 2012 | accessdate=April 14, 2012 | author=Brown, Brian | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413214951/http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/40302/229/The-Samsung-Mobile-500 | archive-date=April 13, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="inracingnewspolewinner">{{cite web | url=http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/truex-on-texas-sprint-cup-pole | title=Truex on Texas Sprint Cup pole | publisher=InRacingNews.com | date=April 14, 2012 | accessdate=April 14, 2012 | archive-url=https://archive.is/20130127052814/http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/nascar-news/nascar/truex-on-texas-sprint-cup-pole | archive-date=January 27, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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[[File:TexasMotorSpeedway all.PNG|thumb|left|[[Texas Motor Speedway]], the race track where the race was held.]] |
[[File:TexasMotorSpeedway all.PNG|thumb|left|[[Texas Motor Speedway]], the race track where the race was held.]] |
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[[Texas Motor Speedway]], is one of ten [[Oval track racing#Intermediate tracks|intermediate]] to hold [[NASCAR]] races; the others are [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]], [[Kansas Speedway]], [[Chicagoland Speedway]], [[Darlington Raceway]], [[Homestead Miami Speedway]], [[New Hampshire Motor Speedway]], [[Kentucky Speedway]], [[Las Vegas Motor Speedway]], and [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]].<ref name="tacksnascar">{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ |title=Tracks |publisher=NASCAR |
[[Texas Motor Speedway]], is one of ten [[Oval track racing#Intermediate tracks|intermediate]] to hold [[NASCAR]] races; the others are [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]], [[Kansas Speedway]], [[Chicagoland Speedway]], [[Darlington Raceway]], [[Homestead Miami Speedway]], [[New Hampshire Motor Speedway]], [[Kentucky Speedway]], [[Las Vegas Motor Speedway]], and [[Charlotte Motor Speedway]].<ref name="tacksnascar">{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ |title=Tracks |publisher=NASCAR |accessdate=April 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105015851/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ |archivedate=January 5, 2013 }}</ref> The standard track is a four-turn [[Oval track#Quad-oval|quad-oval]] track that is {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} long.<ref name="texastrack">{{cite web |url=http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/content/Track-Facts.aspx |title=Track Facts |publisher=Texas Motor Speedway |accessdate=April 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716031703/http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/content/Track-Facts.aspx |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The track's turns are [[Banked turn|banked]] at twenty-four [[Degree (angle)|degrees]], while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is five degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a five degree banking.<ref name="texastrack" /> The racetrack has seats for 191,122 spectators.<ref name="texastrack" /> |
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Before the race, [[Greg Biffle]] led the [[List of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions|Drivers' Championship]] with 226 points, and [[Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]] stood in second with 220. [[Tony Stewart]], [[Matt Kenseth]], [[Kevin Harvick]] and [[Martin Truex, Jr.]] followed in the next four positions with 214 points. [[Denny Hamlin]] with 210 points, was eight points ahead of [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] and 18 ahead of [[Clint Bowyer]] in eighth and ninth. [[Jimmie Johnson]], with 189, was ten points ahead of [[Carl Edwards]] in eleventh. [[Brad Keselowski]] completed the first twelve positions with 175 points, 51 points behind Biffle.<ref name="driver">{{Cite web|title=Pre-race Driver's Championship Classification|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/6/data/standings_official.html|location=NASCAR|accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref> In the [[NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship|Manufacturers' Championship]], [[Chevrolet]] was leading with 42 points, nine points ahead of [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]. [[Toyota]], with 30 points, was three points ahead of [[Dodge]] in the battle for third.<ref name="manufacturer">{{Cite web|title=Manufactures' Championship Classification|url=http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/manu2012.htm|location=Jayski.com|accessdate=April 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130202821/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/manu2012.htm|archive-date=November 30, 2012| |
Before the race, [[Greg Biffle]] led the [[List of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions|Drivers' Championship]] with 226 points, and [[Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]] stood in second with 220. [[Tony Stewart]], [[Matt Kenseth]], [[Kevin Harvick]] and [[Martin Truex, Jr.]] followed in the next four positions with 214 points. [[Denny Hamlin]] with 210 points, was eight points ahead of [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] and 18 ahead of [[Clint Bowyer]] in eighth and ninth. [[Jimmie Johnson]], with 189, was ten points ahead of [[Carl Edwards]] in eleventh. [[Brad Keselowski]] completed the first twelve positions with 175 points, 51 points behind Biffle.<ref name="driver">{{Cite web|title=Pre-race Driver's Championship Classification|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/6/data/standings_official.html|location=NASCAR|accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref> In the [[NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship|Manufacturers' Championship]], [[Chevrolet]] was leading with 42 points, nine points ahead of [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]. [[Toyota]], with 30 points, was three points ahead of [[Dodge]] in the battle for third.<ref name="manufacturer">{{Cite web|title=Manufactures' Championship Classification|url=http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/manu2012.htm|location=Jayski.com|accessdate=April 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130202821/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/manu2012.htm|archive-date=November 30, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kenseth was the race's defending race winner after winning it in [[2011 Samsung Mobile 500|2011]].<ref name="2011 race">{{Cite web|title=2011 Samsung Mobile 500|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2011_Samsung_Mobile_500/W|publisher=racing-reference.com|accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref> |
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===Practice and qualifying=== |
===Practice and qualifying=== |
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[[File:MartinTruexJrAugust2007.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Martin Truex, Jr.]], shown here in 2007, won the pole position for [[Michael Waltrip Racing]]]]Two practice sessions were held before the race; the first on April 12, 2012 which lasted 120 minutes. The second and final practice session was held on the following day and lasted 90 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2012/story/_/page/07-Texas-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac |title=Jayski'sŽ NASCAR Silly Season Site – Sprint Cup Race Info / Rundown Page |publisher=Jayski.com |
[[File:MartinTruexJrAugust2007.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Martin Truex, Jr.]], shown here in 2007, won the pole position for [[Michael Waltrip Racing]]]]Two practice sessions were held before the race; the first on April 12, 2012 which lasted 120 minutes. The second and final practice session was held on the following day and lasted 90 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2012/story/_/page/07-Texas-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac |title=Jayski'sŽ NASCAR Silly Season Site – Sprint Cup Race Info / Rundown Page |publisher=Jayski.com |accessdate=April 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414035709/http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2012/story/_/page/07-Texas-NASCAR-Race-Info#prac |archive-date=April 14, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Mark Martin]] was quickest with a time of 28.507 seconds in the first session, less than four-hundredths of a second faster than Biffle.<ref name="prac1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/7/data/practice1_speeds.html |title=Practice One Timing and Scoring |publisher=NASCAR |date= |accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref> Harvick was just off Biffle's pace, followed by [[A. J. Allmendinger]], [[Regan Smith]], and [[Marcos Ambrose]]. Kenseth was seventh, still within two-tenths of a second of Martin's time.<ref name=prac1 /> In the second and final practice session, [[Trevor Bayne]] was quickest with a time of 29.246 seconds.<ref name="prac2">{{cite web | url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/7/data/practice2_speeds.html | title=Practice 2 Timing and Scoring | publisher=NASCAR | date=April 13, 2012 | accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref> Biffle followed in the second position, ahead of Kenseth, Bowyer, and Allmendinger.<ref name=prac2 /> Harvick was sixth after posting a time of 29.355 seconds, while Hamlin and [[Kurt Busch]] followed in seventh and eighth.<ref name=prac2 /> Truex, Jr. and [[Joey Logano]] rounded out the first ten positions.<ref name=prac2 /> |
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Forty-six cars were entered for qualifying, but only forty-three raced because of NASCAR's [[Go or Go Home|qualifying procedure]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/7/data/qual_order.html |title=Qualifying Entry List |publisher=NASCAR |date= |accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref> Truex, Jr. clinched his seventh [[pole position]] during his career, with a time of 28.366 seconds.<ref name="lineup">{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/7/data/lineup.html |title=Race Official Lineup |publisher=NASCAR |date=April 13, 2012 |accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref><ref name="fastfasterfastest">{{cite web | url=http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-martin-truex-jr-wins-texas-pole-nascar-sprint/ | title=CUP: Truex Jr. Leads 190-Mph Charge | publisher=Speedtv.com | date=April 13, 2012 | accessdate=April 14, 2012 | author=Hembree, Mike}}</ref> He was joined on the front row of the [[Graining (motorsport)|grid]] by Kenseth.<ref name=lineup /> Biffle qualified third, Martin took fourth, and [[Kasey Kahne]] started fifth.<ref name=lineup /> Newman, Ambrose, Keselowski, [[Jamie McMurray]], and Johnson rounded out the first ten positions.<ref name=lineup /> The drivers who failed to qualify for the race were [[David Stremme]], [[Joe Nemechek]] and [[Stacy Compton]].<ref name=lineup /> Once the qualifying session concluded, Truex, Jr. said, "That's our main goal. This team's good enough. We can get to Victory Lane. We're going to do it soon. I feel good about this team. I'm just having so much fun coming to the race track and driving these cars. We're going to make them proud here pretty quick."<ref name="polespeech">{{cite web | url=http://www.nascar.com/news/120413/mtruexjr-pole-texas-cup/index.html | title=Truex streaks to his first pole of 2012 at Texas | publisher=NASCAR | work=NASCAR Wire Service | date=April 13, 2012 | accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref> |
Forty-six cars were entered for qualifying, but only forty-three raced because of NASCAR's [[Go or Go Home|qualifying procedure]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/7/data/qual_order.html |title=Qualifying Entry List |publisher=NASCAR |date= |accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref> Truex, Jr. clinched his seventh [[pole position]] during his career, with a time of 28.366 seconds.<ref name="lineup">{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/7/data/lineup.html |title=Race Official Lineup |publisher=NASCAR |date=April 13, 2012 |accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref><ref name="fastfasterfastest">{{cite web | url=http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-martin-truex-jr-wins-texas-pole-nascar-sprint/ | title=CUP: Truex Jr. Leads 190-Mph Charge | publisher=Speedtv.com | date=April 13, 2012 | accessdate=April 14, 2012 | author=Hembree, Mike}}</ref> He was joined on the front row of the [[Graining (motorsport)|grid]] by Kenseth.<ref name=lineup /> Biffle qualified third, Martin took fourth, and [[Kasey Kahne]] started fifth.<ref name=lineup /> Newman, Ambrose, Keselowski, [[Jamie McMurray]], and Johnson rounded out the first ten positions.<ref name=lineup /> The drivers who failed to qualify for the race were [[David Stremme]], [[Joe Nemechek]] and [[Stacy Compton]].<ref name=lineup /> Once the qualifying session concluded, Truex, Jr. said, "That's our main goal. This team's good enough. We can get to Victory Lane. We're going to do it soon. I feel good about this team. I'm just having so much fun coming to the race track and driving these cars. We're going to make them proud here pretty quick."<ref name="polespeech">{{cite web | url=http://www.nascar.com/news/120413/mtruexjr-pole-texas-cup/index.html | title=Truex streaks to his first pole of 2012 at Texas | publisher=NASCAR | work=NASCAR Wire Service | date=April 13, 2012 | accessdate=April 14, 2012}}</ref> |
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Race details[1][2][3] | |||
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Race 7 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Date | April 14, 2012 | ||
Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.3 km) | ||
Weather | Scattered thunderstorms; wind out of the south at 21 miles per hour (34 km/h). | ||
Average speed | 160.577 miles per hour (258.424 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Michael Waltrip Racing | ||
Time | 28.366 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 156 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds |
The 2012 Samsung Mobile 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on April 14, 2012, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps, it was the seventh race of the 2012 season. Greg Biffle of Roush Fenway Racing took his first win of the season, while Jimmie Johnson finished second and Mark Martin finished third.
Report
Background
Texas Motor Speedway, is one of ten intermediate to hold NASCAR races; the others are Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Homestead Miami Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Charlotte Motor Speedway.[4] The standard track is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long.[5] The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is five degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a five degree banking.[5] The racetrack has seats for 191,122 spectators.[5]
Before the race, Greg Biffle led the Drivers' Championship with 226 points, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. stood in second with 220. Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex, Jr. followed in the next four positions with 214 points. Denny Hamlin with 210 points, was eight points ahead of Ryan Newman and 18 ahead of Clint Bowyer in eighth and ninth. Jimmie Johnson, with 189, was ten points ahead of Carl Edwards in eleventh. Brad Keselowski completed the first twelve positions with 175 points, 51 points behind Biffle.[6] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 42 points, nine points ahead of Ford. Toyota, with 30 points, was three points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.[7] Kenseth was the race's defending race winner after winning it in 2011.[8]
Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions were held before the race; the first on April 12, 2012 which lasted 120 minutes. The second and final practice session was held on the following day and lasted 90 minutes.[9] Mark Martin was quickest with a time of 28.507 seconds in the first session, less than four-hundredths of a second faster than Biffle.[10] Harvick was just off Biffle's pace, followed by A. J. Allmendinger, Regan Smith, and Marcos Ambrose. Kenseth was seventh, still within two-tenths of a second of Martin's time.[10] In the second and final practice session, Trevor Bayne was quickest with a time of 29.246 seconds.[11] Biffle followed in the second position, ahead of Kenseth, Bowyer, and Allmendinger.[11] Harvick was sixth after posting a time of 29.355 seconds, while Hamlin and Kurt Busch followed in seventh and eighth.[11] Truex, Jr. and Joey Logano rounded out the first ten positions.[11]
Forty-six cars were entered for qualifying, but only forty-three raced because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.[12] Truex, Jr. clinched his seventh pole position during his career, with a time of 28.366 seconds.[13][14] He was joined on the front row of the grid by Kenseth.[13] Biffle qualified third, Martin took fourth, and Kasey Kahne started fifth.[13] Newman, Ambrose, Keselowski, Jamie McMurray, and Johnson rounded out the first ten positions.[13] The drivers who failed to qualify for the race were David Stremme, Joe Nemechek and Stacy Compton.[13] Once the qualifying session concluded, Truex, Jr. said, "That's our main goal. This team's good enough. We can get to Victory Lane. We're going to do it soon. I feel good about this team. I'm just having so much fun coming to the race track and driving these cars. We're going to make them proud here pretty quick."[15]
Notes
- The last 234 laps went green, setting a NASCAR record for the longest consecutive green flag run on an intermediate track.
References
- ^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ Brown, Brian (April 11, 2012). "The Samsung Mobile 500". Rotoworld.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Truex on Texas Sprint Cup pole". InRacingNews.com. April 14, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Tracks". NASCAR. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Track Facts". Texas Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Pre-race Driver's Championship Classification". NASCAR. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Manufactures' Championship Classification". Jayski.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "2011 Samsung Mobile 500". racing-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Jayski'sŽ NASCAR Silly Season Site – Sprint Cup Race Info / Rundown Page". Jayski.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ a b "Practice One Timing and Scoring". NASCAR. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Practice 2 Timing and Scoring". NASCAR. April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Qualifying Entry List". NASCAR. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Race Official Lineup". NASCAR. April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ Hembree, Mike (April 13, 2012). "CUP: Truex Jr. Leads 190-Mph Charge". Speedtv.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Truex streaks to his first pole of 2012 at Texas". NASCAR Wire Service. NASCAR. April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.