2012 AAA 400

2012 AAA 400

Race details
Race 29 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date	September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30)
Location	Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware
Course	Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance	400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Weather	Temperatures reaching up to 71.8 °F (22.1 °C); wind speeds approaching 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	22.599
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	302
Winner
No. 2	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing
Television in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

The 2012 AAA 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held on September 30, 2012 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps, it was the twenty-ninth in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as well as the third race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
1	1	Brad Keselowski	2,142
1	2	Jimmie Johnson	2,137 (–5)
	3	Denny Hamlin	2,126 (–16)
2	4	Clint Bowyer	2,117 (–25)
1	5	Tony Stewart	2,110 (–32)
1	6	Kasey Kahne	2,110 (–32)
	7	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	2,103 (–39)
2	8	Martin Truex Jr.	2,100 (–42)
1	9	Kevin Harvick	2,096 (–46)
2	10	Jeff Gordon	2,094 (–48)
2	11	Greg Biffle	2,091 (–51)
1	12	Matt Kenseth	2,070 (–72)

Manufacturers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
	1	Chevrolet	197
	2	Toyota	172 (–25)
	3	Ford	138 (–59)
	4	Dodge	131 (–66)

• Note: Only the first twelve positions are included for the driver standings.