Race Lineup
The official 2012 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Lenox Industrial Tools 301
Sunday, July 15th, 2012
New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH
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- Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 300
- Laps Actual: 301 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 116.226
- Cautions: 3 for 15 laps
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: 1,709 (6.0 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 133.417 | 28.548 | 0.000 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 133.403 | 28.551 | 0.003 | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 133.399 | 28.552 | 0.004 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 4 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 133.338 | 28.565 | 0.017 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 5 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 133.319 | 28.569 | 0.021 | 5-hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 133.277 | 28.578 | 0.030 | Army ROTC | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 133.254 | 28.583 | 0.035 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 133.198 | 28.595 | 0.047 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 133.045 | 28.628 | 0.080 | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 10 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 132.938 | 28.651 | 0.103 | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 132.873 | 28.665 | 0.117 | 3M / WB Mason / Post-it | Jack Roush |
| 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 132.868 | 28.666 | 0.118 | Rheem | Richard Childress Racing |
| 13 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 132.572 | 28.730 | 0.182 | Menards / Duracell | Richard Childress Racing |
| 14 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 132.549 | 28.735 | 0.187 | Phoenix Construction Services | Phoenix Racing |
| 15 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 132.425 | 28.762 | 0.214 | Michael Waltrip Racing | Bill Jenkins |
| 16 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 132.425 | 28.762 | 0.214 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 132.393 | 28.769 | 0.221 | Furniture Row / Farm American | Barney Visser |
| 18 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 132.333 | 28.782 | 0.234 | Luke & Associates | Tad Geschickter |
| 19 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 132.264 | 28.797 | 0.249 | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports |
| 20 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 132.200 | 28.811 | 0.263 | DEWALT | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 132.186 | 28.814 | 0.266 | Fastenal | Jack Roush |
| 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 132.085 | 28.836 | 0.288 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 23 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 131.833 | 28.891 | 0.343 | Medallion Financial | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 24 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 131.556 | 28.952 | 0.404 | Shell / Pennzoil-AAA | Walter Czarnecki |
| 25 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 131.465 | 28.972 | 0.424 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 26 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | 131.266 | 29.016 | 0.468 | Mohawk Northeast | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 27 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 131.234 | 29.023 | 0.475 | Roush Fenway Racing | John Henry |
| 28 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 131.234 | 29.023 | 0.475 | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | Felix Sabates |
| 29 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | 131.184 | 29.034 | 0.486 | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall |
| 30 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 130.833 | 29.112 | 0.564 | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall |
| 31 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 130.662 | 29.150 | 0.602 | Degree | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 32 | 26 | Josh Wise | Ford | 130.140 | 29.267 | 0.719 | MDS Transport | Jerry Freeze |
| 33 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 129.834 | 29.336 | 0.788 | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 129.807 | 29.342 | 0.794 | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet St… | Andrea Nemechek |
| 35 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 129.679 | 29.371 | 0.823 | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Allan Heinke |
| 36 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 129.525 | 29.406 | 0.858 | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb |
| 37 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 129.318 | 29.453 | 0.905 | Federated Auto Parts | Jack Roush |
| 38 | 249 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 129.274 | 29.463 | 0.915 | America Israel Racing | Jay Robinson |
| 39 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 129.156 | 29.490 | 0.942 | Taco Bell | Front Row Motorsports |
| 40 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 129.094 | 29.504 | 0.956 | Inception Motorsports | The Racers Group |
| 41 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 128.863 | 29.557 | 1.009 | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson |
| 42 | 179 | Kelly Bires | Ford | 128.515 | 29.637 | 1.089 | Team Kyle / Bestway Disposal | Archie St Hilaire |
| 43 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Chevrolet | 128.182 | 29.714 | 1.166 | Little Joes Autos.com | Richard Childress Racing |