| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 2012 Coke Zero 400 program cover | |||
| Date | July 7, 2012 | ||
| Official name | Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.02 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.27 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures up to 96.1 °F (35.6 °C) with 0.47 inches (12 mm) of rain reported within 24 hours of the race; wind speeds up to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)[2] | ||
| Average speed | 157.653 miles per hour (253.718 km/h)[3] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush-Fenway Racing | ||
| Time | 46.781 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Laps | 89 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT (simulcast on TruTV) | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 5.449 million [4] | ||
The 2012 Coke Zero 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on July 7, 2012 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 160 laps, it was the eighteenth race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Tony Stewart of Stewart-Haas Racing took his third win of the season, while Jeff Burton finished second and Matt Kenseth finished third.
This was the last race of Bill Elliott's 36-year career.
- ^ "2012 Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Coke Zero 400 weather information". The Old Farmer's Almanac. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
- ^ "2012 Coke Zero 400". Racing-Reference.info. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
- ^ "Cable Top 25: NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing Tops Cable Viewership for Week Ending July 8, 2012 - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2022.