| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 20 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | July 29, 2012 | ||
| Official name | Crown Royal Presents the "Your Hero's Name Here" 400 at the Brickyard Powered By BigMachineRecords.com | ||
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Weather | Clear with a high temperature around 88 °F (31 °C); wind out of the S at 5 mph (8.0 km/h). | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 49.244 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 99 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
The 2012 Crown Royal Presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard powered by BigMachineRecords.com, the 19th running of the event, was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on July 29, 2012 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 160 laps, was the twentieth race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson, of the Hendrick Motorsports racing team, won his third race of the season ahead of Kyle Busch in second. Greg Biffle finished in the third position.
- ^ "2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ Brown, Brian (July 24, 2012). "The Crown Royal 400". RotoWorld.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.