2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500
# 2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500

The 2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on April 1, 2012 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps, it was the sixth race of the 2012 season. Ryan Newman of Stewart-Haas Racing took his first win of the season, A. J. Allmendinger finished second and Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished third.

## Report

### Background

Martinsville Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races. The standard track at Martinsville Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.526 miles (0.847 km) long. The track's turns are banked at eleven degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at zero degrees. The back stretch also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for 63,000 spectators.

Before the race, Greg Biffle led the Drivers' Championship with 195 points, and Kevin Harvick stood in second with 188. Dale Earnhardt Jr. followed in third with 178 points, one ahead of Tony Stewart and three ahead of Martin Truex Jr. in fourth and fifth. Matt Kenseth, with 173, was two points ahead of Denny Hamlin in seventh. Clint Bowyer, with 157 points, was one point ahead of Jimmie Johnson and two ahead of Ryan Newman in ninth and tenth. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 33 points, four points ahead of Ford. Toyota, with 27 points, was six points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third. Harvick is the race's defending race winner after winning it in 2011.

Entry list :

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Belkin |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Dodge | Miller Lite |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | DeWalt, Stanley Tools |
| 10 | David Reutimann | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | Accell Construction |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | FedEx Freight |
| 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | GEICO |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | Office Depot, Mobil 1 |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 5-hour Energy |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 3M |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | M&M's |
| 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey Smith Racing | Toyota | Humphrey Smith Racing |
| 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | The Home Depot |
| 22 | A. J. Allmendinger | Penske Racing | Dodge | Shell, Pennzoil |
| 23 | Scott Riggs | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | AARP Drive to End Hunger |
| 26 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | MDS Trucking |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Menards, Libman |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Budweiser "Prohibition Ends At Last! Happy Days Are Here Again!" |
| 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Toyota | Inception Motorsports |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | BB&T |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | Federated Auto Parts |
| 33 | Hermie Sadler | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Anderson's Pure Maple Syrup |
| 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Front Row Motorsports |
| 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | Ollie's Bargain Outlet |
| 37 | Tony Raines | Rick Ware Racing/Max Q Motorsports | Ford | Poynt.com |
| 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Long John Silver's |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | Outback Steakhouse |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Target |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | Smithfield "Helping Hungry Homes" |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | Bush's Best Baked Beans |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | MyLowe's |
| 49 | J. J. Yeley | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | Toyota | America Israel Racing, JPO Absorbants |
| 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction |
| 52 | Scott Speed | Hamilton Means Racing | Ford | Crusader Staffing Associates |
| 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | RK Motors Charlotte, Aaron's |
| 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 74 | Reed Sorenson | Turn One Racing | Chevrolet | Turn One Racing |
| 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | Furniture Row, Denver Mattress |
| 83 | Landon Cassill | BK Racing | Toyota | Burger King, Dr. Pepper |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew, Amp Energy |
| 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | Burger King, Dr. Pepper |
| 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | Curb Records, K-Love |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Fastenal |

### Practice and qualifying

Two practice sessions were held before the race on Friday, both lasting 90 minutes each. Jeff Gordon was quickest with a time of 19.512 seconds in the first session, less than two-hundredths of a second faster than Kyle Busch. Hamlin was just off Burton's pace, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Newman, and Martin Truex Jr. Stewart was seventh, still within two-tenths of a second of Gordon's time. In the second and final practice session, Gordon was quickest with a time of 19.516 seconds. Kurt Busch followed in the second position, ahead of Brad Keselowski, Newman, and David Stremme. Landon Cassill was sixth after posting a time of 19.844 seconds, while Josh Wise and Juan Pablo Montoya followed in seventh and eighth. Scott Riggs and Aric Almirola rounded out the first ten positions.

Forty-six cars are entered for qualifying, but only forty-three raced because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.

## Results

### Qualifying

| Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.496 | 97.128 |
| 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.512 | 97.048 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.521 | 97.003 |
| 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 19.521 | 97.003 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 19.524 | 96.988 |
| 6 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 19.569 | 96.765 |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Dodge | 19.572 | 96.750 |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.573 | 96.746 |
| 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.576 | 96.731 |
| 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 19.581 | 96.706 |
| 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.582 | 96.701 |
| 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 19.597 | 96.627 |
| 13 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 19.606 | 96.583 |
| 14 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.637 | 96.430 |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 19.659 | 96.322 |
| 16 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 19.681 | 96.215 |
| 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 19.684 | 96.200 |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 19.688 | 96.180 |
| 19 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 19.715 | 96.049 |
| 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 19.715 | 96.049 |
| 21 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 19.731 | 95.971 |
| 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.755 | 95.854 |
| 23 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 19.756 | 95.849 |
| 24 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 19.760 | 95.830 |
| 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 19.767 | 95.796 |
| 26 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 19.778 | 95.743 |
| 27 | 22 | A. J. Allmendinger | Penske Racing | Dodge | 19.779 | 95.738 |
| 28 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 19.806 | 95.607 |
| 29 | 10 | David Reutimann | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 19.806 | 95.607 |
| 30 | 26 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 19.811 | 95.583 |
| 31 | 83 | Landon Cassill | BK Racing | Toyota | 19.826 | 95.511 |
| 32 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 19.833 | 95.477 |
| 33 | 23 | Scott Riggs | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.859 | 95.352 |
| 34 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 19.860 | 95.347 |
| 35 | 74 | Reed Sorenson | Turn One Racing | Chevrolet | 19.886 | 95.223 |
| 36 | 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 19.906 | 95.127 |
| 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 19.946 | 94.936 |
| 38 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 19.979 | 94.780 |
| 39 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Toyota | 20.015 | 94.609 |
| 40 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 20.024 | 94.567 |
| 41 | 33 | Hermie Sadler | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20.041 | 94.486 |
| 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 20.322 | 93.180 |
| 43 | 49 | J. J. Yeley | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | Toyota | 20.315 | 93.212 |
| Failed to Qualify |||||||
| | 52 | Scott Speed | Hamilton Means Racing | Ford | 20.560 | 92.101 |
| | 19 | Mike Bliss | Humphrey-Smith Motorsports | Toyota | 22.318 | 84.846 |
| | 37 | Tony Raines | Rick Ware Racing/Max Q Motorsports | Ford | Time disallowed | Time disallowed |
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* ^1 Yeley was awarded the start after Raines failed post-qualifying inspection.

### Race results

| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Led | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 515 | 12 | 47 |
| 2 | 27 | 22 | A. J. Allmendinger | Penske Racing | Dodge | 515 | 0 | 42 |
| 3 | 14 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 515 | 3 | 42 |
| 4 | 21 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 515 | 1 | 41 |
| 5 | 13 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 515 | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 515 | 31 | 39 |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 515 | 0 | 37 |
| 8 | 19 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 515 | 3 | 37 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Dodge | 515 | 2 | 36 |
| 10 | 4 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 515 | 2 | 35 |
| 11 | 28 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 515 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | 22 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 515 | 112 | 33 |
| 13 | 26 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 514 | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 514 | 328 | 32 |
| 15 | 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 513 | 0 | 29 |
| 16 | 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 513 | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | 16 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 513 | 0 | 27 |
| 18 | 6 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 513 | 0 | 26 |
| 19 | 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 513 | 21 | 26 |
| 20 | 20 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 513 | 0 | 24 |
| 21 | 32 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 512 | 0 | 23 |
| 22 | 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 512 | 0 | 22 |
| 23 | 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 511 | 0 | 21 |
| 24 | 24 | 34 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 511 | 0 | 20 |
| 25 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Ford | 511 | 0 | 19 |
| 26 | 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 510 | 0 | 18 |
| 27 | 34 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | BK Racing | Toyota | 510 | 0 | 17 |
| 28 | 38 | 38 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 509 | 0 | 16 |
| 29 | 31 | 83 | Landon Cassill | BK Racing | Toyota | 507 | 0 | 15 |
| 30 | 39 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Toyota | 506 | 0 | 14 |
| 31 | 41 | 33 | Hermie Sadler | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 505 | 0 | 13 |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 503 | 0 | 12 |
| 33 | 40 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | 11 |
| 34 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 439 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | 29 | 10 | David Reutimann | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 436 | 0 | 9 |
| 36 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 435 | 0 | 8 |
| 37 | 43 | 49 | J. J. Yeley | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | Toyota | 359 | 0 | 7 |
| 38 | 1 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 256 | 0 | 6 |
| 39 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 74 | 0 | – |
| 40 | 23 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 | 4 |
| 41 | 30 | 26 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 49 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | 33 | 23 | Scott Riggs | R3 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | 35 | 74 | Reed Sorenson | Turn One Racing | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | – |
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## Standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Wins | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Greg Biffle | 0 | 226 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 0 | 220 |
| 3 | Tony Stewart | 2 | 214 |
| 4 | Matt Kenseth | 1 | 214 |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | 0 | 214 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Wins | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 3 | 42 |
| 2 | Ford | 1 | 33 |
| 3 | Toyota | 1 | 30 |
| 4 | Dodge | 1 | 27 |
