| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 35 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | November 11, 2012 | ||
| Location | Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 319 laps, 319 mi (513.381 km) | ||
| Weather | Clear with a temperature around 65 °F (18 °C); wind out of the NNW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h). | ||
| Average speed | 111.182 miles per hour (178.930 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 25.943 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 237 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
The 2012 AdvoCare 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 11, 2012, at Phoenix International Speedway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 319 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the thirty-fifth race of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the ninth race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing won the race, his only win of the season, while Denny Hamlin finished second and Kyle Busch finished third.
- ^ "2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ Brown, Brian (November 7, 2012). "The AdvoCare 500". Rotoworld.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.