The 2012 Capital City 400 presented by Virginia Is For Lovers was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on April 28, 2012 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia.

[4] Before the race, Greg Biffle led the Drivers' Championship with 312 points, and Martin Truex Jr. stood in second with 297.

[9] Also in the first session, Menard collided into the wall after his throttle stuck, causing a red-flag to clean the track.

[11] Landon Cassill took third place, ahead of Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Bowyer.

[13] Gordon, Hamlin, Truex Jr., Kasey Kahne, and Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the first ten positions.

[13] The two drivers who failed to qualify for the race were Scott Riggs and J. J. Yeley, who had times of 21.807 and 22.030 seconds.