| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | April 28, 2012 | ||
| Location | Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.75 mi (1.20 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 300 mi (483 km) | ||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy; wind out of the E at 6 mph. | ||
| Average speed | 105.202 miles per hour (169.306 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Michael Waltrip Racing | ||
| Time | 21.040 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Laps | 211 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2012 Capital City 400 presented by Virginia Is For Lovers was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on April 28, 2012 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps, it was the ninth race of the 2012 season. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing took his first win of the season, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second and Tony Stewart finished third.
- ^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ Brown, Brian (April 24, 2012). "The Capital City 400". Rotoworld.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.