The 2012 Budweiser Shootout was the first of two exhibition stock car races of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It took place on February 18, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway. The race was won by Kyle Busch of the Joe Gibbs Racing team. It was Busch’s first victory in the event.
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The 2012 Budweiser Shootout was the first of two exhibition stock car races of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It took place on February 18, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway. The race was won by Kyle Busch of the Joe Gibbs Racing team. It was Busch’s first victory in the event; Tony Stewart finished second and Marcos Ambrose came in third. Five cautions were issued during the race, which saw twenty-six lead changes by thirteen different drivers and attracted 7. 46 million television viewers. Thirty-three drivers were eligible to compete, including the top 25 in the 2011 championship standings and previous winners at Daytona. The 25 drivers determined their starting positions by lot, a unique feature that is unique to the event. Martin Truex, Jr. drew the pole position, with Jeff Gordon taking the second position, ahead of Jamie McMurray, Denny Hamlin, Michael Waltrip, Joey Logano, Carl Edwards and Joey B. Logano. A chain-reaction accident involving cars driven by A.J. Allmendinger, Kurt Busch and Brad Keselowski resulted in the three drivers being taken to the hospital for treatment for minor injuries.
The event was created by Busch Beer brand manager Monty Roberts as the Busch Clash in 1979. In 1998, it was renamed the Bud Shootout in 1998, and it was rebranded the Sprint Unlimited in 2013. It is considered a ‘warm-up’ for the Daytona 500, which takes place the following month. The 2012 race was scheduled to be 75 laps long, with two segments of 25 and 50 laps separated by a ten-minute pit stop. Two practice sessions were held on Friday afternoon. The first session lasted 45 minutes; the second, scheduled for 60 minutes, was shortened to ten because of rain. Matt Kenseth had the fastest time in the first session. David Ragan was third, ahead Jamie McMURray, Ryan Newman, and DennyHamlin. Brad KesELowski was seventh, within one second of Kenseth’s time. Tony Stewart and Kurt BusCh collided near the end of the session, beginning a chain-Reaction accident. The cars were required to run with softer springs and a smaller rear spoiler. NASCAR reduced the size of the radiators from five liters to two liters and the air intakes were moved towards the car’s fascia section. The standard track is a four-turn, 2.5-mile superspeedway.
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