Race 30 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2012 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 program cover
Date
October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07)
Location
Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama, United States
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.3 km)
Distance
188 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather
Temperatures reaching up to 62.1 °F (16.7 °C); wind speeds up to 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h)[3]
Pole position
Driver
Kasey Kahne
Hendrick Motorsports
Time
50.017
Most laps led
Driver
Jamie McMurray
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Laps
39
Winner
No. 17
Matt Kenseth
Roush-Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
Motor car race
The 2012 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on October 7, 2012 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama, United States. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66-mile (4.3 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the thirtieth race of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the fourth race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season.
Matt Kenseth of Roush Fenway Racing won the race, his second of the season, and snapped a twenty-nine race winless streak extending back to the Daytona 500; while Jeff Gordon finished second and Kyle Busch finished third. The Big One hit the field on the final lap, collecting 25 cars in turn four, with Tony Stewart flying in the air after being accidentally tagged by Michael Waltrip, who in turn was being pushed by Casey Mears.[4]
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^"Matt Kenseth avoids 25-car pileup to win at Talladega - ESPN". ESPN. 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
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